Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association December 2,1991, Volume 28 Number 43 Time to celebrate This fall, 21 teams are celebrating victories at NCAA championships, including those in Division II men k cross country and Division Ill women’s volleyball. Below, John Doherty (le fl) celebrates with teammates after his second-place finish at the Division II cross counby meet in Edwardsville, Illinois, November 23 spatied the University of Massachusetts at Lowell to the team title. At right, Joanie Subar (left) and Kelley Meier show home-court fans the Division Ill women k volleyball trophy that Washington University (Mlssouti) won November 23. More championships coverage begins on page 6. Longtime rules editor Personnel, financial aid proposals David M. Nelson dies will draw opposition at Convention David M. Nelson. secretary- rules editor of the NC-AA Foot& ball Kulcs Committee since 1962 Take Notice and longtime athletics adminis- trator at the llnivcrsity of rkk- As representatives of member institutions and conferences make ware, died November 30 after plans to attend the 86th annual NCAA Convention January 7-10 in suffering a heart attack. Anaheim, California, they are reminded to “Take Notice” literally. Nelson had returned to his -- For the first time, the legislation to be voted upon in Anaheim will home after watching Delaware’s ‘1 he amendments in the personnel not be reprinted in the Convention Program. Instead, Convention 42-35 double-overtime, home- and financial aid SKChIlS of the dclcgates will be expected to bring their copies of the Official Notice field loss to -James Madison LJni- 1992 Convention agenda are among of the Convention. The Official Notice was mailed November 15. vcrsity in the Division I-AA the most disputed proposals facing The change in procedure was recommended by the Legislative playoffs. I‘hc game cndcd in mid- the dclcgates to the January 7-10 Review Committee, which believes that large numbers of delegates afternoon, and the attack oc- gathering in Anaheim, California. already wcrc using their Official Notices rather than the Convention currcd about two hours later. Of the I3 basic proposals in the Program because they had made notes in the former. Nelson, 71, was serving as pcrsonncl section, the NCAA Pres- A limited supply of Official Notices will be available at the commissioner of the Yankee Con- idents Commission opposes eight. Convention site. ference at the time of his death. That is because most of the propos- He had rctircd as dean of the als in that category attack the coach- would add a coach in wrestling. arc: linivcrsity of Delaware’s college David M. Nelson ing limits that WKrK adopted at the Most of the others, however, are l A proposal (No. 66) to ehminate of physical education, athletics 1991 Convention. opposed by the Presidents Com- by 1996-97 the awarding of financial and recreation in 19X9. His cam nity,” said lfnivcrsity of Tcnncs- Meanwhile, there are 14 primary mission, including Proposal Nos. aid to partial qualifiers and non- rccr at Dclawarc began in 1951 see, Knoxville, athletics director proposals in the financial aid group- 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 56, 5X and 59. qualifiers in Division I. when he was hired as athletics Douglas A. Dickey, chair of the ing, and eight of those currently are The Commission’s position l A provIsion that would require director and head football coach. Football Rules Committee. “He opposed by either the Presidents throughout the year has been that it all member institutions to provide He gave up the football duties in loved the game, loved the pcoplc Commlsslon or the NCAA Council. would be willing to accept modest tuition grants to former student- 1966 and rctircd as athletics di- and provided a trcmcndous in- Again, that grouping is dominated adjustments emanating from the athletes who have completed their rector in 1984. sight into the history of the by proposals that would undo or Council’s “tine-tuning” committee, athletics eligibility but have not He joined the football rules game. delay some of the reform actIons but it would not support changes complctcd degree requirements. committee in 1957. “He had the courage to make taken at the Convention last Janu- that did not rcceivc approval from l ‘Iivo proposals that would delay “Davey Nelson was a tower of changes, but history was always ary. that committee. by one year the already-adopted strength in the football cornmu- See Im~timP, pugt’ 16 Personnel Financial aid reductions in numbers of permissible Several of the personnel proposals Among the more significant pro- grants-in-aid in a number of wom- attKmpt to rescind or seriously mod- posals in this grouping are Nos. 65 en’s sports. The Prcsidcnts Com- ify the limits that have been adopted and 65-l. The former would elimi- mission opposes those delays. regarding restricted-earnings coaches nate the current cap of 95 grants although it has agreed to rcvicw its In the News and sires 01 coaching staffs in vari- (which will be reduced to 85 by position prior to the (‘onvention. ous sports. 1994-95) in Division I-A football The Presidents Commission, the Two of those CBIIIC through the and reduce the initial limit from 25 Council or a divlslon steering com C’ouncil’s “fine-tuning”excrcisc and to 21, which could result, over a mittec currently OppoSKS Nos. 62, arc supported by the Council and five-year period, in IO5 football 63. 65, 67. 69, 70, 71 and 73. the Commission. The more sweep- players on grants. No. hS-I would Summary ing of the two would permit one amend that to keep the overall limit Following is a summary of the volunteer coach in each sport except in place. personnel and financial aid propos- football and basketball. The other Also of interest in this category Sre f’ersonncl, /inancial. pup’ I5 THE NCAA NEWS/December 2,199l Congress fails to consider reauthorization bills Congress rKcKssed Novcmbcr 27 schcmcs based upon the outcome of ilar to that appearing in the House The antigambling provision of final New Jcrscy exception reprc- without either the Senate or the prolessIonal or amateur sports bill, requiring that postsecondary the omnibus crime bill produced hy sented a compromise between the House considering commIttee-re- events institutions awarding athletically the last-minute Senate-House con- House version and the antigam- ported higher-KducatIon reauthori- The higher-education reauthori- rclatcd aid annually compile and fcrcncc was almost identical to that hling bill (S. 474), containing no Tation bIlls and with only the House zation bills (S. 1150, H.R. 3353) make publicly available, on a per- contained in the original House bill. New Jersey window, reported a adopting a conference-approved orn- werr rrportcd by the rcspcctivc cdu- sport basis, data as to the rrvenues It prohibited all new state-sponsored week earlier by the Scnatc Judiciary nibus crimK bill. One provision of cation committees of the Senate and Kxpsnditures of their intcrcolle- or state-authorized sports gambling Committee. the IattKr, which was adopted by a and the House in late October. The giate athletics programs. l‘hc NCAA schcmcs, grandfathcring the Oregon Both mcasurcs 11ow await further narrow margin, would sharply limit Scnatc version of the bill does not has vigorously opposed this pro- and Delaware prolrssional sports Congressional action after the turn the expansion of state gambling contain a provision parallel or sim- posal for the past two years. lotteries and the Nevada “sports of the year. In the interim. thr books” and providing a one-year NCAA and the professional lcagucs “window” for New Jcrsry voters to will bc exploring other lcgislativc Plavers write conference preview authori7c casino-based sports-book vehicles for passage of the anti- J In an Kffort to provide a fresh made me look at things from a gambling in that state. gambling prohibition, preferably pcrspectivc on thK prospects of its totally new perspective. I had never without any Kxception lor authori- nine men’s basketball teams, the bcforc sat down and evaluated all ‘l‘hc original House bill had given zation of New Jersey casino sports Northeast Conference chose to go the different players on our team.” New Jersey a two-year window; the books. to a unique source: the players. Marist College forward Fred In- A player from each institution glcs said the hardest part was accen- wrote the outlook for his team, and tuating the positive and eliminating the comments were included in the thr negative. Committee Notices 1991-92 Northeast Confcrcncc Bas- Othrrs who participated were krtball Yearbook. Brad M&lain, guard, Fairleigh Memher institutions are invited to submit nominations to fill interim NEC Assistant Commissioner Dickinson University, Tcaneck; Joe vacancies on N<‘AA committees. Nominations to fill the following vacancy David Siroty said each player se- Griffin, forward, Long Island Uni- Inust bc rcccivcd by Fannie H. Vaughan, executive assistant, in the NCAA lected was providrd with preview versity-Brooklyn Center; Jim From- office no later than December Ih, 1991. articles from other publications, a hart/, guard, Monmouth College Women’s Soccer: Replacement for Mary Jo Warner, George Washington roster of his team and statistics (New Jersey); Wade l’immerson, University, resigned, effective November 24, 1991. Appointee must be from lrom last year. Each submitted a guard, Robert Morris College; Lynn Division I. SOO- to 7SO-word article. Smith, guard, St. Francis College “I didn’t rrahzt: how difficult it (New York): Harkeem Dixon, would be to write the preview,“said guard, St. Francis College (Penn- Delegates advised to plan Jeff Hall, a forward from Mount sylvania), and Hobby Hopson, St.