Wednesday, January 17, 1979
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Moore to get offer
By NANCY DRESSLER
Sports Editor
Moore, who was fired Nov. 16 from his job as KU's head football coach, should get a letter from Bob Marcum, KU's athletic director. The letter is a second try by the University to settle its financial obligations with the former coach.
Bud Moore might be watching for the mailman more closely than usual today.
At the time of his firing, Moore still had two years remaining on a five-year contract. In salary alone, KU owes Moore about $7,700, according to the contract's terms. And that figure doesn't include some fringe benefits that Moore says are due him.
KU officials have already tried to settle with Moore by making an offer in December, about a month after the firing. But Moore, reached at home Monday, said that offer was "considerably less" than what the judge ordered for and thus was unacceptable to him.
"A contract is a contract," Moore said. "I had opportunities to not honor my portion of it. I could have gone other places but I didn't. I stayed here."
No one is saying just how much the settlement offers Moore, who has threatened to leave if he doesn't accept.
WHEN ASKED this week if he still in
tended to go to court, Moore said, "I would like to avoid any public controversies at our side."
Marcum said a second settlement offer was mailed late Monday and that Moore would be prompted to make another offer was prompted by Moore's response in a newspaper story to his request.
The story was the first time he became aware of Moore's reaction to the offer, more.
But it appears a court action may result unless the University offers Moore the full amount as stated in the contract, even though Moore has yet to hire an attorney. The court would not have seen the second contract offer but said that he would still hold out for the full amount.
Moore was hired in Dec. 1974, replacing head coach Dam Brombaugh. Fambrough has been rehired to replace Moore. In his first season, Moore led a 7-5 season mark, including a 33-19 loss to Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl. Moore was Big John's co-champion and runner-up for national titles.
"After I read it in the paper, I talked to Mike Davis (University counsel) and Chancellor Dykes and we decided we should make another offer." Marcum said.
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