University of Kansas - The Jayhawker Yearbook

“Just as students and faculty at KU began their semesters with great expectations, the 1989 football team kicked their season off with hopes of long-awaited victories. " Glory Days " was the theme of the season that opened with a game against the Baylor Bears. At the game, Martin Diggs, Wichita senior, became the " new tan man " (pictured right) when he won the suntan contest at the beach party that was part of the pre-game festivities sponsored by the athletic department. Attendance topped 42,000, considerably higher than the previous year ' s opening game attendance of 32,000, and when KU faced New Mexico State, 73 high school bands turned out to perform during halftime. Camping out on the Hill during games was another familiar sight at KU; straying from the tradition of tailgating in the parking lot, fans brought their barbeques, blankets and coolers to the hill overlooking the stadium. Seeing the unusual in the usual at KU - on nearly any given day Hare Krishnas could be found passing out pamplets in front of the Kansas Union, and because of the unusually limited amount of parking spaces, bicycle racks became flooded with parked bikes. ”