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Return of the Football Coach Will Jones TV, Radio .37 .39 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1965 21 lighter, No iHmneapolfe tribune A Eroc Bsc Quitter V-. I (i I V.V iKl Ht- JKX -v WMh V5 $fr By DWAYNE NETLAND Minneapolis Tribune Staff Writer A contrite Norm Van Brocklin, in his own words "ashamed and embarrassed" over his hasty resignation as Viking coach, returned to work Tuesday. "I realized that by walking out at this time I would be a quitter," the 39-year-old coach said. "And a quitter is one thing I've never been." Van Brocklin first announced his resignation Monday, saying that he had brought the Vikings "as far as I can" and blaming himself for the team's inability to win the big game. "By last night," he pointed out, "I realized what my action meant to a lot of other people.

I'd be quitting them when they needed me the most. "What I thought about last was exactly the thing I should have thought about first. "It's the strangest thing that's ever happened to me," the coach added. "And I have no explanation for it." Van Brocklin conferred briefly with his staff early yesterday morning, then met with the team at 10 a.m. "I apologized to them," the Dutchman admitted.

"By quitting I had been doing just exactly what I've always told my players not to do." Though he appeared a bit weary and worn in his Midway Stadium offices yesterday, Van Brocklin was obviously relieved to have the matter resolved. "I got so depressed after we lost the Baltimore game Sunday," he said, "that I really didn't act rationally. What I did was completely out of character. 'Tve always been a fighter, not a quitter. "But for some reason the Baltimore game really got to me.

It kept bugging me until I actually felt that the only solution was for me to step out right away. "I recognize now that was the wrong way to handle the problem. I should have known that." The events leading to Van Brocklin's reconsideration were these: Immediately after disclosing his resignation to three writers, he left for home, where he became unavailable to callers or visitors. In the early evening, aware by now that the Viking management wanted him back, Van Brocklin discussed the situation with his wife. "The things you're saying now," she reminded him, "are just about what I tried to tell you last night.

You have an obligation to fulfill." Finally, he called general manager Jim Finks about 9:30 p.m., requesting that Finks stop at the Van Brocklin home. The two talked until nearly 2 a.m., although Van Brocklin's mind was made up after the phone call. "That was when I quit feeling sorry for Van Brocklin Continued on Page 22 Minneapolis Tribune Photos by Pole Hohn Norm Van Brocklin, a picture of many moods, explains resignation, return as Viking boss LACK GROUND CAME Burns Fired Coach as Iowa Gopher, Badger Statistics Alike Wisconsin's football team with few personnel switches -Minnesota's opponent Sat i urday in the season finale in Memorial stadium suffers from the same lack of run IOWA CITY, Iowa Jerry Rurns was dismissed Tuesday night -as head football of the University of Iowa after the conclusion of the Ilawkeyes' worst Rig Ten season in years. The action was announced by the university board in control of athletics at the consideration, the board in control of athletics has notified Jerry Burns of its decision to declare the position of head football coach at the University of Iowa open at the end of the 1965 season. "In accordance with the agreement between Mr.

Burns and the board, the board will offer him other duties in the Tom Sakal, out two weeks with broken fingers, traded off at defensive halfback with Rick Seitz and may be available Saturday. One of Minnesota's top freshmen prospects, end Chip Litten of Fargo, N.D., suffered a shoulder injury last weekend in scrimmage and is out for the remainder of the season. board regular session rlcnartmpnt nf intPrrnllppiatP Burns had i nnB one The firing of i tCULLUM'S COLUMN By Dick Cullum JERRY BURNS .1 700f (7 K( (ISOII been expected. Iowa lost all of its seven Big Ten games this season, and its losing streak in the conference was AFL Agrees to Draft on Nov. 27 year.

"This action has been taken at the conclusion of the regular conference season in order to proceed without delay in the search for and selection of a new head football coach at Iowa. "The board has decided that the football coaching staff should be continued on salary for a reasonable time Burns Continued on Page 23 extended to 11 straight games. The Hawkeyes have won; one nonconference game this year and will end the season in a nonconference game; against North Carolina State Saturday at Iowa. i Board chairman Hugh Kelso said: "After careful review and ning power that has bedeviled the Gophers this season. In their last two outings a 45 7 loss at Purdue and a 51-0 home lacing by Illinois-Badger rushers have been held for minus yardage.

Purdue checked them for a minus 6 in 28 carries, Illinois allowed only a minus 4 on 25 trips. Purdue will be recalled for collaring the Gopher running game for a minus 17 yard production on 25 attempts in last week's 35-0 Boilermaker romp. Similarities between Saturday's opponents are frequent. Minnesota, with one of its weakest running attacks ever, has just over a three-yard per carry average. The Badgers are averaging 1.6 yards per running try.

Both teams rely heavily on passing. Wisconsin has completed 124 of 249 attempts for 1,208 yards, but 22 Badger passes have been intercepted. Minnesota (or, John Hank-inson, if you prefer) has completed 106 of 203 attempts for 1,366 yards with 14 passes intercepted. The Badgers have lost the ball on fumbles 18 times. Minnesota has lost the ball on fumbles 13 times.

So, in all, the Badgers have been cuiltv of 40 "turnovers" in The AFL in New York announced that Foss, in Kansas City, had talked on the telephone with James Corbett, who was in Baton Rouge, and had been assured by the college official that the National CollegVate Athletic Association would condemn any flagrant cases of "baby sitting" that would deprive college draftees of their bargaining rights. The AFL has accused the NFL of "baby sitting" or guarding player prospects Vikings Glad, Prepare for Packers Now Fran Tarkenton and Rip Hawkins, the Viking co-captains speaking for the team, expressed a combination of happiness and relief Tuesday over Norm Van Brocklin's decision to return as head coach. "It's been a hectic two days for everybody concerned," Tarkenton said, "and we're all glad to have Norm back." Asked if he were surprised by Van Brocklin's reconsideration of his resignation the day before, Tarkenton replied: "At the time he quit, I didn't think there was much chance of him changing his mind. I think everyone who knows him well was surprised." On the question of how Van Brocklin's action would affect the team, Tarkenton preferred postpone his answer until after the Green Bay game Sunday. "I really can't say now what effect it might have," he said.

"We're professional athletes, who are supposed to be able to adjust to the situation. "Our only real thoughts right now are to get ready for Green Bay." Hawkins also preferred to wait and see how the Vikings might react. "I really haven't talked about it much with the other players." the fifth-year linebacker said. "Everything has happened so quickly and so suddenly." NEW YORK. N.Y.

iff) Commissioner Joe Foss moved back the American Football League's draft Tuesday from Saturday to Nov. 27. The AFL had been bitterly criticized by college authorities for deciding earlier to hold its annual draft one week before the college football season virtually ended while the rival National Football League agreed to run its draft on Nov. 27. The move came shortly after the Atlanta Journal and Dallas Times-Herald said they had been informed that the AFL had held a preliminary draft of six rounds on Nov.

2 or Nov. 9. This was promptly denied by AFL officials. 1 jso that the players could be signed before AFL officials could contact and talk to the 'player. In the reported early draft, Minnesota end Aaron Brown iwas allegedly drafted by the i Kansas City Chiefs.

'Attitude Is Big in Weekend Games THE SUBJECT OF TODAY'S LESSON: "Attitude, and Its Effect on the Point Spread." We shall direct our studies, specifically, toward the attitude of the Minnesota Vikings and the Wisconsin Badgers created by recent dramatic incidents. Consider the Badgers first because the attitude they will bring to their game Saturday with Minnesota is easy to predict. Attacks on their coach. Milt Bruhn, have come into the open in the past few days and have been reported on the sports pages. When a coach who commands the affection of his players, as Bruhn does, is under attack the players rise above their normal capabilities and, in a rage of resentment, play irresistible football.

Nothing could be more certain than that the Badgers will rise to a peak. They will be the same stout team which, earlier this season, defeated Iowa 16-13 and Northwestern 21-7; but they will play with a fury far exceeding their emotions of those games. CHALLENGE TO VIKINGS THE ATTITUDE OF THE VIKINGS AS they react to the startling resignation of coach Norm Van Brocklin and the good news that he had reconsidered? There are strong emotional elements in this situation, too. Van Brocklin blaming himself because the Vikings "couldn't win the big the players' acknowledgment that, indeed, they had not won the big ones but had themselves to blame; the appearance of the famous Green Bay Packers at a moment which, in the circumstances, suddenly makes this the "biggest one" in Viking history what's your guess at what the attitude will be? DOUBTS ABOUT PATTERSON TT7HEN CASS1US CLAY FIRST CAME into prominence the thought here was that Floyd Patterson had exactly the style which could rub out this smudge on the banner of sports. Now there are doubts.

Patterson had great difficulty in beating George Chuvalo yet Ernie Terrell showed Chuvalo wasn't much. Terrell also defeated Eddie Machen in a fight in which Machen showed that he was in an advanced state of decline, yet Machen went 12 rounds with Patterson in a dull fight. Do these comparisons show that Patterson has left his fight in too many gymnasiums with too many hours of monotonous training? We can only hope the big TV screen in the auditorium Monday shows us otherwise. HE HAD TO SKATE 'nine games. Minnesota has I had 27 for the same period, Of interest, the scoring comparison.

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