Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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'jx x T FooTBAu. Career Record! Won 139, Lost 57, Tied 10 COACH EDDIE ROBINSON Tigers Point For '64 With Solid Club Hardened through a season associated with misery, the Grambling Tigers treated a homecoming crowd 10,000 fans to an explosive 34-8 victory over Wiley College in the final game of the 1963 season. Grambling used a succession of long drives and adverse breaks to score in every quarter. The contest found both clubs cloaked in anonymity in the Southwestern Athletic Conference race. Grambling compiled a 5-3-1 record last fall after pulling the reins on overconfidence. Coach Eddie Robinson will seek amends with a spirited crew this year that will have to be bombarded out of contention. The locals displayed a look of growing solidarity in spring drills. Though not heavy on experience, returning lettermen pack some large-calibre guns. Despite Robinson's conservative estimate of an even split season, old grads await the '64 campaign with eager antici- ation. P Most of them are making plans for a banner year. - f Ci t 1964 l' ' ::'-- af. 107

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,,.,.............,.....,............ ...,Y... .N-..-... YYYY Y YYY Y .Y . W age Four GRAMBLING COLLEGE july 15, 193 Nest liberty Stun Tigers For NAIA Title By Allen Seifert ST JOSEPH, MO CSPECIALSD -- West Liberty, West Va., pulled one of the biggest upsets in NAIA baseball annals at City Stadium, defeating Grambling 6-4 and 3-2, in the finals of the eighth annual affair. A crowd estimated at 2,350 watched the action. Righthander Joe Niekro took the first game, limiting the Tigers to seven hits. In the nightcap, Jerry Kraynick, who had pitched only 10 innings and had no won- lost record on the season, held t the Tigers to five hits, as the loser's bracket champions raced to the title. Candy Robinson took the loss. In the opening game, the Hill- toppers forged to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Gordon Long led off with a single and later scored on Joe Doerr's double. I Speedy John Wyatt of Gramlf ling, who generates ooh's an aah's with his fielding, hitllln and dazzling efforts on the bas path, signed a bonus contraf Tuesday with the Baltimof Orioles The promising 21-year-old OU' fielder was assigned to Bluefielf W. Va., of the Appalanchla' League. No bonus figure waS sf nounced. , An effortless performer with 5 accurate throwing arm, Wyatt lf Grambling in stolen bases, 1111 and total bases. He gets down the line in 3' I I Grambling knotted the score seconds. 1-1 in its half of the first, when Quite logically, he was Wife P35 1 nati0l'11 Tigers af. for tb as hBV1'l Enslf and 1111 JUST FOR LUCK: Becky Freeman crossed fingers and held an umbrella to stop was suspended two days in the NAIA Tournament. The -rain stopped, but the Tigers ran into bugaboo when they dropped two games to West Liberty, W. Va., in the finals. Becky served 1511611 scored OH Fred Chambers, queen of the local squad for the tournament. She is flanked by Robert Wiliams tleftl and Alex smgle' BILL BENNETT PHOTO Grambling, trailing 3-1, tied the score in the fifth when first baseman Bunny Hudson doubled to left for his first hit of the tournament and 'John Wyatt walked. VHA' 1 and Wyatt , og , obgnson un big money lure another Grambling star when Candy Robinson a bonus contract with the Red Sox. Robinson, a 189-pound right under who received impassive trutiny from a dozen major ague clubs, collected a bonus :lieved to be in the neighbor- iod of S20,000. He was signed by Red.. Sox :out Edward Scott. .Scott signed Henry Aaron of .e Milkaukec Braves to his first tseball contract. He called Robinson the best rung pitching prospect in the ,tuntry. Robinson is 21. ,Scott said He can pitch quality ill against quality opposition. 'Continuing his enthusiastic 'aluation, he reasoned that Jbinson could reach the big ague in two years. In college circles, respect for s fastball verges on reverence. Analysts around the Southwest- n Athletic Conference point out gat his individual glitter has een one of the big reasons why e Tigers have advanced into e finals of the NAIA National :urnament for the past two sea- ns. Grambling has won f 0 u r raight SWAC titles. Robinson will report to the Red , mv in 'Wnlnv-nav-v lin the American sion attract- ----- The strong-tarmed duo ed the attention of half the Leagues. Williams will carr ind second re- mmer Brown's th scored when play on Hud- into left field. a 4-3 advan- i- I e e oivmvgaiisgqehblnsto Along with his speed, Enslc added that, Wyatt possesseS T' markable reflexes and confidenf that enables him to turn 9111, hits into routine outs. 1' Wyatt hits left and throw? right. He batted .321 in 30 gBme' The artful 182-pound athlete a recent graduate with a B.S- gree in health and physical Edf cation. 1 Three members of the 19, Grambling squad have Sigff bonus contracts with T033 of college testimonial . o Wilbur Ham- league clubs' ized baseball. r . 0 Y stolen base, by Benedetto. , He whisked thI'0l-181 0 0 u andert Jones. West Liberty got its first 111 with 31 victories ag e W-xxiams sinned L scored two off Robinson in the seventhtwh three d9fCafS. and - Tom 1 ahce 'OD Clinch the Doerr sin led to center and B911 , , , Cgach ood ch 9 T1gers to four strwsht Grambling ' bbins has B 3 -cs after detto singled on the infield. B0 em Athletic Conferen that Dick S179 Tokyo O1Ymp1 thgd the SCOP- later scored on errors and a fiel ionships. conceded edals in the ualified fm' Q the fifth are choice. Williams 1099911 ihf' win two Eoxd m uege g0ph0m0re q ,game when For Robinson, who won 1 ters. ling C0 meters' 'A' ito Walked. second game of the tourname . Gram - h hngmv. Harrist talked about the Sunday 1111- e 'Af t Stone 30 nmouassed ball, it was a heart-breaking 10551 Ye21f'01d PI'0SP6Ql1 with U, S. team hed behind l The 'higher of tags than Ray Pran- he gave up but four hits and fa ance. . finls . , was il what 1 d d ' ht' K - k t k o HI think he is the bas Sesbbglgyton ofbthgagggngf Squad 93,0 metegrg-emntvre on an el elg raynic s ruc pitcher-I haye seen this 13:3 ahead of N1?0m the HN11 1113 ,fm a prel1 3 P,,,,, into its runs west Liberty .. 120 ooo 012 f Hafflsf said he has 5 9 Fyorlda A 'S' track and Hex? at the trials 11016 1 a single Grambling .....,.. 100 021 000 'Q fm ban' mmina and 11 U. S. Olyllxiif LOS Ansems- 'zum an X8-N,ear,0lg1tch-hitter west Liber-iy .... ooo 010 zss 'Y Peiiiive temperament t tale, he .015 ' befiis fhe Al' an error Grambling ........ 000 020 000 ' major league baseball. 'gpg time waiiiilanu Swrtera wx Ran 3 1eg rggung 440- lo-.L s .Williams was assigned 1 Thread 'the mm: 523,-9 American gin that tied mg than To be contented is to be soc lington of the Class A C. quallgrng second. goxnw one yay-ddrelagrk 440.01 tvgfgbbxng-e some- friends with yourself. 6 g . in S . hu l m - ti- t, .. - rn 1-so ttf, -,exerts 1-wma Us C2 sucfm CLASSIC '1 ' addition 10 stofttieast shouted fftootong f01'Wn,.',-e. In Pefmei 01 ' lecord that he is xhe -loo mate 0 John . e, w01'1f1 1 tu mt-ting 011 . ,0, H , 119913 Cd tiki. 110112 sus lit matt-0102.21-r.'iI2 o . ' 'tt' 1 w 'v it 1 represent -xiii B111 Hmigiel' rt-sen! my tomllhiriis- f Coach Eddie Robinson rele 'sD9c1a1Ly' a- n me 40011 her ld Conch Wil member o .3 10-game football schedule 1-SU' wmatiueveni 1115 im' 'O stebbms wfsdafor the deli A8zI Grambling Saturday along i hurd1?fi'l936, h second the U' S553 in L05 'Ang a conservative estimate that woaebblns 15 1'!.edevel0Ped W1111 Ru , ........ Miss. Vocational Tigers can expect no better tl Owmpgc spt-inte . -M tam .ht Itta Bena' Miss. an even split. ,. nfamblingaemrninq Lettermen1Oct. 24 .................. Jackson State Schedule Oak Grove. . Martin underwent surgery Wi months ago in Shreveport Whe doctors said he only had a S110

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Coaching Staff Ends Coach Leroy Hawthorne Line Coach Tom Williams Offense ? Z 9- Grambling College Grambling College Grambling College Grambling College Grambling College Grambling College Grambling College Grambling College Grambling College 2 C 0l e5 Coach Fred Hobdy Alcorn College 23 Southern University 22 Tennessee A. 8: I. 14 Mississippi Voc. 6 Prairie View 28 Jackson College 16 Texas Southern 27 Arkansas College 7 Wiley College 8 Coach Melvin Lee Defense l li