Griz gameday AD report - Weber State
10/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | General
Homecoming is a special time of year for the alumni returning to campus each fall.
For those of us associated directly with Intercollegiate Athletics at UM, there is a special treat this year as former student-athlete, coach and athletic director Harley Lewis is being honored as one of four Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The other awardees are Shane Bishop, Paul Caine and Al Kelley, all of whom are great supporters of our program.
Harley grew up in Butte and earned his bachelor's (1963) and master's (1964) degrees in health and physical education at UM. He was UM's head track and cross country coach from 1966-1978 and was selected as the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year nine times. From 1975-89, Harley served as UM Director of Athletics, overseeing construction of Washington-Grizzly Stadium. From 1989 to 1994, he was the NCAA assistant director of championships. Since 1997, he has been director of development at the University of Arkansas and was instrumental in their successful $1 billion capital campaign completed in 2005. Harley and his wife, Bev, currently live in Fayetteville. In 1998, Harley was inducted into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame.
Please join us in congratulating one of our own on winning this distinguished award in recognition of all he's accomplished over the years and for the work he did while at the University of Montana.
An interesting viewpoint on Grizzly Football by two Notre Dame fans who visited Missoula recently.
John Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was in town recently for a guest lecture on the UM campus. Later that afternoon, Justice Roberts attended a Grizzly football practice and was impressed by the organization and discipline of the local team under head coach Bobby Hauck. That evening, he was treated to dinner by former Griz player (and current Chief Federal District Court Judge for Montana) Don Molloy, his wife Judy, and daughter Brynn Molloy (who is the Special Events Coordinator for the Grizzly Scholarship Association). Decked out in a new Griz logo wear hat, it is reported that Chief Justice Roberts now has a new team to support, just in case the Irish don't turn things around in the near future.
Likewise, Joe Theismann was the featured speaker for the 120th annual banquet of the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 18. A graduate of Notre Dame, Theismann wasn't too excited by the prospects of the Fighting Irish football team this fall. Prior to the banquet, the former All-Pro quarterback for the Washington Redskins toured the UM campus, stopping by the UM Bookstore to pick up a few items before heading over to watch the Griz practice football. In between, he had an opportunity to visit with Bobby Hauck and his brother, Tim, who played 13 years in the NFL with various teams. Theismann, who lives in Memphis, Tenn., is hoping the Griz have a successful season and are able to advance to the Football Championship Subdivision national championship game in Chattanooga, Tenn., in December. If so, he plans to attend. Earlier this month, he spent time on the golf course with an Associate Athletic Director for Appalachian State, which is hoping for a third consecutive visit to the title game. After Appalachian's victory over the University of Michigan to open the season, that is a distinct possibility.
As with Chief Justice Roberts, Theismann said he was impressed with the Grizzly football team and staff. In 1982, Theismann led the Redskins to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII. Despite losing the next year??s Super Bowl to the Los Angeles Raiders 38-9, Theismann had an outstanding season in 1983, claiming the Associated Press MVP award, as well as Offensive Player of the Year honors and the Pro Bowl Player of the Game to end the season. In 1985, his career ended prematurely with a gruesome compound leg fracture suffered in a Monday night game against the New York Giants. After his football career concluded, the New Jersey native became a television color commentator for 20 years, first for ESPN's Sunday Night Football from 1988-2005 and then on ABC's Monday Night Football in 2006. He was replaced by the network last year.
For those of us associated directly with Intercollegiate Athletics at UM, there is a special treat this year as former student-athlete, coach and athletic director Harley Lewis is being honored as one of four Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The other awardees are Shane Bishop, Paul Caine and Al Kelley, all of whom are great supporters of our program.
Harley grew up in Butte and earned his bachelor's (1963) and master's (1964) degrees in health and physical education at UM. He was UM's head track and cross country coach from 1966-1978 and was selected as the Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year nine times. From 1975-89, Harley served as UM Director of Athletics, overseeing construction of Washington-Grizzly Stadium. From 1989 to 1994, he was the NCAA assistant director of championships. Since 1997, he has been director of development at the University of Arkansas and was instrumental in their successful $1 billion capital campaign completed in 2005. Harley and his wife, Bev, currently live in Fayetteville. In 1998, Harley was inducted into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame.
Please join us in congratulating one of our own on winning this distinguished award in recognition of all he's accomplished over the years and for the work he did while at the University of Montana.
An interesting viewpoint on Grizzly Football by two Notre Dame fans who visited Missoula recently.
John Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was in town recently for a guest lecture on the UM campus. Later that afternoon, Justice Roberts attended a Grizzly football practice and was impressed by the organization and discipline of the local team under head coach Bobby Hauck. That evening, he was treated to dinner by former Griz player (and current Chief Federal District Court Judge for Montana) Don Molloy, his wife Judy, and daughter Brynn Molloy (who is the Special Events Coordinator for the Grizzly Scholarship Association). Decked out in a new Griz logo wear hat, it is reported that Chief Justice Roberts now has a new team to support, just in case the Irish don't turn things around in the near future.
Likewise, Joe Theismann was the featured speaker for the 120th annual banquet of the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce on Sept. 18. A graduate of Notre Dame, Theismann wasn't too excited by the prospects of the Fighting Irish football team this fall. Prior to the banquet, the former All-Pro quarterback for the Washington Redskins toured the UM campus, stopping by the UM Bookstore to pick up a few items before heading over to watch the Griz practice football. In between, he had an opportunity to visit with Bobby Hauck and his brother, Tim, who played 13 years in the NFL with various teams. Theismann, who lives in Memphis, Tenn., is hoping the Griz have a successful season and are able to advance to the Football Championship Subdivision national championship game in Chattanooga, Tenn., in December. If so, he plans to attend. Earlier this month, he spent time on the golf course with an Associate Athletic Director for Appalachian State, which is hoping for a third consecutive visit to the title game. After Appalachian's victory over the University of Michigan to open the season, that is a distinct possibility.
As with Chief Justice Roberts, Theismann said he was impressed with the Grizzly football team and staff. In 1982, Theismann led the Redskins to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl XVII. Despite losing the next year??s Super Bowl to the Los Angeles Raiders 38-9, Theismann had an outstanding season in 1983, claiming the Associated Press MVP award, as well as Offensive Player of the Year honors and the Pro Bowl Player of the Game to end the season. In 1985, his career ended prematurely with a gruesome compound leg fracture suffered in a Monday night game against the New York Giants. After his football career concluded, the New Jersey native became a television color commentator for 20 years, first for ESPN's Sunday Night Football from 1988-2005 and then on ABC's Monday Night Football in 2006. He was replaced by the network last year.
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