NCAA's Boggan recognized for contributions to youth

Daniel Boggan Jr., NCAA senior vice-president, recently was named winner of the Marshall Major Taylor Award by Circle City Classic organizers in Indianapolis.

Named in honor of the prominent Indianapolis cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor, the award is a tribute to African-American athletes, coaches, athletics administrators and officials who have made significant contributions to youth.

Previous award winners include Olympic gold-medal winner Jackie Joyner Kersee; the late Florence Griffith Joyner; Earl Woods, president of the Tiger Woods Foundation; and Anita DeFranz, the first woman to be elected vice-president of the International Olympic Committee.

Boggan's contributions to youth include serving as chair for the East Oakland Youth Development Foundation Board and on the board of directors of the National Writing Project. He also serves on the Youth Volunteer Corps of America and is one of the founders of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators.

"I was shocked but very appreciative," Boggan said of the award. "In terms of the leadership role in the programs I'm involved with, the programs are only successful with the support of others. It's certainly a team effort."

Hendrix Warriors sport new 'shield'

Hendrix College, which last year officially discontinued use of American Indian imagery associated with its "Warriors" moniker, recently unveiled a new logo for its athletics teams.

The new look was developed in response to the school's decision last year. School administrators insisted that any new logo refrain from incorporating any references to any ethnic group.

The athletics teams at Hendrix were without a team symbol or logo for a year while the new logo was being developed.

"I'm glad to have a new look to introduce to our students as they return for the fall," said Cliff Garrison, Hendrix athletics director and head coach of the men's basketball team. "The shield will be a strong symbol for our teams, and I'm looking forward to seeing it in use."

The design selection process included Hendrix faculty, staff students and alumni.

"We believe the new Hendrix shield captures the spirit of our athletics teams and will become a recognizable symbol of our student-athletes and their successes on the playing field," said John Churchill, Hendrix's interim president and chair of the committee that selected the logo.

Week to 'speak up' about alcohol use

National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week is October 21-27, and the NCAA is encouraging member institutions to provide time for student-athletes to discuss alcohol and its role in their lives.

"Speak Up!" tool kits were mailed to all NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills coordinators, and campus student-athlete advisory committees are expected to discuss the issue and prepare a report for the national NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committees. At the 2002 NCAA Convention, all three NCAA SAACs are planning a national summit on alcohol issues.

For more information on the program, see "SAAC -- Speak Up!" by Dewayne Barnes, in the October 8, 2001, issue of the Sports Sciences Education Newsletter.

'Life's a joke' for basketball coach

Jack Fertig, director of basketball operations at California State University, Fresno, can find a laugh in just about anything, including intercollegiate athletics.

Fertig's first book, "Life's a Joke: Tales of a College Basketball Vagabond," is meant to share some of those chuckles Fertig has collected throughout his 32 years as a coach and educator.

Fertig, who also is a frequent motivational speaker, tells humorous tales of his life in basketball, and he has plenty of fodder gleaned from all nine Division I institutions where he's been employed during his career.

For information about the book or about scheduling Fertig as a speaker, call 559/307-3744.

-- Compiled by Kay Hawes

Looking back

This Week In College Football History

October 21-27

October 22, 1891: Herbert Hoover called a meeting of Stanford students to start a football team, for which he served as student manager in 1892. The first coach was Walter Camp, who later became known as the "Father of American Football." Hoover, of course, became president of the United States.

October 22, 1994: Steve McNair of Alcorn State had 649 yards in total offense against Southern in a 41-31 victory. His 649 yards remains a Division I-AA record.

October 23, 1999: Paul Smith of Gettysburg rushed for 390 yards against Muhlenberg.

October 24, 1959: John Hadl, College Hall of Famer from Kansas, punted 94 yards against Oklahoma.

October 25, 1947: Columbia beat Army, 21-20, ending Army's 32-game unbeaten streak. Bill Swiacki made a diving catch of a low pass to set up the final touchdown. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976.

October 25, 1997: Wilkie Perez of Glenville State had 651 yards of total offense against Concord -- a Division II record that still stands.

October 27, 1951: Dick Kazmaier of Princeton ran 124 yards and passed for 236 in a 51-15 victory over Cornell. Kazmaier won the Heisman Trophy in 1951 and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.

October 27, 1984: Willie Totten of Mississippi Valley had 621 yards total offense against Prairie View A&M -- a total that currently ranks sixth in Division I-AA.

October 27, 1985: Ohio State, down 31-0, beat Minnesota, 41-37.

This Week In College Football is researched and compiled by Pat Harmon, National Football Foundation Historian and is printed with permission from the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame.