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'I954 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE V
(REVISED)
Date Opponent Game Site
Sept. 18 Maryland—1.exington, Ky, .,....A»...,.................... 2:00 p.1n. (CST) l
Sept. 25 *Mississippi—Memphis, Tenn.X ...,4 . .,..A..,,.,.,.... 8:00 [).l11.(CS71`)
Oct. 2 *Louisiana State—Lexington. Ky. ....,.,.........,..... 8:00 p.m. (CST)
Oct. 9 *:\1ll)lIl`1\—LCXlflg[Ol1. Ky. ..................,.,.....,...,..... 8:00 p.m. (CST)
Oct. 16 ’*F1orida—Gainesyille, Fla. .......,.............,.....,....,... 2:30 p.n1. (EST) `
Oct, 16 *Georgia Tech——.~\tlanta, Ga. .................,...,.,..,.,. 2:30 p.n1. (EST) )
Oct. 30 Vil1anoya—Lexington. Ky. .................................. 2:00 p.n1. (CST) 1
Nov. 6 *Vanderbi1t (HC)——Lexington, Ky. .................... 2:00 p.m. (CST.) i
Nov. 13 Memphis State-Lexington. Ky, .......,..........,..., . 2:00 p.m. (CST) `
Nov. 20 ’*Tennessee—Knoxyille, Te1m. ...,...,....,,..,.,.....,.,. 1:30 p.m. (EST) 1
* Southeastern Conference Game (HC) Homecoming 1
XTl1is game will be played as the nightcap contest in a double-header
grid program. The daytime game will pair Tennessee and Mississippi
State.
1953 WILDCATS RESULTS
Date Team Site UK Opp. , l
Sept. 19 Texas A & M ..........,...,r...... . .......... (H·nite) 6 7
Sept. 26 *Mississippi ......................,...,..,r.,....... (A) 6 22 » 1
Oct. 3 *F1orida .,.......... . .................,......,....... (H-nite) 26 13 1
Oct. 10 *Louisiana State ................... , ..,........ (A—nite) 6 6
Oct. 17 *Mississippi State ....... , ..r................. (H»nite) 32 13
Oct. 24 Villanova ........,......................,.......... (H·nite) 19 0
Oct. 31 Rice .............................,...............,...... (A—nite) 19 13
Nov. 7 *Vanderbilt .........................,.............. (A) 40 14 '
Nov. 14 Memphis State .. .................. . ,.......... (H) 20 7
Nov. 21 *Tennessee .....................................,.. (H) 27 21 ‘
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*Sout1ieastern Conference Game. 1953 Conference Finish:
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University of Kentucky
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Football Brochure
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1 Dept. of Public Relations Dept. of Athletics
205 Administration Bldg., Memorial Coliseum
2189 • 2180 2241
Lexington, Kentucky

TO THE PRESS AND RADIO: A
Here is your copy of the Kentucky \iVildcats football facts booklet
lor 1954 which we sincerely hope will aid you in covering U. of K.
this season. lf you desire additional information or art, please feel L
. free to contact the Sports Publicity Office. fl
Applications for working press and radio tickets should be directed
to the Sports Publicity Office as far in advance as possible. Tickets
will be mailed or you will be notified to pick up at the Information §;
Window in Memorial Coliseum, directly across the street from the il
stadium. Admission to the press box is limited to male personnel.
If you intend to file from the press box, please so advise when re~ 3
questing passes in order that you may be assigned a seat adjacent to your
Y/Vestern Union operator. It is advisable also to make advance re- _
servations with the Lexington office of \’Vestern Union. `
Radio stations desiring to broadcast from Stoll Field must Hrst se- i,
cure a permit from the University Radio Director outlining sponsors, Q
fees paid, and any network arrangement. Booth assignment and_ _
tickets will be issued by the Sports Publicity Office upon approval of ';
application by the Radio Director. Spotters are available if requested
in advance. Stations should order lines installed by contacting the
I Lexington Telephone Company.
Televising of games is restricted as follows: Simultaneous telecast- tl
ing is prohibited except in the event the contest has been selected for
showing to the NCAA-approved network and express permission has `,
been granted by the University Radio Director and Athletic Director. `
Filmed highlights of the game not exceeding 10 minutes in length may
be televised immediately following the game and, upon official ap-
proval, a complete game film may be shown after l2 noon on the Sun-
day immediately following the contest.
Your press—radio-photo pass admits your car to the reserved parking :,
space along the circular campus drive west of the stadium enclosure. ’,
The pass also entitles you to enter any stadium gate on your way to
the press box. \Vhen leaving the box late after the game, you will
find gate number one open. This gate, under Section A at the left {
end of the stands on the opposite side of the field from the press box, l
is an exit to Avenue of Champions in front of Memorial Coliseum. l
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.U.K. General Information ...........,.............r............,.,............,................................4......,.. 4
gi Footba|l—·Wildcat Style .............. . ......................................................... . ......... . ............... 5
lvl Outlook For '54 ......................,........................... . ........................ . ,............................... 6-8
Freshman Schedule—1953; "B" Team Results . .... . ............,.................,..................... 8
5ketch——Ath|etic Director Shively .....................................................,..,...,........,....l. 9-'IO
Athletics At Kentucky ..........,....,.................................,............,...........................,....... 'l`l
` Sketch—Coach Blanton Collier ...................,........................................,.............,...l. 'I2-'I4
Sketches—Assistant Coaches .,.........,.............,...................,..,......,.......,.................... `l5·'I7
Nickname, Origin of Colors ............................................................................................ l8
_ All-Opponent Team ('l953) .....,.....,..............,...........,.......................................r...........,. `l8
Position Summary .............,.....,...........l..................................i...................... . ..........., 'I9-20
il Lettermen Lost .,.............................,.....,..................................................,......,.............,.. 2`l
Q All-Americans ........,,......................................................................................................., 22
E SEC Standing (1953) .....................................,..,..............................,.............................. 22
I All-Conference Players ...........................,..,,.......l.........,..............l................,,...l..........,.. 23
Captains and Coaches Through Years . ................................i.l....,....,,....i..............., 24-25 _
National Records Set By UK .......................,.....................,..,...........,...............,............. 26
Modern Record At A Glance ................................ . .......................................,................. 27
Pari||i's Career Totals .......... . .....i . ..............,..............................,.,,.........................,......,.. 27
rl SEC Records Held By Kentucky ..,...,...,.....................,.....,........................................, 28-30
Bowl Record ....,........,..............................................,.....,.................,......,......,................. 30 _
Stoll Field—McLean Stadium ...................t.........................,............,..............r.............,.. 3'I
R¤ster—'|954 Varsity , ....r...................,......................,..................,...................,........ 32-34
Thumbnailing The Wildcats (Alphabetically by Positions) ......................,....,........i. 35-52
Ill, Composite Opponent Schedule ..,..r... , .........................................i.................r............,.., 53
ll Schedule Details ........,.........................,..................................................,.........,........ 54-64
Final Statistics—1953 .... , .........,................................................................................. 65-68‘
lvl Sketch—University of Kentucky .....................................,,.,....................,.,....,............... 69
Press-Radio-TV Outlets ...,......,...........,..........................,.....................................,.......... 70
Wildcats’ Record Against All Opponents ...,.........................................................,.... 71-73
i Stoll Fie|d—Southern Football ..........,.....,................,........................................,........... 73
’ U. of K. All-Time Record (Scores) ..,.........,........,...........................................,.......... 74-80·
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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
General Information
LOCATION — LEXINGTON,.a community of about 100,000 in the
heart of Kentucky’s famed Bluegrass region. Renowned as the
` thoroughbred horse breeding center of the world, and known also _,
as the world’s largest loose-leaf tobacco market. It is located about :‘
80 miles east of Louisville and 85 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio. (
FOUNDED—l865 Y1
ENROLLMENT—»Approximately 6,000 (4,000 1nen—2,000 women)
PRESIDENT — Dr. Herman L. Donovan I
VICE—PRESIDENT—Dr. Leo M. Chamberlain
FACULTY CHAIRMAN OF ATHLETICS—Dr. A. D, Kirwan ;,
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE — Southeastern
NICKNAME OF TEAMS — Wildcats
~ STADIUM- McLean Stadium on Stoll Field (capacity 36,000) ;.
GYMNASIUM—Mem0rial Coliseum (capacity 13.000) ii:
BAND—"Marching l00" (all male)
FIGHT SONG —-“On, On U. of K."
¤ COLORS — Blue and White y
Athletic Stuff i
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR—Bernie A. Shiveley (Illinois ’27) y
HEAD FOOTBALL CO.·\CH—Blanton Collier (Georgetown ’27)
ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACHES-—Ermal Allen (Kentucky ’42),
Clarence Underwood (Marshall `ESS). Matt Lair (Kentucky VIS), Bill 5
Arnsparger (Miami, O. ’5()). Charlie Bradshaw (Kentucky '50). and
Bill Moseley (Kentucky *15).
HEAD BASKETBALL COACH —- Adolph Rupp (Kansas ’23) ,
ASST. BB COACH — Harry Lancaster (Georgetown ’32) "
OTHER SPORTS COACHES—Track: Don Seaton; Baseball: l—larry
Lancaster; Swimming: Algie Reece; Tennis: H. H. Downing; Golf:
johnny Owens; Fencing and Rifle: Col. Henry Rogers.
TICKET SALES MANAGER- Harvey Hodges (Kentucky '3l)
SPORTS PUBLICITY EDITOR·— Ken Kuhn (Michigan State '42)
TRAINER-john Payne (Louisiana State ’50) ’
EQUIPMENT MANAGER — S. C, (Buster) Brown
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FOOTBALL—WILDCAT STYLE
SYSTEM—Basica1ly Split-T. Coach Collier plans to utilize the Split-'l`
style of attack for the 1nost part although some elements of other forma-
tions may be introduced as needed to cope with special situations. UK
· adopted the Split—T in 1952 after using mainly the Straight—T formation
during the career of All»America passer Babe Parilli.
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GROUND ATTACK—1§entucky`s new football mentor considers him-
zy self primarily a running coach despite his background with the pro—
l fessional Cleveland Browns who many observers thought of as empha-
sizing an aerial attack. The \¤\’i1dcats will have a backheld regarded as
average or slightly above in speed, but exceptionally light in weight
l and small in size. There is no back on the roster capable of blasting
I the line like last year’s graduated stars. Steve Meilinger and Ralph
jl l’aolone_
§ PASSING GAME--No outstanding passer appears on the scene this
_ season. It's more than likely that the aerial artistry will take a back
[J seat to running plays in the Split-T style of attack formulated by Coach
yl Collier. Last season. passing accounted for only 28 percent of the
lj ground gained against 10 opponents and the prospect is for about the
l same performance in ’54. Doing most of the aerial work probably will
`y be quarterback Bob Hardy, who led the team last year with a 51 percent
i completion average on 47 tosses and 418 yards gained. The second and
7 third ranked passers of ’53 are missing.
l DEFENSE—In so far as the prospective Kentucky line of 1954 is con-
; sidered to be above average except in depth, the defensive outlook is
l fair against line plays and may prove satisfactory overall. However, lack
1 of experience under game conditions may hamper the three line and
three backheld starters who were not regulars under double-duty condi—
tions last year.
‘— KICKING GAME—Versati1e Steve Meilinger, the all-around sensation
who was the team’s best and almost exclusive punter last season, has
ll _ departed. The chore likely will fall to end Bradley Mills, the "second
I best" of 1953 who averaged 36.2 on the only four boots he made, or
halfback Dick Moloney (4 for 124 yards and 31—yard average in
Quarterbacks Bob Hardy and Delmar Hughes seem destined to handle
the extra point kicking on the basis of their performance in this de»
partment a year ago.
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{ THE OUTLOOK FOR '54
A new head coach at the helm; a man—sized—headache schedule
classed as the toughest in the Southeastern Conference; a squad lacking
both physical size and overall depth; and some very big gaps left by
' the departure of many standout performers. _
Tl1at's a capsule summation of the University of Kentucky football
outlook for 1954 which foretells likely rough going on the \\’ildcats' yi
trek from Maryland to Tennessee this season. jx
\/Vith native—son Blanton Collier in the driver’s seat guiding Uli`s
football destinies as a replacement for the departed Bear Bryant, the
outlook for success easily might be optomistic if there were 110t such ji
high calibre opposition to be encountered and numerous other major if
problems to be reconciled. Although the Kentucky job will be his first
attempt in collegiate coaching, Collier has a unique background of
experience in high school and professional ranks which has gained him il
a reputation as one of the nation’s outstanding football tacticians.
Even the most capable coach in the world, however, might hesitate
to tackle Kentucky’s 10-game schedule of top flight opposition which is i,
virtually void of any "breathers". The trail leading from Maryland to ¤»
Tennessee gives every indication of being a rocky one capable of pro-
I viding extremely difficult footing for inexperienced travelers such as
Coach Collier and his aides will be depending upon. i
The list includes three outstanding aggregations which participated j
in bowl games last New Year’s Day and promise to be at least equally
dangerous this year—nationa1 champion Maryland, Georgia '1`ech"s
Sugar Bowl champs, and a “coming" Auburn club. For added discom- L-
fort, the Mlildcats 111USt attempt to trespass on touchdown territory ,
against arch—rival Tennessee, conference toughies Ole Miss, Louisiana .3
State, Florida and Vanderbilt; major eastern independent Villanova; ,
and a Memphis State crew that flexed surprisingly strong single—wing ,
muscles in the series opener last season_ f`
The foundation for the first \~\’ildcat eleven being built by Coach
Collier to face the challenging 1954 schedule must come from a small
core of 21 lettermen returning from the team that surprised the nation
last year by rebounding from a disappointing start to go undefeated
through its last eight games and finish in a tie for second place in con- `
ference play and rated 16th nationally. However, ll lettermen and »
several other promising prospects are gone and little solace can be found
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in the fact that two full teams, numerically speaking, are in the fold.
liven with these experienced hands, the full squad numbers only slightly
more than 50-21 pitifully small group to draw front in forming a team of
the calibre needed to play the schedule on tap this season. Additionally,
q a lack of depth at all positions is apparent as is the lack of any ap-.
l preciable physical size on the part of most candidates.
On credit side of the ledger, the forecast is for a fair amount of
experience and size in the Hrst string line where four regulars return
ll to vie for positions in which they were starters in lientucky’s concluding
tg game of last year. Rating a good look by the honor team pickers is
l)uke Curnutte, a 5-10 and 190 pound tackle who showed up very well
li as a sophomore starter last season alter lettering as a defensive guard in
is his yearling campaign. Co-captains joe Koch and Harry Kirk, guard
and tackle on the right side, respectively; and end Howard Sclmel-
lenberger round out tl1e returning forward wall regulars. Prob-
ably the biggest line gap to be plugged is at left guard where .~\ll.
I America Ray Correll, the Southeastern Conference’s "best lineman"
of 1953 and a great downheld tackler, will be missing. The lack of
;l adequate depth at the guard posts apparently is going to form one of
i' the major problems needing to be ironed Ollt with time and keynotes
- the big weakness of the team as a whole—an absence of sizeable, ex-
ly perienced "shock troops" to take up the slack in relief roles or as injury
E replacements.
y It the new VV1l(lC2l[ mentor considers lnsllmer woiiies staggering,
i he has only to turn about to the backfield situation to forget them.
lt \#\’hile Collier considers himself "basic1y a running coach" and plans
—· to stick with the Split-T style of attack utilized by the ’Cats for the
iv past two campaigns, he cannot help wondering where his next runner
is coming from.
` It`s not that there aren’t any backheld candidates. There are plenty
J of bodies and perhaps a few capable ball carriers. '1`here`s even stellar
quarterback Bob Hardy, the wonder boy who came out of nowhere in
i the third game last season to lead the \~Vildcats on their undefeated
skein, but the rest of the group promises to be inexperienced, "pony"
sized combination and the fullback situation, in particular. borders on
desperation. The overall difficulty arises from the fact that the First
. five ground gainers of last season’s team are missing. including the
three other starters.
In the words of Collier, the team desperately "needs a man like
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ing during ’53) who can get you that yard or two when you need it. ,~
.·\nd we need some big, last hallbacks. The plain facts are that we '
don’t have either." In addition to Paolone, the team is without the
services of versatile A1l—America ha1{back-quarterback—end Steve Meil-
inger and regular right hall joe Platt (who posted a remarkable 8.3
I average for the season). The leading candidates to till their shoes in·
clude halfbacks Dick Mitchell (159 pounds stripped), Dick Moloney
and soph Don Netoskie (both tipping the scales at 175); and lullbacks tz
1-Iayden Hooper (168—pounder out all last season with broken leg), Ken l·
\Vil1iams (a center in ’5?l) and Bob Phillips (no experience at iullback
or linebacking).
\iVith the prospect ol depending on a group of backs averaging in
the neighborhood of 170 pounds and a line only slightly larger, Ken- E
tucky in 19541 seems to have insurmountable problems of gravity which ·
loom large in the face of the size and calibre of opposition scheduled ,
to be faced. But most people are not counting their bounty on dead
p \‘Vi1dcats yet. Especially not when their mentor radiates such deter- l
mined defiance as: "\=Ve may be only a 50-50 team this year, capable of -
winning only three or [our games, as many people would have you be- i
lieve. But 1’1l tell you one thing—our opponents are going to have to
prove it on the field every Saturdayl"
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Sept. 16 Morehead at Morehead ..........................................,....... 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 16 Vanderbilt at Nashville .............................................,...... 8:00 p.m. P
Nov. 12 Vanderbilt at Lexington .....,..................,......................... 2:00 p.m. ·
1953 "B" TEAM RESULTS ,
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Sept. 17 Morehead College ...................................................... 19 13
Nov. 13 Vanderbilt "B" ............................................................ S2 0
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El BERNIE A. SHIVELY
fl Supervising the steady growth and balanced development of one
ll of the nation's top athletic programs is the Herculean task being car-
,g ried out successfully by Bernie ,-\. Shively.
li Few who have observed the untiring efforts of the tall. silver-
haired former A-\ll-America footballer in the service of the University
of Kentucky as Director of Athletics since 1938 will argue his fitness
ll as an athletic Hercules. Not only has Shively guided the development
{ of Kentucky as a nationally—respected power in major sports, but he
W has also gained >ersonal >resti ·e
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[ ___ x to many problems. ·
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f °i»—..;% { " Director, Shively has directly su.
;· ~ , A pervised major expansions in
{ if ’ IE? ; y ) lsentuckys athletic plant result-
‘ 5 F9 L' ing from the progression of the
L_. " S . { ” H school’s football and basketball
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__? A . :_ V » 3 “ K teams to greater national ])I“()1H1-
= _ .4 nence and increased patronage-
l _ if ft Qs §" i bv the s>orts-minded yublic.
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g · ‘ rlhe seating capactty of lsen-
~ _ _ , V ' tucky’s football stadium, McLean
Y _ ·},,_,.,·»# ,~ ;_ Stadium on Stoll Field, has been
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y _ doubled to bring the current
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i wr ‘ _ ;::;¤§i;i£2;; lv f56.()()() and on Jar with most
—* 1%- ‘·‘·‘ ::;:?:¢:::=r» * . ,
V '·‘, »t},?g5 _ J:—·z other schools located m licavier-
. =S}Y__£ ·Qi populated areas. Powerful light-
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.;.;,·· J§`z;E';;? _·;;i,;i;·;g©3<,;_,;— ing equipment also was installed
s r,~.¤· ·%E2 ;;r§~.·; .¢:·§;¤‘#?,?;;»··’>¢*£ii .· . ( ( i ·
-s_ _·;,.,. » be-;. .4-gv;.-t<-,; dining the L)48-4) constructron
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to bring night football into new
popularity. Partly to satisfy the overwhelming number of basketball
devotees, who could not squeeze into the 2,800-seat Alumni Gymnasium.
a long—planned Memorial Coliseum was completed in 1950. Seating
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houses the .·\thletic l)epartment and provides the hrst permanent home 1
for the school’s many minor sports teams.
.—\ native of Paris, lll., Shively attended the University of Illinois A
where he was an .·\ll—.—\merica guard in 1926 on the same grid team A
, made famous by Red Grange. Demonstrating a claim to being one of i
the linest all-around athletes in Illinois history, "Shive" also laid claim j
to the Big ll) heavyweight wrestling championship and annexed letters ;
in track before graduating in 1927. ,
Shively ca1ne to Kentucky in 1927 as line coach of football under ‘
Harry (iammage. .\ shift in the coaching ranks in 1933 resulted in 3
Shive1y`s promotion to head of the UK Physical Education Department, 1
a position he retained until he succeeded Chet \\’ynne as Athletic I
l)irector in 1938. l)uring this period and the years following, he also
served as track and baseball coach for several seasons and continued y
to assist the footbal stall as line coach until 19--I/I. The next year, 1945.
he assumed full charge of the grid squad for one season before turning I
the job over to mentor l’au1 (Bear) Bryant in 1946.
The Kentucky Athletic I)irector served as chairman of the South- ·
eastern (Jonference basketball committee for a number of years and
is the current president of the SEC Coaches and Athletic l)irectors I
.»\ssociation. In 1951, he took over the added task of establishing a
K booking oflice for football and basketball ollicials for the Ohio Valley ‘
(jonference and heads the ollice as Supervisor of ()l‘hcials. Familiarly
known to his many friends as "Shive," he also has been active in numer- »
ous other civic and state organizations and projects.
HONORS COME LATELY
From its football beginnings in 1881 through 19·l2. Kentucky had
only one player named to a recognized .~\ll-.—\merica team. ln the short
span of years since, no less than five have earned first team mention on
the national honor rolls and three of the stars were repeaters. Thirteen
\\'ildcats have received .v\ll—(Ionference recognition since the loop was f
organized in 1933.
VICTORY KICKS I
,v\ game unique in University of Kentucky football history occurred I
in 1901), Kentucky beat the Louisville YMCA, 12-fi. without running a
single ollensive play during the entire game. Kicking on hrst down
every time they gained possession of the ball, Kentucky made its scores
through the recovery of opponent fumbles in the end zone.
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_ l{entucky’s athletics program is organized under the Department of
` Athletics and a corporation known as the University of Kentucky Ath-
, letic Association.
A Hrm believer in sports and sportsmanship, l)r. Leo M. Chamber-
lain, Vice—President of the University, has general supervision over the
` Department and also serves as vice chairman of the Board of Directors.
of the Association.
l Former Uli football player and one-time \Vildcat coach, Dr. A. l).
l Kirwan, acts as secretary to the Association. He also is the school`s
, faculty representative to the Southeastern (Zonference.
Bernie A. Shively heads the Department as Director of Athletics.
Maintaining over-all control of U.K. athletics affairs is the Board of
, Directors of the Athletics Association, composed of the President of the
i University and I0 other directors appointed by him, including five mem.
, bers of the faculty of the University, the president of the Student Gov-
_ ernment Association. an alumnus of the school, a member of the U.}{.
Board of Trustees, and two others. Frank D. Peterson, University
(jomptroller. serves the board as treasurer,
'l`he current Board of Directors consists of the following members:
l)r. H. L. Donovan. Dr. Leo M. Chamberlain,
Chairman Vice Chairman
Dr. A. D. Kirwan, Secretary Robert Hobson
l Thomas H. Ballantine M. Ligon
T George K. Brady Paul Oberst
Aubrey Brown Charles Palmer (Student)
_ Thomas Clark H. D, Palmore
Lyman Ginger D. V. Terrell
Guy Huguelet \Villiam A. Tolman
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BLANTON L. COLLIER r
Head Footboll Couch r
University ot Kentucky y
.\ quiemnainiered nariye lientnckian who lnlllilled a lile-long ann-
' bition when he wok over the (`()§l(`l1lllg'l`ClIlS aL his hrnne suuc university,
Blanmn Collier brings
V ly ///`’ Lo his new job at Lhe
" A , University of Kentucky
v_'’ ’ one of the hnest repu-
, i rations in modern-day 1
i y i`<>f>tball.
'ii’ _ W ‘```` ____ Thc ,}y_§.c;u._01d [mn
·i l "‘ ’” 1ner Cleveland Browns' j
V _, I hackfield coach, born E
Y in nearby Millcrsburg, y
,;, I = ,4 Ky., educated at George- I
;__ ~ umn (Ky.) College and
' V Uniyersiry 0[ Kentucky l
V ~· and ex-<·<>acl1 at Paris
2 (liy.) High Sclmo]. he- V
unnes the \‘\’ildeaLs’
_ ,» * 27th head inenmr in 6-1-
- V _ V years. (lollier succeeds
V l’aul (Bear) Bryant, who
resigned lasL February
` alter eight seasmis an
i e V } /’V_ { Iieiiuueky to aI` Head Foot-
¢=’ V _ Q ·` hall (luamh and Athletic
Y* '·V_ “ ·A l)ire4mr an Texas .\.
-;.- f . I ~ (lollier. who had been
__', Q1;} V I { ·» . A Q _ widely sought by many
if -2 M it V ‘?"‘“” d‘¥""g me PM
_V.·; L iy. ; ’ V hye or years when A
is _. VV lns standing was ol in-
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was the University’s number one choice almost from the moment
1 Bryant asked to be relieved from his lo11g—ter1n contract. \\lhile he had
A] consistently turned down all offers, including the job as head man of
the professional Baltimore Colts, to remain as right hand man to Paul
2 Brown at Cleveland, Collier gave special consideration to the Ken-
tucky position because, as he expresses it. "coaching at my home state
g university is something I always had in the back of my mind as my
ultimate ambition."
i University President H. L. Donovan announced that the new foot-
y ball chief will work under a three»year contract. Terms of the agree-
J ment were not made public.
g Leaving Cleveland and Coach Brown was not easy for the new
2 \·Vildcat mentor. "1t was one of the toughest decisions l’ve ever had
to ]U2lliC,” Collier explained. "l’aul Brown and 1 were very close friends,
much eloser than the usual employee-employer relationship."
l lt was with the famed Cleveland Browns and under Brown’s tute-
lage that Collier became widely recognized as a keen football student
and a brilliant diagnostician. However, his background in the gridiron
profession dates back further.
Born in Millersburg, Ky., on _|uly 2, 1906, and brought up in
2 Paris, Ky., only 17 miles from the University, Collier began his athletic
career at Paris High School by playing both football and basketball.
Later, at Georgetown College. he lettered in both sports. Although
not an outstanding gridder because of his lack of size (he weighed only
125 pounds then). he was nevertheless regarded as a close student of
5 the game and upon graduation in 1927 was named coach of all sports
E at Paris High.
I He held this position until he entered the Navy in 1943. During
his 16 years at l’aris, his teams won or shared two Central Kentucky
Conference football titles and six basketball championships. His last
high school grid team (1943) ranked as unofficial state champions. Also
during this period he took postgraduate work at the University of Ken-
A tucky and received a master’s degree in educational administration.
I lt was while he was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station during his Navy tour that Collier and Brown discovered each
other. Brown, a lieutenant and head coach of the Great Lakes football
team, became impressed with Yoeman Collier’s football knowledge and
added him to the staff as an assistant coach. '1`he following year (19-16)
I when the Cleveland Browns were organized with Brown as head coach,
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Collier made the unique _jump fron1 high school 1`HHKS to the pros by
going alo11g as backfield coach.
During eight seasons with tl1e Browns, Collier made a reputation
tl1at 5[2lI]ll)€(l him as a great teacher of football——detern1ined but quietly I
patient. He was considered solid in gridiron fundamentals, n1eticulous g
‘ in technique and perfection in play execution was his constant goal.
"A perfect machine is made of perfect and matched components," ac-
(`Ofdlllg to Collier. "That is why it is so necessary that details, no mat— {
[C1` how small, be given full consideration"
()nc of Collier’s major contributions while No. l assistant to tl1e y
fabulously successful Brown was a player-rati11g system developed
through a studious, scientific approach to grading game Elms. It was
often said that his football laboratory was wherever he could set up a
movie projector. He also is credited with devising many of the Browns' Q
successful pass defense patterns.
Coach Brown. wl1o often had declared HIIO one is going to take
_ Blanton away fl`OlIl 1ne as long as money is tl1e only issue."