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COOPER GENERAL AGENT 390 STARKS BUILDING, FOURTH & WALNUT STREETS LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40202 TELEPHONE 584-6304 NOTRE DAME TODAY REV. THEODORE M. HESBURGH, C.S.C. President REV. EDMUND P. JOYCE, C.S.C. Executive Vice President THE FIGHTING IRISH EDWARD W. KRAUSE Athletic Director ". . . Proud of the past, relevant to the present, open to the future." That is the phrase used by the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh to describe the stance of the University of Notre Dame as it enters its 126th academic year. The past is something of which Notre Dame can well be proud. The University was founded in 1842 by a group of French missionaries led by the Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C, and the original site is commemorated today on campus by a replica of the log mission chapel which served for a time as the school's only building. Strong administrative leadership, a dedicated faculty, and a spirited student body were among the factors which contributed to the growth of Notre Dame from an obscure school in the wilderness of northern Indiana in the 1840's to an example of the best in Catholic higher education. The statistics of recent growth reveal Notre Dame's present strength. Since Father Hesburgh became president in 1952: The student body has grown from 5,400 to over 7,000. The University budget has gone from $10 million to $32 million. Faculty salary outlay has increased from $1.7 million to $10 million. Value of the physical plant has increased from $18.3 million to $61.6 million. Endowment of the University has increased from $8.5 million to $65 million. The University's 5,900-member undergraduate student body organized in the four colleges of Arts and Letters, Science, Engineering, and Business Administration reflects the constantly rising standards of admission. In this year's freshman class, for example, one of every five students was graduated one, two, three, four or five in his high school class. Notre Dame graduates have ranked the University near the top among all schools in the number of nationally competitive fellowships awarded its seniors. In addition to its undergraduate colleges, Notre Dame has a highly respected Law School, the oldest on any Catholic college campus. A key to the ability of Notre Dame's relatively young faculty is the increase in research grants from $750,000 to $7.5 million annually since 1952. The Colleges of Science and Engineering recently received large federal grants because of their outstanding research potential. Notre Dame's future is closely tied to its financial resources, and the University recently announced a five-year, $52-million development program called. "SUMMA: Notre Dame's Greatest Challenge." SUMMA is a carefully conceived blueprint for Notre Dame's future, and the principal elements of the program include $20 million for faculty development; $13.9 million for graduate education; $4.5 million for special research programs; and $13.5 million for general university development, including three high-rise men's residences. Heading the campaign is Dr. 0. C. Carmichael, Jr., chairman of the board of Associates Investment Company, South Bend, and a University trustee. While not neglecting the Undergraduate program, SUMMA is geared to Notre Dame's young Graduate School, now enrolling some 1,150 students and offering the Ph.D. in 21 departments. Notre Dame now awards more graduate degrees each year than it awarded undergraduate degrees in 1940, and the SUMMA program hopes to widen the scope of graduate education and research at the University. COACH JOHNNY DEE <* nam dam One can hardly fault the extreme vitality of Johnny Dee as he moves into his fourth season as head basketball coach of the University of Notre Dame. Dee has truly rebuilt the Irish basketball program, and now with the groundwork completed can look forward to plenty of harvests. In basketball circles. Dee has become known as an innovator. In addition to revamping pre-game activities in the Notre Dame Fieldhouse and renovating the Irish basketball program, he has added some of his personal touches to the game itself: He designed the basketball shoes and socks worn by the Irish. He is credited with initiating hand-foul indicators used by the scorer and was the first to indicate the official scorer's position on side court by use of a striped banner. For Dee, the adage that nothing is without need of improvement seems to be a creed. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1923, Dee moved to Chicago where he prepped at Loyola Academy starring in basketball, football and track. After serving with the Coast Guard, he attended Notre Dame from 1944-46 and then finished his undergraduate work at Loyola in 1947. His coaching career started in Chicago at St. Mel High School where he was head basketball coach for four years. He then returned to the Notre Dame Law School earning his law degree in 1952, while also working as a basketball assistant to John Jordan. That summer, with law degree in hand, Johnny moved not to the courthouse but to the University of Alabama fieldhouse as head man of the Crimson Tide basketball program. During his four years at the reins, the Alabamans piled up outstanding 6S-25 mark and in 1955 strung together 14 consecutive league wins to capture the Southeastern Conference title. John also served as an assistant football coach with the 1 952 and 1953 teams which appeared in the Orange and Cotton Bowls. Dee then moved on for five seasons with the Denver Truckers of the National Industrial Basketball League where his teams finished first or second for four seasons. John was named head coach of the Kansas City Steers in the American Basketball League and his team was on the top when the league folded on January 1, 1963. GENE SULLIVAN ASSISTANT COACH For Gene Sullivan, newly-appointed assistant coach at Notre Dame, filling the shoes of a 6-7 predecessor may pose a bit of a p r o b 1 e m. But with ten years of outstanding success in the fields of coaching and education, his credentials seem more than ample. Sullivan, athletic director and head basketball coach at Chicago's Loyola Academy for the past ten years, replaces former assistant coach Larry Staverman who became head coach of the Indianapolis Pacers of the now American Basketball Association. A native of Chicago, Sullivan attended Carl Schurz HighSchool in the Windy City where he was appointed captain by his teammates of the 1948-49 prep squad and was picked as the "most Valuable player" by tho Chicago I*ublic League after the season. In 1949 he entered Notre Dame and graduated in 1953 with cum Iaude honors, earning a Masters Degree in Education two years later. After two years in military service, Sullivan became head basketball coach at Loyola in 1957. In the following ten-year period, his teams won 295 games while losing 148. Included in his overall record are three Catholic ND ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. 40 Arnzen, Bob F 6-5 31 Derrig, Jim G 6-2 32 Franger, Mike G 5-11 30 Freeman, Bob F 6-3 11 Gallagher, John F 6-4 41 Keller, Brian F 6-4 42 McKirchy, Jim F 6-4 33 Murphy, Dwight G 6-2 20 O'Connell, Mike G 6-1 44 Quinn, Dan F 6-4 34 Restovich, Geo. G 6-1 52 Vignali, Tony C-F 6-6 53 Whitmore, Bob C 6-7 League Championships and four runner-up titles. His teams also won three DePaul University tournament titles and one Fenwiok Tournament Championship. JOHN TRACY STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH John Tracy, after two years on the Notre Dame varsity basketball squad, moves to the position of student assistant coach. He will work primarily with the Irish freshman squad a i d i n g assistant coach Sullivan. A graduate of Brother Rice High School in Chicago, Tracy monogram -med in his first year at Notre Dame seeing action inl4games and scoring 35 points as a guard-forward. While at Brother Rice, John earned four letters as a forward and captained his team as a senior when he gained all-state honors. He also earned all-metropolitan honors in both his junior and senior years. Abrother, Tom, is a sophomore guard candidate at DePaul University. A native of Evergreen Park, Illinois, John is an economics major in the College of Arts and Letters at Notre Dame. 4 EATO YALE: TOWN N & Insist ovi$huler and get the best! 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Captain of the 1967-68 team...first junior to lead the Irish s ince Ray Meyer (1936-37).. .elected most valuable player for the 1966-67 campaign by his teammates.. .set scoring mark as a sophomore with 597 points.. .also the second highest season total ever scored by an Irish eager.. .only sophomore to be selected to the Academic Ail-American squad...also named to the Helm's Ail-American team. . . led team last year in total points for a 21.4 average. . .second in rebounding with 355.. .also led team in field goals and free throws.. . started all 28 games for the Irish.. .collected lowest number of personal fouls for a regular (59). .. top scorer in seventeen games scoring season high of 38 points (14 field goals and 10 of 14 free throws) against Indiana.. .scored 30 or more points seven times.. .possesses a fine arching jump shot from his forward position...a strong rebounder and defensive player.. .also played baseball for the Irish this past spring hurling five victories against one loss.. .boasted lowest IlRA for the Irish pitching staff.. .graduate of St, Xavier High in Cincinnati, where he earned seven letters, three as a basketball forward. . .also played baseball as a pitcher and football as an end... captained basketball team his senior year to a second consecutive Ohio state title .. .pickedas MVP in the Ohio basketball finals in 1965. DWIGHT MURPHY (No. 33) 6-2 Junior Guard Kansas City, Kansas Started at the guard position as asophomore last year. . .earned a monogram playing in all 28 games. . .posted a season scoring-average of 10.4 points per game tallying 291 points. . .squad's number three scorer and rebounder. . .picked off 121 rebounds.. . scored season high of23 points against Bi-adley. . .converted from a high school post position.. .developed extremely well at the foreign position last year...quick and exceptional jumper and rebounder. . .good outside shooter from his backcourt position and from the corners... earned four letters in basketball at DeLaSalle High in Kansas City, Mo.. .team captain his senior year.. .contributed to his team's Catholic Conference championship his jun-ioryear.. . all-league and all-city as a junior.. .all-everything as a senior.. .comes from a family capable of fielding two starting fives plus reserves has six brothers and five sisters. BOB WHITMORE (No. 53) 6-7 Junior Center Washington, D.C. Started all 28 games last year at the center post to earn a monogram.. .scored458 points for a 16.4average, second best on the team... led Irish in rebounds with 348 for 13.7 per game... his field goal percentage of .489 (173 on 354 attempts) set an Irish recordfora regular. . .scoreda career high of 43 points (17 of 22 field goals and 9 of 11 free throws) against Butler last year... helped thwart Houston offense in 87-78 upset win.. .strong and especially quick on defense.. .an excellent rebounder with a soft touch from medium range.. .developed as a tough competitor with the ball inside... rated by Coach Dee as one of the most knowledgeable basketball players he has seen.. .a graduate of DeMatha Catholic HighSchool in Hyattsville, Md. , where he earned three letters as a center-forward.. .led his high school team to three consecutive championships in the Washington Catholic League. . .led his squad to an upset over New York's Power Memorial stopping Lew Al-cindor and Memorial's win streak at 71 games...all metropolitan his senior year and honorable mention All-American.. .MVP in Johnstown, Pa. , basketball tourney his senior year.. .enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and majoring in economics. JIM DERRIG (No. 31) 6-2 Junior Guard Villa Park, Illinois Monogram winner and returnee from last year's squad. . .broke into the starting line-up midway through the season. . .saw action in 22 games. . .led squad in field goal and free throw percentages with ,489and .833 respectively. . .finished the campaign with a 5.4 scoring average from his guard position... scored season high of 21 points against DePaul...excellent ball handler and passer.. .slated to start at this year's back court position. . .alert defensive player . . .propped at St. Francis High in Whcaton, Illinois. . .earned two letters as a basketball guard and two more in golf... all-city and all-state choice in his senior year in the Suburban Catholic League ...chosen as MVP in the 1965 Chicago Prep Tourney.. .of Irish descent. . .enrolled in College of Business Administration. TANKS for your BUSINESS ALL SHAPESALL SIZESALL TYPES M. J. 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RESTAURANTS and MOTOR LODGES 2 MOTOR LOOGES SHELBYVILLE ROAD at WATTERSON EXPRESSWAY DOWNTOWN at 1st & JEFFERSON STS. 9 MEET THE NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH JIM McKIRCHY (No. 42) 6-4 Senior Forward-Guard Miami, Florida Earned a second monogram last year as a reserve seeing action in 19games.. .could earn a starting berth at the vacated forward slot for this year.. .scored 71 points and grabbed 39 rebounds during last year's campaign.. .hustler on both offense and defense .. .good jumperwith an excellent medium range shot.. .saw action in 21 games as a sophomore picking up 4G points and picking off 55 rebounds... best collegiate performances have been two 16-points outbursts against Detroit and Butler as a soph.. .earned two letters in high school as a basketball center at Christopher Columbus High.. . captained squad as a senior and was an all-city choice in both his junior and senior years.. .selected Player-of-the-Year in 1964 and received Ail-American recognition... tallied 42 points in a prep game.. .of Irish descent.. .accounting major in the College of Business Administration. GEORGE RESTOVICH (No. 34) 6-1 Senior Guard Shreveport, Louisiana Saw action in 2 3 games last year earning his second monogram .. .tallied 73 points and grabbed 48 rebounds.. .served at a reserve guard position.. . good driver.. .alert, strong defensive player... fine "quarterback".. .played in all 26 games as a sophomore... ended 1965-66 season with an 8. 5 scoring average and 120 rebounds ...turned in 16 point scoring performances against Illinois and Western Michigan as a soph.. .converted from a center position at Jesuit High in Shrcveport where he earned eight letters. . .all-city, all-district and all-state in basketball in his junior and senior years . .. captained his basketball team as a senior. .. has earned two monograms as a pitcher for the Irish baseball team.. . hopes to become a lawyer., .enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters. MIKE FRANGER (No.32) 5-1 1 Junior Guard Elkhart, Indiana Joined club midway through last year's season after football season. . .sparked Irish back court offense and earned a monogram .. .saw action in 16 games... will add depth and good ball handling ability at guard position... provides outside shooting threat .. tenacious andquick on defense.. .scored 52 points and grabbed 31 rebounds last year. . . won nine letters at Elkhart (Ind.) High School in basketball, football and track... averaged 17 points per game in his senior year.. .gained all-state and Ail-American I'ecognition as a quarterback.. .captained his football and basketball teams in his senior year, the football team to a state title in 1965... Irish-German-Dutch descent. . .a history major contemplating a law profession. MIKE O'CONNELL (No. 20) 6-1 Sophomore Guard Cincinnati, Ohio A talented backcourt prospect who figures to add depth and ability to the Irish guard positions. .. exceptional prowess in ball handling. . .quick driverand good passer... fields an outside shot threat .. .scored 34 points in the three frosh games and bagged 10 rebounds. . .tallied 16 points against the Michigan State freshman team.. .earned four letters in both basketball and baseball at Mc-Nicholas High in Cincinnati.. . captained both teams his senior year , . .tallied 41 and 46 points in consecutive prep contests, the latter being a school scoring mark. . .all-state and Coach and Athlete Magazine's Ail-American as a senior...named the most valuable player in the Cincinnati ai'ea for the 1965-66 hoop season .. .enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and contemplating a law profession. 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Two-time monogram winner and reserve forward on last year's team.. .saw action in 14 games last year tallying 31 points... effective shooter in close with a good medium range shot.. .tough competitor on the boards.. .started as a forward in the 1965-66 season, playing in all 26 games.. .earned a monogram tallying 297 points for an 11.4 average and the second highest point total on the team.. .highest single-game output came against Purdue when he scored 20 points.. .also picked off 198 rebounds.. .graduate of St. John's College High where he earned nine letters in basketball, track and baseball.. .earned four letters as a forward-center... propped with Irish quarterback Coley O'Brien.. .captained the basketball team his senior year in the Washington Catholic League and was named Player-of-the-Year in the metropolitan area.. .scored 48 points and grabbed 27 rebounds in a high school game to set school records in both departments. .. two uncles, John and Walter Morris, starred for Holy Cross basketball squads, .. Irish-German descent... majoring in economics in the College of Arts and Letters. JOHN GALLAGHER (No. 11) 6-4 Sophomore Forward Lynbrook, Long Island Sophomore candidate for the vacated forward |x>sition on the Irish startingfive.. .led the freshman team in scoring with a 22. 3 average.. .also grabbed 36 rebounds in the three frosh games. . . hiton27of 30free throw attempts for a .900 percentage.. .topped the Irish frosh in individual scoring honors against their three opponents (18 against DePaul, 27 against Kentucky, and 22 against Michigan State. . .preppcdat Archbishop Malloy in Queens. N. Y. . where he earned two letters as a forward-center.. .captained the team in his senior year to a fourth-place finish in the New York championships playoffs.. .tallied 37 points in his final game... all-metropolitan choice in both his junior and senior years.. . possesses a fine jumper from either corner.. . shoots well both inside and out.., strong rebounder.. .Irish descent.. .is enrolled in the pre-med program in the College of Arts and Letters. DAN QUINN (No. 44) 6-4 Junior Forward Norrhfield, Illinois Saw only limited action last year as a reserve forward.. .played in six games scoring nine points and getting eight rebounds.. . prepped at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Ill.. . converted from center to a forward position in his first year with the Irish.. .earned two letters captaining; the team to a Catholic League championship in his senior year.. .aggressive defensive rebounder and an improved ball handler and shooter. . .all-state hoop pick his senior year.. .most valuable player in the annual DePaul Prep Tourney in 196.1.. .his brother. Steve, is a center on the Irish football team ... scored 36 points once in a high school game. .. Irish-Swiss descent. . .an economics major in the College of Arts and Letters. TONY VIGNALI (No. 52) 6-6 Senior Center-Forward Toluca, Illinois Took part in only three games last year as a reserve forward . . .earneda monogram as a sophomoi'e seeing action in 20 games . . . scored 135 points and grabbed 90 rebounds. .. tallied 22 points for a career high against Detroit as a sophomore.. .adds strength to both the forward and pivot spots.. .earned three letters at Toluca Community High as a forward and four as a pitcher on the baseball team. .. co-captained the basketball team as a junior and senior to state regional championships both years. . .all-state and honorable mention All-American as a senior.. .set prep conference single game and seasonal scoring records. . .Italian-German descent. . .a marketing major in the College of Business Administration. FIGHTING IRISH SPONSORS DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DR. BERNARD L. POPHAM FULTON FISH MARKET MARINE SALES & SERVICE, INC. AMERICAN BRASS & ALUMINUM RIEHM-GERLACK MEMORIALS,INC. 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He also averaged 9.5 rebounds a game. Casey and Busey are part of a sophomore corps which takes up all but seven spaces on the 1968 roster, which includes six seniors and a lone junior. The biggest Wildcat, also a sophomore, is Art Laib, who transferred to UK last year after playing his freshmen year with Gulf Coast Junior College in Panama City, Fla. Laib, who needs seasoning and experience, isn't expected to earn a starting berth over such tried performers as seniors Cliff Berger, 6-8 1/2 and Thad Jaracz, 6-6. Other big men on the squad include sophomores Dan Issel, 6-8 1/2; Clint Wheeler, 6-8; Randy Pool, 6-7, and Wayland Long, 6-7. Berger, who played in 20 of 26 games last season and was fourth high scorer with 226 points, is expected to share the pivot position with Issel, who averaged 21.1 points and 17.3 rebounds. Jaracz, who was an Associated Press third team All-America his sophomore year, led the team in rebounds (8.3 average) and was third high scorer (293 points) last season. Bringing experience to the forward position are seniors Gary Gamble, 6-5, and Tom Porter, 6-4, who saw quite a bit of action but averaged less than four points and three rebounds each last season. They'll be challenged by sophomores Casey, Mike Pratt, Wheeler and Pool. Rupp has experimented with Casey at both guard and forward and apparently has settled on the latter. Pratt, 6-4, enters varsity play after scoring 20.1 points and getting 8.1 rebounds a game as a yearling. He hit 53% of his shots. Pool missed the second semester of his freshman year due to academic problems while Wheeler missed the first three weeks of practice because of an ankle sprain. Long, put on a one-year scholarship after his freshman campaign, needs seasoning. Phil Argento, 6-2, the lone junior, came on strong after earning a starting berth last season and could solve the problem at one guard position. Sophomore Terry Mills, 6-2, looked good in pre-season practice, but the competition is very keen with seniors Steve Clevenger, 6-1, and Jim LeMaster, 6-3, and sophomores Busey, Jim Dinwiddle, 6-4, and Benny Spears, 6-3, providing a strong challenge. ND 1968 OUTLOOK Youth and experience. These are the two assets with which Notre Dame basketball coach Johnny Dee will attempt to gain some lustre in the 1967-68 season. With the return of two outstanding juniors, 6-5 forward Bob Arnzen, and 6-7 center Bob Whitmore, it's hard to question Dee's optimism. As a sophomore, Arnzen was brilliant and at times spectacular as he scored 30 or more points on seven occasions. His two most notable performances were against Indiana, the Big Ten Conference champions, and against top-ranked Houston, as he scored 38 and 37 points respectively. He finished the season with 597 points to set a Notre Dame record for the most points scored by a sophomore. His output was also the second highest total ever scored by an Irish player. Although Arnzen was the most productive of Dee's cagers, it was Whitmore who displayed the most improvement during the latter half of the season which earned him credit for spurring the Irish comeback in the 1967 portion of the campaign, as he averaged nearly 20 points per game. His overall defensive work and rebounding efforts were artistic and his .489 offensive accuracy established a Notre Dame record. His finest effort came against Butler at Indianapolis when he sank 17 field goals out of 22 attempts for a fantastic 77%, another Irish single game mark. He finished the evening's work with 43 points, the season's top individual performance. Alongwith Arnzen and Whitmore is another returning monogram winner, junior Dwight Murphy; who could well key a banner year for the Irish. The lack of experienced guards forced Dee to call upon Murphy, 6-2, for one of the outside posts last year. He made the transition but not without experiencing some difficulty in the early stages of the season. This year, however, he is being counted on for his more natural forward slot which will enable him to capitalize on his special fade-away jump shot. But should he ever be needed at guard, Murphy can fill the bill after ayear's experience. If the switch is needed Dee will then move 6-4 Jim McKirchy, a speedy and quick senior and two-time monogram winner, to forward. The most likely candidate for one of the guard positions is Jim Derrig, still another junior who stands 6-2. The nifty play-maker came into his own toward the latter part of the season to help the Irish where the most help was needed. His 118 points came from a very respectable .489 shooting percentage and a team high .833 free throw accuracy. Battling for the other guard spot will be senior George Resto-vich, 6-1, junior Mike Franger, 5-1, and 6-1, sophomore Mike O'Connell. Restovich began last season on the top unit. Franger saw considerable action as a front line reserve. Although the Irish have lacked experienced depth