Part One Information About Ea

General Information

Location-Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, a growing city of about 12 ,500 population and at a hea lthful altitude of 937 feet. This is a rich farming area, the county considered the largest beef cattle-rai sing county east of the Mi ssissi ppi .

Enrollment-9 ,000

Founded-1906

President-Dr. Robert R. Martin

Vice President for Academic Affairs-Dr. Thomas F. Stovall

Athletic Conference-Ohio Valley, N .C .A.A.

Gymnasium-Alumni Coli se um (capacity 7,000)

Stadium-Hanger Stadium (capacity 8,500)

Nickname-Colonels , Maroons

Symbol-Colonel

Colors-Maroon and White

Board Of Regents

Ex-Officio Chairman: Dr. Harry M Sparks, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Members: Sidney W. Clay, Louisville; Earle B. Combs, Sr., Richmond ; F. L. Dupree, Harlan; Durham Howard , Pineville; Wilson Palmer, Cynthiana; and Rus se ll I. Todd, Richmond.

Athletic Committee

Members: John Vickers, Chairman; C. Ambrose; D . Barr; J. D. Coates; J. C. Powell ; W. Berge ; L. Cocanougher; J. Stocker; R. Whalin; A. L. Whitt ; C. Lewis; and Glenn E. Presnell, ex -offi cio m e mber.

Athletic Staff

Director of Athletics-Glenn E. Presnell (Nebraska, 1927)

Head Football Coach-Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky, 1954)

Line Coaches-Bobby H arv ille (Eastern Kentucky, 1957) Bill Shannon (Eastern Kentucky, 1948)

Backfield Coache s-Jack I s on ( Ea s tern Kentucky, 1961) Fred Francis (Morehead, 1962)

Graduate Assi s tant-Jim Ratliff (Eastern Kentucky, 1965)

Student Assistant-Bob Tarvin (Eastern Kentucky, 1967)

Head Coache s Oth er Sport s-Baseball : Charles " Turkey" Hughes; Basketball: Guy Strong; Track: Connie Smith; Swimming: Don Combs; Golf: Glenn Pre s nell ; Tennis: Jack Adams; Rifle: Sgt. James 0. Baker.

Trainer-David Huffstetler (Maryville, 1964)

Equipment Manager-Skip Daugherty (Eastern Kentucky, 1968)