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by JIM JOHNSTON
Sports Editor
There's no Big Eight
championship at stake when
Nebraska and Colorado collide
at the Coliseum Saturday.
There's not even a serious NIT
bid on the line.
The game is on TV and
starts at 3:20 p.m. Poor
circumstances and starting time
to draw a capacity crowd.
It's rather unfortunate.
Because two of the most
colorful players ever to wear a
Nebraska uniform will be
saying goodbye to Cornhusker
fans Saturday .
AND THE OLD Coliseum
just won't be the same without
them.
Marvin Stewart and Leroy
Chalk, the only two seniors on
the Husker squad, have
enjoyed record smashing
success at Nebraska.
With still two games
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Two Cornhuskers were
named to the Associated Press
all Big-Eight team Thursday
evening.
Nebraska's 'Marv Stewart,
hitting at a 21 A clip this
season, was named to tlu first
team all Big-Eight team. And
Chuck Jura, the 6-10 junior
from Schuyler, was selected to
the second team.
Stewart was joined on the
first team by 6-8 Cliff "Meely,
Colorado, 6-10 Dave Robisch,
Kansas. 6-7 Henry Smith,
Missouri, and 6-5 Bud
Stallworth, Kansas.
The second team included
6-4 Pierre Russell, Kansas, 6-0
Scott Martin, 'Oklahoma, 6-10
Roger Brown, Kansas, and 6-1
Gene Mack, iowa State
Honorable mention
included 6-6 'David Hall and
6-10 Steve Mitchell, both from
Kansas State, 6-3 Jack
DeVilder, Iowa State, and 6-5
Bobby Jack and 6-9 Clifford
Ray, both of Oklahoma.
The last Cornhusker who
received first team all Big-Eight
honors was Stewart Lantz in
1968. Lant is now playing
with San Diego in the National
Basketball Association.
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weekend
Friday
Swimming: Big-Eight Swimming
meet at Oklahoma.
Wrestling: Drake here, 7:30 p.m.
in the Coliseum.
Saturday
Basketball Colorado here, 3 'J20
p.m. in the Coliseum.
Gymnastics: at Colorado.
Swimming: Big-Eight swimming
meet at Oklahoma.
FRIDAYMARCH 5, 1971
Chalk end Coliseum careers
remaining, Stewart owns
individual season records for
most field goals (198), points
(514), best average 2L4) and
is nearing the senior season
record for most free throws of
131, Stewart has H 8.
AS A SOPHOMORE
Stewart set records for free
throws (107) and free throw
attempts i(150). He owns the
career record for field goals in
a game I A) and has a 17,1
career scoring average which is
just shy of Tom Baack's 17,2
record.
Stewart, despite missing
most of last season, is the third
leading scorer in Nebraska
history with 3,096, Chalk's
success has been in rebounding.
His 260 caroms this season is a
Nebraska season record and
Chalk also owns the career
rebounding mark i(752). As a
sophomore, Leroy established
a sophomore record with 257
Tebounds.
But there's more to Marvin
Stewart and Leroy Chalk than
basketball statistics. There's a
personality behind each that is
unique.
" I " D BASICALLY
DESCRIBE myself as a good
person,"" said Stewart. 'l mean
1 like to have a lot of fun, but 3
don't know anybody that
knows me really well that hates
me. I like all far -out things an
clothes and some of the hippie
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Chalk, '"I'd describe Leroy as a
great person," said Marv.
"There's not a day that goes by
that Leroy doesnt have a
smile. He's really got a great
attitude."
Chalk, like Stewart, also
likes far out things in clothes.
While in Boulder, Colo,, this
season, Stewart and Chalk
spent two hours in a "far out"
clothing store getting fitted for
custom made cowboy shirts
and pants.
ALTHOUGH PLAYING
ball has always been it for
Stewart and Chalk, there's
other challenges facing them,
H always wanted to ride a
horse," said Stewart, 1 4on
mean one of those tame little
ponies, you know, but a real
bucking horse. The kind like
the Indians and cowboys used
to ride,"
But Stewart is putting the
challenge of playing pro
basketball in front of horse
riding.
'"Basketball has always been
my life," said Marv, who was
drafted Sby the New York Nets
in the third round of the ABA
draft. Td rather play in the
NBA, but it all 'depends upon
who drafts me and several
oth er things."
CHALK, PRESENTLY
PRACTICE teaching in seventh
grade, will graduate in July,
"But I still think about playing
some pro ball," said Leroy,'"!
may just give it a try if I get
drafted,"
Although disappointed in
not going to any post-season
tournaments, both players have
enjoyed basketball at
Nebraska.
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"The Coliseum is a great
floor to play on and the
Nebraska fans have been
great," said Chalk.
Nebraska's fans have been
great to Leroy and Marvin,
And the two have provided the
fans with good,
exciting-basketball.
But it all comes to an end at
the Coliseum Saturday. final
salute by Nebraska fans would
be a wellnearred reward.
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