Thursday. Sept. 17, 1959 University Daily Kansan
Page 7
Volleyball Team Has 2 All Americas
The University of Kansas volleyball team begins its fourth season with a nucleus of veterans and high hopes for a winning year.
Leading the returning plaque winners are All Americas Eob Russell and Glen Buell. Setman Bill Henson and spiker Bruce Wells also return from last year's team which took second in the National Collegiate tournament.
"We have to start early because we must develop our players from scratch." Coach Kevin Jones said.
ALSO BACK IS plaque winner Bob Cooksey who missed the nationals last year because of a knee injury. They will be joined by squadmen Dick Lee, Ecb Harper, Bob Lockwood, Pete Abbott and Jim Husser.
"With one exception our entire squad consists of men who had no previous experience when they started here. We lay off during basketball intramurals and only practice twice a week during most of the season so there is less conflict with studies than in most sports."
The volleyball season starts in September and ends with the National Championship (to be held in Dallas this year) in early May.
KANSAS HAS built an enviable record in national competition finishing third once and second twice in the three years the Jayhawkers have entered competition. One Kansas has been named All America twice and four other members have been named once.
In regular season play, Kansas has not been quite so successful The Jayhawker squad finds its competition by entering YMCA tour-
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neys since no other universities in the area play volleyball. YMCA teams are usually tougher than college teams due to more experience but Kansas has won about half of their games during the regular season.
This year the team expects to enter tournaments in Des Moines, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Tulsa, St. Louis and Wichita as well as the nationals in Dallas. Tournaments are planned in Lawrence for early November and March.
COACH JONES, who officiated at the Fan American Games in Chicago where the United States won the men's volleyball championship said that volleyball offers an unusual opportunity for freshmen.
"It is one of the few sports in which a man with no experience can hope to represent the University in national competition. Freshmen are eligible to play in their first year and last year one was on the squad that placed second in the nationals."
Ex-Jayhawker Homer Floyd established two Big Eight records in the kickoff returns department during his career at KU—most yards returned season (1956), 118 yards in 13 returns; and most yards returned career (1956, 57, 58), 808 yards in 34 returns.
Floyd Punt Return Champ
SPEEDY END-One of the movable players on the Kansas roster is end John Peppercorn who lettered at tackle two years and has also played in the backfield. Peppercorn will share co-captain duties with tackle Ken Fitch this season.
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