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Thursday, September 19. 1974
University Daily Kansan
Flanker wants to shed 'obnoxious jock' image
By PHIL BRADY Sports Reporter
With a woman at his side, Bruce Adams approached a group of students during the first week of school and announced his engagement to her.
The surprised students reacted exactly as Adams wanted them to—they believed him.
To Adams, University of Kansas flanker, the announcement was a harmless practical joke. To the insulted students, however, it was typical behavior from obvious Adams. Obnoxious is a tag Adams has been asked for with three years and wants to shed.
"Most people look at me or any of the other athletes from a distance and just talk about us," Adams said recently. "They ask you for what you do rather than what you are."
"I'm Bruce Adams first and football player second. But people just look at you as a jock. That's when people get the objection." Because I'm different as a football player,
"But you see I just like everybody else. I enjoy drinking and I enjoy girls. I enjoy life and I love football. Luckily, I happen to excel in something I love. I try to be the best girl. I don't do that. And I play ball just like I live my life. Raise a little hell and have a good time."
"It's easy to pick out a guy who everybody knows and say, 'Well, he didn't say hi to so he must be conceited. 'Well, how are we supposed to know everyone?' I get the biggest kick out of people who sincerely want to meet me as a friend."
The glamour image may not pertain to Adams as much this year as in the past. An off season his junior year because of a hamstring palued with the emergence of split end Emmett Edwards means Adams must fight to regain the recognition he earned last season and he snagged 39 receptions for 704 yards and made second team all-big Eight.
Adams was elated with the Jayhawks but disappointed with the passing stalwart.
The comeback attempt was marred Saturday against Washington State. Three passes were thrown to Adams. All were incomplete.
"The last two years the receiver could expect to have Jaynes (David Jaynes) throw 30 times a game, with but with the Veer-T and the kind of receivers we have, I can only hope for five passes a game row," said Adams, "and I don't like that.
"I'm a receiver and I want to be thrown. If it's for the good of the team it's great but only to a point. If one pass will score the winning touchdown it's cool.
"But if I'm thrown one pass and we beat that's not cool. I know I can contribute
Junior Varsity face K-State in 1974 opener
The University of Kansas Junior Varsity football team will open its 1974 season tomorrow when it faces Kansas State University. Kickoff time is 2 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. There is no admission for students with a KU-ID.
Twenty freshman and about 10 upperclassmen will form the nucleus of the team. Two other freshmen, Jerry Calovich, who recently underwent knee surgery, and Percy Battles, who has a leg injury, will not play.
Dick Foster, head JV coach, will start his fourth year at KU with a team he thinks will be much better than any of the recent freshmen on JV teams. He will be assisted by McDonald and Pat Henderson, all three are former KU football players.
Because senior Robin Gale and juniors Johnny Learned and Robert McKaskill are both sophomore level, Foster said he had some difficulty in maturity of the team. However, he said he thought they would quickly improve and become a good team before the season is over.
Four freshmen are with the varsity traveling team and will go to Tennessee. They are Melvin Barrens, Bill Campfield, Tom Dinkel and Jim Young. This reduces the number of the 26 freshmen who are on scholarship and who will be able to play.
The JV team will run the same offense and defense as the varsity in order to prepare them for future play. They are the third linebacker-in-line with two linebackers and four backs.
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The JV schedule includes another game with K-State in Manhattan Oct. 11, two games with Missouri Sept. 30 in Columbia and two games with North Carolina Haskell Junior College on Oct. 31 at Haskell.
American Volunteers serving for two years in Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific are multicultural helping developing Missions in their manpower needs in the 70's.
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Adams' confidence has many times been that for concert but he is quick to point out the difference.
to the team. If they don't throw to me or the other receivers that's sturid."
"Conect is信心 you're good," Adams said. "Confidence is knowing you're good." And I know I'm good. You see, if you feel good you look good; if you look good you play and act confident. You have to have everyone has to, no matter what they do."
Adams' philosophy is apparent during games through the way he suits up and the height of his stance.
"Last year I came out with a little blue towel with my number on it," Adams said. "I didn't need it for anything but it gave me a little class. It made me feel good."
"That's not hot dog. Neither is spiking a ball after a touchdown. Man, you've just done something. You're just plain happy and that's how you show it.
"I figure if I'm out there beating my rear against another guy and I've beaten him I deserve something. You just can't get up like a robot after a good play. We're all doing it better than we are for me to do a little extra for the crowd and myself when I make a big play.
"Even when you suit up for a game you want to look different. Like when you go out on a date, you want that chick to know you have class. Well, it's the same in football.
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"May be the defensive back is going to call you a pretty boy, but if you burn him, then you're going to tell him, this pretty boy just wants us to best respect me for the rest of the day."
Dealing with defensive backs is a prime concern of every receiver. The confrontation often is supplemented with a verbal competition. The defensive back and
"I've got defensive backs talking out my ear," Adams said. "I've got to be cool. I am a tough body, though. I don't worry about keeping me safe. I own that guy for the rest of the game."
the receiver try to break each other's concentration. Adams said he was faced with the problem often, but he had an experienced way of handling it.
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Starting safety Kurt Knuff broke his thumb in what Don Fambrough, coach, called a freak accident. Knoff won't play this Saturday at Tennessee and is out indefinitely. Chris Golub, Shawnee Mission sophomore will start in his place.
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