1968 NCAA golf tournament champions from University of Florida raising pin flag
Information
Image number
UA10350010
Image classification
Sports and Physical Training - 1035 - Golf
Photographer
Yates, Sammy
Date
1968
Decade
1960s
Description and notes
Crowd looks upon 1968 NCAA Golf Tournament team champions, University of Florida, as they receive the Maxwell Trophy - Left-to-Right - Junior - John Sale, Sophomores - Wendell Coffee, Jr., Richard Spears, Jr., Steve Melnyk, Coach Buster Bishop, and Junior - John Darr. ''The 1968 NCAA University Division Golf Championship was the 30th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States.'' Cited from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_NCAA_University_Division_Golf_Championship
Historical context
''Efforts are being made to introduce golf in our College. Mr. H. Thomas is at the head of the movement and several of the professors and students signified their intentions of playing the game.'' Cited from The New Mexico Collegian, Volume. 1900, issue 0401, p.4, http://libcgi.nmsu.edu:8080/RoundUp/jsp/RcWebImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=The%20New%20Mexico%20Collegian%201893-1907/nmlcu001/nmcolleg/19000401
Subject (LCSH)
Golf
Athletes
Golf courses
College students
Award winners
Competitions
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. Athletics
New Mexico State University. Golf Course
Provenance
Sports Information Department
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department