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Newspaper
Richmond Collegian
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1973
Page
7
By Bill Hall sports editor, pre season practice is underway as the Spider program projects cautious hope with 30 returning lettermen among players and coaches.
Head Coach Frank Jones aims for a top season echoing Richmonds 1968 Southern Conference crown and Tangerine Bowl berth. He brings back lettermen and adds ten games this year with Wake Forest on the schedule and North Carolina dropped from the slate.
Richmond anticipates a hard hitting season led by veteran returnees such as Barry Smith and Pat Kally with transfers boosting depth. Head coach Jones expects improvements in offensive line and secondary while aiming to avoid injuries as the Spiders rebuild around a deep backfield and special teams.
Tom Weirich joins the University of Richmond as the new assistant basketball coach replacing J D Barnett who left for West Texas State Weirich 30 will assist Head Coach Lewis Mills oversee the varsity program and coordinate recruiting coming from Xavier University he played at Ohio University and has coached at Anderson High School Urbana College and Xavier University He praised the Robins Center as a top facility and said Richmond will gain in recruiting strength a second assistant coach position is to be announced next week.
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