Monday, October 30, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Trackmen Olison-Ard victorious on gridiron
By Chip Rouse Kansan Sports Editor
Two individuals who are not even listed in the 1967 KU football brochure played key roles in the Jayhawks' 28-14 conquest of Iowa State Saturday.
Flankerbacks Ben Olison and Gary Ard, a pair if immigrants from the Jayhawk track team, made their names known to the KU football world with a pair of vital pass receptions against the Cyclones.
Olison was on the scoring end of a Bob Douglass aerial in the second quarter which put the crimson and blue out in front by a score of 14-0. The play covered 42 yards. "It felt great," Olison said. "All I was actually worried about was catching the ball."
Ard hauled in a 59-yard pass in the third quarter, setting up KU's third score of the ball game. Ard's reception placed the ball on the Iowa State 14 yard line, and two plays later, the Hawks struck paydirt.
Although listed as rookies, neither Olison nor Ard is being introduced to the game of football for the first time.
Olison was a tailback at Bakersfield (Calif.) High School and a flankerback at Bakersfield Junior College, while Ard played offensive and defensive end in high school at Modesto, Calif., and defensive halfback at Modesto Junior College, before transferring to KU.
"I just wanted to play again." Olison said when asked about his reason for going out for the football squad.
Both Olison and Ard are members of KU's 1967 world-record sprint medley relay team, and they reminded the Iowa State defensive secondary of this fact Saturday.
Neither Olison nor Ard feels football hinders their track conditioning programs. "In fact, it helps," Olison said. "By playing another sport you don't get bored—it's a good change of pace."
Ard, who wants to be a member of the United States Olympic team some day, feels track and football are pretty much the same as far as conditioning is concerned.
Olison, who weighs in at 170 pounds, and Ard, who tips the scales at 150 pounds, are the two smallest players on the KU gridiron squad. But, neither seems to be bothered by it.
"At flankerback, you don't run into the heavier boys as much," Olison said. "Most of the defensive halfbacks and safeties are usually about the same size as you."
"You just don't think about it," Ard quipped.
Scanning the Big Eight
ARKANSAS 28.
KANSAS STATE 7
The Wildkittens were close until Tommy Tranham intercepted a Bill Nossek pass early in the fourth quarter to stop a KSU drive on the Arkansas 31. From there the Hogs scored two TD's in the last quarter to hand K-State its fourth loss.
OKLAHOMA 7. MISSOURI 0
Oklahoma's vaunted and powerful offense was held to 150 yards rushing, half of what it's used to, as the Tigers nearly pulled a major upset. MU had pushed to
the OU 10, but failed in its late third quarter scoring attempt.
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NEBRASKA 29,
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 0
High Tuesday about 60 with sunny skies. No rain is expected during the next couple of days.
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts mostly fair weather tonight and Tuesday. Colder temperatures tonight will be in the high 20's with northerly winds.
OKLAHOMA STATE 10,
COLORADO 7
The Cornhuskers converted two intercepted passes and a fumble recovery into touchdowns and whipped TCU. Quarterback Frank Patrick threw for two TDs.
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Craig Kessler's 26-yard field goal late in the third period handed CU its first defeat in 10 games and provided the weekend's biggest upset. OSU marched for a TD after the opening kick-off.
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