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Wednesday, August 18, 1976
University Daily Kansan
Staff photo by JAY KOELZER
Laverne Smith rambles past another defender
KU backs might be best in the business
OTHER FORWARDS BACK are Felipe Santos, Bogota, Columbia, senior, who was the club's third leading scoring last spring; Pat Cailahan, St. Louis sophomore; Jaime Ruiz, Bogota, Columbia, senior; Jermel Leunaw, Leawapo sophomore; Dan Coon, Leawapo sophomore; and Julian Dhunzo, Leawapo sophomore. All are experienced performers and provide Mullin almost an excess of talent along the forward wall.
By BRENT ANDERSON
Associate Sports Editor
In addition, Miri's international experience, gained while playing for Iran's national team, is a valuable aid to the other players on the squad.
Moore's running backs are just as solid. He has what is probably the fastest and most potent backfield in the Big Ten, led by a Javerne Smith, an All-America cagidate.
After having seen rugged Nolan Cromwell develop into the premier wishbone quarterback in the country, and knowing backup Scott McMichael has experience and can throw the football, Moore's quarterback worries are minimal.
KU football coach Bud Moore is worried about several parts of his 1976 squad, but the offensive backfield is the part he worries about the least.
Headlining the list of returners is the multi-talented Mosher Miri, Teharan, Iran, sophomore. The most valuable player in the team was Tomasz Krótowski, outstanding strength and speed—4.3 in the 40. he led the team in scoring with an average of 18.9 points and had a contest high of five goals.
Fullback Norris Banks, who rushed for 648 yards last season, was also credited with throwing blocks that sprung other KU backs for big gains on the ground.
Junior Billy Campfield, from Derby, is expected to start at the other halfback spot. Campfield, says Bud Moore, is the most underrated KU back.
"BILL HAS SUPERB ability as a runner and I believe even more ability as a receiver." Moore said. "We hope to take advantage of both these abilities this year."
If Smith breaks that record, he will have to run for more than 2,700 yards, and if he has as good a season as he had last year (864 yards), he will pass the 3,000 yard mark.
SMITH SET KU'S single season rushing record in 1974, his sophomore year, amassing 1,181 yards in 176 carries, a 6.9 yards-a-carry average. If he can avoid injuries, Smith will almost certainly become KU's all-time leading rusher, passing KU great John Riggs and Gale Savers.
Between them, Banks and Wright rushed for 1,027 yards, the greatest one-two punch back in the game. Kirkland is not as strong. Senior Skip Sharp is back. Skip is considered a strong
BANKS ALSO HAS great speed, and seemed to get better as the season progressed. He gained 120 yards rushing in over Missouri, the last game of the season.
Campfield also returns punts and kickoffs for the Jawkaws, and averaged 18.9 yards in seven kickoff returns last season. Moose is expected to block is a good asset, however.
"We're so strong its ridiculous," Mullin said recently. "With a year's experience and a couple of transfers we're going to be in the spring when we won the championship."
Senior fullback Dennis Dennis alternated with Banks last year and rushed for 379 yards.
THAT'S FOR SURE. No less than 19 return from last semester's squad, which compiled a 14-8-3 record. Add to that at least three talent transfers and the unknown quantity of freshmen and walk-ons and one can understand Mullin's optimism.
The championship Mullin referred to was the Big Eight crown, which the Jayhawks won with surprising ease last April. It was the first conference title for the soccer club, but Mullin, now in his fourth year, expects more.
"I don't see any of the other (Big Eight) teams getting that much better," he explained. "For us it's just a matter of getting the team to come together." Fortunately, we don't have to be concerned with a lot of players—we've got the players."
Kansas University soccer coach Bernie Mullin doesn't mince words when discussing his team's prospects for the coming season.
A new face at forward will be John
Baird, a former University
and Otawa University athlet
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By STEVE CLARK
Soccer team loaded with talent
receiver. His experience is also an asset, according to Moore.
"WE'VE GOT SOME good quality goodness back there." Moore said, "But we still don't have enough of them for what we like to do. We have enough of our young backs come through for us."
Two strong halfbacks are expected to backup Campfield. One, sophomore Max Ediger of Topeka, was a junior varsity standout as a walk-on in 1974. He was redshirted last year after he was given a full scholarship.
Junior college All-America Wardell Johnson, who enrolled at KU in January, should provide added depth at the Jayhawk halfback position.
Last season at Lees-McRae (N.C. J.uni College, Johnson ran for 1,260 yards on 360
Another newcomer to KU, freshman Dave Dussild of Burlington, Iowa, should also help out. The Danssillnille isn't new to the Big Eight. His brother, Rich, was the starting fullback for Missouri last year. Although the KU coaching staff has been positive since Gin Manggul, Kansas City, Kan., Leroy Iru of Auguatha, Ga., and Tracy Levy of Wichita gives KU backfield a bright future, and may see varity action this year.
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"He's a good man to have," Mulin said.
"He breaks up a lot of trouble and he's still
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MULLIN SUMMED up the forward
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In the midfield, the outlook is also good.
There is a wealth of talented, experienced
players.
George Mooney, Lawrence graduate student; German Gomez, Lawrence graduate student; Terry Wulcoen, St. Louis junior; Randy McClain, Morris, Liberta, City, Kan.; Kyle Schoen, City, Kan., sophomore, all played in the midfield last spring and are all back.
"We're in good shape in midfield," Mulin said, "and we've got two proven performers on the field."
CASSIDY PLAYED AT KU in 1974 and 1975 will be returning to enter graduate school. In the 1974 Big Eight tournament, he voted the outstanding defensive player.
Ebert has been with the Kansas City internationals for the past year and is also a member of the Baylor football team.
"Roger's super if you give him a man to mark (guard closely)." Mullin explained. "He'll blot him out of the game. He's very good at that, in fact, he blotted Moshen (Miri) out of the game when we played them."
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