Thurness Fired as Coe Football Coach
Coe College announces athletic director and head football coach Thurness is on administrative leave through June 1990. President John Brown says a new athletic director and football coach will be hired separately, with a search to begin immediately after Thurness is fired. Thurness, 50, led Coe to a 43-21-2 record in the Midwest Conference and an NCAA playoff appearance in 1985.
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Coe College
Coe
John Brown
Thurness
Brown
Stuart Hall
Moray Eby
Kohawks
Coe College fires athletic director amid rumors and silence
Coe College placed athletic director and head coach Dr. Robert Thurness on paid administrative leave through June 1990. President Dr. John Brown offered few reasons at a press conference, promising only a written list of grounds, while speculation swirls about the team’s 3-6 season and leadership changes.
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Coe College
Robert Thurness
Coe
John Brown
Thurness
Brown
Kohawk
St. Norbert Coe
Iowa State
Iowa
Thurny
Kohawks
Marble breaks Iowa scoring mark in 78 70 win over Wisconsin
Roy Marble, a 6-foot-6 senior from Flint Michigan, scores his 1 782nd point to break Iowa’s career scoring record in a 78 70 Big Ten victory over Wisconsin. Marble recalls nerves and relief after the milestone as Iowa extends its record. transferred from notes to memories.
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Jim Ecker
Iowa City
Roy Marble
Iowa
Marble
Flint
Mich
Greg Stokes
Wisconsin
Pye
Hawkeyes
Badgers
Hawks
Prairie edges Jefferson in Metro wrestling thriller
Prairie remains undefeated in the Metro after a 23-22 victory over Jefferson before about 1,800 at Prairie. Chris Reid sparked a 1-1 tie with Rod Dennis in the 125 pound bout, and Prairie built an 89th straight home win as Jeff needed major decisions to threaten the Hawks.
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Chris Reid
Reid
Hawk
Jefferson
Rod Dennis
Prairie
Metro
Jeff
Jim Kimball
Jeff Karr
Mike Hatcher
Karr
Doug Chadima
Larry White
Hawks
Dick Briggs
Ed Burnell
Steve Henecke
Jeremy Jones
Thunder seeks injunction over Lloyd joining Silver Bullets
Quad City Thunder consider legal action to block Lewis Lloyd from playing for Cedar Rapids after he agreed to contract terms. Commissioner Ramsdell to hold a conference call as Thunder reviews options and seeks resolution of the CBA dispute.
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Mike Koolbeck
Quad City Thunder
CBA
Lewis Lloyd
Lloyd
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
Thunder
the Gazette
Jay Ramsdell
Quad City
Marty Heimbach
Silver Bullets
Ramsdell
Savannah
Mauro Panaggio
Major prep football injuries rise in national study
A national study involving six Iowa schools finds more than one third of high school football players suffer injuries, with major injuries rising from 8.6 percent in 1986 to 13 percent in 1988. The University of Iowa participated, with results based on 21 233 players surveyed from 1986 to 1988.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
United States
Iowa
University of Iowa
National Athletic Trainers’ Association
John Powell
U of I
Trainers’ Association
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Grams
North Tama
Traer
Pleasant Valley
Valley of
West Des Moines
Iowa City High
Iowa City West
North Scott
Eldridge
Association
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Ohio State
Bob Thurness
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Roy
Illinois
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DePaul
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Gophers
National Athletic Trainers Association
Beth Kucera
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