Four Big Eight teams secure bowl bids in 1976
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne warned of a deserving Big Eight team being shut out as four conference members will bowl, with Oklahoma facing Wyoming in the Fiesta Bowl and Nebraska or Colorado leaning toward orange or bluebonnet bids depending on Friday results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
UPI
Nebraska
Tom Osborne
Colorado
Bill Mallory
Osborne
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Ohio State
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Mallory
Chuck Nevias
Buffs
Okahoma State
Oklahoma State
Texas-El Paso
Nevias
Cowboys
Stanley
All-Goldenrod Conference Football and Volleyball Rosters
East Division offense lists players from Fullerton Genoa Stromsburg and Osceola with weights heights and years. West Division includes St Edward Polk Clarks Silver Creek Palmer and Cedar Rapids players with positions and stats. Honorable mentions and second team honors are noted for offense defense and volleyball across multiple schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Fitzgerald
Fullerton
Tom Ramaekers
Genoa
Tom Gdowski
Dan Bond
Osceola
Ken Dubas
Butch Klassen
Vern Olson
Duane Tenniges
Peter Anderson
Stromsburg
Randy Cox
Alan Johnson
Ken Konwinski
John Rodriguez
Rick Runyan
Terry Towey
Cedar Rapids
Lyndon Wieseman
Alan Williams
Eric Henderson
Mark Penne
John Davisn
John Doubes
Rick Johnson
Mike Reet
Mike Rolf
Craig Baker
Todd Hiemer
Greg Shotkoski
John Bryant
Silver Creek
Brad Williams
Edward
Ted Jensen
Fred Werner
St. Edward
Doug Christensen
Steve Zab
Daryl van Pelt
Clarks
John Kmiecik
Scott Jones
Jamie Swett
Ken Rieken
Tony Peterson
John Killion
Palmer
Dick Church
Neal Weinhoff
Terry Gee
Vern Tallman
Polk
Scott Cave
Ric Ferguson
Doug Retzlaff
Denfense
Gary Bisias
Tad Dittmer
Pete Upton
Joe Anderson
Ken Martin
Terry Sullivan
Brien Kershaw
Greg Stevens
Randy Simonson
Randy Bramting
Randy Glavse
Ron Valasek
Bred
Low Ann Baker
Bev McBride
Mable Morgansen
Shelly Newquist
Rhe Air
Nancy Pencak
Jit Snyder
Due Douthit
Sheila Fiodman
Kathy Kayton
Julie Kennedy
Cindy Prososki
Wendy Wilhelms
Deb Bankson
Lesley Jones
Connie Micek
Cary Micek
Jodi Peters
Susan Retriatt
Abie Harrington
Denise Sterns
Pat O'Hare
Chris Valasek
Pam Sindelar
Sharon Siusarski
Williams
Eaast
Cedar Rapids Oo Stromsburg
Fullerton i
Palmer West Stance
Silver Creek Ie
Record turnout for Columbus AAU swim meet at Family Y
The Columbus AAU third annual BC swim meet drew 350 swimmers from 13 Nebraska teams, with 100 entries turned away. Seabees coach Candy Muller led strong showings in individual and relay events across girls, boys, and all ages, highlighting top finishes in breaststroke, butterfly, medley, and freestyle relays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Aau
Columbus Family Y
Nebraska
Columbus Seabees
Candy Muller
Columbus
George
M. Davis
J. Lowry
C. Weisser
J. Dreier
M. Lee
S$. Muller
Dreier
Weisser
Davis
Lowry
R. Evans
R. Sloth
Eeven Ov . Co. Vance
St. Muller
Evans
van Dyke
Sloth
Scoreboard highlights from PC Family Y event and volleyball
Basketball results show PC Family Y Slow Break Rookies 49 over Brown Derby 45 and First National 46 over s Diner 34, Godfathers 64 over G-K Irrigation Omege 72, B-D 31. Volleyball scores include PC Family Y Y Men's Le Slammers 3 Glossers Behlens 3 and other listed matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PC Family
PC Family Y Y
le Slammers
Glossers Behlens
Zp Bros
Dale
Big Red
Mr. Suds
Lindsay
Illinois fires football coach at Illinois Stadium
Illinois Athletic Director Cecil Coleman sought a coach to reach the top of the Big Ten. After the athletic board decided Bob Blackman could not deliver, he was asked to resign, refused, and his staff were notified their contracts would not be renewed at the end of February 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign, Ill
UPI
Illinois
Cecil Coleman
Illinois Athletic Board
Coleman
Bob Blackman
Blackman
Navy mascot returns before Army-Navy game
Navy's white Angora goat mascot Bill XX, missing since Oct. 9, was found and brought back to Annapolis to parade on the sidelines for the annual Army-Navy football game at John F. Kennedy Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Bill XX
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Drake seeks new head football coach after slump
Drake University starts search for a new head football coach to replace Jack Wallace and lift the program from a four season losing slide at Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Drake University
Jack Wallace
Drake
Naviaux Fired as UConn Football Coach After 2-9 Season
UConn head coach Larry Naviaux, 39, was dismissed after his fourth season at Connecticut ended with a 41-40 loss to Holy Cross. Athletic Director John Toner called the move difficult but necessary following the Huskies worst season in school history. Naviaux, who joined UConn in 1973 after four years at Boston University, stated he did nothing wrong and accepted the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uconn
Holy Cross
Navraux
Lexington, Neb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbus . Telegram Sports
Dan Teegerstrom
Brad Brower
Ernie Foland
John Santin
Lee Peterson
Dave Wetovick
S. Or
Sr. T
Dan Braun
Mark Schott
al Voichasoski
Tom Carlstrom
Dave Sullivan
E — Russ Rimovsky
Roger Brockevelt
J. Lee
P. Zehring
P. Shipley
Vane
C. Steuck
K. Benedict
K. Lee
L. Devis
K. Miller
C. Lee
R. Weisser
Bixenmann
K. Snow
S. Johnson
Lee
Snow
Miller
Johnson
S. Davis
S. van
S. Snow
K.vahlikamp
B. Kline
Ll. Woodward
J. Cer Rm
Devis
Courtier
Kline
Wahlkamp
Omege
Navy
Goodyear
Blackwall
F.E.T
BankAmencard
Goodyear Service
Drew's Tire Service
Sorel
Golf Bags
Wilson
Atlantic
Scatus Columbus High Lakeview
Plano
Rod Caddys
Dellars
Browning
Person's Sport Shop
23Rd Ave
Dumbells
Naviaux
Connecticut
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!