Salb, Wilhelm and Knop have varied
By JIM RYUN Kansan Sports Writer
The future of the 45th annual Kansas Relays may have been guaranteed by a new Tartan track, but there are some events which will not use the new synthetic surface. In fact, one of them will not take place in the stadium, but on the slopes of the Campanile.
Its competitors are a bit loud and large. They have even been referred to as "pachyderms" and "dancing elephants."
More exactly, they are called shotutters and discus throwers.
shotputters and discus throwers. These large specimens of muscle and personality began performing in their events for varied reasons. In fact, one of them, Steve Wilhelm, Los Altos, Calif., junior, has parents who preferred academics to athletics.
At first Wilhelm's parents discouraged participation in athletics and encouraged only scholastic efforts. Now they back his interest in sports and enjoy watching him throw.
His father also discouraged him from playing contact sports.
"He figured," Wilhelm said, "as long as he was paying the bills, why should I be in contact sports."
Since that time he has been successful as a football lineman at KU. But his present interest is in the shotput, partly because his
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"brother was in it" and partly because of his size.
"I knew I would never be a sprinter or a long distance runner." Wilhelm said, "so I thought being a weight man would be
best."
Karl Salb, Crossett, Ark., junior, also disagreed with his parents about playing football at first. They reasoned that it was a dangerous sport. But they attended a ninth grade football game in which Salb played, and since then they have been a source of encouragement. They even built a weight room in their home so he could train there.
Doug Knop, Olathe senior and the other third of KU's big three, also had an excursion into football.
"I was a quarterback in high school," Knop said, "and I came
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