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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1979
Page
2
Terry Ostmeyer reports Ottawa University elevates longtime OU staffer Bill Boucek to athletic director, replacing Ron Yingling. Boucek aims to unify coaches and staff, boost community ties, and push new facilities and programs while continuing coaching duties in track and women's basketball.
John Madden announces retirement from coaching the Oakland Raiders citing burnout and an ulcer. He leaves with a 103-32-7 record over 10 seasons, tears in announcing, while teammate remarks call it the end of an era. Al Davis may appoint a new head coach within a month.
The Ottawa Recreation Commission begins Biddy Basketball with sign ups this Saturday at the south gym of Ottawa Junior High. Open to fifth and sixth grade students from USC 290 schools and Sacred Heart, sessions run eight weeks with Gary Kuntz teaching boys and Don Sigmund instructing girls.
Ottawa High School won both varsity and junior varsity duals against Osawatomie, aided by twelve forfeits. Varsity ended 44-14 after early Osawatomie lead, with Ottawa pulling away through four straight wins including Rick Croucher, Tim Diamond, Vic White, and Bobby Dodd. Osawatomie’s Mark Sheffield pinned at 185, but Ottawa closed with a final forfeit. Junior varsity featured three matches with Ottawa winners Claude Pressnell at 132 and John Weatherbee at 145.
Kansas City Kings beat the San Diego Clippers 108-99 after trailing 54-51 at halftime. Scott Wedman led with 22 points, including 11 in the third, while Randy Smith scored 37 for San Diego and Lloyd Free added 17. The Kings, fatigued from a red-eye trip from Denver, held off a late Clippers rally as San Diego missed eight of its last nine shots.
Ottawa University Bruins suffered a 103-96 defeat at Pittsburg State in the Friends University Invitational consolation round. Gene Daniels led Pittsburg with 36 points as Daniels neared the tourney scoring mark. Ottawa trailed early, cut 54 points in the second half, and received 23 from Keith Miller with 8 rebounds. Ottawa heads home 1-9 and faces three games next week.
Lawrence AP Bud Moore, fired with two years left on his Kansas football contract, says he may sue to recover about $77,000 in salary. He criticizes a partial settlement offer from athletic director Bob Marcum as far short of the university’s obligation and warns he may take action to embarrass KU if undelivered.
Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan underwent knee surgery in Boston. The 21% hour procedure flushed cartilage fragments from his left knee, likely present for years, with no complications and a full recovery expected in four to five days in hospital and six weeks to begin rehab. Grogan had started 51 straight NFL games, the longest active streak for quarterbacks.
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