Wednesday, August 18. 1976
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Savers, Novotny leave for SIU
The director and assistant director of the Williams Educational Fund, the KU men's athletics scholarship program, resigned from Illinois University athletic department.
Gale Sayes, former assistant director of the Williams Fund, has taken over as SIU's athletic director and last week he hired John Novotny, the director of the Williams Fund, as an assistant athletic director.
Sayers took over as SIU athletic director Aug. 1. Noviwill have killed KU Seet. 1.
Sayers, former KU and Chicago Bears' long back, said he left KU because his team lost the game.
Novotny said he was leaving because he wanted to get back to working in the total coordination and management of the program instead of just fundraising.
Clyde Walker, Kansas athletic director, said Sayers wouldn't be replaced and said he didn't know who Novotny's replacement was. And the player said he hadn't given it much thought.
"I've been happy here. There's no way I could ever explain what the University of Chicago does."
"THAT'S MY WHILE reason for going." Novotny said. "Plus, Gale and I have a tremendous relationship together. Together we are the athletic program is what we want to do."
"IT WOULD BE A GOOD guess at this point," said Novotny about the possibility that Fambrough, now special projects director, would get the job.
The departure of Sayers and Novotny leaves Don Fambrough, former KU head football coach, as the only person working in the Williams Fund office.
Novtay said he thought Fambrough, if named, would be an excellent replacement.
"The job is one where a person is needed who can be identified with athletic department easily. He's definitely identifiable since he's been here 25 years. He's great with public relations. He'd be a good man for the job."
Fambrough said he hadn't even thought about the possibility of being Novy's ancestor.
"Actually, it's something that has happened so suddenly that I haven't had a chance to think about it or talk to Clyde Walker," Fambrough said.
"Usually you hear something or know something's going to happen. But this came as a complete surprise to all of us. It caught us off guard."
SAYERS, 33, SERVED as assistant to the athletic director from February 1973 until July 1974, when he was named assistant director of the Williams Fund.
He returned after a fantastic career first at KU and then for the Bears. He was an All-America halfford for the Jayhawks in both seasons, and he was a three-dime All-Big Eight performer.
In 1965 he was named Rookie of-the-Year
in the National Football League after setting league records of six touchdowns in one game and 22 in the season. He went on to win 15 games with the Bears before retiring in 1972.
Sayers then worked for a Chicago brokerage company before returning to KU. Novotny, 38, came to KU in 1967 as an assistant coach and three years before his promotion in 1970 to assist athletic director in charge of business. In January of 1974 he took charge of the women's basketball team, the fund generated more than $1 million in contributions during the past two years.
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