Players support Fambrough
By ROBERT STEVENS UDK Managing Editor
Don Fambrough, KU's offensive line coach, received an added boost toward the position of head football coach today, when it was revealed that many of the grid players have signed a petition backing him for the post.
The assistant coach announced his intentions of seeking the head football job Sunday night after the resignation of Jack Mitchell.
BETWEEN 30 and 35 members of the team have signed the petition endorsing Fambrough. A group of seniors began circulating the petition at the training table Sunday night and thus far their response has been almost unanimous.
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About one half of the team remains to be contacted.
"We just wanted to show how we felt about Coach Fambrough," Bill Wohlford said. "This is not meant to put any pressure anywhere. But I know the team thinks a lot of the man and we wanted to let it be known how we feel."
THE PETITION states that the team has respected Fambrough as a coach in the past and it thinks he would be qualified to be head coach in the future.
Wohlford said there was no pressure put on members of the team to sign. They were allowed to read the petition and sign it if they desired.
"Coach Fambrough has shown interest in the job, and I have confidence he can do it," Wohlford said. Also influential in circulating the petition are Jerry Barnett, Bob Skahan, Sandy Buda and J. C. Hixon.
"Since I will graduate, I won't be playing next year," Buda said. "But I had more respect for Coach Fambrough than anybody."
FAMBROUGH WAS one of two assistant coaches who has applied for the post. Also applying is freshman coach Ben Lee.
The plan calls for the presentation of the petition to Athletic Director Wade Stinson some time this week.
Meanwhile Stinson is out of town, leaving yesterday, to begin the search for a new coach. He said before leaving that he plans extensive travel looking "for the best possible man for KU."
FIFTEEN MEN, all on the collegiate level, have applied for the post. It is still speculation on who the other names are, as Stinson will release them under no circumstances.
The number one national contender is still Bill Pace of Arkansas, who is an assistant coach under Frank Broyles. He reportedly receives a salary of $19,000 now, only $1,000 less than Mitchell was receiving at KU.
Bud Wilkinson has also been mentioned in the speculation. Rumor was strong in 1963, after his unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate he might be brought to KU as football coach or athletic director.
The former Oklahoma coach has said repeatedly that he will not return to football coaching, especially in the Big Eight. Wilkinson is now writing a syndicated sports column.
KU's swimming team opens its season this weekend when the Jayhawks host the first annual Big Eight Relays in Robinson Gymnasium's new pool.
Preliminary events will start Friday at 7:30 p.m. Finals will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.
ACCORDING TO Dick Reamon, swimming coach, the meet is designed to take the pressure off the individual and place the emphasis on team performance.
Jayhawker swimmers host Big Eight opener Friday
One non- conference team, Southern Illinois, and each Big Eight team will compete with the exception of Colorado.
Reamon anticipates swimming times to be exceptional. "Most of the events require individuals to swim 100 yards or less," he explained, "and each entrant will be limited to three events."
TWO UNIQUE EVENTS will highlight the meet. A four-man team will swim 100 yards in the 400-yard individual medley relay. In this event, each swimmer will swim 25 yards backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle.
There will also be a diving relay. Team places will be determined by the total points scored by two divers from the same school.
The event marks the debut of the $424,000 natatorium. Measuring 25 yards by 25 meters, the T-shaped pool has two one-meter and one three-meter diving boards.
With the 700 seats far enough from the water, Reamon said, spectators will not be splashed.
THE KU POOL is one of only four pools in the conference equipped to hold a national meet.
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