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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1977

Page

23

Iowa State tops Nebraska-Omaha as Uthoff grabs 20 rebounds

Iowa State beat UNO 86 78 in Ames despite poor first half shooting. Andrew Parker led ISU with 23 points while Dean Athoff added 20 rebounds. UNO’s Todd Freeman paced the Mavericks with 18 points as coach Bob Hanson argued with officials after leaving the game.

Ames Iowa State Lynn Nance Nebraska-Omaha UNO Bob Hanson Nance Cyclones Omaha Hanson Hilton Coliseum Andrew Parker Bob Fowler Kentucky Charles Harris ISU Dean Athoff Drake Iowa Arizona Tennessee Arizona State Todd Freeman Mavericks Jim Gregory Glenn Moberg Nate McMorris Neb McMorris Moberg Criss Jackson Gregory Trofholz Brown Freeman Wilks Donahue Fowler Harmison Athoff Harris Parker Gideon Evans Lilly Tille Byrdsong West Burgason Gruht

High Jump Duel Sparks Midweek Iowa State Bout

Iowa State star Chuck Harrison leaped over Omaha Nebraskas Steve Criss in a high action sequence Wednesday night. Criss drew a foul on the play as the contest heated up.

Iowa State Chuck Harmison Omaha-Nebraska Steve Criss Criss

Dickey takes over Kansas State football job in Big Eight

Jim Dickey, famed defensive specialist at Kansas Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, accepts the Kansas State football head coaching post with a four year contract worth 39400 per year. He vows to build a successful program using a wide open triple option attack as he reports after North Carolina duties.

Manhattan Kan Jim Dickey Kansas Oklahoma Oklahoma State Kansastate Kansas State Dickey Ellis Rainsberger Rainsberger Wildcats North Carolina University John “Jersey Jermier Jim North Carolina Nebraska

Quinby Named Back Judge For Rose Bowl Officials

Cedar Rapids official Bill Quinby, a 13 year Big Ten veteran, is selected as back judge for the Rose Bowl. The six man crew includes three other Big Ten refs plus Frank Strocchia and Dick Walterhouse. Oregon notes on other bowl crews, Lehigh's win, and Kentucky probation are mentioned along with Iowa football recruiting plans.

Bill Quinby Cedar Rapids Quinby Big Ten Big Doc Blanchard Glenn Davis Otho Kurtz Chicago Ed Scheck Bettendorf John Everett Notre Dame Davis Calif Lehigh California-Davis Bill Jacksonville Channel

Jeff's Fisk Inducted Into Iowa Football Hall of Fame

Cedar Rapids Jefferson coach Jack Fisk is inducted into the Iowa Football Coaches Hall of Fame along with four others Howard Flower Bruce Pickford Olan Ruble and Ed Wright. Fisk led Jefferson to the 1972 state playoff championship and finished with a 122-56-2 record including 25 all staters and 10 all America preps.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson Jack Fisk Iowa Football Coaches Hall of Fame Fisk Howard Flower Bruce Pickford Olan Ruble Ed Wright

Coe Women Beat Kirkwood In Second Half Surge

Coe College defeated Kirkwood 50 to 33 at Moray Eby Field House as the Lady Kohawks opened the second half with a hot shooting stretch. Soph Pat Schmid and Kim Gibney each totaled 12 points, tied with Kirkwood’s Marcia Jordan for game high. Kirkwood falls to 0-4 while Coe notches its first win in seven outings.

Dave Nightingale Chicago Daily News New York Yankee Billy Martin USC UCLA Terry Donahue Coe Kirkwood Moray Eby Field House Soph Pat Schmid Kathy Donnelly Schmid Kim Gibney Marcia Jordan Cindy Lohse Sharon Cashman Peg Burke Deb Mayer Kathy Bateman Karen Stiff Donna Crock Robin Smitkamp Eva Klenk Jo Storschinn Sherise Perry Janet Walden Becky Esherman Jenifer Johnson Christine Moodie Kathy Cross Karen Aaery Pat Schmid

Yepremian Signs With Miami on One Year Deals

Veteran placekicker Garo Yepremian, the Dolphins' all-time leading scorer, has agreed to a series of one year contracts with the NFL team. The report lists players and scoring totals from Kirkwood and Coe in a partially readable box score.

MIAMI Garo Yepremian Miami Dolphins National Football League

Big Ten suffers three losses in tough night

No. 9 Michigan fell 88-85 to Louisville in Ann Arbor after a late Cardinals rally. Notre Dame crushed Northwestern 88-48 in Evanston behind 23 points from Duck Williams. Wisconsin dropped a decision to George Washington University as part of a rough evening for the conference.

Big Ten Michigan Louisville Notre Dame Northwestern Wisconsin George Washington University Rick Wilson Paul Heuerman Cardinals Ann Arbor Mich Wilson Evanston Ill Duck Williams

East Iowa Bowling Tourney Opens With 30 Entries

East Iowa fans can see top bowling teams Sunday at Jubilee Lanes starting 9 a.m. with over 30 entries. Wayne Engle promotes the $3,500 E and S Classic offering a $1,250 first prize and a $509 roll-off winner-take-all bonus. Defending champion R and J Pro Shop of Sioux City returns. Admission is free.

East Iowa Wayne Engle Jubilee Lanes Engle R and J Pro Shop Sioux City

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