A. C. Lonborg headed great era in KU sports
Looking out over the floor of Allen Field House, Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg reminisced over his years at KU, as athlete, athletic director and now, in retirement, as manager of sports events.
Lonborg was born in 1898, at Gardner, Ill., of Danish parents. At home Danish was always spoken, and so when he first went to school his English was so broken that the other kids called him, "Dutch." The name has stuck ever since.
IN 1917 he came to KU and was an outstanding athlete. He earned varsity letters in football, baseball and basketball, being one of only 34 in KU history to achieve triple letters.
In football he was an end and a quarterback and was all conference at both positions. In basketball he was an all-conference guard and in 1917 earned all-western and all-American honors at this position.
He graduated from law school at KU in 1921 and married in 1924. He has one son.
LONBORG returned to KU in 1950, as director of athletics. He came from Northwestern University, where he had been an outstanding basketball coach, leading them to two Big Ten titles, their only championship wins in this sport. He also served there as an assistant football coach.
Under his direction, athletics at KU reached new heights. There was a 6,500 seat expansion of Memorial Stadium and Allen Field House was constructed. Quigley Field, KU's baseball park, was completed in 1959, the first completely enclosed park in the Big Eight.
NCAA titles were frequently won by KU when Lonborg was director. Perhaps the most successful year was 1952, when KU won the NCAA basketball championship and half the team, under coach Phog Allen, went on to win the Olympic gold medal.
In 1953 KU won the NCAA cross-country title and in 1959 and 1960 took the title in track.
THE JAYHAWKS won several Big Eight championships and won league all-sports championships
Coeds to run in Relays
The 41st annual Kansas Relays will include two events for girls, the 100 yard dash and the 440 yard relay.
Seven teams have entered the girls events including, the Albuquerque Olympic Club, Bedford Iowa Track Club, Fredonia Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City Jets, Beatrice Nebraska Track Club, Texas Southern University and the Topeka Cosmopolitan Club.
The Kansas Relays was the first major outdoor track carnival to stage events for girls. The Director of the girls events at Kansas Relays is Dr. John Davis, Jr., veteran coach of the Topeka Cosmopolitan Club whose teams have rolled to twelve consecutive Kansas Girls Junior Olympic Championships and whose teams went unbeaten for ten years in regional and area competition before losing a meet last June.
DR. DAVIS has been selected to be one of two coaches for the USA Womens Track Team for the International Meets with Poland and Russia this summer. In the past Dr. Davis has served as a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee for Women's Track. He has been named to the 1967 Pan-American Games and 1968 Olympic Games Committees.
in 1956-57 and 1959-60. In addition, KU finished second in league sports on no less than seven occasions.
Lonborg has won several personal honors as athletic director. He was chairman of the NCAA basketball tournament committee for 13 years, retiring in 1663. He doubled as chairman of the U.S. basketball committee for the 1950 Fan-American Games and for the 1960 Olympics, when he was also manager of the United States basketball team.
IN 1665 he retired as athletic director, but still continues his official duties as manager of events.
Although 68, this stockily-built character is still very fit, and belies his age. He is genial, but alert. His grey eyes miss very little of what is happening around him.
His smartly dressed figure will continue to be seen in the Field House, for, when asked about his future plans, he said, "I hope to continue as I am."
Daily Kansan
Friday, April 22, 1966
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