Kirkwood Community College - Aquilus Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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Untriecl Eagles Overcome Odds put. TOP: Benched Eagles keep a watchful eye on fellow team members. BOTTOM: Tom Carolyn surveys opponents' defense. Holbrook's old men as the Eagle's team is affectionately called began the season with hard-hitting action, surprising most critics of the team. The team, under the direction of Coach Richard Koolbeck, won a number of their games. The untried Eagles overcame odds and showed their fighting and winning power.

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Dennis Carrell Ted Wilson Larry Tow Steve Berry KCC Elder Statesman Plus the 'Youngsters' Coach Rich Koolbeck and his elderly statesmen plus eight youngsters, 72 Against odds most Community Col- leges could not withstand, Kirkwood has shown itself to be a worthy bas- ketball rival. The following interview was taken from an article written by Gus Schra- der, Cedar Rapids Gazette Sports Editor. You wouldn't run a plow horse in the Kentucky Derby. But out at Kirkwood Community College a young coach named Rich Koolbeck is doing the equivalent of that in the Iowa junior College Basketball League. He and his team of non-scholarship nags aren't winning many prizes, but they're enjoying the races. You see, Kirkwood is facing some of the super-charged junior college teams with a batch of walk-on players who live within a basketball's throw of Cedar Rapids. lt's Kirkwood's first year in basketball . . . and the scoring is paced by three of the four elder statesman who have returned from armed serv- ice to start their college work: Tom Carolan, 24, who played on the fine team in St. Patrick's final year and Frank Pirkel, 21, Cedar Rapids Prairie and Rich Kleppe, 26, Lowden.