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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1968
Page
2
Ohio State fell 83-79 at Minnesota while Iowa seized the conference lead by beating Wisconsin 69-61 on home turf. Northwestern tied Ohio State with a 69-61 win over Michigan State as Purdue climbed after a 75-68 victory away from home.
Referee and coaches argued late about Huston Breedlove fouls as Purdue clung to a one game behind Iowa and Northwestern. Purdue faces Iowa and Ohio State this week while Northwestern goes on the road, with playoff implications looming if the pattern holds. Four Tuesday games include Northwestern at Ohio State and Iowa at Purdue. Illinois and Michigan State matchups loom as Cinderella Illinois slides.
Gregg Gongwer of Cedar Rapids finished third in the junior boys final at the Chicago Tribune Silver Skates championships. Debbie Klak of Rock Island captured the pony girls event for the Cedar Rapids Skating Club.
Randy Herold was the lone Cedar Rapids winner on an 18 bout boxing card in Cedar Falls. Bob Laythrop lost a disputed decision and John Lentener fell to a unanimous decision before a crowd of about 1,000.
Hal Krizan coached his five sons on Cedar Rapids Washington's swim teams since 1961, producing state champions and relay squads. Tim Krizan set a state record with 22.3 in the 50 yard free, while Ken and Dennis similarly starred on multiple state teams. The piece notes coaching challenges, family dynamics, and Hal Krizan's approach amid growing recognition. The article also reports Bob Watson leaving Iowa for FCA leadership, and ends with birthday wishes to Friendly Forest.
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Vikings planned a Monday press conference to announce Jerry Burns as their top offensive coach. Burns, Green Bay Packers defensive secondary coach for two seasons, previously led Iowa from 1960 to 1965 and weighed the offer for two weeks before accepting. He is a longtime friend of Bud Grant and Jim Finks and had aided Grant with his Winnipeg offense years ago.
Iowa's Sam Williams, who scored 25 points to stay second in the Big Ten scoring race, has recovered from knee and ankle injuries. He is expected to be ready for the Tuesday game at Purdue and Saturday visit to Indiana as coach Ralph Miller hints at a possible edge if Iowa wins both road contests.
George Knudson, 31, from Toronto, captured the $100,000 Phoenix Open with a 12 under par 272 after an even-par final round. He finished three strokes ahead of Sam Carmichael Julius Boros and Jack Montgomery in a crowded leaderboard at Phoenix Country Club.
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