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| Title | Seventh Annual All-America Intercollegiate Invitation |
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| Publisher | University of Houston |
| Date | March 29, 1961 - April 1, 1961 |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | ID 2009-006, Box 7, Folder 22 |
| Original Collection | Athletics Department Records |
| Digital Collection | University of Houston Sports Championship Publications |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/champ |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/special-collections |
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| File Name | index.cpd |
| Identifier | champ_201306_001 |
| Title | Page 4 |
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| Transcript | Champions at pre-tourney banquet of 1960 All-America. Left to right: Ed White, former Texas U. National Intercollegiate champion, 1935; Jackie Cupit, All-America champion, 1958, NCAA Medalist 1959: Rex Baxter, Jr., NCAA Medalist, 1956, NCAA champion 1957, runner-up in 1957 All-America; Don Essig, L.S.U., 1959 All-America champion, 1960 All-America co-champion; Richard Crawford, NCAA champion, 1959-1960. Houston University—Coached by Dave Williams. All- America and NCAA defending Champions. Team will be composed of Richard Crawford, Homero Blancas, Joei Goldstrand and Kermit Zarley. Babe Hiskey and Ron Weber are due to push the other four for the privilege of playing in this tournament. Richard Crawford has won the NCAA the past two years, the Colonial and Southern Amateur titles in 1959, the Tucker Intercollegiate in 1959 and finished 4th in the Houston Classic in 1960. Homero Blancas is the All-America defending Co-Champion, the Texas State Open Champion and the Houston City Champion. He finished 7th in the Southern, 3rd in the Border Olympics, 2nd in the Tucker and was a member of the NCAA championship team of 1960. Joel Goldstrand won the Tucker, was 3rd at Lake Charles, finished in a tie for fourth at the Southern, and was fifth in the Texas State Open in 1960. Kermit Zarley tied for third in the Tucker and tied for second in the Washington State Open in 1960. He won the National Hearst Junior title in 1958. LSU—Mike Barbato has resigned as Coach of the team and has accepted a pro job at a country club in New Orleans. The team should be very strong this year despite the loss of one of their all time great players, Don Essig who graduated the past year. They set a new record in winning the SEC last year and also won the Southern very handily. They won by 10 shots over a very fine field. They also won the All-America Team Match Play, Low Four Ball, Low Two Ball and tied for the Individual |