Jayhawk Jottings
By BOB KEARNEY Kansan Sports Editor
Did you ever hear about the athlete who could do everything with a football except autograph it?
John Novotny may have heard it—and countless other "dumb athlete" jokes, but the KU athletic counselor probably never smiled. Novotny too often receives subtle reminders of the letters an athlete earns in the classroom.
But Novotny was beaming yesterday, even if you just told him about the 300-pound tackle just two brain cells away from being a vegetable.
Four Jayhawk gridders, headed by defensive halfback Dave Morgan, were accorded Academic All-American honors by the College Sports Information Directors Association. Novotny was beside himself.
"That's the stuff people should be reading about on the sports pages—the guy who pays the price as an athlete and outstanding athlete," said Novotny.
Morgan spoofed the dumb athlete image, logging straight A's in his mathematics major during the fall semester. The Wauwatosa, Wis., senior earned first-team honors in the SID's voting.
Morgan has also received a $1,000 NCAA scholarship grant for graduate study.
Offensive guard Ken Wertzberger, accepted by the KU School of Medicine to begin study next fall, was named to the second team. Earning a 2.48 grade point average, the Lawrence senior was only one vote shy of first-team honors.
Honorable mentions on the Academic All-American squad included tight end Monier and center Dale Evans.
Of course, Novotny prizes any such rebuttal to what he calls "extremely upsetting" generalizations made about the student-athlete.
But the off-the-field image of the athlete only stands in the shadow of more realistic problems that have put college athletic departments under fire recently. The dilemma, heightened by the controversial Sports Illustrated series on the black athlete, affect both whites and blacks.
You've heard the talk about the athlete who completes his eligibility and never receives a college degree; the athlete whose tutors and scholarship disappear after a disabling injury; the athlete whose studies are limited by "You don't dare major in that" advice from worrisome coaches.
"People have a tendency to believe that if a boy doesn't graduate, he's through," observes Novotny. "If you spend four years in college and don't get a diploma, you're supposed to be a complete failure in society.
For one thing, many of the non-graduating athletes draw $50,000 salaries in professional sports. A recent survey of AFL and NFL football training camp rosters revealed that 50.4 per cent of the players are without degrees.
"Now what's more use to them—another semester of college to finish their degrees or that five-figure contract?" asks Novotny.
Eighteen of the 24 seniors on the 1967 KU football squad received degrees. "That's a pretty darn good percentage," said Novotny, "much higher than other area schools."
Novotny noted that many athletes without diplomas finish their degree requirements later. Unless there's correspondence with the athletic department, KU has no record of what the athlete might have done.
Traveling bowlers into lead
Kansas bowlers rolled over Oklahoma State's aura of invincibility Saturday, shutting out the Cowboys in head-to-head competition and moving into first place in the men's division of the Mid-States Traveling League.
Pacing KU were Steve Zimmerman and Bill Bott, averaging 205 and 204 respectively through nine games. Dave Goodpasture (199), Ron Mick (186) and Don Holman (181) also combined to boost the Kansas keglers to a 10-2 mark Saturday and 47-25 overall.
OSU slipped to 44-28 in the standings, ahead of Kansas State and Wichita State, with just one match remaining.
Goodpasture's 268 and Zimmerman's 257 shot KU off to a fast start against the 'Pokes. The Jayhawk squad broke the league's season Hi-10 and Hi-30 standards. Their 1117 in the first match bettered the former high of 1048 while their 3137 series shattered the previous best of 2941.
KU's women bowlers fared equally well with a 9-3 performance, assuring themselves of a second-place finish. Oklahoma State has already clinched the Mid-States championship in the women's division.
Kansas bowlers travel to OSU on March 15 for the season's final match.
Men's Division
Steve Zimmerman—609, 615, 627.
Total 1851. Average 205.
Bill Bott-600, 613, 625. Total 1838. Average 204.
David Goodpasture - 517, 607, 672
Total 1796. Average 199.
Total 1796, Average 199.
Don Holman - 516, 485.635, Total
1636. Average 181.
1642. Average 185, 534, 578. Total
1674. Average 186.
Pat Brune—540, 573, 489. Total
1602. Average 1497.
722, 472, 459. Total
1436. Average 159.
Kay Coder-482, 482, 442. Total
159.
1406. Average 156.
Brenda Chancellor, 436, 483, 446.
Brenda Chancellor-436, 483, 446
Total 1368. Average 152.
Tolora Edwards 480, 425, 455,
Gloria Edwards 480, 151,
1360. Average 151.
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Kansas State 60, Missouri 55
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Gymnasts impressive in weekend competition
Displaying depth and versatility, KU gymnasts flexed their muscles Saturday and put together one of their strongest showings of the season.
The Jayhawks knocked off the defending Big Eight champions, Colorado, 156.325 to 152.975, and raised their season's mark to 5-2.
Minutes after the Colorado dual, the Kansas squad traveled to Salina for the 1969 Kansas Open. The Jayhawks earned 13 medals while Kansas State copped 10.
KU ranked first or shared the No.1 spot in all but one event in the meet with Colorado. Stan Clyne and Robert Pierson tied
for floor exercise honors, and Rich Schubert tied for floor exercise honors, and Rich Schubert tied CU's Pat Edwards on side horse.
Kirk Gardner in still rings, John Brouillette in long horse vaulting, and Roger Hemphill in horizontal bar also claimed first-place finishes for KU.
Hemphill earned a high 9.2 rating for the fourth consecutive meet, and Gardner was rated 9.3 for his still rings routine.
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