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8- -The SUN, Flagstaff, Arizona Tuesday, December 21, 1971 Hall of Fame el elcomes 11 Members ers PHOENIX (SNS) Northern Arizona University dominated the scene Sunday night as 11 Arizona football "greats" were formally inducted into the state Football Hall of Fame in ceremonies at the Hotel Westward Ho. Of the 11 men inducted, five had been in some way either as coaches or players associated with the Flagstaff school. To mark the occasion, which saw NAU's hall membership rise to eight, University President J. Lawrence Walkup attended the induction ceremonies and, thereby, became the first president of any of the three state universities to do so. The five men associated with NAU inducted were: Rudolf H.

(Rudy) Lavick, who coached at the Flagstaff school from 1926 to 1932 and then went to Arizona State University where he became athletic director. Coach Lavick is considered the "founding father" of the intercollegiate athletic program that has brought ASU nationwide recognition in three major sports football, basketball, and baseball. He was inducted by Mat Hanhilla, of Phoenix. Vince Cisterna, the principal of Buena High School, in Sierra Vista, who starred in football, basketball and track at NAU from 1946 through 1950 and was the first Arizona football player to appear in the Ovation Greets Spilsbury, Friends Praise Coach Coconino Honorees THESE TWO FOOTBALL STANDOUTS received the school's first Sturgeon Cromer from Flagstaff's Coconino High School Most Valuable Player Award for perwere among the guests at Sunday's Arizona formance in the game against Flagstaff Football Hall of Fame induction in High. Far left is former NAU Head Football Phoenix.

Second from left is Bob Thieme, Coach Max Spilsbury and far right is formrunning back and a member of the 1972 er NAU -around star Vince Cisterna, both North -Star Football Team. Third from left is senior quarterback Tom Pearsall who Hey, Little Fella FORMER NAU HEAD FOOTBALL coach Max Spilsbury (right) found a familiar face looking up at him Sunday at the Arizona Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Phoenix. It was Tot Workman, former Axer grid star and now a coach. Workman, a prep star at St. David, won Spilsbury's attention when he appeared as a member of the South Six-Man All-Star Football Team and was, almost instantly, recruited by Spilsbury, after no one else had paid any attention to him.

(SUNfoto) of whom were inducted into the Hall of Fame. (SUNfoto) By Paul Sweitzer Of The Daily SUN PHOENIX There were 11 inductees at the Arizona Football Hall of Fame Ceremonies on Sunday, but none drew more attention than a big man who now calls Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, home. Max Spilsbury, former coach of the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks and the most successful coach in the University's history, was always capable of being the center of attention -without ever seeking that spotlight and almost seven years out of collegiate coaching ranks hasn't changed that. Spillsbury, looking heavier but just as fit as the day he left NAU, can deliver a rib crunching abrazo to old friends and there were plenty of them at Sunday's induction ceremony. NAU President J.

Lawrence Walkup and Dean of Student Services Joseph C. Rolle headed the list, along with a half dozen or more members of Spilsbury's almost immortal 1958 Lumberjack team. Flowing Wells High School athletic director Ted Sorich, from Tucson, the left handed quarterback of the 1958 team met "Spils" at the door of the big room in Hotel Westward Ho, where the induction ceremonies were held, and other inductees spent the rest of the evening in the shadows as the crowd gathered around Spilsbury. On hand to swell the crowd were Spilsbury's wife, Virginia, their four children, and their son in law. Once during the evening, the popular former coach had to leave the banquet table to take a long distance telephone call from four former Lumberjacks all from THAT 1958 team who called from Yuma to wish him well.

The outpouring of admiration, affection, and emotion for Spilsbury came to a climax when A jo Supt. of Schools Waldo Dicus, who coached the big man in high school days, inducted him into the Hall of Fame, citing him for his "raw courage" and calling him "The kind of man to ride the river with." When Spilsbury replied, he opened by saying, "This means more to me than you'll ever know." Then, as he did almost seven years ago at a testimonial dinner in his honor in Flagstaff, the big man lost his voice it was chocked in his throat by emotion. "You'll have to excuse me," he was finally able to say, "but when I talk about this great game, I get emotional." When he was finished with his acceptance speech, in which he described his "football on a shoestring" program at the school system he supervises in Colonia Juarez, the crowd got to its feet and roared approval. After the ceremonies, it was difficult to get close to Spilsbury. It seemed everyone wanted to shake his hand.

Bruins Still No. I What Else is New? By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It's still UCLA all alone on top of the college basketball world, although Marquette is starting to bring the beefy Bruins down to earth, UCLA, as it has all along, continued merrily as the nation's No. 1 team today. But second-ranked Marquette has cut into the Bruin's enormous, 190-point lead of last week. A nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters gave UCLA 34 first-place voes and 842 points even though the front-runners were idle last week.

The Warriors, meanwhile, had to work for their marks with an 87-68 beating of Fordham and were given eight first-place ballots for 754 points While Marquette trimmed the giant margin down to 88 points, South Carolina kept a tenuous lead over North Carolina in their hot battle for third place. East-West Shrine Game in San Francisco. He was inducted by his former coach Nich Ragus, former principal of Miami High School. Emil G. Nasser, the 25- year-head football coach at Winslow High School and a playing standout at NAU just prior to and immediately after World War II.

He was inducted by NAU Dean of Student Services, Joseph C. Rolle and Paul Sweitzer, of The Arizona Daily SUN. Frank (Army) Armstrong, who played at NAU from 1928 to 1932, played with the Chicago Bears briefly, and then coached i in the state prior to his retirement in the 1960s. He was inducted by longtime friend Cliff Harkins. Max Spilsbury, the most successful coach in NAU's history, with a 10-season record of 59-24-5 and a appearance in the NAIA Holiday Bowl, at St.

Petersburg, Fla. The 1958 Lumber jacks were the first team in the state's history to appear in a nationally televised post-season bowl game. He was inducted by his former coach, Ajo Supt. of Schools Waldo Dicus, a charter member of the Hall of Fame. The other six honorees were: the late J.

F. (Pop) McKale, former coach and athletic director of University of Arizona; Ralph Deal, a UA standout from 1925-29 and a topflight football official for many years; Fred Enke, a UA standout from 1944 to 1948 and a former member of the Baltimore Colts; Louis (Lou) Farber, veteran coach at the Tucson public schools; Martin (Ripper) Pitts, standout at ASU from 1937-41; and Robert Ruman, veteran coach and player standout at UA. Vols Edge Hogs MEMPHIS, Tenn. -Tennessee fullback Curt Watson says his 17-yard touchdown run against Arkansas Monday night in the Liberty Bowl was the biggest of his career, The run, with only 1:55 left, gave the in Vols a 14- 13 victory over 18th-ranked Arkansas in the 13th annual postseason classic before a national television audience. Watson, who entered the game in the second quarter, took a pitchout from quarterback Jim Maxwell and thenrambled across the right side of the field, outmaneuvering a Razorback defender at the 5 for the touchdown.

George Hunt kicked his 62nd consecutive extra point after Watson's touchdown to provide the victory margin. Tennessee, which finished the season 10-2, was trailing 7-13 when it received the ball with 2:49 left when reserve tackle Carl Witherspoon recovered a fumble by Arkansas tailback Jon Richardson on the Razorback 37. But Arkansas offensive guard Tom Reed said after the game he definitely recovered the fumble. "I couldn't have had it any tighter," Reed said. Richardson said afterwards: "I know Reed had the ball.

I'd stake my mother's life on it." Witherspoon, though, said he definitely recovered the fumble. Arkansas had broken a 7-7 tie earlier in the fourth quarter on field goals of 19 and 40 yards by Bill McClard. The three-pointers were set up by a fumble recovery by Razorback linebacker Scott Binnion and by the second of three interceptions by cornerback Louis Campbell. McClard also booted a 48- yarder after Campbell's third interception but it was nullified by a penalty for offensive holding and he then was forced to punt instead. Arkansas quarterback Joe Ferguson, who hit 18 of 28 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown, was selected the game's outstanding player.

The TD was in the second quarter on a 21-yarder to flanker Jim Hodge to tie the score 7-7. Tennessee opened the scoring in the first quarter on a 2-yard run by tailback Bill Rudder. Arkansas Coach Frank Broyles, whose team finished the year 8-3-1, said the Razorbacks "played well enough to win. Tennessee just had a great team. Tennessee' defense was sensational." The Hall of Fame also presented a special recognition award to Ed Jordan, longtime prep sports editor of The Arizona Daily Star, in Tucson, and now prep sports editor of the Tucson Daily Citizen.

Jordan was cited for his efforts in bringing about the purchase of "catastrophic insurance," to cover all prep athletes in the state, by the Arizona Interscholastic and for his outstanding promotion of prep football since he first joined the staff of The Star in 1958. The young, veteran sportswriter, who has been seriously ill in recent months, was unable to be present for the ceremonies and the award was accepted on his behalf by Sweitzer, This year's induction of 11 new members, in addition to nine Their trip to Phoenix was men taken in as charter mem- sponsored by the Hall's Northbers at the Hall's first cere- ern District Nominating Commonies in Dec. 1970, brings the mittee, to mark their being the total membership to 20. first recipients of the SturFuture plans call for induc- geon Cromer Most Valuable tion of five new members an- Player Awards, presented to nually, with the induction cere- each school following the anmonies continuing to be held nual crosstown football clash in Phoenix. in Flagstaff.

Included among the special Other Flagstaff residents atguests at Sunday's banquet in the ceremonies includPhoenix were members of the tending ed Wylie Smith, of the NAU North and South High School All- Public Information Office, a Star Football Teams, of fleet- 1972, member of the Northern Disincluding Bob Thieme, the NAU athlehalfback of Coconino High trict committee; footed tic director Norman JohanSchool. sen; and Flagstaff High head Tom Pearsall, Coconino High football coach Hadley Hicks School's senior quarterback, and half- and Mrs. Hicks. Jerry Nichols, defensive back and star punt returner of Hicks is a member of the Flagstaff High School, were Hall of Fame executive comalso among the evening's guests. mittee.

Flagstaff Honoree JERRY NICHOLS, THE STAR punt returner and defensive halfback of the Flagstaff Eagles, and winner of the school's first Sturgeon Cromer Most Valuable Player Award for performance against Coconino High, was crowded by Football Hall of Fame inductees on Sunday. From left to right are Winslow Head Football Coach Emil G. Nasser; Rudolf H. (Rudy) Lavick, a former NAU coach and ASU athletic director; and Frank (Army) Armstrong, a standout halfback for the Lumberjacks from 1928 to 1932. (SUNfoto) EN The Prize Pupils Third-ranked South Carolina claimed 563 points after beating Virginia Tech 77-76 and held only a six-point lead over fastclosing North Carolina (557), which beat Wake Forest 99-76 and North Carolina State 99-68 to win the Big Four Tournament over the weekend.

North Carolina got the only other -place vote. Southern California and Ohio State, tied for 10th last week, made big strides after successes. The Trojans moved to No. 5 after winning the Jayhawk Classic in Kansas and Ohio State shot to sixth after bouncing Butler 82-70. Brigham Young, No.

6 last week, skidded to No. 7, Indiana and Long Beach State moved into the Nos. 8 and No. 9 spots after overwhelming victories and St. John's, N.Y., eighth last week, fell to tenth.

Kentucky, No. 7 last week, dropped to No. 11, while South- 6. Ohio State 4-1 265 western Louisiana moved up 7. Brigham Young 6-1 223 four spots to No.

12. 8. Indiana 5-1 213 Penn, a 57-52 upset victim to 9. Long Beach St. 5-1 199 Temple Saturday, plunged eight 10.

St. John's, NY 5-1 177 spots to No. 13 and Florida .11. Kentucky 5-2 168 State, which lost a bizarre: 30-10 12. SW Louisiana 4-1 158 affair to Hawaii, dropped five 13.

Penn 4-1 146 spots to No. 14. 14. Florida St. 5-1 119 15.

Maryland 3-1 104 The rest of the Top Twenty 16. Jacksonville 5-1 88 includes: Maryland, No. 15; 17. Ohio U. 3-1 85 Jacksonville, No.

No. 16; Ohio Uni- 18. Virginia 5-0 81 versity, 17; Virginia, No. 19. Louisville 3-1 75 18; Louisville, No.

and Mar- 20. Marshall 6-0 60 19 shall, No. 20. Other teams receiving votes, The top 20 with first place listed alphabetically: votes in parentheses, won-lost Arizona State, Dartmouth, records through Saturday night Duquesne, Florida, Hawaii, and total points on the basis of Houson, Illinois, Kansas, Lo20 for first, 18 for second, 16, yola of Los Angeles, Minnesota, 14, 12, 10,9,8, etc. through 15 Missouri, Michigan, Murray places: State, New Mexico State, Pur1.

UCLA (34) 4-0 842 due, Princeton, St. Louis, Syr5-0 754 acuse, St. Joseph's, Tulsa, 2. Marquette (8) 3. S.

Carolina 4-0 563 Utah State, Villanova, Washing4. N. Carol. (1) 5-1 557 ton, West Virginia, Wichita 5. Southern Cal 5-1 370 State.

WHO'S PROUD? WELL, FORMER coach Nick Ragus (center) is proud! With Ragus are (left) Coach Emil G. Nasser, of Winslow High School, and Principal Vince Cisterna, of Buena High School, in Sierra Vista. Ragus coached them both at Miami High School and later at Northern Arizona University and on Sunday night, both were inducted into the Arizona Football Hall of Fame. (SUNfoto) Swim Meet Suc Successful The Flagstaff Parks Recrea- 11 12 BOYS ming pool. The Flagstaff swim tion Department and the Kiwanis Robert Dowell 18 points team is sanctioned by the AriClub sponsored a Flagstaff In- 11 12 GIRLS zona Amateur Athletic Union vitational Swim Meet.

Winning Michelle Liebe 15 points and will be sponsorthe All Around Trophies (free- 13 14 BOYS ed by the Flagstaff Parks style, butterfly, backstroke, John Fossum 15 points with 5 points being Ronnie Moulton 16 points Recreation Dept. New competibreaststroke) first place, 3 points for second 13 14 GIRLS tors are encouraged to come 2 points for third place Heidi Moulton 18 points out for the team as much as place, and 1 point for fourth place were 15 17 BOYS veterans. All interested swimas follows: Paul Thurber 15 points mers and parents are invited WINNER POINTS 15 17 GIRLS to attend and ask any questions AGE Shannon Jones 20 points you may have about the BOYS program 8 UNDER The Flagstaff Swim Invitation- on January 4 at the Flagstaff Alan Coffelt 15 points 8 UNDER GIRLS al is a pilot for the competitive High Pool. The swimming coach Georgiana Coffelt 10 points swimming program to start is Bill Cameron who has work9 10 BOYS Tuesday, January 4 at 5:30 at ed with the Pasadena, California David Schultz 12 points the Flagstaff High School swim- Swim Club..