VOL. 10 l NO. 1 JANUARY 1, 1973 Silver Anniversary Awards Five former student-athletes John D. Hopper of Harrisburg, Pa. The Silver Anniversary win- ners were chosen from a group will be honored by the National The Silver Anniversary hon- of 11 finalists by a selection com- Collegiate Athletic Association on orees are all former student-ath- their 25th anniversary as college mittee of prominent Americans. lctcs who have achieved distinc- graduates. A brief biographical sketch on tion in their careers following The five are Stewart L. Udall of graduation. each of the five follows: Washington, D.C.; John Ferraro of Los Angeles; Donald G. Mulder They will be presented special STEWART L. UDALL, Lawyer of Santa Monica, Calif.; Ray R. awards at the NCAA’s Honors Washington, D.C. STEWART 1. UDALL Dr. DONALD G. MULDER Luncheon January 12 at the Pal- University of Arizona, 1948 Evans of Kansas City, MO., and Washington Altomy Surgeon mer House in Chicago, Ill., dur- Basketball ing the Association’s 67th Annual Convention. along with College Stewart L. Udall won three let- Athletics Today’s Top Five win- ters in basketball for the Uni- ners and General of the Army versity of Arizona, where he re- Omar N. Bradley, the 1972 re- ceived his LLB degree. He is cur- cipient of the Theodore Roosevelt rently an attorney in Washington (Teddy) Award. and is a visiting professor at Yale University. Following graduation he en- tered law practice. He was elect- ed to the Arizona State legis- Bradley to Miss lature in 1958 and was then ap- pointed Secretary of the Interior Honorsluncheon by President John F. Kennedy, and served into the Lyndon B. Lt. Gen. William A. Knowl- Johnson administration. ton, superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, will accept In 1971, he was a special cn- the Thcodorc Roosevelt Award vironmental consultant to the for General Omar N. Bradley state of Pennsylvania. at the NCAA Honors Luncheon. Bradley was taken ill Dec. 22 RAY R. EVANS, Bank President and has been restricted from Kansas City, MO. traveling and ordered to have University of Kansas, 1948 complete rest by his personal Football and Basketball physician. JOHN D. HOPPER Ray R. Evans was the first All- JOHN FERRARO RAY R. EVANS InsuranceConsultonf Continued on page 9 LA. City Caoncilmon Missouri i3onk.r Will Be Honored at Convention Busy Slate Jury Selects Today? Top Live Student-Athletes Highlights Five collegians who have ex- selected by a committee of prom- Convention celled both on the playing field incnt citizens and educators from The 67th Annual Convention and in the classroom have been a list of 14 finalists for the If the National Collegiate Ath- selected as Today’s Top Five stu- awards. The finalists were from etic Association will be held dent-athletes in the National Col- winter-spring and fall sports Jan. 11-13 at the Palmer House legiate Athletic Association’s Col- competitions for the 1972 calendar Hotel in Chicago, Ill. lege Athletics Top Ten. year. The 67th Convention is con- The five are Bruce Bannon of The student-athletes were se- cidered to be one of the most Penn State, Robert Ash of Cornell lected for their athletic ability .mportant in the Association’s College, Jerry Heidenreich of and achievement, character, lead- history, due to the significance campus and ofl-campus Southern Methodist, Blake Lynn ership, of the proposals which are ta activities and academic achieve- Ferguson of Drexel and Sid Sink be considered by the delegates ment. Only seniors are eligible. of Bowling Green. from more than 650 member A brief biographical sketch on They will be honored at the institutions. NCAA’s Honors Luncheon on the five winners follows: January 12 at the Association’s NCAA President Dr. Earl 67th Annual Convention at the ROBERT WESLEY ASH M. Ramer of the University 01 Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Cornell College Tennessee will preside over Ill., along with General of the Mt. Vernon, Iowa the Convention, which alsc will elect new officers, new Army Omar N. Bradley, the 1972 Football and Tennis recipient of the Theodore Roose- members of the NCAA Coun- velt (Teddy) Award and five Rob Ash has been a three-year cil and many new NCAA com- former student-athletes on their starter for the Cornell College mittee members. Secretary- Silver Anniversary as college football team and this season was treasurer Samuel E. Barnes oi the first-team All-Midwest Con- District of Columbia Teacher’s BRUCE BANNON graduates. SID SINK The five student-athletes were ference quarterback. He has also College will preside over the Bowling Green Runner Penn State Gridder lettered two years on the tennis combined round-table discus- team. sions. Ash has carried a perfect 4.0 A record of at least 108 grade point average throughout amendments will be con- his academic career. He is a Phi sidered by voting delegates Beta Kappa and is a nomince for and the first voting session on a Rhodes Scholarship. proposals has been moved ta He is the permanent senior class Thursday morning, Jan. 11, president at Cornell, president of which marks a change in for- the College Choir and president mat. Usually, voting has been of the Religious Life Council. He reserved until the final day 01 spent last summer in Germany the three-day Convention. on a youth exchange program and Three major proposals are is a member of the Commission of to be considered among the the Future of Cornell College. He many. The first is legislative is also active on other councils reorganization, which, if pass- and clubs at the institution. ed, will divide NCAA mem- bership into two divisions fo1 BRUCE PATRICK BANNON some legislative consideration: Penn State now and possibly, three in the State College, Pa. future. Football Another deals with financial Bruce Bannon, Penn State’s aid, which bases an athlete’> All-America defensive end, has scholarship on the basis oj been the stalwart of the Nittany need. The other is candidate? BLAKE LYNN FERGUSON ROBERT ASH JERRY HEIDENREICH Lions’ defense for three seasons. Continued on pugr ; Dreral star Two-Sport star SMU Swimmer Continued on prcge 9 The Editor’s View Columnary Craft Reprinted below is an excerpt from the writing of a news columnist commenting pertinently about college athletics. It is selected because The Most Important Convention the NCAA NEWS feels it makes a point, discusses a topic which will interest NEWS readers. Each NCAA Convention is important. er the Association will adopt any of the pro- But this one is more so. posals, but it is to be hoped by institutions, Not only is there volume, with delegates administrators, coaches, athletes and fans Rockets’ Nichols Finds voting on 108 items (excluding amendments alike, that a large turnout will he present at to amendments), but there is the potential the Palmer House to evaluate, debate and for great impact. decide the issue. Latins Love Americans Extensive effort has gone into the prepa- If a particular combination of amend- Reprinted From “Racket Football Magazine” ration of the items, particularly the key ments pass at the 67th Convention, for The credibility of the U.S. news media will be severely damaged for proposals, and similar effort should go into example, the Association would go forth anyone with time enough to inquire of University of Toledo basketball their consideration. coach Bob Nichols about his trip to Brazil for The Partners of the with two divisions with more flexible regu- Also, it is important to note voting will lations governing financial aid and with Americas. take place Thursday morning, Friday after- varying eligibility standards required for Nichols spent more than two weeks in Brazil as one of 17 U. S. noon, and all day Saturday, rather than only basketball coaches chosen to conduct clinics throughout South America participation. on Saturday as in the past. as part of a cultural and educational exchange program. Bob came The future of intercollegiate athletics Accordingly, for these reasons, it is hoped away with a distinctly dinerent impression of Latin attitudes than could be redirected. every NCAA member will be represented for one gets from watching TV news programs and reading newspapers. It is for the delegates to determine wheth- three full days. “The thing that really struck me most,” said Nichols, “was the ex- tremely warm and friendly people. If I came away from Brazil with one feeling, it was how much they like Americans. They really love Americans!” Whxt? No anti-American slogans ? No disdain for anything Ameri- Bradley Deserving of Teddy Award can? Not that Nichols could discern during a trip that included stops in three of Brazil’s largest cities-Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Curitiba. General of the Army Omar N. Bradley is where he played on Army’s first undeCeatcd “The Brazilians I met think anything American is the best,” said most deserving of the NCAA’s Theodore football team. the Toledo coach. Roosevelt Award. His record after World War II in difficult “They will readily trade anything they have, regardless of the His long and distinguished career has administrative positions was also admir- value, for something American-made. And their life-styles are pat- been one of unselfishness as he has always able as the head of the Veterans Admin- terned closely after ours. placed the well-being of his country ahead istration and then as (:hairman, Joint “From the music I heard on the hotel elevator to the music in record shops (they call them ‘discos’) and the music on TV, the songs are of himself, which was also true of the man Chiefs of Staff.