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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday November 24,1987 Vol.98,No.67
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
(USPS 650-640)
Valesente fired as Kansas football coach
Frederick says team must make progress
By CRAIG ANDERSON
Kansas football coach Bob Valesente was fired yesterday by Athletic Director Bob Frederick. Valesente was offered a position as an associate athletic director, but he declined the offer.
Frederick said that he made the decision Sunday night after many weeks of deliberation.
See related stories p. 9 and 12.
"It was not an easy decision to make," he said at a news conference. "In recent days some have said this is an academic issue or an alumni-versus-faculty issue. It was an issue of progress of the football team on the field. In the last two years there don't have an Ivy league."
KUAC's chairman resigns in protest
By MIKE CONSIDINE
Staff writer
Anthony Redwood, chairman of the Kansas University Athletic Corporation for the last five years, announced his intention to resign yesterday to protest the firing of football coach Bob Valesente.
"It was an unprincipled decision, and I'm protesting it the only way I can," Redwood said. "I feel the integrity of the University itself is at stake. This is one aspect of the athletic program I feel I can't live with."
At a news conference in Summerfield Hall, Redwood announced that he had called an emergency meeting of the KUAC board at 3 p.m. today in the Phillips Room of the Adams Alumni Center. Redwood said that his resignation would be formally announced at that time.
Kansas Athletic Director Bob Frederick said, "I respect his opinion and his decision to do so if that's what he feels like he should do. He's given
In a prepared statement, Redwood said that during the past decade, Kansas football had a history of revolving coaches and a quick-fix philosophy. He said that Valesente was denied the opportunity to see his program through to success.
"He should have been kept on at least for another year but preferably for the length of his contract," Redmond says. "Santee's contract lays two more years."
Redwood said that Frederick told him of the decision at 8 p.m. Sunday. Redwood said that he phoned the KUAC board to call the meeting after a second conversation with Frederick.
Although KUAC by-laws state that the decision to hire and fire coaches belongs to the athletic director, Redwood said that he thought the board should have been involved.
Date
Nov. 27-29
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Opponent
DIAL CLASSIC
WICHITA STATE
Ohio State Invitational
DRAKE
PHILLIPS
Minnesota
San Diego State Tourn
ORAL ROBERTS
Missouri-Kansas City
OKLAHOMA CITY
MISSOURI
Iowa State
Colorado
NEBRASKA
OKLAHOMA STATE
KANSAS STATE
Oklahoma
COLORADO
Oklahoma State
IOWA STATE
Nebraska
Kansas State
OKLAHOMA
Missouri
Big Eight Tournament
Location
"I would have liked Bob Frederickr to preferably have discussed it with the board last week when it was at issue." Redwood said. "If that was
Location
LAWRENCE, KAN.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Columbus, Ohio
LAWRENCE, KAN.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Minneapolis, Minn.
San Diego, Calif.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Kansas City, Mo.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Ames, Iowa
Boulder, Colo.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Norman, Okla.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Stillwater, Okla
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Lincoln, Neb.
Manhattan, Kan.
LAWRENCE, KAN.
Columbia, Mo.
Salina, Kan.
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Deborah Richardson
Center 6-4,145,Jr.
Personal: Richardson, whose nickname "Scented" is the daughter of M. and Mrs. Eugene Harris. She is the cousin of Cleveland Brown running back Curis Dickey. She is a transfer to Kansas from Kilgoor Junior College.
Background: Richardson comes to Kansas after a successful career at Kigure Junior College. There, she averaged 19 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots a game wife leading Kigore to the NCA finals. She then finished fourth her freshman year and sixth her sophomore year. She was an all-conference session and was the conference Newcomer-of-the-year as a freshman. At Bryan High School in Bryan, Texas, she received All-American mention by Sheryl Snyder and her basketball and track and reach the state finals in basketball in both her sophomore and junior seasons.
Comment: What do you like to be called, Deborah or Stretch? "Well the only person who calls me Deborah is my mother."
Karen Morgan
Guard 5-2,110,Fr.
Personal: Morgan, the shortest member of the Jayhawk this season, is the daughter Edward and Vynena Roberta. She was born in 1938 and 1949 and to major in Business.
Background: Karen lauren in volleyball softball and basketball at St. Martin DePorter High School in Detroit, Mich. She was an all-age selection in seven of the three sports. Morgant set scores by scoring 22 points and assists as assists in a single game her junior season.
Comment: Has your size affect your playing style?
"When I was younger, my size helped me because I was quicker than most players. But now it is a disadvantage because everyone is quick."
Heather Rhodes
Forward 5-8,150,Fr
Personal: Heather was born on May 19, 1969 in Hawley but attended Baldwin High School. She is the daughter of George and Pat Ridoux. She is planning to major in
Background: Rhodes lettered in basketball, tennis, track and cross country at Badwin High School. She is a walk-on to the successful high school success.
Comment: What has basketball taught you?
"It has taught me to set goals for myself, and to never give up because hard work pays off."
LaTanya Nelson 42
Personal: Born February 18, 1963 in Washington D.C., LaTanya is the daughter of John and Evelyn Nelson.
Forward 5-9,170,Fr.
Background: Nelson lettered in volleyball, softball and basketball at Frank W. Ballon High School in Washington, D.C. She is a two time all-time performer on the Women's Post and Walt Disney Times. She was a Smith and Smith All-Time American as a senior.
Comment: When was the first you played basketball?
players I was 7 years old, and I went out to my backyard where we had a barrel rim on a tree.
Marian Washington Kansas coach 1973-
Washington came to Kansas in 1972 and a graduate assistant in the health, physical education and recreation department and taught women's sports.
Personal: Born August 26,194F
Personal! Born August 26, 1948,
Washington was raised in West Chester, Pa.
She participated in no less than seven sports
in high school.
Her daughter, Marian Josephine Wash-
ton, is a 1984 graduate of Kansas.
Background: Washington was hired to her first head coaching in 1973 at Kansas. She also founded the women's track and field team at KU.
In 14 years with the Jayhawk, Washington has a record of 247/164, to a 60.9 winning percentage. Her team have gone to the World Cup in fourth quarter four games, the NWIT once.
Last year, the Jayhawks ended the season with a record of 20-13, won the Big Eight Conference tournament in Salina and made its first appearance in the NOVA tournament last year. XI was their final game before full alignments 82-51 by Georgia.
Background: Washington was hired to
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LaTanya Nelson, right, guards Lisa Dougherty. The Jayhawks have been working hard in preparation for the 1987-88 season.
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erick said, "From individual sations and from letters, I feel now where most of the people board stood on the issue."
nt board member Sue Glitter
'No students were consulted.
'n seet out student opinion'
'a has three student repatives.
wood praised Valesete's coment to recruiting fresh foot-iayers who were capable stub. He said that Frederick didn't sufficient consideration to Val's attention to academics.
terick said, "We're coming a situation where the previous had academic difficulties. Bob d hard to gain the respect of
See KUAC, p. 12, col. 5
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