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Friday, October 14, 1977
University Daily Kansan
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more cars began to appear on campus in the '50s, and a shiny convertible, such as this '49 Ford with female passengers, was certain to draw a downtown on a weekend evening.
Stellar cage team dazzled in '52
It was the Big Seven then, not the Big Eight. But the picture was much the same.
The Oklahoma Sooners are the dominating force in collegiate football, and the Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats were the conference's basketball powers.
The year was 1952, and it was a year that would not be forgotten by the KU basketball team. It finished the season with a 28-3 record that included a conference title, the NCAA championship—the only one in KU who won a win over NIT champion La Salle for the gold medal. In the United States in the Olympics, where they won the gold medal.
SEVEN MEMBERS of the KU team made the trip to Helsinki, Finland, for the "52 Olympic Charlie Hoag, Boh Houghton, Charlie Chance, John Kenney, Kenney, Clyde Lovette and Boh Lephard.
In Helsinki, the players were joined by KU coach Forrest "Phog" Allen, who served as an assistant coach. The U.S. team, made up of the seven KU players and seven from an AAU squad, won the gold medal with a 36-25 victory over the Soviet Union.
Lienhard, now the vice-president of the Lawrence First National Bank, said the success of the 1952 team could be attributed to the fact that "we had some good athletes."
Among the "good athletes" on the "OCE"
squad was All-American center Clyde Lo-
ce, a former member of the U.S. Air Force.
...25 years
Lienhard said, other players started flocking to KU.
ALLEN, CONSIDERED the dean of college basketball coach, recorded his 700th victory during the 1952 season with a win over Oklahoma A & M. He was more than 100 victories ahead of all active college coaches at that time.
"He was ahead of his time in coaching technique and he was a great psychologist." Lienhard said. "His ability to get a team to play up to its capabilities was one thing other coaches didn't have. I also think he was an excellent recruiter."
Hogan, now an insurance executive in Topeka, came to KU on a football scholarship. He wound up on an Olympic basketball team.
"Phog encouraged me to go out for basketball when I don't have any intention to
HOAG, TWICE an All-American in foot-ball in football, basketball and track lettered to the
"It was a difficult transition for me personally, both physically and in ability. But
for Phog and J. V. Sykes, ("52 football coach"), it was never a problem.
"In fact, Phog really liked having a football player on his roster. I don't know the reasoning for it, maybe because generally football players were stronger and could be
Hog recalled that Oklahoma prevented U from capturing the Big Seven football title.
"IN SOME regards the conference hasn't changed a whole lot. The strength still remains."
KU finished the 52 football season with a
3 record, losing to Oklahoma, Missouri
and Florida.
In track, under the guidance of coach Bill
Miller, they cross-country, indoor and outdoor
competes.
in cross-country, Senior Herb Semper and Sophomore Wes Sawney paced Easton's squad to the Jayhawks' fifth consecutive conference crown.
A WEEK after the league meet, Semper successfully defended his NCAA cross country title at East Lansing, Mich., and became the third runner in the history of the event to capture the top spot for an NCAA team at 20 minutes, a record for the four-mile course.
That May, KU won its first Big Seven conference track and field championship since
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Fall revelry resurrected
By JON PLATT
Homecoming in 1982 was a revival of traditions for KU students after most homecoming activities had been called off the year before.
Staff Writer
In 1951, celebrations were canceled so that students could assist North Lawrence flood victims, but, a year later, not even the students could drink a sturdy drizzle could dash homeless adults.
In 1951, there was a noticeable emphasis on boosting school unity and reviving school traditions, including house decorations, pep rallies and a Homecoming Dance.
The administration replaced bonfires and parades with a new, more manageable tradition, "Jayhawk Follies," a variety and not the usual kind. It was installed for Friday in Hoch Auditorium.
HOMECOMEWEEKEND began with a Friday morning all-campus pep rally, which
reconvened in Hoch Auditorium at 7 that night. The rally was followed by the traditional varsity-freshman basketball game. The varsity wonly won, 41-37.
The follies began after the basketball game. Acts included a trampoline routine, a modern dance and music by the glee clubs and band.
The hit of the show, however, was Doc Yak, a character who was pushing his latest miracle preparation, "streptocornhakeus," to indicate Cornuaskers from football fields.
THE DRIZZLE continued during the coronation of Mary Louise Lavy as homecoming queen. Her attendants were Lois Bett Lowell and Stephanie Drake.
itself was a nightmare, played on a field so muddy that by play of play neither team's uniforms were recognizable. The fitness of the uniforms reflected the dimical progress of the game.
WITH OR WITHOUT Doc Yak, the underlying mood on Saturday was appalled. The game was highly regarded that year, and two of KU's top players were on the injured list and another had polio. Additionally, out of tenteen games, Nebraska had won eight.
The losing tradition continued. The game
Music was provided by Gene Hall and his orchestra. The chaperones included Donald Alderson, now dean of men, and Keith Lawton, now director of facilities planning, Dean Martha Peterson and Alexander Mitchell. Administration was 50 cents.
Things wound up on a happier note, because the Homecoming Dance was held indoors—in the Military Science building. The theme was football and the hall was decorated with pennants, goal posts, streamers and mums.
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