Wednesday, May 1, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
5
Nesmith aids KU athletes
"Hey, Deaner! Can you give me a rubdown?" asks a KU athlete.
A tall, stout, gray-haired former professional football player, Dean Nesmith, cheerfully responds to the call as he has for the past 30 years. Nesmith is one of KU's most excitable fans, too.
As trainer, his main duty is to prepare Kansas athletes for games and to be ready to rush to their aid if they are injured in a game.
"One of the things I've noticed most is the change in training techniques since the 1930's," he said as he leaned back in the padded chair in his office. "We now have machines to take care of some of the things we used to do by hand."
Nesmith pushed at his glasses as he tried to recall a particular favorite among the 30 football teams that have come and gone during his time as trainer.
"You know, I really can't pick a favorite," he said. "I take a personal interest in all the teams and enjoy watching them play. Of course, it's always more fun when we have a winner. Everyone's happier."
Among the winners was the 1947 Orange Bowl team. Its members were in Lawrence this fall for the KU-Nebraska football game and their 20th reunion. Nesmith enjoyed the occasion.
"I always like to see what happens to the boys after they leave. I've developed a lot of friendships through KU athletics," he said.
Nesmith's wristwatch brought another team to mind. The watch is a souvenir of the 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl, where KU's team defeated Rice.
That year was supposed to be an off-year for the Jayhawks after most of the 1952 national championship team graduated, but the team reached the national finals before bowing out.
"They were real battlers," Nesmith recalled. "They surprised a lot of people."
One of Nesmith's pet peeves is the confusion of his name with that of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball and a former coach and professor at KU.
Nesmith is a 1936 KU graduate and lettered in football in 1933-35. He played a year of professional football for the old New York Yankees, before taking over as trainer.
Mattila to present SUA Music Forum
Edward Mattila, assistant professor of music theory, will lecture on "The New Music" in an SUA Music Forum at 3:30 p.m. today in the Music Room of the Kansas Union.
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