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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1962
Page
1
A homecoming event with the Miami football team is expected to attract as many as 15 000 spectators. Officials anticipate a large turnout and plan campus activities around the game day schedule.
The 1962 Ohio University football squad is listed with players and staff across four lines. Included are head coach Bill Hess and assistants Frank Richey Cliff Heffelfinger Bob Kappes Hugh Hindman, trainer Alan Hart, and manager roles for Gib Radanoff and others. The roster names players such as Tom Keating Bob Naumoff Dick Schulz Harl Evans Roger Merle and Jim McKee among many others.
Ohio University media coverage highlights the upcoming homecoming clash with Miami of Oxford as a potentially record breaking crowd nears 15 000 in Athens. Both teams sit 5 0 0 in MAC play with key conference games remaining shaping the race for the league title.
Friday October 19 schedule includes noon board meeting at Ohio University Alumni Association and 6:30 pm rally with 7:00 pm pep rally on Memorial Auditorium portico. Queen candidates introduced at 7:30 pm. 8:00 pm presidents of alumni chapters meet. Saturday events feature float parades on College Street and Peden Stadium, a 1:15 pm repeat parade, 2:00 pm football vs Miami, 4:30 pm coffee hour, 5:30 pm buffets, 8:30 pm jazz with Kai Winding, 9:00 pm alumni round-up dance, and 9:45 pm two dances with Kai Winding and Kirby Stone Four.
Alumni plan a campus outing with a buffet luncheon at Bird Arena from 11 30 to 1 15 Saturday followed by a parade and football game. Attendees park at Peden Stadium then walk to Bird Arena behind Grover Center for meals and coffee after the game. Price 2 25 per person.
A brief note places Bird Arena in left field of the old baseball diamond. The text hints at a luncheon related event held near the landmark, suggesting community activities tied to the site.
Luncheon at the Old Post Road Inn near the stadium on October 27 in Buffalo. Contact G. H. Gustafson at 109 Lagan Road, Buffalo 23 N for details and reservations.
Athens Police Chief Joseph Grogan notes Homecoming crowds have grown calmer since World War II era. For the parade 9:30 a.m. Saturday 13 officers plus seven flagmen will manage crowds and 11 officers will direct game traffic in the afternoon. Motorists south and east of Athens are urged to use Mill St. bridge Hastings Addition route. OU football glory includes 1921 Columbia 23 1929 Indiana 0 1932 Navy 0 1935 Illinois 0 1938 Illinois 0 1949 W Va 7.
The Bobcats release a detailed substitute and starter roster listing players by number and position. Notable entries include quarterbacks Roger Merb Lowell Caylor and Vic Ippolito, backs Tom Yeager Allan Fisher and Dave Mallory, linemen Dennis Marcin Orville Stammen, and ends Dave Hutter Ernie Nease among others.
Anticipated crowd reaches record level as 900 bleacher seats go on sale and all reserved tickets to the Ohio University versus Miami game are reported sold out by Thursday noon. Weather expected to boost attendance beyond the current 15,200 mark with box seats few remaining.
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