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The Daily Nebraskan
Friday, Dec. 17, 1965
Three Sophs To Start
Against Husker Cagers
A young, but spirited team
from Vermillion, S.D. will
tangle with the Nebraska
Cornhuskers Saturday night
in the Coliseum.
The Coyotes from South Da
ko a University will start
three sophomores, one junior
and one senior. Mike Wilson,
a 5-10 guard, is the only sea
soned player on the squad
from last season's team.
But the Coyotes are a hustl
ing team, "they are not big
but they never give up," said
assistant Bob Gates, who
NU Tankers
Florida-Bound
Answering the beckoning
call of the sunny shores of
Florida ill be members of
the Nebraska swimming
team.
Leaving for Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida on Saturday, Dec. 18,
will be swimming coach Dick
Klaas and eleven members of
his team. They will attend
the annual Ft. Lauderdale
Swim Forum, Dec. 22-31. The
forum is sponsored by the
College Swimming Coaches
Association. In 1964 more
than 600 persons, representing
125 institutions and 25 states
attended the meet. This is the
first time Nebraska has gone
to the forum.
The prupose of the forum is
to give teams an opportunity
to have intensive training dur
ing the holiday break. In con
junction with this, a series of
clinics involving strokes,
starts and turns is held. The
finale of the meet, held on
Dec. 31, will consist of an
All-Star swim meet in which
the participating schools are
divided into two teams for
competition. Each swimmer
has a chance to compete in a
number of events.
The clinic is open to univer
sity and college swimmers,
high school teams and age
groups below the high school
level.
Those attending from the
University of Nebraska will
be Jon Burchill, Dave Frank,
Tom Nickerson, Mike Jack
son, Taylor Withrow, Don
Frazier, Ken Gaeth, Rich
Gorden, Steve Goetz, Keefe
Lodwig, and Steve Sorenson.
The main purpose of the
trip, Klaas explained is to
keep the team in shape over
the Christmas holidays. The
swimmers will workout three
times a day "It'll be like
taking a pill", said Klaas to
his swimmers, "once before
every meal!"
Also on the Swimmers
intineary is the Orange Bowl
Game in Miami. The Husker
tankers will watch their B i g
Red counterparts face Ala
bama in the New Year's Clas
sic. Orange Bowl
Ala
Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Special)
Lightning never strikes
twice, or does it?
This myth was shattered
during Alabama's football
season when Steve Sloan and
Dennis Homan flashed four
scoring bolts during the Tide's
stretch run to a second SEC
title.
Dennis Homan came to Ala
bama after a brilliant prep
career at Muscle Shoals High
School, where he made All
State. As a freshman he was
a halfback with great speed,
scoring on long passes of 43
and 33-yard and returning
one punt 70-yards for a TD.
As the 1965 seafon got un
derway, Homan was listed as
a running back behind Leslie
Keliey. He was switched to
flanker because of his speed
and in his first game at that
spot responded with three key
receptions.
Two games later, Mississip
pi State wai the first team to
feel the Homan lightning. On
the lifth play of the game,
fleet Dennis gathered In Steve
S'oan's aerial, completing a
63-yard scoring play. T h I
proved to be the Tide's only
touchdown in a 10-7 v ictory.
The next week on regional
TV, Sloan hit Ilornan with an
other big strike, a 45-yard
aerial the second time Ala
bama got the ball.
Against South Carolina,
Dennli scored twice on passes
of 36 and 50-yards. Hii two
tremendous catches broke
South Carolina's back and
helped the Tide to a 35-14 vic
tory, Homan's honors Include be
ing named to the league's All
Sophomore team and its aca
demic team. He is a B stu
dent In the School of Educa
tion. Even if the weather is clear
scouted' the team against
Creighton.
South Dakota will run a
variety of patterns and plays.
They work the fast break
when ever they get the
chance. They played a man-to-man
defense against
Creighton and are expected
to do so against the Husk
er squad.
Coach Joe Cipriano will
start the same team that
beat Texas Tuesday night
75-64. This includes Stuart
Lantz 6-3, whose 17 rebounds
and 17 points sparked the
Husker win; Grant Simmons
(6-3), with a 14.4 point aver
age per game; Tom Baack (6
5), the Husker's leading scor
er (75) and 21-21 at the char
ity stripe; Nate Branch 6-4,
who has 71 points and 34 re
bounds to his credit; and
Frank Empkey 6-8, substitut
ing for injured Willie Campbell.
Campbell will be missed in
the Cornhusker press that has
thus far worked well for the
team. It is questionable
whether or not Campbell will
be ready for Monday night's
game with Stanford. He Is ex
pected to be ready for the Big
Eight Tournament in Kansas
City, Dec. 27-30.
Coach Dwane Clodfelter's
team is expected to start
Mel Durant (6-0) and Mike
Theeler (6-4) and Carl Moeh
ring ( 6-5 ) as forwards, and
Mike Hyde (6-9) as center.
"Team spirit is running at
an all-time high." said Cipri
ano of his Husker squad.
Nebraska is currently 4-1 for
the season and 2-0 at home.
The game with South Da
kota is the second of three
home games before the Big
Eight Tourney in Kansas
City. The game
7:30. Nebraska
will start at
plays Stan-1
ford Monday, Dec. 20.
Orange Bowl Undergoes Many Innovations Since 1937
MIAMI, Fla.-The City of
Miami Orange Bowl, one of
the finest stadiums in the
contry, has seen many inno
vations since the gates opened
for the first time in 1937.
A Public Works Adminis
tration grant of $325,000 paid
for the construction of the fa
cility, located at 1500 NW(
Third St., with a seating ca
pacity for 22.000 fans. The
City of Miami owns and op
erates the stadium.
The initial Orange Bowl
Football Classic was played
on New Year's Day 1938 with
a less than capacity crowd.
However, thanks to the pro
motional skills of many Mi
amians, the game, now
played at night, has been a
virtual sellout since.
Preview
in Miami, Alabama will be
looking for some lightning.
Sloan to Homan just may ig
nite it.
Trimble Talented
Take great natural ability,
throw in a good attitude, the
ability to adapt and lots of
desire and you have an out
standing athlete or Wayne
Trimble, whichever you
choose to call Alabama's No.
20.
When the season opened
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STEVE SLOAN . . , "Mr. Everything of
the Crimson Tide. Sloan paused for a 6(1.6
completion average, had only three inter,
cepted, and got 1450 yards and 11 touch
downs. Sloan will be one of the main tar
gets of the Nebraska "Black shirts," as a
good rush will probably ha necessary to
prevent him from picking the secondary
apart in passing.
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By Jim
It would be an understatement to say that Nebras
ka's new found football success, built on the state's long
tradition of football, is all owed to Coach Bob Devaney.
Under this remarkable Irishman the Huskers have
compiled a 38-5-0 record, good enough to make him the
winningest coach in the nation, made four consecutive
bowl appearances and this year a perfect 10-0 season
the first in 50 years.
Devaney's record is almost inspiring almost because
the record of Alabama coach Paul W. Bryant is almost
staggering.
Bryant has a sign which hangs in his office which
says, "Winning Isn't Everything, But It Beats Anything
That Comes In Second", and it goes without saying that
this slogan typifies the atmosphere prevailing around the
Crimson Tide football headquarters.
Under this man tabbed as "The Bear" and the
"Great Rehabilitator" the Crimson Tide has emerged as
a crushing national football power.
Under the Bear's coaching, Bama has turned in a
168-12-6 record for him and
i Alabama football is that the
were just seventn graders tne lasi time mauama iauea
to field a bowl team.
If that's not enough, take his last six seasons and
the tide has suffered only two losses while winning 51
and tying 5. In addition Alabama has been ranked nation
ally every year for the past six years tenth in 1959, ninth
I in 1960. first in 1961, fifth m
again in 1964. There is no other team in football that
has been nationally ranked for the past six successive
years.
The Tide was also ranked at the top of the heap in
pre-season polls, before it fell an 18-17 victim to Georgia
in the first game on a disputed play and a 7-7 tie by
Bowl bound Tennessee, on a mistake that cost them pos
session of the ball.
The Tide then came back, like any good team, and
won their last five games. Scoring an average of 25.4 to
their opponents 6.2 to land up in fourth place in both
wire polls, a berth behind third ranked Nebraska.
The Bama has done this with the record breaking per
formance of quarterback Steve Sloan. He ranks as the
team's leading offensive leader with 1499 yards on 264
plays for a per carry average of 5.7 and a 149.9 yard
output per game.
Looking ahead to the New Year's night clash between
two great football traditions ... If the Huskers can stop
j Sloan's passing and running
Dama. Mill, it s anybody s
I ing to win it 10-7.
It has been the home of the
University of Miami football
team since its opening, but in
1966, the Hurricanes will
share their "residence" with
Miami's entry in the Ame
can Football League.
Not only is the stadium
used for football games but it
is the scene of the annual
Easter Sunrise Pageant and
July Fourth Extravaganza
among other non-sport activi
ties. The Orange Bowl remained
in its original state until the
1939 classic, which featured
two unbeaten and untied
teams (Oklahoma and Ten
nessee). The attraction
caused enlargement of the
stadium's seating capacity to
38.000 by addition of wooden
Wayne Trimble of Cullman
was a flanker in Alabama's
offensive plans. Three games
later Steve Sloan received an
injury and Trimble moved to
quarterback to take up some
slack.
Sloan recovered and Trim
ble was stuck, having split
practice time to that point at
flanker and quarterback and
being a little behind at both
positions because of his sacri
fice. A few games later the
Crimson Tide wanted to tough-
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LARRY TOLLESON . . . Alabama's top
pass receiver, had a record-breaking year
in that department, managing 32 recep
tions for 274 yards for the Tide.
Swartz
the plain and simple fact of
sophomores of the 1965 squad
1962, mmn in law ana urs;
threat they've stopped Ala-
ball game and someone is go-
seats in the east and west end
zones.
Condemmed and razed in
1942, the end zones were re
placed in 1945 with tubular
supported sections. Addition
of 22,500 seats by steel and
concrete double-decking of
the north and south stands in
1947 upped the capacity to 60.
000 with the revamping proj
ect costing $1,300,000.
In 1950, 4,500 more seats
were squeezed in.
Three years later, $100,000
was raised to make the bowl
even bigger 7,100. In 1955,
at a cost of a half-million dol
lars, it again was remodeled
to accommodate 76,300.
The major remodeling (one
en its defense, so Trimble was
again summonded.
He became a rover (line
backer or monster in Bama's
setup) on Monday and started
at the position the next Sat
urday, against LSU in Baton
Rouge. He graded out amaz
ingly high for his first per
formance, turned in some big
plays against the Bayou Ben
gals and became a fixture at
that spot.
He improved in the Tide's
final two victories and inter-
On Rain Soaked Field . . .
Huskers' Drills Hard, Tough
By Jim Pearse
PHOENIX, ARIZONA Be
neath the brown slope of
Tempe Butte, Nebraska's
Cornhuskers went through the
second drill of their winter
camp in Phoenix, Arizona
Thursday morning.
The floor of Sun Devil Sta
dium remained soggy from
the unusual amount of mois
ture during the past week, and
the turf was beginning to show
the effects of the rugged drill.
The cool morning tempera
tures seemed to agree with
the hefty Huskers as their
crisp hitting indicated. Low
lying, dark grey clouds con
tinued to block out the bright
Arizona sun; however, except
Miami: Leading Sports Center Of USA
Miami, Fla. Whether it be
collegiate basketball, cham
pionship football, golf, tennis
or deep-sea fishing, there's
something for the sports fan
all year 'round in Metropoli
tan Miami.
This area is internationally
known for . its famous New
Year's Day Orange Bowl foot
ball classic, but add the rest
of the year's athletic high
lights to the calendar, and the
total points to Miami as the
leading sports center in t h e
U.S.
Spring Sports Vary
Spring features training ex
hibition baseball games be
tween leading major league
teams; summer sees thrilling
dog racing; autumn kicks off
a thrill-packed grid season in
the Orange Bowl and winter
lures championship horse
racing followers.
Throw in the annual Shrine
North-South College All Star
football game each December
with two teams of Ail-Americans
; top grade University of
ami basketball; the popular
and different Spanish sport,
jai-alai, and you're still just
million dollars worth) took
place in 1963. Bleachers were
removed from the east and
west end zones.
New permanent stands to
taling 8,600 seats were con
structed on the west side and
a beautifully landscaped park
complete with 50 coconut palm
and orange trees, a water
fountain shooting a stream 50
feet into the air, two pools 80
feet wide, a waterfall and a
giant 64-foot long electronic
scoreboard were installed in
the east end zone.
A complete new playing
field, increased lighting for
night games, a three-foot ele
vation of box seats and reno
vated press boxes, while the
west entrance was enhanced
cepted a pass against Auburn
in the championship finale.
Naturally, he's headed for the
starting assignment in the Or
ange Bowl on Jan. 1.
Wayne Trimble's ability to
adapt to a new position is
indicative of the personnel
situation at Alabama. A good
athlete will find a place to
play . . . that has been dem
onstrated time and again.
Dowdy Missed
Alabama footballers got
their share of post-season in
dividual awards, and yet one
of the best linemen in the
Southeastern Conference was
almost unanimously over
looked. Cecil Dowdy of Cherokee
didn't make the wire service
All-Conference teams, which
seems almost an injustice in
view of his tremendous abil
ity. Of course, its hard to pick
linemen, since they come in
for less statistical comparison
than backs, but films don't
misrepresent very often and
the films point out conclusive
ly that Dowdy is one of the
best.
It's hard to conceive of a
better blocker than Dow
dy, who operated as Ala
bama's strongest offen
sive tackle this past season.
Steve Bowman, the SEC's
leading rusher can tell you
about Dowdy, since most of
his 770 yards were gained over
the route cleared by the 6-1,
204-pound junior.
As a sophomore last year
Dowdy lettered behind A1J
American Wayne Freeman
and this season loomed as one
of the Tide's few experienced
interior linemen. His play
improved steadily over the
season and he has emerged
as one of the vital cogs in the
Crimson Tide offense.
for an occasional sprinkle, no
moisture fell.
With Coach Bob Devaney
out of town, his staff of as
sistants conducted group drills
and more conditioning. Coach
George Kelly worked with the
defensive line and linebackers
on pass rush plays while the
interior of the offensive line
was concentrating on blocking
assignments. Emphasis was
being placed on quickness and
speed in both groups.
On the other end of the field
the defensive backs w e r e
working on pass coverage
while their offensive counter
parts were smoothing out tim
ing on running plays. A final
group, made up of offensive
ends, ran through various
j scratching the surface.
Orange Bowl Festival Week
features powerboats, pigskins,
tennis, parades, pulchritude
and pageantry.
The Christmas-New Year's
holiday sports action features
'round-t h e-clock activities
with the four-day Orange Bowl
National Powerboat Regatta
seen by more people each year
than any other water event
It is televised nationally to
over 125 stations, and draws
almost every world record
holder and national champi
on speedboat driver in the
United States. '
Night Attractions Numerous
At night, the annual Hurri
cane Classic Basketball Tour
nament hosted by the Univer
sity of Miami features four
top teams in action.
Minute-by-minute thrills
and spectacular play highlight
football action during the an
nual Orange Bowl Classic be
tween two of the nation's lead
ing college grid powers on
jnew Year's Evening.
There's even a Junior
Orange Bowl football game be
tween two top teams of youths
by orange-colored asphalt
were additional alterations in
1963.
Prior to the 1965 season, 11
powerful floodlights were in
stalled to shine down from
the stands on the walkways
around the bowl along with
the erection of eight water
coolers.
In addition to high-caliber
football, the Orange Bowl
Game's appeal lies in its un
paralleled half-time show.
Eexcutive Vice President Sel
er. known as the "Mad Geni
us" for his imaginative spec
taculars, has built up the half
time show to the point where
columnist Walter Winchell re
cently wrote: "It makes ev
erything else in show busi
ness seem small time."
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STEVE BOWMAN . . .
Bama's rushing leader,
lost only 14 yards on 153
carries for 770 yards.
His play blocking is crisp
and accurate and despite his
lack of size, as tackles gen
erally go, Dowdy is strong,
fast and aggressive. He is one
of the Tide's most dependable
pass play blockers and on
many occasions Bama Coach
Paul Bryant has singled out
Dowdy's outstanding play.
Cook Dependable
Whether tight end Wayne
Cook is leading interference
for a touchdown, blocking a
man who weighs 30 pounds
more than he does or is catch
ing a pass for a first down,
5V
pass patterns on the slippery
field.
The team all seems to agree
on one point. They are wort
ing harder now than they ever
did during the regular sea
son. Al Kuel, reserve defensive
back and punter, resting dur
ing the workout said, "They
never worked us this hard
back home. We are running
more wind sprints and they
keep adding some each day."
He then rolled over and
stretched out to get some
rest.
Co-captain Frank S o 1 i c h
agreed, and added, "My knee
is getting better, but some
warm weather would sure
help it along."
in nearby Coral Gables.
Jai-Alai Popular
Greyhound racing and
jai-
alai take over as night sports
attractions. With four tracks
in operation in Greater Mi
ami, fast action is provided
almost all year long.
The ancient game of jai
alai, claimed to be the
world's fastest and most dan
gerous sport, is played night
ly at Miami Fronton through
the long winter season.
Visitors who prefer boating
activities will find sailing and
speedboat regattas almost ev
ery weekend throughout the
year on Biscayne Bay.
Closely associated with
boating is fishing and Miami
boats the finest. Whether it
be on Biscayne Bay, the Gulf
Stream, the Atlantic Ocean or
a fresh water river, the fish
are large, fast and delicious.
Golf and tennis tournaments
featuring leading stars are
presented periodically
throughout the winter.
Sports Never Lull
There is never a lull in
sports activity. Boxing and
wrestling matches are held
throughout the year, and
many of the fights are tele
vised nationally. Stock car
racing and other college and
high school sports events
round out the program.
Participant sports range
from golf and tennis to arch
ery and horseback riding.
Dade County and Miami pub
lic parks, located throughout
the area, provide excellent
facilities for many other forms
of outdoor activity including
shuffleboard, swimming, and
even bowling on the green.
There are 15 golf courses in
the area, twice as many
bowling alleys and countless
tennis courts. Visitors also
have the opportunity to hunt
in the nearby Everglades, wat
er ski, or just relax in the sun.
There are numerous facilities
for ocean, bay, pool and lake
swimming throughout the
year.
bt),
there is assurance that he
gives it all he has and then
some for the Crimson Tide.
ine b-i, m-pouna junior
from Montgomery is a "foot
ball player" which is the way
Alabama coaches best compli
ment a top gridder.
A tight end does not nor
mally receive much recog
nition, but when Cook stands
out on a play, most of the
time it comes in a critical
situation.
Looking back over the sea
son, Steve Sloan passed to No.
83 several times on key third
down situations while the de
fenders were watching such
men as Tommy Tolleson, Ray
Perkins and Dennis Homan.
Even more important, Cook
has demonstrated that he
knows w hat to do with the ball
when he latches on to it.
Tacklers have a difficult time
with him because of his deter
mination and running ability.
Cook, a junior, caught nine
passes this season for 144
yards and a 16-yard per catch
average, certainly respectable
for a tight end. Even with his
outstanding pass receiving
abilities. Cook is more valua
ble to the team as a blocker.
Much of SEC rushing leader
Steve Bowman's yardage has
been gained on Cook's side.
Cole Aggressive
Richard Cole is easy go
ing off the field, but come
Saturday afternoon he's a
rugged customer as a defen
sive tackle for the Alabama
Crimson Tide.
In fact, to see the good-natured
young man around Paul
Bryant Hall, one might won
der how he could muster up
enough steam to dump an op
posing halfback or quarter
back. But this past season
Cole made a reputation as an
Everyone remains in good
health despite the chilling
rains.
Some boys still had excess
energy after the morning
workout and used it to burn
up the Camelback Inn golf
course. Mike Kennedy, Rich
Haach, La Verne Allers, and
this reporter made up one of
the foursomes.
Kennedy found the tall sahu
aro cactus very tricky to shoot
around on the way to the
green, and the rest of the
group spent its time in the
sound trap.
Allers proved himself as
good a wedge man on the golf
course as he is on the football
field and won the round. Ken
nedy maneuvered his way to
a second place finish.
Sizing up the situation in the
club house, sportscaster Bob
Zenner joked, "After witness
ing that exhibition, I'm glad
we're not playing Alabama in
golf."
The Huskers have been well
received in the Valley of the
Sun. Students at ASU have
taken time out from hurrying
home chores to notice Ne
RASKA'S PRESENCE. A
junior, Jack Crimmings, com-
mented, It s a good thing the
field is wet with all the hitting
and wind sprints they are do
ing. If it was dry, cleats
might be caught in the turf
and injuries would result."
After Thursday afternoon's
workout the team had a free
night. Friday, Husker plans
for a day time drill, followed
by a heavy scrimmage under
the lights, in preparation for
the New Year's Night en
counter have been postponed
indefinitely due to heavy
rams.
Jeter, Osborne
Academic Picks
End Tony Jeter and guard
Jim Osberg were picked for
the Big Eight's all-Conference
academic first team.
Jeter is majoring in educa
tion and Osberg is not de
clared. To be eligible for the
award nominees must have
had at least a "B" average
during their last semester
quarter or year of academic
work.
The 22 making the team
automatically become candi
dates for academic all-America
teams to be announced
later this month.
Oklahoma placed the most
players with five selections,
Missouri and Colorado each
had four.
Nebraska players who re
ceived honorable mention in
cluded Mike Grace, Bill Haug,
Bill Johnson, Tom Pappas,
Ron Poggemeyer, Ernie Sig
ler and Joe Unis.
esire
aggressive tackier for the
youthful Crimson Tide.
Three years ago Richard
was in the limelight as an
All-State lineman with college
scouts knocking at the door.
To play football for Coach
Paul Bryant and Alabama
was a real challenge and the
hard-working Cole accepted
it.
He became a starter as a
freshman and played sparing
ly during his sophomore year,
but not quite enough to earn a
letter. Since last spring train
ing Cole has vastly improved
and early this season was
moved to the first defensive
unit. A knee injury sidelined
him for one game earlier, but
he recovered and has b e en
doing well ever since.
Cole, a 6-0, 200-pound husky
type, started the first game
against Georgia and has been
a starter in all the others,
except the one in which he was
injured. His best games came
against Alabama's toughest
opponents this year, LSU and
Auburn.
Against the Bengal Tigers
in Baton Rouge he made six
tackles and against Auburn
played perhaps his best game
of 1965. He was among the
many Tidesmen who constant
ly pestered Tiger quarterback
Alex Bowden into throwing
seven interceptions.
He turned in three tackles
and five assists in thai game
as the Crimson Tide captured
the SEC title in a showdown
match with its cross-state ri
val. A 'Christian gentleman, Cole
is one of the most faithful
"Fellowship of Christian Alh-
leies members in the U or
A chapter. He is treasurer of
the group and sneaks regular
ly to young groups during the
spring semesters.
