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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, December 13, 1968
Ted Owens' better-half active too
Head KU basketball coach Ted Owens first dated his wife, Nancy, on the sly.
He was an American history instructor at Cameron College. She was his student.
Their storybook courtship began in March of her freshman year and ended four months later at the altar.
MRS. TED OWENS "Everything I do is a hobby."
Sitting before the Christmas tree in their ranch-style home 11 years later, Mrs. Owens reflected that her husband's pre-Civil War history course at Cameron was referred to as "Uccle Teddy's Story Hour" because he told so many stories.
The pert blonde, dressed in casual beige slacks and a knit top, spoke freely of her family and their many interests. The Owens have two daughters, Kelly, 6, and Nancy, 9.
This fall she enrolled in an adult education art class because she loves paintings.
The wife of KU's basketball coach modestly claims that she is not a joiner. "Everything I do is a hobby." she explained.
Although basketball occupies the Owens' limelight, the versatile mother of two bowls weekly on a local team and last July won the Lawrence Country Club nine-hole golf championship.
If Jayhawks boast an outstanding basketball record under the leadership of coach Ted Owens, his wife rates an equi
"After we were married, I enrolled in his post-Civil War class and didn't make nearly as good a grade!"
missed one home basketball game in her husband's five seasons at KU.
It has been only recently, Mrs. Owens explained, that the youngest member of the family appreciates the game.
"Kelly has finally gotten to the age that she can sit quietly and watch without eating the field house out of food!"
A tenured basketball enthusiast, Mrs. Owens confided that she knows more about the game
"The average fan neither knows the fundamentals of the game nor realizes the work involved behind the scenes."
now than she did when they were married.
The young housewife said she occasionally travels with her husband on one of his many speaking engagements.
"There's no let up on things to do," she said, referring to her husband's rigorous schedule. "He recruits area players in the state over vacations."
She explained that the KU coach serves on the Lawrence Human Relations Board and last summer inaugurated a basketball camp in Lawrence to teach boys from all over the United States the fundamentals of basketball.
Both confusion and excitement prevail in the Owens' household on game days, she admitted.
She chuckled to recall that two years ago the coach always wore the same coat to games.
"When Ted is home, between meetings and the pre-game meal, he's usually on the telephone."
"It was lightweight and made of hopsacking. He shed it after we lost to Colorado."
Although the coach is depressed after a Jayhawk loss, Mrs. Owens said her husband doesn't make excuses.
Win or lose, Ted's unhappy if the team didn't play well."
"He studies the statistics—in
fact, we all do—because there are usually reasons for a team loss.
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Christmas holidays bring professional rallies to KU
To aid the student in determining his social activities during the coming weeks, parties have been classified as dry (no booze), moist (little drinking and lots of sipping), wet (booze
By JUDI DIEBOLT Kansan Staff Writer
It's Christmas time and the rally season at KU has reached its social peak. The next two weeks will be filled with holiday cheer coming from assorted brands and bottles.
Continuing its fine party tradition, academic and social groups have planned events which will help KU retain its professional status among the Playboy magazine listings of the top ten party schools in the United States.
For the last two years, KU and the University of Missouri have been excluded from the list. The magazine editors explained that in the efforts of fairness, amateur rallyers cannot be ranked against two professional party schools.
As a public service the University Daily Kansan offers the following list of what and where the action is until classes resume.
all night) and flood (a real rally).
Dry: Lewis Hall Christmas Formal, December 20; Ellsworth Hall Christmas Formal, December 20; Corbin Hall Christmas Party and the G.S.P. Christmas Party
Moist: Acacia Ski Party, December 14 (hot-bucket rum).
Wet: Beta Theta Pi Turkey Pull, December 21 (for the Betas it will be wet); Delta Upsilon Trophy Girl, December 15; Alpha Tau Omega Christmas Formal, December 20; Phi Gamma Delta Christmas Party, December 19.
West Hills Holiday Parties (to be held every weekend at your friendly towing company); Argo Apartments (date to be announced by James Comer, social activities director); Sigma Nu White Rose, December 14 (if they get out of the Stables in time Saturday afternoon).
Flood: Law School Christmas Party, December 20 (always a biggie); the Kansan Christmas Party, December 19.
KU Orange Bowl Victory Parties, New Year's Day (all over Miami).
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