Success still follows Bob Timmons
Success seems to be the best word to describe KU's head track coach Bob Timmons as he has been in the position of a winner throughout his entire career as a coach.
A 1950 graduate of KU, Timmons compiled one of the most outstanding high school track coaching records in the United States in the mid-1950's before returning to KU as a coach in 1964.
BEFORE taking over the reins of the Jayhawk track team as head coach this year, Timmons coached at Caldwell High School for two years, Emporia High for one year, Wichita East for two years, and Wichita West for two years before returning to East in 1956 as head coach of cross-country, track, swimming and an assistant football coach.
During his coaching tenure in Wichita, Timmons helped develop many champion high school athletes for his track and swimming teams. Among the best known stars tutored by the likeable coach are: Archie San Romani Jr., son of the great Emporia State miler of the 1930's; Bill Stone, 880 champion of Oklahoma State; Dick Utter, former NAIA champion pole vaulter; Bob Hanson, KU standout and holder of the national high school 440 yard championship; and Jim Ryun, 1964 Olympian.
RYUN is the only high schooler to run a sub-four minute mile. He has also broken the American record for the 1500 meters with a
time of 3:39.0. Ryun's best mile time is 3:55.3.
Ryun, presently a freshman at KU, attributes much of his success to Timmons' training methods in high school.
Ryun said, "We worked out twice a day (in high school) and I don't think too many teams did that; it made our team better."
TIMMONS, whose greatest coaching achievement so far has been KU's victory in the national indoor track championship this year, coached four cross-country state team champions and three individual state champions while he was a high school coach.
As a prep track and field mentor, Timmons has listed six state champions and 29 individual
championships plus six state championship relay teams.
His swimming coaching record included seven team state championships and 52 individual state champions. A total of 25 individual all-America rankings were awarded to Timmons-coached high school swimmers.
TIMMONS took over the head coaching duties at KU after Bill Easton's 18 year tenure. Timmons is married to the former Patricia Perkins of Olathe and has four children.
Unlike many college coaches, he promotes publicity for his team as he stated that it is good both for the team and the school.
Timmons also keeps his eye on team expenses and tries to cut
out unnecessary spending of university funds. To get to a recent meet in Texas, rather than flying or traveling by train, Timmons and the track team drove the distance.
GARY SCHWARTZ, co-captain of the track team said of this venture, "Driving may not have been as comfortable as going in a jet, but it sure gave us a chance to see things first hand."
If past performances are any indication, Timmons will again have a team to beat this season.
12 Daily Kansan Friday, April 22, 1966
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