Wednesday, Dec. 18, 1963 University Daily Kansan
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Basketball Upset Tops Campus Sports Scene
By Roy Miller (Sports Editor)
The following constitutes what this reporter thinks were the top stories in KU sports in 1963.. while all the time thinking the really big campus story of the year was the Daily Kansan news-editorial department's basketball victory over the UDK bucksters
The last 12 months will be remembered as the time KU enjoyed surprise victories . . . suffered some surprise defeats . . . had a freshman football placekicker with an artificial limb . . . and had an "iron man" in the varsity basketball.
Maybe it's because it happened just recently, or because it was such a surprise, but the honors for the top KU sports story of 1963 go to the varsity basketball team for its upset over Cincinnati. The KU victory stopped the Bearcats' winning streak in Cincinnati at 90 games and vaulted the Jayhawkers as high as 10th place in the wire service polls.
ANOTHER BIG STORY of the year also involved an upset. The
KU swimming team defeated the Air Force Academy last week. The Falcons are considered one of the top swimming teams in the country and the victory could give KU enough momentum for a truly fine swimming season.
Wrestling returned to the KU sports scene in 1963. Not only will a revival of the sport keep KU from automatically losing points in the Big Eight all-sports standing, but wrestling promises to stir up considerable fan interest here as at other schools in the Big Eight, a conference known as the kingpin in intercollegiate wrestling.
Last Spring, A.C. (Dutch) Lonborg was permitted to stay on past the compulsory retirement age as KU's athletic director. A plan which would have made Jack Mitchell head football coach and athletic director was tabled by the State Board of Regents.
Last fall, an expansion of Memorial Stadium was completed, adding 6,500 new seats and a three-deck press box to the structure. The stadium, which has
grown a section at a time over the years, was re-dedicated at the half of KU's football upset over Syracuse.
IN FOOTBALL, one of the biggest stories was KU's loss to Iowa State. The Cyclones won with a successful field goal attempt with 1:20 to play. KU fought to the end, an unbelievable 65-yard passing play rising the hopes of Memorial Stadium fans.
Gale Sayers, junior halfback, was named to several all-America teams. Galloping Gale became the greatest ground-gainer in KU history, gained more yardage than any other conference ball carrier ever had before in two seasons, and appears to be within reach of the conference career rushing record.
In freshman football, Ron Manka hobbled out onto the field for extra point and field goal attempts. He made the attempts. He was hobbling because his kicking foot was part of an artificial limb.
KU Forward Out Six Weeks
Riney Lochmann, starting basketball forward, will be out of action for at least six weeks, it was learned yesterday.
Lochmann, 6-5 sophomore, reinjured his right knee in KU's game with UCLA Saturday. He was to undergo surgery today at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City.
The Jayhawks open their annual Western road swing at New Mexico tomorrow night.
Harp named Renko. 6-4 sopho-
more, to fill Lochmann's place.
"This means we'll probably play Walter (Wesley, 6-11 sophomore) more in the pivot." Harp said. "We don't want to rush him into the game, but circumstances demand that we do this, using George (Unseld, 6-7 junior) more at forward.
"We hope we can work improvements out of this on the trip and through the Big Eight tournament."
A WIRE SERVICE feature about Manka's efforts against the Missouri freshman team was used in newspapers coast-to-coast. The inspirational player was the subject of network radio broadcasts.
Another inspirational participant in KU sports in 1963 was Nolen Ellison. Ellison, who ended his days as a basketball player last winter, was KU's "iron man" as there were few moments the likable guard was not playing.
Ellison was an all-Big Eight selection and scored more points in his career than any other guard in KU history.
In track, there were several big stories, both on an individual
basis and on the team level.
BUZZ MANNING BECAME the first pole vault in state of Kansas athletic history to pole vault higher than 15 feet. Manning already this winter has vaulted 15'8" indoors in practice.
Yul Yost, who began shot-putting at the age of 30, was still going strong in the shot-put event for KU at 32. He improved his distance from the year before in surprising fashion and won first place in his event in nearly every meet in the indoor and outdoor track season for KU.
The KU outdoor track team, looking weak in most of its early season meets, surprised everyone and won the outdoor conference meet. Some of the participants in that victory were members of the 1963 cross country squad which placed first in the conference in a less unexpected manner.
It was in 1963 boy met girl for the first time in KU sports history. . and boy won. Jim Burns defeated Carol Hanks of Washington University in tennis for one of Miss Hanks' few defeats of her celebrated intercollegiate season.
IN BASEBALL. Carl Nelson pitched KU to a 9-1 victory over Arkansas, striking out 18 batters for what is believed to be a school record.
Bowling brought KU its one and only national title in 1963. The varsity bowling team won first place in the playoffs in Chicago of the National Inter-collegiate Bowling Association.
The Betas continued to dominate intramural football competition. Just as they do every year, it seems, the Betas won the A and B "Hill" touch football titles.
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