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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Tuesday November 24,1987 Vol.98,No.67
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
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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 field. In the last two years there
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 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 six years of outstanding service to
"He should have been kept on at least for another year but preferably for the length of his contract," Redwood said. Valente's contract lasts two more years.
In a prepared statement, Redwood said that during the past decade, Kansas football had a history of revolving coaches and a quick-tix philosophy. He said that Valesente was denied the opportunity to see his program through to success.
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.
"I would have liked Bob Frederick to preferably have discussed it with the board last week when it was at work, then when it was not possible, then at least he should
"oken to the assembled board time the decision was 1."
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rick said, "From individual actions and from letters, I feel now where most of the people board stood on the issue."
nt board member Sue Glatter
No students were consulted.
't seek out student opinion'
'has three student rep-
teatives.
erick said, "We're coming situation where the previous had academic difficulties. Bob I hard to gain the respect of
good praised Valesente's comit to recruiting freshmen foot-ayers who were capable stub. He said that Frederick didn't efficient consideration to Val's attention to academics.
See KUAC, p. 12, col. 5
Joe Wilkins III/Special to the KANSAN
Joe Wilkins III/Special to the KANSAN is a news conference with his questions about his firing.
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