The Michigan Daily-Friday, September 10, 1982-Page 19 Fritz Crisler- By BOB WOJNOWSKI developm Fritz Crisler,' the former Michigan platoon s football coach, Athletic Director and was also o one of the trail-blazers of modern-daypush to g college football, died at his home on adopted i August 19 after a extended illnessHe her of ties was 83. Upon his Crisler began his coaching career at decided tc the University of Chicago in 1922 as an helmets" assistant under the legendary A. Alonzo always v Stagg. He coached for nine years there famed, w before becoming Athletic Director and decorate t head coach at the University of Min- Though nesota. After two seasons in Minnesota, strumenta Crisler moved on to Princeton where he coached for six years before becoming head coach at Michigan in 1938. IT WAS at Michigan that Crisler built his reputation as an innovator and an administrator, as well as a football coach. In 10 years of coaching the Wolverines, Crisler compiled a 71-16-3 GREEN record and won two Western Conferen- purchase ce championships. His greatest team Clemsonc was the 1947 squad that finished the has prom regular season with a 9-0 mark and National swept to the national championship Associati with a 49-0 pounding of Southern reported W California in the Rose Bowl. NCAA in Crisler took on the added duties of Gene To] Athletic Director in 1941 and held that businessm position until his retirement in 1968. As spring, anc Athletic Director, Crisler became a Jordan, t pioneer in the development of college copyright s football rules as they stand today. Twice he was chairman of the NCAA THE NC football rules committee, and he later recruiting ation Photo became one of its few permanent mem- several m Crisler, bers. inquiry ha shaping CRISLER WAS the thinking man's dan, a sen coach, and he is credited with the first player 1899-1982 ent of the now familiar two- ystem in college football. He ne of the prime movers in the get the two-point conversion n order to decrease the num- . arrival at Michigan, Crisler o "dress up the plain, black that the Wolverines had worn and he created the 'ing-tipped stripes that still he helmets today. Crisler was indeed an in- al force in the development of college football, he was even more in- strumental in the development of Michigan athletics. TWICE HE enlarged Michigan Stadium and he is responsible for the construction of the Stadium press box. Under his direction, a hockey rink, an athletic office building, baseball stan- ds, men's and women's swimming pools and gymnasiums and the basket- ball arena that bears his name were erected. "He was always one of my revered friends and obviously one of the great athletic administrators the country has ever seen," said current Michigan Athletic Director Don Canham. "His contributions at Michigan will always serve as a monument to his brilliance. I shall miss him more than I can ex- press." Crisler's overall winning percentage as a football coach of .769 makes him the 17th winningest college coach of all time. He was elected to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Michigan Hall of Honor. IIA probes Clemson VILLE, S.C. (AP) - The of a 1982 Monte Carlo by quarterback Homer Jordan npted questions from the Collegiate Athletic on, the Greenville News Wednesday. nvestigators have questioned lison, an Easley, S.C., an who employed Jordan last A the player's mother, Alice he newspaper said in a story. CAA HAS been investigating practices at Clemson for nonths, but results of the ive not been released. Jor- ior from Athens, Ga., is the r whose name has surfaced in with any NCAA probe of the al football champions. said an investigator asked ad given the athlete financial eto buy a car. Tollison said he nd had not aided any other purchasing an automobile. He an worked for him several weeks last spring at Blue Ridge Tool and Machine Co. in Easley. NCAA rules prohibit gifts to college athletes. TOLLISON SAID he denied a request by the investigator to see his bank records for the past three years. He said he "would not show those to anyone." Mrs. Jordan said she was involved in the financing of the car her son bought. Tollison said he had received one visit from the NCAA investigator and had several telephone calls that he con- sidered harassment. He said he had lodged a protest with the NCAA for what he considered harassment. Jordan could not be reached for comment by telephone by the newspaper Tuesday or The Associated Press Wednesday. University Sports Information Director Bob Bradley, citing policy for all players, would not provide Jordan's phone number, but agreed to ask him to call the AP. Jor- dan did not call. FORMER MICHIGAN football coach and Athletic Director Fritz shown here in a recent photograph, was an instrumental force in thes of Michigan athletics. Sims . returns, to Lions PONTIAC (AP) - Running back Billy Sims returned to the Detroit Lions Wednesday, ending his summer-long holdout, and was on the practice field for the first time this season. Sims, an All-Pro running back, walked in to the National Football League team's training camp about 1% hours late for a team meeting. SIMS HAD promised to end his holdout after a private meeting with Lion's owner William Clay Ford. That meeting was held Tuesday, but late Tuesday night, Sims appeared tio be hedging about returning to the team. When Sims was not on hand for the 9:30 a.m. meeting, the disappointment was evident on coach Monte Clark's face. connection 1981 nation Tollison him if he h< assistance had not a player in p said Jord FOOTBALL 1982 ?Awl Hear every exciting play with JOHN KOEHN & BILL DUFEK at the microphones versus WISCONSIN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 1:15 p.m. pre-game programming starts at 12:30 p.m. on 1050 on your dial- Michigan's Football station since 1945 "Advertising Artwork and Fine Portraits of Dogs and Horses" U,of M Students! ENJOY MAIL-ORDER FUN RABBITS FOOT KEY CHAINS white or color $3.00 each-2 for $5.00 M.M.A.A.A.S. P.O. 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