1980 Fall Sports Media Guide

FALL SPORTS MEDIA GUIDE FEATURING THE DIVISION 1-AA FOOTBALL CHAMPS

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 1980 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

*Ohio Valley Conference Games

1979 ... A YEAR TO BE REMEMBERED BY COLONEL FOOTBALL FANS

Head coach Roy Kidd and his Eastern Colonels reached another milestone in their rich, illustrious football history last December by winning the NCAA's Division I-AA national championship.

Eastern used a crushing ground game to destroy the Lehigh Engineers, 30-7, in Orlando , Fla.'s, Tangerine Bowl before 5,200 fans.

"We were going to establish our ground game and throw the ball more if we needed," said Kidd. "But we were so successful running the ball, we just kept it on the ground."

Eastern ran up 288 yards rushing, including 121 yards by fullback Dale Patton and 8 I yards by tailback Alvin Miller. For his efforts vs. Lehigh, Miller was voted the EKU Player of the Game by ABC-TV and Chevrolet.

"We made some big third and fourth down conversions and that was a big part of our being able to consume so much of the clock," said Kidd. In fact, the Colonels were able to convert 13 of 16 third down situations.

Defensively, Eastern was able to put extreme pressure on LU standout quarterback Rich Andres and, because of that, the Engineers' offense sputtered. Lehigh was only able to complete 6-23 passes for 102 yards and gain only 91 yards on the ground.

"All we heard all that week was how good Lehigh's defense was. Well, our defense wanted to go out and show the people what a fine defense we had. I think the final stats showed who proved their point," Kidd said.

Roverback George Floyd, noseguard Joe Richard, end Tim Frommeyer and tackle James Shelton were just some of the Colonels who turned in stellar performances.

Eastern had advanced to the finals by defeating Nevada-Reno 33-30 in double-overtime the week before, while Lehigh had beaten Murray State 289.

"We knew if they had beaten Murray by that score at Murray, then they had a good football team. I believe our seniors ( 17 of them) wanted to go out on top and were not going to be denied. We played with intensity and won the war in the trenches. It was definitely one of our best games of the season," Kidd said.

Eastern held its award banquet for the national champions in January with several special guests and an outstanding 20-minute film highlighting the 1979 championship season of the Colonels.

At the event attended by more than 400 people, several proclamations by state and local officials were read and presented to head coach Roy Kidd. Included among these was a proclamation by Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. which cited the feats of the Colonel coaches and players and proclaimed the week of Jan. 20-26, 1980as:EKUNATIONALFOOTBALLCHAMPIONS WEEK in Kentucky. This message was conveyed to the audience by EKU president, Dr. J.C. Powell, in the absence of Governor Brown.

Also on hand to read proclamations were state senator Robert R. Martin, state representative Harry Moberly, Jr. and chairman of the EKU Board of Regents, Charles Combs.

Kidd, in turn, presented three national awards to the University. These included the NCAA's national trophy for the Division I-AA national championship: the John F. Kennedy Cup, presented to Kidd in New Orleans by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, Inc.; and the Timmie Award, presented to Kidd by the Touchdown Club of Washington, D.C. These were accepted by Dr. Powell.

Jim Delany, Commissioner of the OVC, brought his congratulations from the fellow conference members and also handed out All-OVC certificates to the first and second-team members of that team. Eastern Director of Athletics Donald G. Combs recognized Parrish and junior tailback Alvin Miller for their selection as the NCAA/ Chevrolet scholarship award winners for the three games televised by ABC. Parrish was chosen for the Murray State game, while Miller was picked for both playoff games vs. Nevada-Reno and Lehigh.

Eastern's assistant coaches concluded the program by recognizing members of their respective units which made the EKU Winners Club, which denotes carrying out of at least 70 per cent of their assignments in each game.

MEMOTOTHENEWSMEDU

TO THE NEWS MEDIA

The 1980 Fall Sports Factbook has been prepared especially for the members of the press, radio and television who cover the Colonels. We sincerely hope that it will provide many of the answers concerning the Colonels and Eastern Kentucky University. If you desire additional information, special features, pictures, etc., or have questions not answered in this brochure, feel free to contact the Division of Public Information located in the Jones Building (Telephone: 606-622-2301 and 606-622-2302).

Information for Visiting Newsmen at FootbaU Games

WORKING PRESS TICKETS - All requests for press tickets b y working newspaper, radio, or television personnel should be made BY NAME, as far in advance as possible. Press tickets cannot be mailed less than one week in advance of the game. In the event of a large press turnout, priority will go to our regular coverage and statewide media.

RADIO - All correspondence concerning Radio Broadcasting Rights should b e addressed to the Division of Public Information Eastern Kentucky University. Requests should be made BY NAME as early as possible Lines are to be ordered by the requesting s tation direct from the South Central Bell Telephone Company with instructions to contact this office prior to installing lines. Spotters can be made available if requested in advance. The "official station", as designated by the Director of Athletics of the visiting institution, will be assigned priority space. Requests by other stations will be considered in relation to availability of space and date of request.

TELEVISION - Live television coverage is prohibited unless permission is granted by the Vic e President for Public Affairs well in advance.

SCOUTS - All requests by scouts should b e made BY NAME as far in advance as possible . Scouts representing a college or university are limited to two per school, while professional scouts are restricted to one per team. Profess ional scouts' requests are to be mad e from the team's main office.

PHOTOGRAPHERS -Advance requests BY NAME are required and, as a general policy, there should be no more than one photographer per school or medium. Photographers may take pictures from the sidelines during the game provided they remain within specified areas - away from the immediate sidelines and the front of the bench and coaching areas (30 to 30 yd. line). Motion picture crews may use the facilities provided in the press box, upper deck.

SEATING - In requesting working press tickets, please advise BY NAME as to the number in your party. It is desired that newspaper requests be limited to no more than two persons, radio requests , three persons.

PRESS TAGS - Press tags must be worn for identification by all newsmen, photographers and scouts seated in the press box or located on the field. Please note: all press passes are issued BY NAME to authorized working personnel and are nontransferable.

ACCOMMODATIONS AT EASTERNThe working newspaper and radio personnel, as well as scouts and other officials, will be furnished a copy of the play-by- play report and complete team and individual statistics at halftime and approximately five minutes after the game. Refreshments are served before and during the game.

AVAILABILITY OF COACH ROY

KIDD - EKY head coac h Roy Kidd is available for telephone interviews, MondayThursday from 8 a.m. - noon and I - 2:30 p.m. The only exception is Tuesdays and Thursdays when he teaches class from 10:30 - 11:30. Kidd's telephone number is (606) 622-2437.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location - Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, a growing city of about 17,000.

Enrollment - 13,714

Founded - 1906

President - Dr. J.C. Powell

Vice President for Academic Affairs - Dr. John Rowlett

Athleti c Conference - Ohio Valley, N.C.A.A. - Men; KWIC , AIAW - Women

Gymnasium - Alumni Colise um (capacity 6, 500).

Stadium - Hang er Field (capacity 20,000)

Nickname - Colonels, Maroons

Symbol - Colonel

Colors - Maroon and White

Athletic Committee

Members: Dr. Russell Bogue, Chairman; Dr. Dixon Barr; Dr. Anne Brooks; Dr. Larue Cocanougher; Dr. Clyde Lewis; Dr. Nancy Peel; Mr. Doug Whitlock; Mrs. Jeannette Crockett; Dr. Doris Sutton; Mr. C. E. Baldwin; Mr. A.L. Whitt; Mr. Donald Combs and Dr. Martha Mullins, ex-officio.

Director of Athletics - Donald G. Combs

Assistant Director of Athletics - Dr. Martha Mullins.

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

Line Coaches - Joe Kinnan (Florida State 1968); Jim Tanara (UT-Chattanooga, 1965)

Backfield Coaches - Jack Ison (Eastern Kentucky, 1961); Joe Blankenship (Eastern Kentucky, 1965); Leon Hart (Maryville, 1973).

Head Coaches Other Sports - Baseball: Jim Ward; Basketball: Ed Byhre; Golf: Ray Struder; Swimming: Dan Lichty; Men's Track: Rick Erdmann; Men's Tennis: Tom Higgins; Gymnastics: Dr. Gerald Calkin; Rifle: Sgt Nelson Beard; Women's Tennis: Dr. Martha Mullins; Women's Volleyball: Dr.

Geri Polvino; Women's Basketball: Dianne Murphy; Women's Gymnastics: Dr. Agnes Chrietzberg; Women's Field Hockey: Lynne Harvel; Women's Track and Field: Sandra Martin.

Assistant Coaches Other Sports Basketball: Max Good and Bobby Washington; Swimming: Tim Cahill; Women's Basketball: Nell Hensley.

Trainer - Dr. Bobby Barton.

Assistant Trainer - Donna Reed.

Sports Information Editor - Karl Park.

Athletic Business Manager - David Parke.

Board of Regents

Chairman, Charles C. Combs, Richmond; Robert B. Begley, Jr. , Richmond; Luther Farmer, McKee; Jerry Ikerd, Somerset; Henry D. Stratton, Pikeville; J.W. Phelps, Louisville; Beverly Yeiser, Winchester; John Keith, Cynthiana; Dr. Keith Algier, faculty representative, Clayburn Trowell, student representative.

NEW NCAA GUIDELINES For Effective Sideline Control

The NCAA Football Rules Committee has adopted new guidelines for more efficient and safer sideline control during collegiate football contests.

RU LE I, Section 2 , Article 3 states: Limit lines shall be marked with 12-inch lines and at 24-inch intervals 12 feet outside the sidelines and the end lines, except in stadiums where total field surface does not permit. In these stadiums, the limit lines shall not be less than six feet from the sidelines and end lines. Limit lines shall be four inches in width. NO PERSON OUTSIDE THE TEAM AREA SHALL BE WITHIN THE LIMIT LINES.

Photographers must observe the following two rules:

(1) Each photographer shall wear a visible credential issued by the sports information director.

(2) Photographers working on the field may work on any part of the sideline outside the bench area and behind the end zone, OUTSIDE THE RESTRAINING AREA LIMIT LINES. No one is permitted in the bench area on the playing field, or in the restraining area next to the sideline, ANY TIME after the competition begins, including during timeouts unless he has been issued a bench pass. Photographers only may work unrestricted on the playing field and in the bench area immediately after the end of the game.

Should any questions arise or you incur any problems, please seek assistance from any EKU Security Personnel or Mr. Larry Bailey, University Photographer. Failure to comply with the new NCAA rules could result in your being asked to leave the field area.

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Growth - in quantity and quality - has been the theme at Eastern Kentucky University. The quantity speaks for itself. With an enrollment of nearly 14,000 students , the University's student body has more than tripled since 1960. As a result, new dormitories and large, well-equipped academic structures have been built.

Dr. J.C. Powell will be completing his fifth year as president of the University in October. Powe ll, the school's seventh president , succeeded Dr. Robert R. Martin who served EKU in that position for 16¼ years.

At a 1978 Board of Regents meeting, Eastern was reorganized into nine colleges and a graduate school. Five colleges - Applied Arts and Technology, Business , Education, Law Enforcement and Allied Health and Nursing - remain intact.

Four new colleges were created, including Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Health, Physical Education , Recreation and Athletics.

The masters degree is offered in several fields as is the specialist degree. A joint doctoral program in education is sponsored in cooperation with the Unive rsity of Kentucky.

The physical plant has undergone building and renovation programs totaling more than $136 million since 1960. During this period every existing major campus facility has been remodeled or complety reconstructed.

Dr. J.C. Powell, President

ATHLETICS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

The College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics, sponsors seven intercollegiate sports for men, six intercollegiate sports for women and two coeducational intercollegiate sports. Extensive intramural programs are sponsored providing varied participation opportunities for all. These programs are an integral part of the total program and development of Eastern students. They offer experiences which contribute immeasurably to the health, vitality and preparation of young people as citizens and for their leadership contributions to the youth in the nation's schools and elsewhere.

The College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics offers a variety of degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The coaches of athletics are among the fifty seven full-time faculty members representing more than a score of the finest colleges and universities in the nation, required to produce academic, intramural and varsity athletic programs.

The extensive indoor and outdoor facilities are used interchangeably for instruction and athletics as is the faculty. The College, which is organized under a single administrative unit, includes three academic departments under which there are seventeen undergraduate and graduate degree programs and intercollegiate athletics. This type organization contributes significantly to successful coordination of the program, faculty and facilities for maximum contribution to the overall mission of the University.

The College is headed by Dean Russell Bogue. Its three academic departments are: School and Public Health, chaired by Dr. Herman Bush; Recreation and Park Administration, chaired by Dr. James McChesney; Physical Education, chaired by Dr. Lee Gentry. The College's program of intercollegiate athletics is administered by Athletic Director, Mr. Donald G. Combs, and Assistant Athletic Director, Dr. Martha Mullins. Its newly created Department of Services is administered by Dr. Fred Darling. Through its departments, the College offers six baccalaureate degree programs and four two-year associate of arts curricula for undergraduate students. At the graduate level seven graduate degree programs within the Masters of Arts in Education, the Master of Science, and the Specialist in Education degrees are offered. Rank II and Rank I teacher certifiction programs and other certification and endorsement programs are offered. The College also serves EKU's general education program through required physical education and health classes for freshmen and sophomores. Enrolled in the College's academic programs are some 1,300 majors, including more than 500 graduate students. To serve this large enrollment, the College boasts a full-time faculty of 57, including 25 members with the earned doctorate. Thirty-five graduate assistants perform teaching and other services.

A balanced athletic program, intramural, sports clubs and intercollegiate, is provided by the College. Intramural and sports clubs

programs are sponsored through the physical education department by intramural directors. Competition in numerous sports, including softball, flag football, soccer, racquetball, bowling, volleyball, table tennis, track, basketball and field hockey provide physical outlets for EKU students .

EKU, a member of the NCAA and Ohio Valley Conference, fields athletic teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, swimming, golf, tennis, track (indoor and outdoor) rifle, and gymnastics. Basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, tennis, track and field and volleyball make up the intercollegiate program for women, under the AIA Wand KWIC.

Outstanding facilities are required to support an operation with the scope of Eastern's College of HPERA. The College's programs are housed in five major campus structures - The Robert B. Begley Building, where it is headquartered, the Alumni Coliseum, the Weaver Health Building, the Presnell Building and the Greg Adams Building. Numerous tennis courts, recreation areas, Gertrude Hood Field, Turkey Hughes Baseball Field, and the Tom C. Samuels grass-tex surfaced nine-lane track with tartan infield are among the other facilities of the College. An 18-hole golf course and an outdoor education-recreation demonstration area are located at Arlington. There are four equipped training rooms attached to the intercollegiate locker rooms in four Buildings. The Department of School and Public Health has an environmental health laboratory in the Rowlett Building.

The seven-story Begley Building is designed to serve nearly 2,000 students hourly in classes and also provides seating for more than 20,000 football spectators . Included in the structure are three gymnasiums, 12 handball courts, 36 classrooms, 60 offices and the dressing facilities for physical education and football. A training area includes two exercise and weight-lifting rooms, a steam room and a large therapy tank. A seminar room and reception area are located on the second level of the building. Offices on this level have been accoustically treated to absorb sound from the open-top athletic area.

The "Thomas E. McDonough Intramural Fields," which boasts IO football fields, two of which are varsity practice fields and another two which are large enough for soccer play, are in use. In season, eight softball fields may be superimposed on the football layouts.

The Glenn Presnell Building houses football locker and shower rooms , a training room, rest rooms and storage, office and lecture areas. An e quipment check-out room and other service facilities a re located to serve the students who participate in the intramural programs.

The Greg Adams indoor tennis facility became available for use in the fall of 1976. It constitutes the fifth building on campus devoted to housing the activities of the College of HPERA.

ecoaches

Roy Kidd directed his EKU Colonel football team to a school-record 11 wins during the 1979 season and the NCAA Division I-AA n ational championship. During his 16 years at Eastern, the Colonels have compiled a 111-S0-6 record and have won four OVC champio nships, one NCAA Mideast Region title and one national championship.

Football

His ability to comm unicate with his players stems from a realistic, matter-of-fact attitude. He's genuinely concerned about each individual as a player and as a student.

He h as a brilliant football mind and is a man who takes advantage of most sit uations and is not afraid to gamble. He is an organizer who has s u rrou nded himself with a very capable coaching staff.

ROY KIDD Head Coach

Eastern head coach Roy Kidd begins his 17th season at the helm of the Eastern Colonels this year a nd will be attempting t o brea k another coaching milestone in 1980.

Kidd, who has com piled a 111 -50-6 record at EKU, ranks second in career coaching wins in Ohio Valley Conference histor y . Charles "Bubber" Murphy, former football coach at Middle Tennessee from 1952-68, won I 17 games during that period to rank first in career wins.

Coaching milestones have become somewhat of a way of life for Kid d during the past couple of seasons. Two years ago, Kidd was able to pick up his 100th collegiate coaching victory as he guided the Colonels to an 8-2 record.

Last year, of course, the Colo ne ls won the NCAA Division I-AA national champion ship and set a school record for most wins in a season ( 11 -2 record). And, this season, he needs only seven victories to break Murphy's all-time OVC coaching record.

During these past 16 years, Eastern has captured a national champio n ship, four OVC championships, had a n unbeaten stri ng of 15 games in the league and won the 1967 NCAA Mideast Regional Championship (covering more than I 00 teams in a 10-s tate a re a) by defeating Ball State 27-13 in the Grantland Rice Bowl. EKU has com piled a reco rd of 111-50-6 during this period

Easte rn ha s also been ranked in the top twenty in the nation by both wire service polls, h av ing gone as high as No. I in 1979.

Kidd's success comes from a comb inatio n of demanding the ultimate in dedication an d determination, yet being a coach who is respected by his players.

All these ingredients po int to the fact that Roy Kidd is a winner. It all start ed for Kidd as a little leaguer in Corbin, Ky., and he continued on the plus side of the ledger as a high school a thlete and then as a football and baseball star at Eastern.

When h e was graduate assistant coach, Eastern went unbeaten and received an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl. Then he started coaching in high school, building tiny Richmond Madis o n int o a state football powerhouse H e had a 54-10-1 record, a 27game winning streak and 14 consecutive unsc ored-upon games. He was Kentucky Coach of the Year in 1961 when the Purples were ranked No I in the sta te all season.

He went to Morehead as an assistant coach in 1962 and helped guide the Eagle s to their second winning season in 13 years and a share of the OVC championship.

Then it was back to Easte rn in 1963 where he served as an assistant for one year before taking over the head job.

The Colonels went 3-5- 1 his first year, o n e of only two losing seasons he has had while coaching. T hey improved that to 5-3-1 the following yea r and Kidd was elected Coach of the Year in the OVC.

Kidd is marri ed to the former Susan Purcell of Richmond. They ha ve three children: Marc, Kathy and Keith.

Jim Tanara Joe Blankenship

JIM TANARA Down Lineman Coach

Jim Tana ra will handle the down linemen again in hi s second yea r as an assis tant coach at Eastern.

Tanara came t o EKU fr o m the staff of Bear Bryant at Alabama where he se rved 11 years in charge of the Tide's defensive front.

Wh ile at Ala bama, Tanara was a member of t h e staff that directed the T ide to two national champi onships and appearances in 11 bowl games H e also served as UA' s head wrestling coach for 11 yea rs.

Tanara was a 1960 graduate of Spri n g-Ford High School in Royers Ford, Pa , wher e he earned all-state honors in football and wrestled for hi s hi gh school t ea m.

He later was a three-year letterman for UTChattanooga and started at both def ensive end and tight end . While collectin g Lit t le AllAme rican h ono r s in 1964 , he received his bachelor of scie nce degree in 1965 and was drafted by the N ew Orleans Sa ints upon graduation.

H e was an assistant foo tb a ll coach at Cleveland (Tenn.) High School for three yea rs before going to Alabama in 1968. H e received his master's degree from Alabama in 1970.

JOE BLANKENSHIP End and Linebacker Coach

As Joe Blankenship begins his four th year as an assistan t coac h at Easte rn, gradua ti on hit his two units- ends and linebackersha r de r than any other group o n the team Six players , i nclud in g A ll- American linebacker Bob McIntyre a n d second-team All- OVC end Tim Frommeyer, h ave graduated.

After spendi ng his freshman year of college at th e U ni versity o f Kentucky, Blankenship played hi s final three yea r s at Eas tern , receiving his bachelor's degree in 1966 from EK U . Blankens hip also put in a coac hing stint a t Louisville Seneca H igh Schoo l before coming t o Eastern.

Blankens hip is marr ied to th e former Brenda Wooden of Louisville and they have two children, Kimberly Lynn ( 17) and J oseph Troy (9)

JACK ISON Defensive Backfield C o ach

Coac h Jack Iso n welcomes b ack Geo rge Floyd and Rodney Byrd who combined for 13 of EK U's sc hoo l-reco rd 22 interceptions as he readies for ano ther season as backfield coach.

Iso n will also serve as defensive coordi naor again this season and is t he dean of Colo n el assis t an t coaches.

Th e Russell native is marri ed to the former Patricia Lykins, whom he met as a classmate at Eastern. They have two daugh ters, Eliza beth ( 18) and Melinda (14).

LEON HART Offensive Backfield Coach

Leo n H a r t begins his th ird season as a fulltime ass istant in c har ge of the E KU offensive backfie ld.

Coach Hart returns every b ody in th e backfield except quarterback Bill Hughes, as EKU hopes to improve it 327 2 total offense average.

Hart gra d uated from Mansfield (Oh io) M adison High Schoo l in 1969, and we nt on to Maryville College w he re he received his B.A. in education in I 973.

While at Maryville, H art lettered four years in football and three years in baseball, serv ing as cap ta in of the base ball squad as a senior. He was a safety for the Maryville gridders, lead in g the t eam in inte rceptio ns his last three seasons. H art is married to the former Bec ki Sowers of Mansfield a nd they have one so n, Timothy R o b ert (3).

Jack Ison Leon Hart

J oe Kinnan

JO E KI N NA N Line Coach

Dr. Bo bby Ba rt o n

Teddy Tay lor Pet e Corra o

TEDDY TAY LOR Defens ive End Coach

J oe K innan will tell yo u th a t n o matte r h ow good you r ru nn in gs back s ar e, th ey h ave t o ha ve a g o o d li ne in front of th e m to be successfu l.

Begi nn in g his fifth year as o ffensive coo rdin at o r , Coa c h Kin nan wi ll h ave A IIOV C gua rd Kev in G reve and eigh t oth er lett er men ret u rning t o lea d E K U t o a hopedfo r eig ht h co n sec uti ve 2,000-yard r ush ing se aso n .

Kinna n receive d h is bac hel o r's degree fro m F lo rida S t a t e in 1968 and his mas t ers degree in education from there a lso i n 1969. H e is marrie d t o the fo r mer L ind a No rwo o d of Anna Ma rie, F la , a nd th ey have o n e so n , J oe J r., (9).

DR . BOBBY B A RTO N Athletic Trainer

D r. Bobby Barton o f Lex ingt on is b egin n i ng h is fi fth season a s a thl e tic t rain e r a t E K U. Bart o n cam e t o Eas t e rn fr om the Uni ve rsi t y o f Kentu cky wh e re he ser ved as a ssocia t e t ra ine r in ch arge of th e basketba ll Wild cat s.

Ba r to n re ce ive d hi s B. A. d egree from t he U nivers it y of Ke ntucky in 1968 a n d h is M .S. a t Mars h a ll University in I9 70. H e ea rn ed h is D octo r of Art s deg ree in A da pted Physica l E ducat io n at Mid d le T en nessee S t ate Unive rsit y in 1975 a nd ha s a lso co m pleted the require me nt s fo r hi s ce rtifi cat e in co rr ect i ve th e ra py fr om Texas A&M Univers ity.

Barto n is marri ed to t h e forme r J oj ea n Chestnu t of Lex in gton an d they h ave o ne so n , Br ia n.

Ted dy T ay lor, a 1970 g rad uat e o f East ern, w ill se rve as a coach fo r Kidd 's Colo nel s for th e second s tra ight sea son.

Whi le ser v in g as dorm di recto r , T ay lor will wo rk w it h the d e fensive e nds fo r th e Colonels.

An All-Am er ica n noseg uard a t Ea s tern in 1969, T ay lor was a significa nt force in E K U's M i d east R eg i ona l a n d O h i o V all ey Co n fe re nce champ io n ship t ea m of 1967 and th e OVC champ i o n squad of 1968.

T ayl or served as head coach at Pine v ill e Hi g h Sc hool afte r fillin g a n assista nt's post t he re fo r t wo years. H e was voted So uth East Ke ntuc k y C onference C o a c h of th e Year in 1978 wh ile g u id in g his team t o a 9-3 reco rd .

P E T E CORRAO Wide Recei v er Coach

Pete Co rra o, a s upe rv isor of tw o me n's res id e n ce hall s at Eas t ern , will se r ve co a ch R oy K idd as th e coach of the Co lo n e l wide receivers fo r th e second co n secut ive season in 1980

C o r rao ca me t o Eas t ern fro m th e Un iver sit y o f D a yton w h ere he was a me mbe r of coac h Ri ck Carte r's st aff fo r the U D Fl yers. He a lso coached t h e rece ive rs for th a t 1978 UD te a m whi ch went 9-2- 1 a nd p a r tic ip a t ed in th e NCA A D ivis io n Ill p layoffs.

Co rra o is a 1972 g ra d u a t e of Pro vid e nce H igh Sc hool in Clarksvill e, I nd., whe re h e p layed foo tball , base b a ll a n d basketball. H e p layed his fo u r years of collegiat e foot ba ll a t Hano ver C ollege ( Ind. ) wh ere h e was an AllD is t r ict , All- H oosie r- Buckeye Co nfe re n ce a nd ho n ora b le men t ion center for Carte r, w ho a lso coa c h ed Hano ve r at th a t tim e.

D u ring his last t h ree years a t Ha nover, t he Pan t he rs we nt 26-3. He ho lds his bach elors o f busi n ess ad min ist ra ti o n- seco ndar y e du ca t io n fr o m H a nover in 1976. He received h is ma s t e rs of ed ucatio n a l adm inis tra t io n from Day t o n in 1979.

He is marri ed t o th e forme r S u zann e S pe n cer of LaGra n ge, Ill.

DONALD G. COMBS Director of Athletics

Donald G Combs begins his tenth year as Director of Athletic s at Eastern, after serving the university 13 years as swimming coach.

Combs who was known throughout the state as •the dean of Kentucky co llegiate swimming coac hes, handed over his swimming coaching duties to Dan Lichty, his assistant, in 1975.

He is currently serving his second year as an at-large member of the NCAA's Division IAA football committee.

Recognized as a "Master Coach" by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America in 1970, Combs coached Eastern's s wim t eam from 1963-75. During those years, the EK U Eels captured 12 consecutive Kentucky Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Championships.

A 1949 graduate of Model Laboratory Sc hool, Combs received his B.S. in 1953 and M.A. in 1965. Both degrees are from Eastern.

The so n of Baseball Hall-of-Farner Earle B. C o mbs, Sr., and Mrs. Combs of Richmond, Combs and his wife, Pauline, have four children.

DR. MARTHA MULLINS Assistant Athletic Director

Dr. Martha Mull i ns has entered her fifth year as Assistant Athletic Director, combining t his position with h er talents as women's tennis coac h at Eastern.

She has been the Coordinator of Women's Int ercolle giate Athletics at Eastern for the past nine years.

This year will be the 12th year Mullins has served as head coach of the EK U women's tennis team. In h er years as coach of the Eastern team, EK U has finished as high as second in the state and third in th e Ohio Valley Conference

DAVID PARKE Athletic Business Manager

David Parke, a 1978 graduate ofEK.U, will begin his first year as Athletic Business Manager for the EKU Colonel teams. Parke, who has worked for the past two years as a cashier in the Billings and Collections Division at EKU has been a member of the Eastern statistic; crew for the football and basketball games of the Colonels for five years.

A 1974 graduate of Madison Central High School, Parke played baseball, football and basketball for the Indians. He lettered four years in baseball and two seasons in football where he was named All-Mid State Conference at center in 1973.

Parke, 24, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Parke of Union City, Ky.

DONNA REED Assistant Athletic Trainer

Donna Reed, a graduate of Southern Connecticut State College in New Haven, is beginning her second year as Assistant Athletic Trainer at EKU. Following her graduation in 1976 from SCSC, she was a student trainer at the University of Oregon in 1977 and 1978 where she received her Masters in 1978.

Donald G. Combs

Dr. Martha Mullins

David Parke

Donna Reed

1980 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS

The defending NCAA Division I-AA national champion Eastern Kentucky University Colonels football team will return 33 lettermen as they try to defend their crown during the 1980 season.

Eastern, who finished the year with an I 1-2 record and NCAA playoff wins over NevadaReno (33-30) and Lehigh (30- 7), will have the top three rushers co ming back - fullback Dale Patton and tailbacks Alvin Miller and Anthony Braxton.

Patton, a two-time AII-OVC senior fullbac k , rushed for 729 yards and nine touchdowns, while Miller, a senior second-team AII-OVC selection, was the Colonels' top rusher with 777 yards and nine TD's. Braxton, a junior who began the '79 year as the starting tailback before injuries forced him to the sideline, added 290 yards and 2 TD's.

Two other rushers who aided the Colonels during the 1979 season and who will be returning for the '80 campaign are sophomore fullback Nicky Yeast (54 carries, 222 yards, t~o TD's) and senior tailback Bruce Cox (27-116 and one TD).

The Colonels' offense will be aided by what head coac h Roy Kidd calls "the best group of receivers we've ever had a t one time here a t Eastem.H Junior second-team AII-OVC flanker Jerry Parrish heads the group wit h his impressive '79 statistics of 25 receptions for 549 yards and four touchdowns. Other members of this group include senior split-end David Booze ( 17 catches, 291 y ards , three TD's); junior tight end Cris Curtis (9-123-2 T d's); sophomore split-end Steve Bird; junior flanker Ranard McPhaul; and sophomore tight end Tron Armstrong.

Parrish was a definite "triple-threat" for the Colonels in 1979. He led Division I-AA in kickoff returns with his 28. 7 yard average on 14 returns for 402 ya rd s. And, Parrish also rushed the ball on flanker reverses 11 times for 111 yards and three TD's.

Junio r All-OVC guard Kevin Greve leads an offensive line which ope ned the holes las t year for 2,827 yards on the ground and 33 rushing TD's Other le ttermen returning on the line include senior guard Danny Hope;junior offensive tackle Davi d Dihrkop; senior tackles Mike Sheehan and Darryl Lawson; sophomore guard Chris Taylor; senior center Joe Schipske; and sophomore center Steve Coleman.

Senior AII-OVC place kicke r David Flores (9 FG's, 39 EP) will add punch to an offen se that averaged 26.5 points per game last year.

The one big question mark on offense and , perhaps, the key to the fortunes o f the 1980 Colonels lies with who will take over the qua r te r back slot. Junior Chris Isaac is the heir a ppa rent to the job, as he threw for three touchdowns and rushed for three more. Isaac's passing stats for the '79 season includ ed hitting 21-54 passes for 356 yards and four interceptions

Defensively, EKU returns jus t four starters from a uni t that allowed less than two touchdowns per game Senior tackles James Shelton (28 ta ck les, 39 assists), M a rk Siemon (1225) and Buddy Moor (39-25) will anchor the line along with senior end Tim Nix and sophomore ends Randy Taylor and Richard Bell.

The top four linebackers for the Colonels graduated leavinl! the two starting slots up for grabs between sophomores Alex Dominguez and Mik e Wagers, fres hman red -s hirt Paul Kraft o n , plus incoming freshmen.

Junior second-team All-OVC roverback George Floyd heads a talented number ofreturnees in EK U's defensive backfield. Floyd is the top returning tackler on the team with 68 tackles and 50 assists, led the OVC in interceptions with seven and paced the team in fumble recoveries with four. Other lettermen returning in the secondary include senior Charles Brunson,juniors Rodney Byrd and Tom White and sophomore Gus Parks.

Kidd , who begins his 17th year at the helm of the Colonels as the seco nd winningest active coach in Division I-AA (111-50-6), has again lin ed up an impressive schedul e for the 1980 year. The I I-game card includes the usual six-OVC teams, new OVC members Akron and Youngstown, and Division I- A opponents East Tennessee and East Carolina, plus K e ntu cky State. 16

1980 COLONELS

A CAPSULE ANALYSIS

Offense - I-Pro-Set

Defense - 5- 2 or Oklahoma

Strengths - Receivers; Running Backs; Experienced Offensive Line.

Wea knesses - Lack of ex perience at backup q uarterback slot; Lack of depth and expe rience in defensive end and linebacker positions.

Lettermen Lost - 17

LETTERMEN RETURNING (33)

Ends - David Booze, Steve Bird, Cris Curtis, Jerry Parrish, Rana rd McPhaul, Richard Bell, Tom Nix, Bobby Woods.

Tackles - David Dihrkop, Darryl Lawson, Mik e Sheehan, Randy Taylo r, Mark Willoughby, James S he lton, Mark Siemon.

Guards - Danny Hope, Kevin Greve, Chris Taylor.

Centers - Joe Schipske, Steve Coleman.

Tailbacks - Alvin Miller, Tony Braxton.

Fullbacks - Dale Patton, Nicky Yeast.

Quarterback - C hris Isaac

Secondary - George Floyd, Charles Brunson , Gus Parks, Tom White, Rodney Byrd.

Kicking Specialists - David Flo res, Greg Buky.

Noseguard - Buddy Moor.

QUARTERBACKS

Chris Isaac Junior 21 5-1 0½ 165. Two Letters ... New Smyrna Beach, Fla... One of two offensive captains for the '80 season ... has excellent arm ... has shown great improvement in fundamentals ... played entire game in last season's 33-7 win over CalState Fullerton has great quickness when running the football could be best quarterback in conference this year led White team to 20-14 victory in Spring game by running for two TD's and throwing for another. .. half brother of New Orleans Saints and ex-University of Florida wide receiver Wes Chandler high school coach- Bill Mo reman of New Smyrna Beach.

Brent Muncy ... Sophomore ... 19 ... 6-1 . 173 No Letters Russell, Ky . Did not participate in any games last year ... is a very talented runner . . . needs to improve passing . . . very durable ... will battle for a backup slot this season member of Russell High School's 1979 state AAA championship team. . . high school coach - Ivan McGlo ne of Russell.

Tuck Woolum .. . Sophomore ... 19 ... 5-11½ 195 ... No Letters ... Pineville, Ky ... Saw limited playing time last season . . threw touchdown pass against Middle Tennessee after injuries had sidelined EK U' s top two quarterbacks very good throwe r needs to work on quickness and taking snaps should push for backup slot at QB ... son of former Richmond Madison and Kentucky quarterback, Dr. Jerry Woolum high sc hool coach - Teddy Taylor of Pineville.

GUARDS

Danny Hope ... Senior ... 21 6-01/2 . .. 225. . . Three Letters ... Miami, Fla ... Will begin fourth year as a starter . . . elected team captain, along with Isaac, for the offensive unit ... loves to play games and practice .. . extremely competitive and very aggressive an excellent student member of winners' club high school coach - Chris Vagotis of Killian.

Kevin Greve Junior ... 20 .. . 6-1 240 .. . Two Letters ... Cincinnati, Ohio ... Was a first-team All-OVC selection last year . . . possesses outstanding strength and aggressiveness should combine with Hope to form one of the league's best guard combinations also an excellent student member of winners' club ... high school coach - Gerry Faust of Moeller.

Chris Taylor Sophomore 20 . 6-3 . 225 ... One Letter ... Waycross, Ga... A fine athlete who logged a lot of playing time last year as a swing guard will give the Colonels excellent depth at this position used as a tight end in blocking situations graduate of Ware County High School.

Bob Ward ... Sophomore ... 19 ... 6-4 ... 225 No Letters Knoxville, Tenn . Did not participate in any games during the 1979 year. .. lacks experience and technique ... needs to be more aggress ive ... high sc hool coachBill Young of Bearden.

Pete Parks . Sophomore .. . 19 ... 6-4½ .. . 240 No Letters Springfield, Ohio N ot as aggressive as coac hes would like la cks experience needs to work on technique ... did not participate in any games last year graduate of Greenon High Sc hool.

CHRIS ISAAC BRENT MUNCY

KEVIN GREVE CHRIS TAYLOR

TUCK WOOLUM DANNY.UOPE

BOB WARD

WIDE RECEIVERS

Jerry Parrish Junior 20 5-11 ½

173 Two Letters Auburndale, Fla.

Has great speed and great hands has been clocked in 4.35 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... finished second in the nation in kickoff return average last season with his 28. 7 mark voted MVP of the televised Murray State game by A BC and Chevrolet totaled seven touchdowns last year, with three of those coming on flanker reverses member of the 1979 winners' club ... recovered completely from the hamstring problems which hampered him last year leading returning receiver with 25 receptions for 549 yards and 4 TD's second-team AII-OVC choice in 1979 . .. high school coach - Joe Parrish of Auburndale.

David Booze ... Senior ... 22 ... 6-2½ ... 185. Three Letters St. Petersburg, Fla. Missed the last five games of the yearw1th tom cartilage in his knee which he suffered in the Middle Tennessee game ... played the first few contests of the '79 year with a broken bone in his wrist suffered in fall drills was one of the top receivers in the OVC (17 catches for 291 yards) until injury sidelined him ... was held out of all contact work this past spring

exce llent speed (4.55 in the 40 yd. dash) .. . savage blocker ... tr emendous pro prospect .. could have top two wide receivers of any football team anywhere member of th e '79 winners' club high school coach - Harry Kaminsky of Lakewood.

Gary Branch ... Sophomore .. . 20 ... 5-1 O½ 195 No Letters Dayton , Ohio .. Has outstanding speed runs 4.55 40-yard dash converted from running back to wide receiver in the spring ... excellent blocker . .. needs experience and to work on catching the ball ... high school coac h - George Kellar of Meadowdale

Ranard McPhaul Junior ... 21 5-8 ... 151 ... One Letter ... Miami , Fla ... Did fine job in returning kickoffs ( 11 for 25.5 avg.) until put out of action with fractured collarbone ... runs 4.5 40-yard dash ... also some limited duty at tailback in '79, gaining 86 yards rushing from that position ... high school teammate of fellow EKU players Danny Hop e and Charles Brunso n high school coachChris Vagotis of Killian.

Steve Bird . Sophomore . 19 ... 5-11 ... 166 ... One Letter ... Corbin, Ky ... Had an excellent fr es hman year and very fine spring runs exce llent routes and has fine hands ha s been clocked at 4.65 in 40-yard dash . . . caught six passes for 96 yards in spring game . . might be holder for extra point and field goal attempts led team in average per recep tion (26.8) in 1979 so n of former UK standout Jerry Bird high sc hool coach - Archie Powers of Co rbin.

CENTERS

Joe Schipske Senior 22 . 5-11 221

Two Letters ... Franklinville, N.J ... Made good progress in the spring this position is the only spot where no starter returns in the line ... good quickness and strengt h are his assets fifth yea r in the program centers for all snaps for punts, extra points and field goals hi gh school coach - John Oberg of Delsea.

Steve Coleman ... Sophomore ... 20 ... 6-1½ 230 One Letter Stanford, Ky . Started several games at offensive tack le before having knee problems . . . needs exper ien ce ... very physical player ... will give EKU solid depth at center high school coach - Bill Lee dy of Lincoln County.

JERRY PARRISH

GARY BRANCH RAN ARD McPHAUL

STEVE BIRD JOE SCHIPSKE STEVE COLEMAN

CRIS CURTIS TRON ARMSTRONG

TAILBACKS

Alvin Miller Senior ... 21 5-7 ... 191

Two Letters Ft. Pierce, Fla . Converted from fullback to tailback last season and responded by being selected second-team AllOVC ... started last 10 games of the year . .. a very punishing type of runner .. . nicknamed 'The Horse" good blocker and pass receiver very durable best game was Nevada-Reno playoff contest when he rushed for 144 yards in 33 carries and scored three TD's named MVP of the Reno and Lehigh playoff games by ABC and Chevrolet . . . member of 1979 winner's club missed most of spring with knee strain . .. high school coach - Phillip Farinella of Ft. Pierce, Fla.

Tony Braxton ... Junior ... 21 ... 5-10 ... 195

One Letter Cincinnati, Ohio ... Started last season as the No. I tailback for the Colonels before injuries hampered his play runs 4.6 40-yard dash ... had excellent spring. . . eliminated tendency to fumble . . . will challenge for starting position scored TD in championship game at Orlando gained 133 yards in 18 carries for one touchdown in spring game runs inside and outside equally well needs to remain consistent in performance top game was I 02 yards in 14 carries vs. Austin Peay in 1979 graduate of Withrow High School.

Bruce Cox ... Senior . .. 22 ... 5-8 . .. 168 . ..

One Letter Miami, Fla. Missed most of 1979 season with hamstring pull suffered in spring of ' 79 and re-injured last fall ran a 9.6 JOO -yard dash in junior college ... needs to regain o ld form to warrant more playing time. . . member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes high school coach - Jesse Davis of Palmetto.

J. T. Graddick ... Junior ... 26 ... 5-9½ ... 168 No Letters ... Owensboro, Ky ... Has great working attitude lacks speed a very hard worker ... married, and he and his wife are the proud parents of twins born during last year's championship season high school coachGerald Poynter of Owensboro.

TIGHT ENDS

Cris Curtis Junior 20 6-3 218 Two Letters Titusville, Fla Played in reserve role last year after starting eight games during the 78 season has outstanding hands . .. could be No. I punter this fall .. . very strong extremely hard worker a member of'79 winners club ... caught winning two-point conversion versus Western Kentucky last year high school coachJay Donnelly of Astronaut.

Tron Armstrong ... Sophomore ... 19 . .. 6-1 . 200 No Letters St. Petersburg, Fla... Tron was converted from split-end to tight end in spring practice has great speed and hands timed in 40-yard dash at 4.5 will challenge for starting position slowed somewhat by groin pull in spring very aggressive caught TD pass in spring game. .. high school teammate of David Booze ... high school coach - Bob Stephens of Lakewood.

AL VIN MILLER TONY BRAXTON BRUCE COX J.T. GRADDICK

TACKLES

Darryl Lawson Senior 22 5- 11

250 Three Letters Cinc innati, Ohio Shou ld start at ri g ht tackle exce lle nt feet and explosiven ess ... inju red i n pre-season las t year missed half th e '79 season due t o injury . . . is com plet ely recovered now ... a two-year starter could be top offensive tac kle in OVC this year high sch oo l coach - Bob Lewis o f W yo m ing.

David Dihrkop ... Junior ... 21 .. . 6-4 ... 240

Two Letters Jamestown, Ohio I s a retu rning s tarter from las t season mi ssed a couple of games with an inju ry ... should be No. I le ft tackl e this season good technician ... very intelligent a nd very co nsis tent . . . h ad outs ta nding sp ring . . . member of winn ers' club high schoo l coach - Jerry Bonte of Gre e n v iew.

Mike Sheehan Senior 22 6-4½ 250 Two Letters Louisville, Ky . Started part of t he season last yea r had excelle nt spring improved t ec hnique th ro ugh hard wo rk . . . beginning fifth yea r with Colo n e ls ... me mbe r of winners' club fo r' 79 . . will c h a llenge fo r starting p os ition high school coach - Bill Glaser o f St. Xavier.

Roger Landrum Sophomore 20 6-3½ .• 230 •. No Letters Lenoir Cit y, Tenn Transferred to E K U from Auburn U niv ers it y ... a n aggressive, hard worker .. . needs to impr ove quickness and technique graduate o f Lenoir High School.

Paul S heddan Sophom ore ... 19 . . . 6-2½ 250 No Letters Summerland Key, F la. Did not participate in any games during the '79 season . .. needs t o improve consistently a lso needs work on technique and qui c kness high school coac h - Ge ne Roberts of Key West.

FULLBACKS

Dale Patton Senior 22 . 5-10 . 230 . Three Letters Cincinnati, Ohio A twotime All-OVC performer served as capta in in 1979 ... m e mber of winner's club last yea r .. . tough inside runner ... good quickness ... o u ts tanding blocker . . . holds a ll- time EKU ru s hing record for a fullback for a season with 985 yard s n icknamed "The General" had his b es t game in championship contest vs. Lehig h wh en he ru s h ed fo r 121 yards and one TD in 21 ca rries h as scored 28 TD's at E K U, eig ht shy of Jimmie Brook's all-time record of 36 high school coach - Steve Sc hweit zer of Aiken.

Nicky Yeast Sophomore 20 . 5-10½ . 235 ... One Letter ... Harrods burg, Ky ... Had excellent freshman year alte rnating at fullback with Patto n started vs. Middle Tennessee and won OVC Rookie of the Week h ono r s with his I03 yards in 19 carries a nd on e TD performance . . . sco r ed TD in c ha mpion s hip game e lusive run ner wit h great quick ness for a playe r his size had good spri n g an d im p roved h is block in g tremendously ... best r eceive r among backs .. high school coach - Alvis Johnson of Har rods burg.

Dave Schaible ... Junior ... 21 ... 6-1 ... 210 . · N o Letters . . . Cincinnati, Ohio ... Needs t o improve qu ic kness a nd blocking ... a good ins ide runner carried fi ve ti mes for 25yards in limited playing time last year missed part s of last season and most of spring with inju r ies . .. graduate of Oak Hills High Sc h oo l.

DARRYL LAWSON DAVID DIHRKOP

DALE PATTON NICKY Y E AST

MIKE SHEEHAN PA U L SHEDDAN

DA VE SCHA IB LE

KICKING SPECIALISTS

David Flores Senior 23 ... 5-8 ... 169

Three Letters Cincinnati, Ohio Has broken all Eastern season and career field goal and extra point records ... very consistent with excellent accuracy kicked a school record-tying 49-yard field goal versus NevadaReno plus the game-winning field goal in double overtime also kicked a field goal in the championship game win over Lehigh has great concentration a very hard worker . . . holds OVC consecutive kick scoring record (60) ... a first team AII-OVC choice in 1979 . . . graduate of Mariemont High School.

Greg Buky . Sophomore . 19 . 5-10 ... 214 . One Letter ... Mt. Washington, Ky .

Showed great improvement on pll cement kicks in spring kicked off in every game last year except the opener and Nevada-Reno playoff contest ... will possibly be the kickoff man this season graduate of Bullitt Central High School.

DAVID FLORES

NOSEGUARDS

Buddy Moor Senior 20 6-5 250 ... Three Letters ... Valdosta, Ga... Will be playing his first year as a noseguard after three successful years at tackle will serve as defensive unit co-captain for 1980 season moved to this new position the last couple of days of spring practice and responded well ... good size and good quickness hopeful he can play as well as he did after the move in spring practice high school coach - Joe Wilson of Lowndes.

Henry Robinson ... Junior ... 20 ... 5-11 .. .

220 No Letters Louisville, Ky .

Played at noseguard some as a sophomore needs improvement physically strong with good fall, will be an adequate backup .. . graduate of Jeffersontown High School.

TACKLES

James Shelton Senior . 22 . 6-2½ .. .

255 Three Letters Cincinnati, Ohio Should start at left tackle when season opens has been a regular for the past two years second team All-OVC as a sophomore preseason choice last year for all-conference team ... elected co-captain for 1980 defensive unit ... excellent game player ... capable of being a better football player ... member of winners' club high school coach - Steve Schweitzer of Aiken.

Mark Siemon .•. Senior ••. 21 6-4 223 . . . One Letter ... Springfield, Ohio ... Came into his own in the middle of last year takes the game seriously ... very coachable ... size, speed and desire to be an outstanding player end of the '79 season was perha ps best tackle ... member of last seaso n's winners' club ... graduate of Shawnee High School.

Tom LaFary .. Sophomore ... 19 ... 6-3 ...

215 ... No Letters ... Cincinnati, Ohio ... Is a very good technique football player . .. needs to gain 20-30 pounds does not have strength to withstand some of the blocking in the trenches very coachable getting more physical with every practice needs more experience high school coach - Ray Heidorn of LaSalle.

Mark Willoughby Sophomore ... 20 ... 6-1 . 235 ... One Letter ... Louisville, Ky. Was moved from offensive guard to defensive tackle in spring will be counted on to lend depth to our down linemen ... had outstanding spring practice very aggressive and is destined to be outstanding tackle ... height could be a disadvantage technique is top asset very coachable and a good athlete ... high school coach - Corky Mill er of Fairdale.

Randy Taylor Sophomore . 19 . 6-4 220 One Letter Cincinnati, Ohio

Lettered at defensive end last year ... has grown since he's been at Eastern . . . was moved to noseguard in the spring, until the las t week of spring drills when he was switched to left tackle very aggressive player n eeds to get stronger in uppe r body ... will contribute as a down lin eman . .. high school coach - Jack Campbell of Woodward.

Victor Rhea ... Sophomore ... 19 ... 6-3 .. . 245 No Letters Wheelwright, Ky . Needs to be more physical when playing in the trenches very inexperienced needs to use his si ze to be an excellent player should work harder to reach the next leve l of impro ve ment . . . high school coach - Don Daniels of Wheelwright.

HENRY ROBINSON JAMES SHELTON MARK SIEMON

TOM LAFARY MARK WILLOUGHBY RANDY TAYLOR VICTOR RHEA

MIKE WAGERS

PAUL KRAFTON RICHARD BELL

LINEBACKERS

Alex Dominguez Sophomore 20 . 6-1

210 . No Letters South Miami, Fla.

.•. Did good job in his limited playing time last year is coming off knee surgery in '78 will be starting out at full strength in the fall ... cou ld be a stabilizing force for our linebackers ... extremely dedicat ed athlete . .. anticipate outstanding play in the '80 season graduate of South Miami High School.

Mike Wagers Sophomore 19 6-3

195 No Letters Broo ksville, Fla

Played a few snaps last season for th e Colonels at linebacker highly intense player needs to redirect his temper in order to improve his co ncentration ... size should make him a fine linebacker improving technique in each practice ... extremely aggressive ... m embe r of specialty teams last year high school coach - Chuck Wood of Hernando.

Darrin Howard ... Sophomore ... 20 ... 5-9 . . . 197 ... No Letters ... Pineville, Ky . . .

Started spring extremely well at lin e backer need s game expe rien ce a walk-on a very hard worker if he maintains his inte nsity he will develo p and co ntribute quite a bit high school coach - Teddy Taylor of Pinev ill e.

Fred Peace Sophomore 20 6-0

218 No Letters Middlesboro, Ky .

F red has moved from linebacker to defe n sive end to ce nt er an d back to linebacker ... ca n s till long snap on co n version att empts . . . coac hin g staff bel ieves he has se ttled into a position where he ca n contribute has definite li n ebacker qualities with experience and time learn ing technique, s hould d evelop into a good linebacke r.

BOBBY WOODS

Paul Krafton... Sophomore... 19. .. 6-1 ...

220 . No Letters . .. Salem, N .J... Has a lot of potential. . . extremely hard worker in our winter program. . . in time should be an outstanding linebac ker very aggressive graduate of Milford Academy Prep School.

ENDS

Richard Bell ... Sophomore . .. 20 ... 6-3 ...

215 One Letter Marietta, Ga. After b eing red-shirted his freshman year, he played ve r y little last season greatest asset is his strength ha s good speed was used on kick coverage last season and recovered a fumbled punt return in Lehigh championship game which helped Colonels to victory ... is making progress . .. graduate of Sprayberry High School.

Tom Nix ... Senior ... 21 ... 6-0 ... 203 ... One Letter ... Pompano Beach, Fla ... Most experienced of the r eturning defens ive ends mi ssed the e ntire off-season progra m and spri ng drills with injury . .. has excellent speed for hi s position caused fumble in Lehigh game on punt return recove red a fumble in the Nevad a-Reno playoff game member of the winn ers' club .. high school coachDennis Lync h of Deerfield Beach

Bobby Woods . .. Sophomore . .. 19 ... 6-2 ...

215 . One Letter Oak Hill, Fla. Converted from l in ebacker to noseguard to defensive end position in the spr ing . . . posesses excellent ability made good progress in th e sp rin g n eed s only more p laying t im e to be an outstand ing player high school coac h - Bill Moreman of New Smyrna Beach.

FRED PEACE

Mike Neal Sophomore ... 19 ... 6-2 ... 218 No Letters Orlando, Fla... Was moved from defensive tackle to defensive end in the spring ... h ad an inconsistent spring ... needs to increase size to pla y e nd h as good feet n eeds to improve conce ntration has good aggressiveness graduate of Edgewater High School.

Allen Young Sophomore ... 20 .. 6-2½ ... No Letters ... Louisville, Ky ... Was a walk-on in the off-season program runs well is very aggressive . .. made very steady progress needs experience in college game played for EK U a ssis tant Joe Blankens hip in high school ... gradua t e of Seneca H igh School.

Burney Pomlee ... Senior ... 22 . .. 6-1 ... 225 No Letters Davenport, Iowa ... Played noseguard and tackle for Eastern last year was swi t ch ed to defensive end in the spring has excellent s peed a member of the kickoff coverage team made many initial hi ts on Colonel kickoffs in '79 . . . possesses the athletic ability to be a fine player but lacks aggressiv eness and experien ce.

GUS PARKS

George Floyd Junior 20 5-11 .. . 188

Two Letters Brooksville, Fla. Will be a third-year starter a seco nd-team All-OVC choice in 1979 ... led OVC in interceptions and tackles among secondary players a crunc hing tackler returned a punt for a TD last season .. . intercepted three passes vs. Austin Peay in 1979 had great spring very inte nse competito r is a very good practice and game player . .. was among nation's leaders in interceptions last year member of winners' club ... high school coac h - Chuck Wood of Hernando.

Rodney Byrd ... Junior ... 20 ... 5-11 ... 180

Two Letters ... Brooksville, Fla... Will be th e starting safety this fall h ad great spring practice will play more than one position . leading intercepter for EK U in '79 in ration to numbe r of snaps played . .. was in on 18 tackles vs. West e rn made game-saving tackle in last minute vs. WK U on Eastern oneyard line ... improved concentration in spring a good hitter member of winners' club high sc hool coach - Chuck Wood of Hernando.

Tommy White .. Junior ... 20 .. 5-9 ... 180

SECONDARY

Charles Brunson ... Senior ... 21 ... 6-1 ... 198 . Three Letters Miami, Fla. Was mo ved to left comerback in the spring .. . will be the third position h e has started for EK U sin ce coming to Eastern ... most ex perienced of the defensive backs has excellent abi lit y should be sta biliz ing force in the secondary out a coup le of games in 79 with nagg ing inju ries member of the winners' club high sch ool coach - Chris Vagotis of Killian.

Two Letters ... Georgetown, Ky .. Was becoming an o utsta nding cornerback toward the end of his sophomore year had a good off-season program . .. pulled muscle in co nditioning which caused him to miss most of the spring coach es expect him to pick up where he left off last fall memberof winners' club. .. graduate of Scott County High School.

Gus Parks ... Sophomore ... 19 ... 6-0 ... 175

One Letter ... Harrodsburg, Ky ... Played very well last year as a freshman made sl ow progress during the spring has definite desire to play will see plenty of action this fall outs tanding ability for a young player must work on concentration and physical aspects of the game will push our comerbacks for a start ing position ... high school coach - Alvis Johnson of Harrodsburg.

MIKE NEAL BURNEY POMLEE CHARq:s BRUNSON GEORGE FLOYD

RODNEY BYRD TOMMY WHITE

CLIFF McCULLOUGH FRANK HARDIN

Cliff McCullough Sophomore ... 20 ... 6-0 195 No Letters ... Port Charlotte, Fla .. . Was moved from tailback to cornerback in the spring ... if he continues to make progress in the fall as he did in the spring, he will see quite a bit of playing time has excellent speed and acceleration played very well in short time in the spring not afraid of contact . graduate of Charlotte High School.

Frank Hardin ... Junior ... 21 ... 6-1 ... 195 No Letters ... South Shore, Ky ... Has the desire needed to play football in college ... a very hard worker lacks speed contributed quite a bit to our team in '79 by his work in practice ... has several good qualities . lacks aggressiveness at this time graduate of Greenup County High School.

1980 FRESHMEN PROSPECTS

Benny Allen ... noseguard ... 6-0½ ... 235 ... Belfry, Ky . .. Benny earned Belfry High School's best offensive lineman award in 1978, when he played offensive tackle. He also saw duty in high school at the defensive tackle position as well.

Ronnie Wilkerson quarterback 6-0 180 . .. Stanford, Ky . .. Throwing for more than 2,500 yards and 24 touchdown passes, Ronnie was a first team Class AAA All-State selection for coach Don Wooldridge at Lincoln County High School. He was also the team captain and Most Valuable Player. Ronnie was an All-Region basketball player and a member of the baseball team. The EKU coaching staff likes his strong arm and quick release.

Kent Booker ... offensive tackle ... 6-3 ... 250 Springfield, Mo. Kent, who graduated from Clairton High School in 1979 , originally signed with Tennessee State. He played for Pat Risha at Clairton.

Mike Bobek linebacker 6-1 225 .. Port, Richey, Fla... As a junior, Mike broke a Gulf High School re cord with 156 tackles and was named MVP, all conference and best linebacker. His senior season, he once again led the team in tackles while gaining allconference honors. During his three years of varsity football, Mike never missed a game due to injury. He plans to study business.

Jeff Brittle ... defensive back . .. 5-11 ... 180 .. Louisville, Ky . Jeff was a first-team 4-A Coaches' All-State selection and a third-team overall choice for former Eastern AllAmerican Buddy Pfaadt, head coach at Manual High School. He was also named AllDistrict, All-Region and All-County during his four years of football. A player with excellent speed, Jeff ran track for two years and plans to major in business.

Tommy Burnette ... linebacker .. . 6-1 1/2 ... Knoxville, Tenn . .. Tommy was an AllKnoxville Football League choice and a threeyear letterman at Halls High School for coach Bruce Lussier. He was also a three-year letterman in baseball and played one season of basket ball. He plans to study business at Eastern with a minor in education.

David Burry ... offensive guard ... 6-0½ ... 245 Louisville, Ky . David was a fouryear letterman at Trinity High School for coach Dennis Lampley where he was selected to the All-County, All-District, All- Region and All-State teams, while also being picked a s one of the top 25 players in Jefferson County. Recognized for his tremendous explosive ability off the snap and good feet , David also participated in the sport of powerlifting. His academic plans include a business major with a minor in police administration.

Greg Clark ... center . .. 6-4½ .. . 235 ... Louisville, Ky . ... Greg was a 4-A All-State choice for coach Bob Holman at Pleasure Ridge Park , lettering four years in both football and basketball for the Panthers. He was also named All-County, All-Region and All-District in football. A three-year member of the PRP track team, Greg won a fourth place in the Region discus competition his senior year. He plans to study electronics technology at Eastern.

Mark Dickerson ... running back ... 5-11 ... 205 Louisville, Ky . Mark comes to Eastern from Eastern High School in Louisville, where he pla yed under coach Dave Peak.

Steve Brown ... defensive tackle ... 6-3 ... 205 Cincinnati, Ohio A four-year letterman for coach Gerry Faust at Moeller High School, Steve also participated in track for one season and basketball for two years. He plans to be a communications major with a minor in psychology at EKU.

Rich Francioni noseguard 6-0 .. 222 .. Corbin, Ky ... Rich was named to several AllState teams as well as being chose n to the AIISECK squad. Moreover, he was honored as the SECK Lineman of the Year for coach Archie Powers' Corbin High School team. A base ball player and weightlifter for two years in high school, Rich plans to study phys ica l education and health. He is the son of Richard and Wilma Francioni.

Ed Hairston ... running back ... 5-9 ... Mansfield, Ohio ... Ed, the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hairston, was a threeyear football participant for coach Dan Gerhardt at Malabar High School. where he was also a member of the track team for three seasons. While eclipsing all Malabar's rushing records-exce pt for career-he was a firstteam AAA All-State player. Ed was also selected Player of the Year, All-Conference and All-District. He plans to study computer programming in college.

Randy Hardy ... fullback . .. 5-11 ... 200 . .. Coal Grove, Ohio ... Randy was a valuable part of coach Dave Lucas' undefeated Dawson-Bryant High School team last year and was a three-year selection to the All-Ohio Valley Conference team. While serving as captain of the Dawson-Bryant team his senior season, he was also a three-time All-District playe r and twice an All-State honorable mention. Voted his team's Most Valuable Player on offense, Randy participated in track and weightlifting for four years, bas ketball for three years and baseball for one.

David Hill ... linebacker ... 5-10 ... 204 ... Miami, Fla . .. David, who participated in both football and track at Miami Carol City High School for coach Klories, is the 18-yea rold son of Mr. and Mrs. David Hill.

Anthony James quarterback ... 5-11

170 Owensboro, Ky . Anthony is a true winner, evidenced by the fact that he played on Owensboro High School's state runner-up football squad last season and its state champion basketball team, on which h e was a starter.

Chris Johnson ... offensive guard ... 6-0 ...

240 Orlando, Fla. Playing under coach Gary Treissu at Evans High School, Chris was selected All-Orange County, All-Central Florida and All-State. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson.

Charles Keller ... defensive end ... 6-2½ ... 192 ... East Miami, Fla. .. A'"t hree-year letterman for coach Mike Uspensky at Miami Lakes High School, Charles was a first-team choice on the Miami News all-star team.

Gabriel Lewis ... defensive back . . . 5-10 ... 165 Ironton, Ohio Gabriel played for coach Bob Lutz Class AA State Champions at Ironton High School.

Kevin Markins defensive back 6-2 190 ... Coal Grove, Ohio . .. A four-year letterman for coach Dave Lucas at DawsonBryant High School, Kevin received honorable mention All-State honors for his senior season and was a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference performer as well as an AllDistrict performer. He set a record at DawsonBryant with three interceptions in one game. Besides football, Kevin played four years of basketball, three years of base ball and three years of track. While at EKU, he will set his sights on a business management degree.

Bronnie McKenzie tight end 6-3½ 225 ... Ashland, Ky . .. Bronnie, who also played defensive end for coach Rex Cooksey at Fairview High School, was a first-team AllState choice. He also played basket ball and was a member of the Fairview track team. His versatility as an athlete is shown by the fact that, in track, he threw the shot and the discus a nd ran the I00 and 440-yard dashes as well. He has been timed in the 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds. A memb er of th e National Honor Society, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James McKenzie of Westwood. He plans to major in histo ry at Eastern.

Jeff Jones . .. defensive tackle ... 6-2 .. . 240 .. Louisville, Ky . Jeff was an All-District and All-Region player for coach Ron Madrick at DeSales Hi_gh School where he lettered four years in football. Also, he ea rned AU-State honorable mention honors and wa s named to t he Catholic Prep All-American team. Planning to study busi ness in college, Jeff is t he so n of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Jones.

Mike McShane ... noseguard ... 5-10 ... 221. St. Petersburg, Fla ... While being the only player to make th e first-team all-conference offensive and defensive team last year, Mike was a first team All-City, All-Conference and All-Suncoast choice for the 1979 year. He participated in football, wrestling, track and weightlifting at Northeast High School and was selec ted the team's most valuable player. H e plans to study physical education, with a minor in art.

Darryl Smith ... defensive end ... 6-1 ... 190. Dayton, Ohio Darryl played for coach Pat Masters at Meadowdale High School.

Chris Sullivan offensive guard 6-1½ 240 ... Newport Richey, Fla... Chris was an All-Gulf Coast Conference selection for the past two years and a second-team All-State choice last year for coach Keith Newton at Hudson High School. A four year le tterman in football, he won Lineman of the Year honors for the area in his senior year. He is the 18year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan.

Jon Sutkamp ... running back ... 5-9 . .. 200 . Bellevue, Ky . Jon ws a first-team AllConference player for three years on offense and two years on defense. He received The Cincinnati Enquirer Kentucky Player of the Year honors for his senior season efforts. Jon , who scored 57 ca reer touchdowns for coach Fred Bernier at Bellevue High School, owns Northern Kentucky Conference records for most yards rushing in a single game (322), season (2,070) and career (4,300). A two-year participant in basketball, baseball and track, he also rece ived awards off the field, being named to the National Honor Society. He plans to be a pre-med student at Eastern.

Mark Woodrum ... defensive back ... 6-2 ... 166 Wheelersburg, Ohio Mark played for coach Ed Miller at Wheelersburg High School.

Terence Thompson ... running back . .. 5-10. 175 Owensboro, Ky . Under the direct ion of Owensboro High School coach Don Netoskie, T erence was an All-State and two-year Most Valuable Player during hi s three years of football. A letterman for each of those seasons, h e holds the sc hool record at OHS for the longest kickoff return o f97 yards. He hope s to enter the broadcasting field.

Jeff Tanner offensive tackle . 6-1 225 . Cincinnati, Ohio A two-year football letterman, Jeff earned All-League honors for coach Gerry Faust at Moeller High School. A weightlifter as well, he placed third in a state weightlifting contest. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Tanner, he plans to s tudy business.

Karl Park

KARL PARK Sports Information Editor

Karl Park, a 1970 graduate of EKU, is beginning his eleventh year as Sports Information Editor for Eastern's athletic teams. He served as sports editor of the school newspaper, The Eastern Progress, for three years while a stude nt of the University. The 31year-old Richmond, Ky. native is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA), the United States Basketball Writers Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

He received national recog nition for the production of EKU's three seasonal media guides for 1978-79 The winters sports guide was vo ted Best in the Nation - Division A for that year.

Park is currently serving as president of OVCSlDA (Ohio Valley Conference Sports Informatio n Directors As socia tion).

1980 EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ROSTER

DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

First Game

KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY

Sept. 6 - at Richmond

2:00 P.M. EDT

Location - Frankfort, Ky.

Founded - 1886

President - Dr. W.A. Butts

Enrollment - 2,300

Colors - Green & Gold

Conference - Independent, NCAA, NAIA

Athletic Director - Ronald Mitchell

Head Coach - LeRoy Smith

Coaching Record - 56-46-3

Assistant Coaches - Ralph Bishop, Lonzo Bullie, Clark Frost, Charles Figgs, Ron Moore

SID - Hank Bond Phone: (502) 564-6011

Trainer - Bill Faust

Stadium - Alumni (6,000)

Lettermen Lost - 9

Lettermen Returning - 31

PROSPECTUS

Facing possibly the toughest schedule in its history, the Kentucky State Thorobreds look to 1980 as the year of the challenge. Some old faces will be gone, but several veterans return to work with the freshmen.

Gone from the starters of 1979 will be All-American defensive linemen Marlon Carson and Michael Johnson, now with Dallas in the NFL, and Frankie Taylor.

Leading the group of returning veterans will be honorable mention AllAmerican defensive back Rod Hill. Hill led the nation in punt returns last season, returning 25 punts for 544 yards and two TD's. Hill also had five interceptions, one for a score, and also led the squad in kickoff returns, returning six for 113 yards.

"A good deal of our success this season will depend on our work as a team," predicts coach LeRoy Smith. "Standout performances can be expected when men of this caliber go on the field, but teamwork is the key we'll be looking for in 1980."

First game of the series .

1980 SCHEDULE

Sept.

1979 RESULTS

Second Game UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

Sept. 13 - at Akron, Ohio

7:30 P.M. EDT

Location - Akron, Ohio

Founded - 1870

President - Dr. D.J. Guzzetta

Enrollment - 22,500

Colors - Blue & Gold

Conference - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Zips

Athletic Director - Gordon Larson

Head Coach - Jim Dennison

Coaching Record - 46-31-1

Assistant Coaches - Tom Flaherty, Larry

Kindbom, Ron Curtis , Dave New ell, Carlson Preer

SID - Ken MacDonald

Phone: (216) 375-7468

Trainer - Don Marshall

Stadium - Rubber Bowl (35,482)

Lettermen Lost - 13

Lettermen Returning - 31

PROSPECTUS

Part of Akron head coach Jim Dennison's early-season preparation will include finding replacements for a pair of graduated backfield standouts. Quarterback Bob Maxwell and tailback Paul Winters are the most noticeable void s to be filled on offense.

Junior Dennis Brumfield , Akron's leading sco rer in '79; Ton y Frye, who played as a fullback with the junior varsity last seas on; all-purpose back John Uber and part-time starter Rick Massaro, will all battle for the vacated tailback position.

Returning fullback Tim Staycer balances the Zip backfield and allows the Akron coaching staff the luxury of interchangeably utilizing an option-oriented attack.

The Akron defense should be improved-if for no other rea so n than adjustments to a new sys tem will be easier with an o ther year's experience behind the Zip defenders.

The series is tied 2-2-0.

1980 SCHEDULE Sept

Jim Dennison Head Coach

Dennis Brumfield Tailback

Third Game YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY

Sept. 20 - at Richmond (Parents Day)

2:00 P.M. EDT

Location - Youngstown, Ohio

Founded - 1908

President - Dr. John J. Coffelt

Enrollment - 15,303

Colors - Scarlet & White

Conference - Mid-Continent

Nickname - Penguins

Athletic Director - Paul Amodio

Head Coach - Bill Narduzzi

Coaching Record - 37-17-0

Assistant Coaches - Joel Cockley, Bob Dove, Pete Lymber, Ken Kish, Fred Thomas, Dale Fryzel.

SID - Greg Gulas Phone: (216) 742-3483

Trainer - Dan Wathen

Stadium - Fitch (10,000)

Lettermen Lost - 18

Lettermen Returning - 27

PROSPECTUS

Coming off the finest season ever in YSU football history (the Penguins were 11-2 last season and played Delaware for the NCAA Division II national championship), head coach Bill Narduzzi is the first to admit that in order to duplicate last year's performance, the voids caused by graduation must be filled as soon as possible.

Last year's Youngstown State team was runner-up in Division II, captured its second straight Mid-Continent Conference championship and in the process, kept its slate unblemished in MCC play.

In this the last season of MCC competition for the Penguins (next year YSU becomes full-fledged members of the Ohio Valley Conference), the goal they have set for themselves is to remain undefeated in conference play and receive another post-season playoff bid.

The biggest concern though of Narduzzi and his staff is that of the quarterback slot where graduation stripped him of four-year regular Keith Snoddy and backup Bill Fink.

Eastern leads the series, 5-3.

1980 SCHEDULE

Sept. 13 at Murray State

Sept. 20 at Easte rn Kentucky

Sept. 27 NORTHERN MICH.

Oct. 4 AKRON

Oct. 11 at Western Kentucky

Oct. 18 MOREHEAD STATE

Oct. 25 at Eas tern Illinois

Nov. I NORTHERN IOWA

Nov. 8 at Western Illinois Nov.

-Bill Narduzzi Head Coach

Robby Robson Tailback

Fourth Game

A USTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY

Oct. 4 - at Clarksville, Tenn.

7:30 P.M. CDT

Location - Clarksville, Tenn.

Founded - 1927

President - Dr. Robert 0. Riggs

Enrollment - 5 ,500

Colors - Red & White

Conference - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Governors

Athletic Director - Johnny Miller

Head Coach - Watson Brown

Coaching Record - 7-4-0

Assistant Coaches - Greg Mantooth, Bobby Marcum, Rick Christophel, Gary Shephard, Louis Thompson

SID - Martin Harmon

Phone: (615) 648-7616

Trainer - Jeff Daniel

Stadium - Clarksville Municipal (8 ,900)

Lettermen Lost - I 0

Lettermen Returning - 38

PROSPECTUS

Austin Peay State University has neve r enjoyed four straight winning seasons in football. However that could all change in 1980.

After 8-3, 6-4 and 7-4 records the last three years and with 38 lettermen returning, the Governors could h a ve an excellent chance for No. 4 and even bigger things.

Optimism stems mainly from one of the best group of seniors in their school's history.

Heading this list of fourth-year stars will be second team Little AllAmerican defensive tackle Richard Wozniak (6-5, 230), who led the Ohio Valley Conference in qua r terback sacks last year and the team in tackles.

Steve Puthoff (6-2 , 180) will be another all-star candidate. He missed the final se ven games due to a shoulder separation last year but still managed 19 catches fo r 352 yards.

Eastern leads the series, 18-3.

1980 SCHEDULE

RESULTS

Watson Brown Head Coach

Steve Puthoff Wide Receiver

Fifth Game

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Oct. 11 - at Richmond

2:00 P. M. EDT

Location - Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Founded - 191 I

President - Dr. Sam Ingram

Enrollment - I 0,800

Colors - Blue & White

Conference - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Blue Raiders

Athletic Director - Bubber Murphy

Head Coach - Boots Donnelly

Coaching Record - I 5-16-0

Assistant Coaches - Ed Bunio, Tom

Fiveash, Bubba Hooker, L.T. Helton , Joe Sanders

SID - Ed Arning

Phone: (615) 898-2450

Trainer - George Camp

Stadium - Johnny Floyd (15,000)

Lettermen Lost - IO

Lettermen Returning - 25

PROSPECTUS

The 1979 season was not a good one for MTSU. The Blue Raiders won but one game, their last of the season, while dropping nine. They finished the season at 1-5 in the OVC.

While these facts of reality are not pleasant for the Middle Tennessee coaching staff, there are some bright spots hidden in there.

The Blue Raiders played a good deal of the '79 campaign with nine or ten freshmen starting under first-year head coach Boots Donnelly. Those freshmen gained a lot of experience in their first y ear of collegiate football.

Donnelly feels his two biggest obstacles in I 980 will be the age of his players, a majority are only sophomores, and the schedule. MTSU will face the regular OVC slate, as well as non-conference foes North Alabama, Western Carolina and UT-Chattanooga. Eastern leads the series, 14-13-0.

1980 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 at North Alabama

Sept. 13 UT-CHATTANOOGA

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 MOREHEAD STATE

O ct. 4 WESTERN CAROLINA

Oct. 11 at Eastern Kentucky

Oct. 18 a t Murray State

Oct. 25 AUSTIN PEAY

Nov. I Open

Nov. 8 at Western Kentucky

Nov. 15 AKRON

Nov. 22 at Tennessee Tech

Boots Donnelly Head Coach

Brown Sanford Quarterback

Sixth Game

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Oct. 18 - at Richmond (ROTC Day)

2:00 P . M. EDT

Location - Johnson City, Tenn.

Founded - 1911

President - Dr. Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr.

Enrollment - 10,000

Colors - Blue & Gold

Conference - Southern

Nickname - Buccaneers

Athletic Director - Williams McCarthy

Head Coach - Jack Carlisle

Coac hing Record - 11-11-0

Assistant Coaches - Robert McGraw, Cole Proctor, Glenn Cumbee, Bill

Clement

SID - John Cathey

Phone: (615) 929-4220

Trainer - Jerry Robertson

Stadium - Memorial Center (12,000)

Lettermen Lost - 22

Lettermen Returning - 28

PROSPECTUS

The ETSU Buccaneers , coming off their first winning season in nine years, should begin the new decade with a stron g running game, better th an average receivers and a tough defensive interior line while the quarterbacking situation is pretty much unknown.

T he Bucs, who posted a 7-4 overall record in th eir fir st full seaso n as members of the Southern Conference, return all running backs and most wide receivers as well as the defensive line but the secondary and line backing corps could cause some problems as well as the quarterback spot.

Running backs Earl Ferrell, Johnn y McFa ll and Rick Reeves give ETS U three of the better offensive performers in the Southern Conference. McFall scored 84 points via 14 touchdowns and was I Ith in the nation in scoring.

Jeff Davis, a 6-0, 186-pound senior, is the hei r apparent at quarterback but he has limited major college experience.

Eastern leads the series, 18-8-2.

1980 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 WOFFORD

Sept. 13 at Virginia Tech

Sept. 20 at S.E. Louisiana

Sept. 27 at Appalachian State

Oct. 4 LOUISIANA TECH

Oct. 11 FURMAN

O ct. 18 at Eastern Ke ntucky

Oct. 25 at UT-Chattanooga

Nov. 1 Open

Nov. 8 at James Madison

Nov. 15

Nov. 22 MARSHALL

Jack Carlisle Head Coach

Earl F e rrell Running Back

Seventh Game

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Oct. 25 - at Bowling Green

1:00 P.M. CDT

Location - Bowling Green, Ky.

Founded - 1906

President - Dr. Donald W. Zacharias

Enrollment - 13 ,441

Colors - Red & White

Conference - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Hilltoppers

Athletic Director - Johnny Oldham

Head Coach - Jimmy Feix

Coaching Record - 84-37-5

Assistant Coaches - Butch Gilbert, Bill

Hape, Clarence Baker, Sam Clark, Larry Walker, Bob Rafferty

SID - Paul Just

Phone: (502) 745-4295

Trainer - Ron Dunn

Stadium - L.T. Smith (19,250)

Lettermen Lost - 11

Lettermen Returning - 42

PROSPECTUS

Coach Jimmy Feix and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are looking to turn things around during the 1980 season, after struggling through a disappointing 5-5-0 campaign a year ago.

There are several reasons for an optimistic outlook , including the return of OVC Offensive Player of the Year John Hall A two-time All-OVC quarterback, Hall completed 108 of 215 passes for 1,418 yards and 10 touchdowns in his junior season last yea r.

Junior Elmer Caldwell, senior Nate Jones and senior Craig Freeman will handle the tailback spots, while junior Troy Snardon is the probable starter at fullback.

The defensive unit should again be strong, with returning standouts Brad Todd, Barry Bumm and junior defensive ends Tim Ford ( 73 tackles, AIJOVC) and Donnie Evans.

Western leads the series, 31-21-2.

1980 SCHEDULE 1979 RESULTS

I

Jimmy Feix Head Coach

Ricky Gwinn Tight End

Eighth Game

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY

Nov. 1 - at Richmond (Homecoming)

1:30 P.M. EST

Location - Murray, Ky.

Founded - 1922

President - Dr. Constantine W. Curris

Enrollment - 8,200

Colors - Blue & Gold

Confere nce - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Racers

Athletic Director - Johnny Reagan

Head Coach - Mike Gottfried

Coaching Record - 13-9-1

Assistant Coaches - Frank Beamer, John

Behling, Bill Baldridge, Dan Walker, Ron Zook, Jay Bonds, Mike Dickens, Tommie Liggins.

SID - Doug Vance Phone: (502) 753-0970

Trainer - Tom Simmons

Stadium - Roy Stewart

Lettermen Lost - 3

Lettermen Returning - 47 PROSPECTUS

With 20 starters returning from last season's OVC championship team , Murray State coach Mike Gottfried is holding more aces than a riverboat gambler.

The Racers rolled up a fine 9-1-1 record last year in winning the league crown for the first time since 1951. Gottfried's club also earned a berth in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs against Lehigh University.

"We've got a good team," said Gottfried. "We play a lot of people, so depth becomes a big thing for us."

Returning will be All-American safety Terry Love for his senior year. After transferring from the Co llege of the Canyons Junior College in California, Love won OVC Defensive Player of the Year honors for his efforts last season. Glenn Jones, a tiny defensive end who was also chosen All-OVC, will be back. He had 11 tackles for losses.

Mike Gottfried Head Coach

Rick Lanpher Defensive End

Ninth Game

TENNESSEE TECH UNIVERSITY

Nov. 8 - at Cookeville

1:00 P.M. CST

Location - Cookeville, Tenn.

Founded - 1915

President - Dr. Arliss L. Roaden

Enrollment - 7,800

Colors - Purple & Gold

Conference - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Golden Eagles

Athletic Director - To Be Named

Head Coach - Don Wade

Coaching Record - 68-58-3

Assistant Coaches - Lauren Kardatzke, Jim Hughes, Bob Joye, Jack Henderson, Richard May, Chuck Koczwara

SID - Randy Stacy

Phone: (615) 528-3214

Trainer - Steve Moore

Stadium - Overall Field (16,500)

Lettermen Lost - 22

Lettermen Returning - 28

PROSPECTUS

Experience on defense and at the offensive skill positions have TTU's football coaching staff confident that the 1980 season will hold better things for the Tech squad.

Tech's defensive prospects are bright with experienced defenders returning at nearly every position. The Golden Eagles will switch to a fiveman front this season with the hopes of "blending the good from Tech's traditional four-man front of the past with the best of the five-man front," according to Tech head coach Don Wade

Offensively, Tech's runningback and receiving corps feature excellent returning talent. Ronald Bond and Sam Smith started much of last season, while Reggie Bazel and Ed Hollis saw limited action. Alan Kron, Jack Kelley and Paul Selesky saw action last season at the receiver positions.

Transfer James Aaron and 1979 squad members Chip Dickens and Bubba Griffin head the list of quarterbacks.

Eastern leads the series, 22-14-1.

1980 SCHEDULE

Sept. 13

Sept.

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Oct

Oct.

Oct.

Nov.

""' Don Wade Head Coach

Rod Demps Linebacker

Tenth Game

EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Nov. 15 - at Greenville, N.C.

1:30 P.M. EST

Location - Greenville, N.C.

Founded - 1907

President - Dr. Thomas Brewer

Enrollment - 12,000

Colors - Purple & Gold

Conference - Independent

Nickname - Pirates

Athletic Director - Bill Cain

Head Coach - Ed Emory

Coaching Record - 0-0-0

Assistant Coaches - Norm Parker, Wright Anderson, Henry Trevathan, Jim Gudger, Bob Sanders , Jim Holland , Tommy Bowden, Rod

Broadway, James Bengala , Jimmy

Heggins, Mike Gero

SID - John Stallings Phone : (919) 757-6491

Ed Emory Head Coach

Trainer - Rod Compton Wayne Inman

Guard Stadium - Ficklen (35,000)

Lettermen Lost - 17

Lettermen Returning - 41

PROSPECTUS

"Winning is not the most important thing. Giv ing all it t akes to win is the most important thing."

Ed Emory, rookie head coach at East Carolina, believes in that sl ogan and his first edition of the Pirate football squad has adopted the belief.

"I feel like we have determined a starting quarterback in Ca rlton Nelson . He still has a million miles to go but he is developing quickl y," said Emory. Returning starters, fullback Theodore Sutton and halfback Anthony Collins, both have shots at Carlester Crumpler's ECU record 2,889 yards rushing. Fullback Roy Wiley and runningbacks Mike Hawkins, Marvin Cobb , Harold Blue and Leon Lawson also had productive springs, leaving the Pirates with quantity a nd quality in the ball-carrying department.

First game of the series.

1980 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 at Duke

Sept. 13

Sept.

Sept. 27 SO.

Oct. 4 Open

Oct. 11 at

Oct. 18

Oct. 25 at

Nov. I

Nov.

Nov 15

Eleventh Game

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY

Nov. 22 - at Richmond

1:3 0 P.M . EST

Location - Morehead, Ky .

Founded - 1922

President - Dr. Morris L. Norfleet

Enrollment - 7,030

Colors - Royal Blue & Gold

Conference - Ohio Valley

Nickname - Eagles

Athletic Director - Sonny Moran

Head Coach - Tom Lichtenberg

Coaching Record - 5-4-1

Assistant Coaches - Marshall Burdette, Van Hollowa y, Tom Jones , Steve Loney

SID - Jim We lls Phone: (606) 783-3325

Trainer - Ken Wright-

Stadium - Jayne (10,000)

Lettermen Lost - 15

Lettermen Returning - 31

PROSPECTUS

Morehead State improved its record to 5-4-1 last year and hopes to better that even more this time around.

6-3 sophomore D on Reeves is the heir apparent to the quarterback's slot. He hit 18-46 passes for 196 yar d s and will have as hi s main targets senior tight end Tim Devine (12 catches for 119 yard s) and junior flanker Bo Chambers.

Dorron Hunter, MS U's all-purpose runner, receiver and kick returner, has bee n moved to ta ilback Hunter rush ed the ball 52 times for 246 ya rd s last year, while cat c hi ng nine passes fo r 68 yards. He also averaged 18.9 yard s on his kickoff returns a nd 6.6 ya rd s on his punt returns.

Senior tackle Tim Brewer (50 tackles, 21 assists), se nior nosegu ard Sterling Ford (42-20) and junior defensive back Carey Reid (41-10) are the leading returning tacklers for a Morehead defense which yie ld ed but 14 touchdowns all seaso n long and recorded three shutouts.

Eastern leads the series, 31-15-4 .

1980 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 MARSHALL

Sept. 13 JAM ES MADISON

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 at Middle Ten nessee

O ct. 4 MURRAY STATE

Oct. 11 at Austin Peay

O ct. 18 at Youngstown State

Oct. 25 TENNESSEE TECH

Nov. I WESTERN KENTUCKY

Nov. 8 at Liberty Baptist

Nov. 15 KENTUCKY STATE

Nov. 22 at Eastern K entu cky

Tom Lichtenberg Head Coach

Dorron Hunter Tailback

THE CHAMPIONSHIP TRAIL

1 EKU 17 KENT STATE 14

Coach Roy Kidd's Eastern Colonels served notice to their 1980 season oppone n ts by winning their open ing game on t h e road against a Div isio n I-A opponent - a 17-14 win over the Kent State University Go ld en F lash es.

This contest was the first of many dur in g the '79 year w h ich were saved by the EKU defense. On th is particular occasio n , afte r Kent State had pus hed insi de Eastern's 10-ya rd lin e in t h e las t couple of minu tes of play, th e Flash es were held and surrendered the ball on d owns to the Co lonels, giv in g E KU its fi rst of 11 w ins

2 EKU 15 TROY STATE 0

A bit of revenge was in the Co lo n e ls' eye when T roy State, one of just two teams t o beat Eastern in 1978 came to Ha nger Field. Again, it was the defe ns e shining as it posted its f irst shutout of t h e season as it never allowed the Alabama visitors inside the Co lonels' 20.

3 EKU 20 EAST TENNESSEE 27

East Tennessee OB Mark Hu tsell, o n e of the nat ion's leade rs in tota l offense in 1978, proved too m uch for the Colonel defende rs as he connected for 16-23 passes for 204 yards and o n e T D as Eastern dropped its firs t game of of t h e seaso n Trailing by 10 points in the last quarte r, EKU had t h e tables turned as their off ense was un ab le to pu sh th e ba ll across fr om the two-yard line in four tries against the Division I-A Bucs.

4 EKU 35 AUSTIN PEAY 10

The Colonels came home for the OVC o p ener and rea ll y clicked fo r t h e fi rst time on offe nse, piling up 503 t ota l yards a nd 25 first downs in their victo r y over the Governors. Bill Hu gh es a lm ost matched h is season's t otal, hit· tin g 14-2 1 passes fo r 226 yards and th ree TD 's against APSU .

5 EKU 52 MIDDLE TENN. 10

Alvin Miller started his first game of the season at tailback and fullback Nicky Yeast subbed for the injured Dale Patton as the Colonels rolled to their second conference win of the season. Miller picked up 56 yards and two TD's, while Yeast was voted ave Rookie of the Week honors for his 103 yards in 19 carries effo rt and one touchdown.

6 EKU 33 CAL-FULLERTON 7

Eastern stepped out of the ave and came away with its fifth win of the season as the Colonels' offense continued to roll. EKU scored twice on long drives, twice on passes and once on a 54-yard punt return by George Floyd in routing their California visitors, the Colonels' third I-A foe of the year

7 EKU 8 WESTERN KY. 6

In a game witnessed by a record-breaking 25 ,3 00 fans at Hanger Field, it was the Eastern defense turn to excel. All-ave cornerback Danny Martin was the hero this time, breaking through to block a potential game-winning Weste rn field goal in the last 30 seconds of play. Eastern scored in the first quarte r on a run by Bill Hughes and a two-point conversion from Hughes-Cris Curtis

8 EKU 7 MURRAY ST. 24

Eastern went to Murray State with a No. 1 ranking in the NCAA's Division I-AA poll but came back home with its first league loss of the year. Seventeen points by MSU in a fiveminute span in the second quarter of the regionally televised contest put the game away for the Racers, who eventually won the ave crown and advanced to the I-AA playoffs.

9. EKU 35 TENNESSEE TECH 0

Eastern rebounded impressively from the loss at Murray State and came up with its second shutout of the season versus TTU. A powerful ground game which netted 306 yards and two touchdowns by flanker Jerry Parrish catapulted EKU to its fourth OVC win of the year.

EKU 27 JACKSON STATE 21

Jackson State entered the game as the No. 2 team in the country, while Kidd's Colonels were ranked No. 5. EKU held the highlyregarded Jackson State tailback Perry Harrington to just 79 yards in 19 carries and moved the ball at will versus the Tigers in what Kidd called "one of the greatest victories we've had since I've been at Eastern." 11

EKU 34 MOREHEAD 7

After the win over Jackson State, EKU moved back into the playoff picture and responded like a championship team the next weekend by defeating a good Morehead State team for a school record ninth win of the year. EKU amassed 412 yards total offense as Bill Hughes passed for 154 yards and rushed for another 50 as the Colonels finished 5-1 in the Ohio Valley Conference.

The No. 1 ranking helped the Colonels set new OVC and school attendance records, at home and on the road. Eastern also shared the billing of three telecasts by the ABC television network.

TROP H IES

T he Timm ie Awa rd - p resented by the T ouchdown C lub of Washinton D.C. 1-AA Champ ionship

Trophy - presented by the National Collegiate Ath letic Associatio n . T he Jo h n F. Kenn edy T rop hy - presented by the Na ti ona l Footba ll Foundation and Ha ll of Fame.

EKU 33 NEVADA-RENO 30

T h e n ews Eastern fa ns had been wa it in g fo r came late t h e night o f Nov. 1 7. So uthern had defeated Gramb li ng and EKU was headed fo r t he NCAA Division 1 -AA p layoffs a s t h e at-large team.

Eastern made the most of t h e ir inv ita t ion, host in g t he game and ABC te levis ion in what was ca ll ed by one vetera n an n ouncer as "th e most exciting footba ll game I h ave ever seen." After EKU h ad seen UNA ra ll y from a 20po in t defic it t o t ie t he game at 23-23, the Wo lfpack was li n in g up for the ext ra po int attempt wh ic h would se nd t hem a h ead. But AII -OVC noseg u ard Joe Richard broke through the li ne and b locked the kick, wh ich eventuall y se n t t h e game into overtime.

The two teams traded to u chdowns and extra p o i nts in t he first overtime to make the sco re 30-30 . Bu t , the Co lo n els' d efe n se he ld UN R sco reless in t h e second overtime and, a f ter E KU h ad moved the ba ll to the one-yard line, Dave Flores came in t o boot a 1 7-yard field goal wh ich won the game a n d sent East ern pack ing fo r Flo ri da

13 EKU 30 LEHIGH 7

Eastern l itera ll y ran a ll over the vaunted Le h ig h defense (288 yards a nd fou r r ush in g TD's) in dom i nati n g t h e nat ional champ ions hi p game The first ti me EKU had the ba ll, t he Co lone ls ran 20 times for 72 yards and a to u c h down and di dn't even attempt a pass.

AII- OVC fu llb ack Dale Patto n was Eastern's lead i ng gro u nd gainer wit h 121 yards in 2 1 carr ies, wh il e ta il back Alvi n Mil ler h ad 8 1 ya r ds in 23 carr ies. Th e ga m e bal l was presented in a touch i ng post-9ame cere m ony to M r s. E li zabeth McKin n on, mothe r of the late Don Mc Kin non w ho was a f reshman noseguard at Eastern before mening it is took his li fe in Apri l of 1 979.

As E KU was ret u rni ng to t h e h ote l afte r the game, the marquee at the team's headquarters in Orlando to ld t h e story of a very exciti ng footba ll season:

CONG R AT ULA TI ONS

EASTERN KY. NO. 1

NAT IONA L C HAMPS

1979 F INAL EA STE RN FOOTBA LL STATISTICS

SCORIN G

MODERN EASTERN FOOTBALL RECORDS

SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL R ECORDS

Most extra points-8 ( Moon" Mullins, 1951; J erry Pulli ns vs Hillsdale, 1968)

Longest run from scrimmagc-97 yards (Don Daly vs. Morehead, 1951)

Most runs from scrimmagc- 43 (Alfred Thomp son vs. Morehead, 1973)

Most yar ds rushing-2S2 (Slan Mi1chell vs. Ashland C ollc8e, 1975)

Mos t passes attemptcd - 45 (J im Guice vs. Middle Tennessee, 1966)

Most passes complc ted - 25 (Jim Gu ice vs A kro n , 1968)

Most yards passing-317 ( J eff McCarthy vs T ennessee Tech, 1973)

Mos t touchdown passes thrown-4 (Jim Guice vs. Northwood, 1967 and Ernie H ouse vs. Austin Peay, l 97S)

Most touchdowns scored - 4 (Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood, 1967; Jimmy Brooks vs East Tennessee, 1971; Stan Mitchell vs Ashland, 1975)

Mo st passes rcccived - 19 (Aaron Marsh vs Northwood, 1967)

Most receiving yardage-316 (Aaron Marsh vs Northw ood, 1967)

Mos1 passes intcrceptcd-4 (Buddy Pfaad t vs. Austin Peay 1966)

Most limes punced-13 (Jeff McCarchy vs M orehead, 1971)

Most yards punted-468 (Jeff M cCarthy vs. Mo rehead, 1971)

Lo ngest field goal-49 yards (David Flores vs Murray S tate, 1977, and vs. Nevada-Reno, 1979)

Lo ngest punt - 78 yards (Bob Plotts vs. Tampa, 1966)

Lo nges t punt ret urn - 86 yards {Jimmy Chittum vs. Mu rray, 1961)

Most field goa ls- J (J erry Pu ll ins vs. Mo re head , 1968: Ear l

C od y vs. Mo..-c hcad. 19 73 a nd vs. Mu rray 1974: D a v id fl o rcs vs. Wes te rn 19 7M)

Most points scored by kicking-13 (Earl Cody vs. More• head, 1973)

\ fos t ya ..-ds k ick o ff re tu rns - 20 2 (J e rry Pa r ris h vs. Mu rra y State 19 7M)

SINGLE SEASON INDIVIDUA L RECORDS

Mos t poi nts sco rcd - 90 ( Da le Patton. 1978)

Most 10uc hdowns scored - 15 (l)a le Patto n, 1978)

\1. os t ext..-a po ints (kick) - 39 ( Da vid Flores, 1979)

Mos t point s sco red by kick -66 (David Fl o res , 1979)

M ost runs from scrimmage- 271 (Alfred Thompson, 1973)

M ost yards rushing-1.478 (Everett Talbert, 1974)

M ost passes attempted- 226 (Jim Guice, 1966)

Bes t passing pcrcemage- 62 1 (Larry Marmie, 1965)

Most yards passing-1 ,547 (Ernie H ouse, 1977)

Most yard s total offense - 1,740 (Ernie House, 1977)

Most tou chdown passes thrown-14 (Jim Guice, 1966)

Most touchdown passes received- I 1 (Aaron Mars h , 1966)

Best rushing a verage (min. 50 times)-6 7 yards (Chuc k Bell, 1953)

Mos t yardage on pass receiving-1,095 (Aaron Mars h, 1967)

Most passes received-73 (Aaron Mar sh, 1966)

Bes t punt ing average-42 2 (Fred Ma lins , 1965)

Mosc passes intercepted-9 (Buddy Pfaadt, 1966)

I N DIVID UAL CA REER R ECO RDS

Most yard s rushing-3,842 (Jimmy Brooks, 1968-7 1)

Mose yards passing-5, 041 (Jim Guice, 1965-68)

Mosc p lays 101al offe nse- 92 1 (J imm y Brooks, 1968-7 1)

Most rushing attempts - 920 (Jimmy Brooks. 1968-71)

Mo st fi eld goal s in a care er- 26 (David Fl o res , 1977-Prcsent)

Mo st points score d by ki ck- 180 (David Flores, 1979Present)

Mos t point s scored - 220 (Jimmy Brooks , 1968-71)

Mos t touchdowns scorcd - 36 (J immy Brooks, 1968-71)

Mo sc kickoffs relurned - 57 (John Revere, 1972-75)

Mo s t yards on kickoffs recurn ed - 1,212 (John Revere, 1972-75)

"1ost co nsecut ive e xtra point s kicked 60 ( Da vi d F lores. 1977-78 1

SINGLE G AME TEAM REC ORDS

Most points scored by opponent - 99 vs. Wittenberg in 1931

Largcs1 victory margin-67-0 vs Morehead in 1925

Larges t defeat margin - 99-0 vs Wittenberg in 1931

Most net yards rushing- 510 vs. East T e nn essee in 1977

Most pass attempts - SO vs. Akron in 1968

Mos t pass completions- 29 vs Akron in 1968

Most passing yardage- 425 vs. Northwood in 1967

Mos t yards total offense-662 vs East Tennessee in 1977

Most fi rst downs- 33 vs. Wi sconsin-Oshkosh in 1975

Mos t first downs rushing- 23 vs Ash land College in 1975

Most touc hdown s scored-9 vs . Evansville in 1953

Mo st extra points - 8 vs Erskine in 195 1; vs. H illsdale, 1968

Mo s t yards pcnaliz.ed - 155 vs Mo rehead, 1977

Leas t net yards ~us hing by opponent - JO vs. Austin Peay in 1975

Most touc hdown passes-6 vs. Nort hwood in 1967

Fewes t first downs giv e n up- 2 vs. Murray State in 1976

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECO RDS

Undefea1ed seasons- 1940 (8-0-0); 1954 (8-0-1 )'

Most wins - II , 1979 ( 11 -2-0)

Mosc defeacs-8 in 1929 ( 1-8-0)

Mosc 1ies- J in 1933 (1-2-3)

M ose poincs scored - 346 ( 1979)

Mosc µo inlS by opµos icion-264 (1930)

Least points scored - IS ( 1930)

Most consecutive games without a loss- I 5 ( l 953•54-55), 2 ties

Most consecutive games won- 13 (1939-40-41)

Mos t t o uchdowns scored --46 ( 1979)

M os1 extra points made - 39 (1979)

•Tangerine Bowl Game not included

(Remainder includes 1952 through 1977, inclusive )

MoSI passes compleled-170 (1967)

MoSI passes allempced- 300 (1967)

Besc passi ng percenlage-58 2 (1965)

Least yards rushing by opponent s-951 (1953)

Least yards passing by opponents-487 ( 1957)

Best punting a vcrage- 42.2 (1965)

Mosc yards penalized- 736 ( 1972)

M ost yards rushing- 2,827 ( 1979)

MoSI yards passing - 2, 133 (1967)

Bes t total offense-4,2S4 ( 1979)

Most first d o wns rushina - 158 (1979)

Mos t passes int e..-cepted by-22 ()979)

1979 C HAMPIONSHIP RING - member s of the 1979 EKU football team, coac hes and staff each received a nat i onal championship ring f rom the University l ike the one pictured above

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE TEAM FOOTBALL RECORDS

SCO

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S I NGLE GA ME

M o,1 fumbles lost - 7-T enncssec T ech vs.

Pe na lizcd-191 -

Mos1 Punl Rernrn s-60- Westcrn Kenrncky

Most

Kentucky

OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL FOOTBALL RECORDS

Most Ya rds Punts Rctu rned - 145-Virgil Li vers , W K vs. ET 1974

OT HERS

Longest Punt Return - 100 yards- Phi l Fos cer, Mu. vs. Mo.

Lo nges t Kickoff Return-100 yards - Buford Crager, Mo. vs. ET

Longest Pass Intercep tio n Return-JOO yardsRa y Oldham, MT vs. UT C hattanooga 1970

Longest Run wi th Recovered Fumble- 99 ya rd sRay Nea l. MT vs. M uskintham 1964

Most Yardl!t K ickoff Re1urn~ 202 Jerr)' Parrish. Ea s tern Kentuc ky vs. Murray S1ate l'-1 78

PASS I NG

Scrimmage-97 yardsDon Dal y, E K vs. Mo.. 195 1 Car l Walker, M u vs AP 1954

Most Attempts - 59- J ohnny Vance. WK vs. Akron . . 1969

Most Com pleti ons-37-J o hnn y Vance, WK vs Akron 1969

Most Consecutive Completions- I I - Billy Walker, MT vs. UT Martin 1967

Best pcrccntage- lOOo!t - Tedd y Morris (9-9), MT vs. UT Chattanooga .1 965

Most Yard s Gai ned Passing-425 - Larry Till man, M u. vs . MT .. .. . ..... 1967

Most Touchdown Passcs-6-Ch arles Po r1er , Mo. vs. Marshall 1950

Most P asses Caught-20- Harold Robe rts, AP vs Murray (NCAA Record) 1967

Most Yards On Passes Caught - 3 16- Aaron Marsh, EK vs. Northwood 1967

M ost Touc hdo wn Passes Caugh1-4Aaro n Marsh, EK vs Northwood 1967 Haro ld Roberts, AP vs M urra y 1967 Porter Williams, WK vs. Murray , 1973

Mos1 lntercept ions-4- Buddy Pfaadt, EK vs. AP .... 1966 Longest Pass Completion - % yardsLro Pecke npaugh t o Porter Willi ams, WK vs. M u. 1970

Most Two- Point Conversio ns-3 - Billy Walker, MT vs. UT Marlin 1967

Mos t Points By Pass ing- 36-Bill y Walk er , MT vs. UT Martin . . . . 1967

SCOR ING

Most Points-28-Harold Roberts, AP vs. Mu 1969

Most Touchdow ns-4- Hcld by E ighl Players

Most Points By Kicki ng- 13- Earl Cod y ( 3 FG' s, 4 EP), EK vs. MO.

KI CKI NG

Most Extra Points Kicked-8Tom Alwood, WK vs. TT Jerry Pullins, EK vs. Hillsdale Steve Wil so n, WK vs. MU

Most Field Goa ls- 3- Pai Hause r , ET vs. Mo. (Tied by Nin, Others)

Long est Field Goa l- 58 ya rds- S tan Walt s ,

Mu. vs . WK

M ost P unts- 14- Mike Johnson , AP vs. TT

Best Punt Avcrage-54 0-Mike Shawen, MT vs. Ball Stat<

Lo ngest Punt - 81 yard s- C hip J ohnson. AP vs. WK

Mos t Pu nts Returned-9Alan Coker , WK vs Butler

n Coker, WK vs. MT

TOTAL OFFENSE SEASON

Most Total Yards-2,782-Charl<s P o rter, More head

Most To tal Pla ys- 464-Larry Tillman, Murra y .1 967

RUSHI NG

Most Ru shing Att empts-286- Larry Schreiber Tenness, Tech

M os1 Ya rds Rush ing-1,522 - Larry Sc hreiber, Tennessee Tech 1969

Highest Rushing Average - 9. l - Ray Pu rvis, M idd k T enn,ss,, (Min. 50 au.) 1959

PASS ING

M ost Pass Att empts-380-Larry Tillma n Mur ra y 1967

Most Pass Complet ions - 190-Larry Tillma n , M urra y I967

M os1 Yards Gained Pass ing- 2,34.S-Charles Porter, Mo rehead 1950

Bes t Co mp letion Percentage-66 20/o-Cha rl es Porte r , Morehead ....... . ... . .. I 950

Most Touchdown Passes T hrown - 25-la rr y Tillman, Murray. , 1968

Mosl Passes Caught - 88-Harvey Ta nner, Murray 1967

Mos l Yard s On Passes Ca ught-1, 069- Aa ro n Marsh, Eas tern Ky 1967

Most Touchdown Passes Caug ht- 13-Billy Hess, Murra y 1968

Mos t Passes lnt ercepted-1 2- J oh n Fitz patric k, T en nessee Tech 1972

SCO R ING

Most Points Scored-1 14- Dickie Moore, Western Kentuck y 1967

Mos1 Touchdo wns Scored- 19- Dickie Moore, Western Kentuc k y 1967

Most Poi nts By Kic king-60 - Buich Ge nt ry, Tennessee Tech 1972

KIC K ING

M os1 Extra Poin ts Kick ed - 37- Jerr y Pullins, Eastern Ken tuc ky 1968

Most Field Goals- I I-Stan Walt s, M urray an d Kenny Nolan. Midd le Tennessee 1971 Bu1ch Gentry, Tennessee Tech 1972

Most Punu-83 - Richard McG lothl in, East Tennessee . . . . . .......

Best Punting Average-43 9- M ike Shawen, Middle T ennessee 1974

Most P unts Returned - SO-Virgil Livers, Wes tern Ken t ucky 1974

Most P unts Rciurned Fo r Sco re- 3Mo H ollingsworth , Morehead 1971 Virgil l ivers, Western Kentucky 1974

1979 OVC TEAM STATISTICS

OVC AL L-TIME S TANDINGS

TEAM OF FENSE

TEAM DEFENSE

MISCELLANEO US

FI N AL STANDINGS

1979 OVC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

TOTAL OFFENSE

PASSING

RUSHING

PASS RECEIVING

SCORING

KICK SCORING

PUNT RETURNS

INTERCEPTIONS

TACKLES AND ASSISTS

EASTERN FOOTBALL SINCE 1910

'Note: There were no tea ms for the 1917 and 1918 seaso n s due to World War I.

Men's Cross Country

1980 Schedule

Date

Sept. 13

Sept. 20

Sept. 27

O ct . 4

Oc t. 11

Oc t. 18

Oct. 25

Nov. I

Nov 8

Opponent

Mars hall Invi tat ional Univ. of Ky. In vitational

Ky. I ntercoll egiate C hampio n ship

E K U In vitationa l Ind ia na Un iv. Invitational

Le x ingt o n

Willia ms burg, Ky.

H ome 11 :00 a.m.

Bl oomington, In d.

Murray, Ky.

NCAA D is t rict Ill C h am pions hip

1980 ROSTER

N ame

S t eve Angerman

Den nis C reekmore

Andy Cro wley

Bill Mo rgan

Te rry Lakes

M ike Las le y

Gary N o el

1980 PRO SPECTUS

Greenville, S.C. Hom eto wn

Da y t on, Oh io

Williamsburg, Ky.

Dan v ille, Ky.

Roc hester, Mich .

Ri c h mo nd , Ind .

Macomb, Mich.

Lo uisv ille, Ky.

Coac h Rick Erdmann hopes to imp rove o n his t eam's fourt h -place fini s h last year. But it won't be easy b y any means. Labeling t he sched u le "ver y t ough," he a d ded , " It i ncl ud es all the majo r inv itat iona ls in Ken t ucky a nd the su rround ing s tates.

"The t eam will have a number of returning lette r wi nners, but it will lack depth , whi ch co u ld be a factor," h e said.

Senior Bill Morga n , a n outstand in g runner at EK U, will be the team lead e r. H e p laced seco nd in the 1,000-ya rd run indo ors last seaso n

Rick Erdmann Head Coach

Dennis Creekmore

Women's Cross Country

1980 S chedule

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

1980 ROS TER

Nam e

Ir is Amos

R ebecca Crawley

Lisa Pequignot

Te r ry Spears

Sue Schaefer

Jean Strait

Barb Fennell

1980 PRO S P ECT US

Coac h Sandy Martin will have a ve teran unit to work with in the upcoming 1980 cross country t e am at E K U with four se nio rs and one junior among t he t o p seve n a t hletes. Seniors

Terry Spears and Sue Sc hae fer wi ll lead t he wa y fo r Eastern. Oth er sen iors i ncl u de Lisa

Pequig not a nd R ebeca Crawley, whi le Iri s Amos , wh o also is a hurdler for EK U'sdefending OVC champ io n wom en's track , will return for her junior seaso n.

EK U will be hop ing to improve upon it s thi r d place finis hes in th e KICC and OVC meets.

Sandy Marti n Head Coac h

B e cky Cra wl ey

S ue Schaefer

Men's Golf

19 80 SCHED ULE

1980 RO STER

1980 PRO S P ECTU S

C oach Ray S tru de r's d efe nding Ohio Valley Conference champion golf team returns two of its t op fi ve g olfers for the 1980 fall season.

Leading th e way will be thre e-yea r letterman, Mike Frey, a se nior who tied for 12t h position in la st spring's OVC Tourney with a 54-hole t ot a l of 22 1. The other re turning lett ermen is se nior Gary Fischer wh o carded a 227 in the OVC eve nt.

Other return ing members of th e 1979 team include sophomores Brian Gurzynski and G regg Sh_awen, j unior Je rry C lark and seniors S teve Halus ka and M a rk Wheeler.

Ray Struder Head Coach

Mike F rey

Gary Fischer

Women's Field Hockey

1980 S che dule

D ate Opponen t

Sept. 6 Blue Grass Assoc. (Scrim mage)

Sept. 13 Miami

Sep t. 19-20 EK U I nvitational

Sept. 27 Dayto n

Se pt. 30 Earlham College

Oct. 4-5 VP! I nvitationa l

Oct. 7 Ken t ucky

Oct. 11 Longwood College Furman

Oct. 15 Louisville

Oct 17 Sou theast Missouri State

Oct. 18 Southern Illinois No r thern Illinois

Oct. 21 I ndiana

Oct. 24 Ohio

Oct. 25 Bo wling Green

Oct. 27 Berea

Oct 29 Louisville

Nov. I K W IC Tourname n t

Nov. 7-8 AIA W Regional Tournament

Nov. 19-22 AJA W Nationals

1980 RO STE R

Nam e

Trish Clary

Anne Daugherty

Jea n Dickson

Patricia Drumm

Teresa Ga rc hi ns k y

Robi n Forhecz

Suzanne Hastings

Wi lma Howard

Theresa Lang

Carole Ann Lankford

Lisa Loran

Normandie May

L aura Pu r dy

De b orah Ray

Jackie Stivers

Cindy Tayl or Debbie Wright

Manager:

1980 PROSPECTUS

The K WI C D ivision I Champ ions face their toughest schedule in 1980, co ming off a 9- 2-4 reco rd last season T he returning s tarting squad o f two se ni ors, five jun iors and two soph omo res is a you ng but experi enced uni t. Comp lemen tin g the sta rters will be freshmen Anne Daugherty a nd Robin Forhecz, who s h ould add both s peed and quickness.

The defens ive unit ret urn s five of seve n to the bac kfi e ld , whe re T rece Lang wi ll move to t he sweep position a nd Suzanne H asti n gs will a ssu me t he goa lk eeping res pons ibi lities. Cindy Tay l o r's leaders hip and sol id d efe nsive play will certai nly be a factor. So ph omores Carole Ann La nkford and Lisa Lora n wi ll be at their mid -field posit io ns at link .

Balance d scoring power is the fea ture o f the offensive unit , wit h the additi o n of Forhec z t o t h e right sid e of the field to balance the threat of Ja c kie Stivers an d Patti Drumm on the left. The ex ce lle nt cutting abil i ty of Debb ie Wr ig ht a nd Laur a Purdy sho uld hel p g ive th e li ne that added scori ng punc h

Lynne Harvel Head Coa ch

Cind y Taylor

Laura Purdy

Rifle

1980 Schedule

Date

Sept. 20

Oct. 4

Oct. 11-12

Oct. 18

Oct. 25-26

Nov. I

Nov. 8-9, 14-16

Nov. 8-9

Nov. 16

Jan. 24

Feb. 14

Fe b. 28

March 14

Opponent Western

Kentucky, Murray State

OVC Tournament

Wes tern Ky. Tournament

East Tenn essee

Golden Eagle Tournament

Colonel Invi ta tional

Welch's Tournament

Univ. of Ky. Tournament

Murray State Tournament

Ohio State

NCAA Sectionals

NCAA Championship

1980 ROSTER

Name

Dan Durben

Karen Long

Mark Bender

Kim Floer

Ron Wigger

Alain Haab

Susan Giantasio

D a n Wigger

Pos.

Bowling

Morgantown, W. Va.

West Point, N.Y.

Hometown

Springfield, W. Va.

Arlington Heights, Ill.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Columbus, Ga.

Sandusky, Ohio

Milford, Conn.

Columbus, Ga. Louisville, Ky.

Class Sr. Jr. Soph. Soph. Sop h. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. .. Site Home Home Lexington

Losing only one first-team shooter from last year's nationally fifth-ranked squad, the I 980 season should be a bright one for head coach Nelson Beard . Two of the nation's top high school pros pec ts join the team this year in the persons of Alain Haab and Dan Wigger.

" Rifle Collegiate Sport is growing more competitive each season," said Beard. "It will beco me eve n more competitive now that the NCAA has recognized rifle shooting as a championship sport. We hope to finish in the top five again thi s year but with a much s tronger team."

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

Dan Durben - the top s hooter on the squad. Finished 13th in individual smallbore co mpetition in las t seaso n's NCAA champi o n s hip, making it his best performance ever. He made second tea m All-American in the s mallbore category and honorabl e mention for air rifle.

Karen Long - enjoyed her bes t ye ar last season at EK U, firing an 1147 at the University of K e ntu cky Invitational match, whil e finishing second in h er class. She finished in the top 40in the nation in both smallbore and air rifle.

66

RECORDS

Las t year's squad recorded the second highest score ever shot (4,547). The 1978-79 team h o lds the record with a 4,552 mark.

Nelson Beard Head Coach

Dan Durben

Karen Long

Women's Tennis

1980 S chedule

Da te Opponent

Sept. 18 Louisville

Sept. 23 Marshall

Sept. 26-27 Mu r ra y State

Un iv of Alabama ( Huntsville)

A us t in Peay

Sept. 19-20 East Tenn essee

Others

Oct. I Mo reh ead

Oct. 3 Western

Oct. 4 Middle T en nessee

Oct. 7

Oct 11

Oct 15

O ct. 17

Oct. 24-25

Ke ntu cky

Miami

Ba ll State

Tennessee

Purdue

KWI C D ivision I State Championship

1980 RO STE R

Nam e

D ea n na Addis

Tiffany Ben n in g

S heila Bo lin

Mary H oc hwa lt

Linda Lisch

Jacqui e Powell

Jo y R u pert

D r. Mart ha Mullins Head Coach

Mar y Hochwalt

1980 PROSPECTUS

With all players returning from last season's 15-8 squad, the 1980 fall campaign holds much promise for coac h Martha Mullins. Senior Mary Hochwalt and junior Deanna Addis will lead the netter's attack. Hochwait comprised a 16-11 singles record at the No. I position last yea r while Addis, playing either No. 2 or No 3 for the team, had the b est singles record. She also won the No. 2 position at the 1980 OVC Tournament.

Sophomore Joy Rupert and senior Sheila Bolin will also add experience to the team. Rupert developed h er game throughout her freshman yea r and has ye t to reach her potential. Bolin, a junior college transfer from Florida, had a good first year at EKU.

Round ing out the order will be junior Jacquie Powell and sophomores Linda Lisch and Tiffa ny Benning. These returning players will be joined by incoming recruits and players added fo llowing fall tryouts.

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

Mary Hochwalt - a finalist in the OVC Tournament at N o. I singles position.

Deanna Addis - qualified for 1980 AJA W Region II Indi vidua l Singles and Doubles C hampionship. Was also the winner of the OVC Tournament at No 2 singles position and was named co-winner of the 1980 OVC Women's Tennis Most Valuable Player awa rd.

R ECORDS 1979-80

Women's Volleyball

1980 SCHEDULE

Date

Sept. 6

Sept. 10

Sept. 15

Sept. 19-20

Sept. 25-27

Oct. 1

Oct. 4

Oct. 7

Oct. 9-1 I

Oct. 14

Oct. 17-1 8

Oct. 22

Oct. 28

Nov. I

Nov. 3

Nov. 6

Nov. 14-15

Nov. 2 1-22

Opponent

KWIC Preview Day

Miami (Ohio)

Morehead State

OYC Tournament

EKU Invitational

Northern Kentucky

Morehead State Louisville

Michigan State Invitat ional Kentucky

Wright State Invitat iona l

Cincinnati Louisville

Northern Kentucky East Tennessee

Dayton Kentucky

KWI C Championships

AJA W Region II Div. I Championship

December 10-11 AIA W National Championship

1980 ROSTER

Name

Kay Bieger

Laurie Briggs

Sandy Carrel

Lori Duncan

Terri Dyer

Kelly Jo Irwi n

Jud y Kerst in g

Deanne Madden

Ramona McGovern

Joan Messerknecht

Nancy Stoeckle

Michelle Tella

Sharon Walker

Sondra Ward

Dr. Geri Polvino Head Coach

Letters or Recognition:

Kay Bieger - All Regional; Laurie Briggs - Suburban Trib All-Star, Outsta nding Sophomore in Physical Education; Sandy Carrel - All Conference T eam; Lori Duncan - F irst Team All State, MVP, All Star; Terri Dyer - Lettered in Volleyball, Basketball, T rack; Kelly Jo Irwin - All Star, Nominated FCA Athlete of the Year; Judy Kersting - All Star, Lettered in Volleyball & Basketball; Deanne Madden - All League, Leading Spiker / Blocker; Ramona McGovern - All-Conference !st Team, All-Region !st Team; Joan Messerknecht -Player of the Year in Mid-State League; Nancy Stoeckle - All Regional Player, KWIC All State 1978 ; Michelle Tella - Lettered in Volleyball and Basketball; Sharon Walker - Numerous awards and recognitions in high school; College letter two years; Sondra Ward - MVP, Lettered Volleyball, basketball and track

1980 PROSPECTUS

The 1980 volleyball season promises to be an e xciting and action-filled year Se nior Sharon Walker and juniors Kay Bieger, Laurie Briggs and Nancy Stoeckle will return to lead the team in its drive for the KWIC Championship. Four much-improved sophomores will contribute to this effort.

The team faces a tough schedule, featuring the Seventh Annual EK U In vitati onal. Twenty teams from seven states will compete

" The 1980 team represents the best talent assembled at Eastern over the 14-year history of the prog ram ," said head coach, Dr . Geri Polvino. "The ability of the tea m to work together, overco m e disappointment and train hard will determine its o utcome "

TOP RETURNING PLAYERS

Kay Bieger - represents the competitive spirit o f the team. She leads t he team in passing and serving efficiency and holds the record for the highest passing average in a single match with a perfect score of 100 per cent.

Nancy Stoeckle - named to the 1978 K WIC All-Star team, she leads the squad in spiking. Deanne Madden - a much-improved freshman, she is the team' s power attacker and strong middle blocker.

Joan Messerknecht - an all-around player who leads the team in blocking effi cien cy

RECORDS

Won 67 percent of state, regional and national competitions since 1967 with two losing seasons.

Above record includes four KWIC State Champions hips and three AIA W Region II Championships.

Individual Records for 1979:

Spiking - Nancy Stoekle, 63 %

Blocking - Joan Mes serknecht, 51 %

Passing - Kay Rieger, 65%

Serving - Kay Bieger, 64%

Setting - Joan Messerknecht, 69%

CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS

In 1941, foresighted men had visions of an Ohio Valley Conference. Sportswriters speculated about the impending division of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Virtually all agreed it was just a matter of time until the di vision took place and a new athletic conference was formed.

Then the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and America was plunged into World War II.

Seven years later, after the hostilities had ceased, a pre-wa r dream became a post-war reality. The "Big Five" of the K.I.A.C. withdrew to form the Ohio Valley Conference.

Making the move were West ern Kentucky State College, Eastern Kentucky State College, Murray State College, Morehead State College and the Un iversity of Louisville. The y were joined by Evansville College and, shortly thereafter, by Tennessee T ec h and Marshall Coll ege

Purpose of the O.V.C ., whi ch was set forth in its constitution, is "to regulate, control and promote all the recognized b ranches of intercollegiate athletics in in st itutions represented."

Through a gradual process, the Ohio Valley Conference was to become a league of Kentucky and Tennessee state colleges. Middle Tennessee State College joined the rolls in 1952, East Tennessee State University in 1957 and Austin Peay State College in the spring of 1962. They replaced Louisville, which became in independent in 1949, and Marshall a nd Evansville, which departed in 1952.

The University of Akron and Youngstown State University have joined the OVC during the past two years.

Eastern's women's teams are members of t h e 19-school Kentucky W omen's Intercollegia t e Conference. K WIC is the offic ial athletic conference for all recognized women's collegiate programs in Kentu cky.

KWIC conducts s tate tournaments for college women in basketball , field hockey, gymnastics, tennis, track and field and volleyball and is the recognized affiliate of the national organization, the Association of Intercolleg iate Athletics for Women (A IAW).

Eastern also competes against o ther OVC schools in a regular season schedule in basketball and a post-season tournament in tennis.

Eas t ern ranks first in the Conference's alltime football standings with a 124-80-7 wonlost record. The Colonels ha ve won five

regular season t it les outright ('54, '67, '68 , '74 and '76) and shared one title in 1962

Eastern won the NCAA Division I-AA national championship in 1979 and the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship in 1967.

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OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

EASTERN KE N TUCKY UNIVERSITY

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JIM DELANY OVC COMMISSIONER

James Delany, a 32-yea r-old former N CAA invest igator, is serving his second year as commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference He succeeded Bob Vanatta as the OVC's fourth commissio ner.

The Succasunna, New Jersey native becomes the youngest commissioner to serve the conference. The other OVC commissioners prior to Vanatta were A .-:hur Guepe and Paul Dietzel.

Delany is a 1970 graduate of the University of North Carolina where he played basketball for coach Dean Smith' s Tarheels from 1967-70 and served as co-captain on the 1969-70 squad .

Following graduation Delany en tered the UNC Law School and served as an assistant coach un de r Smith. He received his law degree in 1973 before joining the NCAA staff.

EKU'S A L L-OVC FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Drl ma s f r eeman, gua rd 1948

Pa u l Wright. center 1948

Carl Plant h o lt. g u a r d 1949

Ra y Pelfrey hack 1949

Ed Zorcl ic. back 1949

C hud Hert zc r , b ac k 1951

Ch u...:k Si;hmill.

1a dlc- 1952

A l ex Ki lakowski, end 19 52

C ar l Oak k y, guard 19 53

Roy Kidd bac k 19 53

Fred \ \lin srhcr. end 1954

F rank Nas,:, i da , 1ackle 1954

Jerr y J o hns guard 1954

Ja m e s Hanlon, back 195 4

Don Da l y, ba d 1954

Bob ~uller, back 1954

Tom Sc h u lle , end 1955

Jo h n Sebes t, back 1957

Oave B is h o p , back 195R

S1<~ve Hcr czcg , tack le 1959

E ddie Miller. i uard 1959

fol' Gray beal , cent er 1959

D o n MacDona ld , gu ard 196 1

Jimmy Chi ltum. b ac k 19 61, 1962

K en Goodhew g uard 1962

R o scoe Perkin s, guard 1965

C hud Scimon, cnd 1964. 1967

R oy Evan5, lacklc 1965

Jim Guice. back .1 966 - 1968

Budd y Pra ad1. back 1965. 1966

Mik t' Smith , bac:k 1966

A aron Mar"ih end

Bi ll Br ewer , 1966. 1967 1ackle 1967, 1968

F re d T roi k e, guard 196 7. 1968

Ro n Reed, linebacker 1967

Har ry L e nz. , back 1967

Jim Moberly, lint:"bade r 1968

L a rr y Kaeli n , guard 1969

T eddy Taylor, guar d 1967- 1969

Jimm y Broo k 'back 1968- 1971

H arry Irwin. tackle 1970

Butch Evans , rullback 1970

C OVERING THE COLONELS

James W ilson. light end 197 1

Jame s P oner. back 1971

Walla ce Ch a mbers. t ackle 1970. 1972

Jame s Croudep lineb acker 1970 1972

Larry Kirk sey. e nd 1972

A lfred Thompson back 1973

Ri ch T homas l ineb ack er

E ve re l t Talber t, 1973 back 1974 1976

Joe A lvi no, g uard 1974. 1975, 1976

J o hn Re vere. nanker .1974

Robyn H al Icy, 1a ckle. 1974, 1975

Earl Cody, k icker 1974

Stan R oben s, noseguard 1974

Junior Hardi n , 1ackl< 1974, 197 5

E l m o Boyd , s plit-<nd 197 5, 1976

Sco11 McCalli slcr , back 19 75

Ernie H ouse , b a ck 1976

Roose YeIt K elly, 1.:cn1c r 1976

Anihon y Miller, bac k 1976 1977

Stan Mit chell. back 1977

R and y Hea berlin

1ackl e 1977

I kan Stucky guard 1977, 1978

J im l\ eb,rn Oa nh- r 1977

Chn:- R oben~ e nd I97~

David Neal , center 1978, 1979

J oe Richard, nose guard I 978, 1979

D ale Patton, fullback .• 1978, 1979

Danny Manin, back 1978, 1979

Kev in Greve, guard 1979

David Flores, kicker 1979

Bob Mc Int yre:, lineba cke r 1979

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