SIU McAndrew Stadium to receive Astro-Turf carpet
Southern Illinois University officials plan to carpet McAndrew Stadium with Astro-Turf by August 23. Monsanto Company workers will begin laying the turf next week and finish in about 13 working days, weather permitting. The project follows a finished blacktop base and field foundation, with turf glued over a plastic impact pad and the old scoreboard retained.
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McAndrew
Monsanto Co
St. Louis
Willard Hart
SIU
Carbondale
Monsanto Company
Hart
McAndrew Stadium
Salukis Plan 1973 Stadium Renovation and New Turf
The project relocates seating above steel bleachers and adds Astroturf under a $287,900 package as part of a $1.8 million stadium renovation funded by seven years of student fees. Coach Dick Towers will unveil the 1972 squad at Press Day on August 27 with home games starting October 7 against Dayton.
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Dick Towers
Ammual
Salukis
Dayton
Wide open Big Ten race eyed by coaches in Chicago
Big Ten coaches gathered in Chicago for the conference football luncheon forecasting a wide open race this fall. Michigan coach Bo Schembechler and Michigan State’s Duffy Daugherty led optimistic takes while cautious views on freshmen eligibility were voiced by several tacticians including Minnesota and Northwestern leaders.
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Grant
Palmer House Hotel
Michigan
Bo Schembechler
Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
Brad van Pelt
California Angels
MSU
Cal Stoll
Minnesota
Frank Lauterbur
Iowa
Big Ten
Lauterbur
Hawkeyes
Dav Simms
Bill Windauer
Waller Tops Illini Front Line in 1972 Depth Chart
Carbondale product Mike Waller is named the No 1 defensive left tackle for Illinois in the 1972 football guide. The 6 2 220 pound sophomore replaces Willie Lee, with Bobby Johnson as the other front line sophomore. First two games: Sept 16 vs Michigan State in Champaign and Sept 23 vs Southern Cal.
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Mike Waller
Carbondale Community High School
University of Illinois
Waller
Illinois
Bobby Johnson
Willie Lee
Illini
Lee
Johnson
Willie Osley
Champaign
Michigan State
Southern California
Cuozzo Sparks Cardinals Past Bills in Exhibition Win
St Louis quarterback Gary Cuozzo threw a 57 yard TD pass to Fred Hyatt and Mike McGill 35 yard TD run as the Cardinals beat the Bills 27 to 10 in an NFL exhibition. Craig Baynham added a one yard score. Buffalo managed a fourth quarter TD on Ike Hill.
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Gary Cuozzo
Mike McGill
St. Louis Cardinals
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Cardinals
Cuozzo
Fred Hyatt
McGill
Bills
Dennis Shaw
Craig Baynham
St. Louis
Jim Bakken
John Leypoldt
Jim Harris
Ike Hill
Lou Saban
Denver
Simpson Fumbles in Friday Night Buffalo Clash
O J Simpson attempted a dive through defenders Jamie Rivers and Miller Farr during a Friday Buffalo game. He gained 12 yards on his first period carry, but the rushing attack failed to gain momentum as the matchup progressed.
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Simpson & Co
SIU grid tickets remain for 1972 home games
SIU athletic ticket manager Neema Kinney says there are plenty of season and single game tickets left for Southern Illinois University 1972 home games. 1973 season priority goes to 1972 season ticket holders as McAndrew Stadium is enlarged.
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SIU
Neema Kinney
Kinney
Dayton
Ball State
Illinois State
Louisville
Indiana State
East Carolina
Tampa
Drake
Akron
Xavier
Ohio
Horse Taming Traces Back Over Five Thousand Years
A historical note traces horse domestication to more than 5,000 years ago, marking a milestone in human animal companionship. The first taming event helped transform transportation, warfare, and pastoral life across ancient civilizations.
Horse vision and early horse drawn carriages
A historical note explains that horses have near backward and forward vision simultaneously. It also states that horse drawn carriages began around 1600.
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