Iowa Coach Olson Busy in High Profile 1979 Recruiting Drive
Chicago report notes Lute Olson juggling NCAA playoff run with a heavy 1979 recruiting class chase. Isiah Thomas draws Chicago attention as DePaul and others court him. Illinois, UCLA, and Indiana also active as national letter signing begins April 11.
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UPI
University of Iowa
Toledo
Lute Olson
Olson
NCAA
DePaul University
Mark Aguirre
Thomas
Joey Meyer
Ray Meyer
Royals Breitbach named Metro Coach of the Year in 1979 all-Metro
Regis and Kennedy dominate the 1979 all-Metro basketball team with two players each on the first unit. Regis guards Brian Donnelly and Mike Sheeley join Kennedy guards Jeff Payton and Jeff Palmer on the first team, while Dick Breitbach of Regis earns Metro Coach of the Year after leading Regis to the 2A state title and a 19-6 season.
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Regis
Kennedy
Royals
Cougars
Metro
Dick Breitbach
Brian Donnelly
Mike Sheeley
Jeff Payton
Jeff Palmer
Payton
Linn-Mar
Curt Krumrer
Washington
Carl Gonder
Willie Hodges
al Filer
Prairie
Reg Hastings
Marion
Jordan McAreavy
Cougar
Dave Etienne
Donnelly
Breitbach
Sheeley
Palmer
Etienne
Krumrer
Lions
John Moore
Washington boys basketball to hold potluck banquet
The Washington boys basketball team will hold a potluck banquet Tuesday in the school cafeteria. The event begins at 5 30 p m with Cedar Rapids school athletic coordinator Tom Ecker as guest speaker.
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Washington
Cedar Rapids
Tom Ecker
Des Moines Leader Discusses Amateur Athletics and AAU Work
Robert Helmick talks from Des Moines about amateur athletics, the AAU, and the 1984 Games. He outlines the AAU’s growth, training camps, job support, broken-time payments, corporate sponsorships, and international competition context.
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Robert Helmick
Financial Center
Capitol
United States
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Helmick
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U.S. Olympic Committee
Los Angeles
Roosevelt High School
Drake University
Drake Law School
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YMCA
U.S
Soviet Union
Rocky Graziano ages into a media star with residuals and books
Rocky Graziano, 57, once world boxing champion, now earns substantial residuals from TV and film work. He promotes his new book Rocky's Boxing Book at Chock Full o' Nuts and recalls quitting school in the sixth grade. He notes late start in reading and his enduring fame and earnings.
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Manhattan
Rocky
21 Club of the Waldorf
Broadway
34Th Streets
Mid- Manhattan
Graziano
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Madison Avenue
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