1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Trace Armstrong, Arizona State-Florida '89, Miami Dolphins' defensive end.
Phis in the NFL Executives, coaches and officials
Numerous Phi Delts were in key executive and coaching positions with
National Football League clubs during the 1998 season:
Ralph Wilson, Virginia '40 President, Buffalo Bills
Vince Tobin, Missouri '65 Head coach, Arizona Cardinals
Alex Gibbs, Davidson '63 Assistant head coach-offensive line coach,
Denver Broncos
Rich Brooks, Oregon State '63 Assistant head coach-defensive coordinator,
Atianta Falcons
Lynn Stiles, Utah '63 Vice president, football operations-assistant coach,
St. Louis Rams
Gunther Cunningham, Oregon '69 Defensive coordinator, Kansas City
Chiefs
John Marshall, Oregon '69 Defensive coordinator, San Francisco 49ers
Chet Franklin, Utah '57 Vice president, football operations-assistant
general Manager, New Orleans Saints
Dick Rehbein, Ripon '77 Assistant coach. New York Giants
Patil Wiggin, Stanford '56 Assistant general manager-pro personnel,
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Bailey, Florida State '68 Executive vice president-legal 8c administration,
Baltimore Ravens
Stephen Jones, Arkansas '87 Executive vice president-player personnel,
Dallas Cowboys
Jesse Kaye, Jacksonville '68 Scout, New York Jets
Joel Patten, Duke '80 Scout, Washington Redskins
Four Phis were also back as NFL officials:
Walt Coleman, Arkansas '74 Referee, 10* season
Tommy Moore, Stephen F. Austin '66 Side judge, 7* year
Jeff Rice, Northwestern '72 Umpire, 4* year
Mark Steinkerchner, Akron '84 Line judge, 5* year
goals, 28 assists), added five goals and six
assists in two playoff games and has been
a first team All-Star in each of his eight
pro seasons. Paul, who plays for the Syracuse
Smash, was named to the All-NLL
second team after having been a first
team selection his seven previous pro
years. He ranked 10* in NLL scoring
with 51 points (29 goals, 22 assists) during
the 1998 season.
GOLF
Matt Gogel, Kansas '93, was one of the
Nike Tour's top-ranked players during
1998. He won the Nike Omaha Classic in
August (13 under par 271) then won the
Tri-Cities Open (12 under 276) in mid-
September. Matt was ranked 16* in 1998
Nike earnings with $119,899.
ADMINISTRATORS
Jim Wacker, Hanover '59, decided to
return to college athletics as athletic director
at Southwest Texas State University
in late August. He had coached the
school to NCAA Division II national
championships in 1981-82 before stints
as head coach at TCU and Minnesota.
Jim worked for CBS radio as a color commentator
in 1997 and continued doing
some broadcast work for the network
this fall. The SWTS Bobcats now compete
in NCAA Division I in every sport except
football (which is in Division I-AA).
Pat Aikman, DePauw '57, was inducted
into the DePauw Athletic Hall of
Fame on September 19*. He served the
school as sports information director
and spent 16 years as director of the Indiana
Collegiate Conference Sports
Bureau. Since 1988, Pat has been community
services and promotion manager
of The Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis
News. One of his key responsibilities is
the management and presentation of the
paper's major philanthropic event—the
annual Indiana-Kentucky High School
AU-Star series, the oldest basketball series
in the nation.
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