Iowa's Hayden Fry era praised by Bump Elliott at Rotary
Bump Elliott recalls hiring Hayden Fry in 1970 and praises Fry for transforming Iowa football amid geographic and population challenges. He notes improved relations with Iowa State, highlights Fry’s five-year tenure, and contrasts past coaches. The piece also covers Cedar Rapids Reds baseball rainouts and summer profits, plus a computer ranking naming UCLA as toughest 1983 schedule ahead of South Carolina and Florida.
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Bump Elliott
Iowa
Bump
Forest Evashevski
Big Ten
Hayden Fry
Frank Lauterbur
Bob Cummings
Cedar Rapids Rotary Club
Hayden
Evashevski
Jerry Burns
Ray Nagel
Lauterbur
Cummings
Fry
Iowa State
Purdue
Indiana
Oregon
Oregon State
Michigan
Michigan State
Cedar Rapids Reds
Don Buchheister
Reds
UCLA
South Carolina
Florida
Iowa Hawks Face Stiff Test Against Penn State in Happy Valley
Iowa seeks to derail Penn State in State College as the 13th ranked Hawkeyes meet the unranked Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. Penn State, crushed by Nebraska and Cincinnati, faces a wary Iowa squad led by Chuck Long with hopes of halting a rare three game opening skid.
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Don Doxsie
Izette
Lowa Hawkeyes
Happy Valley
Happy
Nittany Valley
Penn State Nittany Lions
Nebraska
Cincinnati
Hayden Fry
Hawkeyes
Lions
Iowa
Beaver Stadium
State College
Hawks
Vegas
Fry
Chuck Long
Long
Penn State
Joe Paterno
Paterno
Iown
Dave Moritz
Kevin Bough
John Alt
Ron Heller
Tim Hanna
Todd Moules
Joel Hilgenberg
Nick Haden
Jon Roehik
Jeff Wooster
Joe Levelis
Jon Hayes
Stan Short
Kirk Bowman
Doug Strang
Owen Gill
Jon Williams
Norm Granger
Tony Mumford
Ronnie Harmon
Kenny Jackson
Tom Nichol
Nick Gancitano
Iowa Penn State
Tony Wancket
LE John Walter
Paul Hufford
Joe Hines
Hap Peterson
Mike Zordich
George Little
Greg Gattuso
Dave Strobe
Steve Lefter
Mike Yacullo
Scott Radeck
Larry Station
Carmen Masciantonio
Keith Hunter
Chris Sydnor
Mike Stoops
Harry Hamilton
Ron Hawley
Mark Robinson
Nate Creer
Mark Fruehan
George Reynolds
WMT
KHAK
Cedar Rapids
KXIC
KCJJ
Iowa City
WHO
Des Moines
KSTT
Davenport
Kgrn Grinnell
KGLO
Mason City
ISU seeks answers at Vanderbilt in Nashville showdown
Iowa State prepares for a night game at Vanderbilt Stadium after a 51-10 loss to Iowa. The Cyclones, with 12 underclassmen, face 14 returning starters as Vanderbilt, nicknamed The Men of Steal, fields a stout defense led by cornerback Leonard Coleman and senior safety Manuel Young out for the season. Coach Jim Criner reshapes practice to improve fundamentals ahead of the September 24 clash.
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Bob Denney
Azatte Sportswrite
Nashville
Tenn
Opry
Palladium
Opryland
Cyclones
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium
ISU
Commodores
Maryland
Cyclone
Jim Criner
Criner
Beft
Leonard Coleman
Tion
Manuel Young
Young
Rick Risser
Terrapins
Iowa State
George MacIntyre
Sporting News
MacIntyre
David Archer
Kurt Page
Page
Kennedy Upsets No. 5 Washington 6-2 in Valley Clash
Kennedy’s 62-yard run by Kris Kvach and stifling defense stunned No. 5 Washington at Kingston Stadium. The unranked Cougars improved to 3-0, 2-0 in the league, ending Washington’s 18-game Valley streak as safety Graig Cone and linebackers Jeff Blake and Craig Johnston starred. Washington fell to 2-1 overall, 1-1 in the Valley, while coach Wally Sheets blamed miscues and poor protecting and catching.
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Mark Dukes
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Kris Kvach
Cougars
Washington
Kingston Stadium
Warriors
Kvach
Rick Gray
Craig Johnston
Metro Area
Warrior
Bob Happel
Happel
Cougar
Graig Cone
Jeff Blake
Johnston
Ken Akers
al Stiers
Tony Kriz
Wally Sheets
Cone
Washington Territory
Browns Beat Bengals 17-7 Behind Sipe Newsome TD
Brian Sipe threw for 201 yards including a 19-yard TD to Ozzie Newsome for a 7-3 lead that stood after a first-quarter interception by Chip Banks. Mike Pruitt scored after a Dixon miscue and Matt Bahr added a 19-yard field goal as Cleveland built the margin.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Browns
Brian Sipe
Ozzie Newsome
Browns
Sipe
Newsome
Cincinnati
Ray Griffin
Ozzie
Chip Banks
Ken Anderson
Banks
Ken Riley
Dave Logan
Mike Pruitt
Matt Bahr
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Robbie Minor
Phil Roach
Benn Musgrave
Rob Monaco
Mike Roberts
Will Wolford
Chuck Meyers
Bill Fletcher
Scott Nelson
Jim Drate
Kevin Eggieston
Darrell Denson
Dave Smeidt
Chuck Scott
Tracy Henderson
John Windham
Doug Fischer
SILB
Bob O'Connor
Chris Washington
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Browns Cage Bengals
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