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Tall & Talkative. All that recognition was almost too much for Princeton's Willem H. van Breda Kolff, 44, although he is the third winningest coach in college basketball. "Butch" van Breda Kolff quit Princeton in 1947 after three years to play pro ball with the New York Knickerbockers, gave that up after three seasons to become a coach - at Lafayette, Hofstra, and then Princeton. In 16 seasons, his teams have won 294 games v. 106 losses-a record topped only by Kentucky's Adolph Rupp and U.C.L.A.'s Johnny Wooden. Van Breda Kolff insists that Princeton...
What More? Van Breda Kolff insists that recruiting is easy at Princeton, which like all Ivy League schools does not give athletic scholarships. "I meet them, then let them stay with the boys in the dorms," says Butch. "It works. Good school, good ball, good kids, what the hell more could they want...
...more than a dozen players sign pro football contracts in the past five years. The 1963 team gave the AFL Butch Byrd, All-Pro defensive back for the Buffalo Bills, and Bill Budness, star linebacker of the San Diego Chargers...
Those were the only Crimson threats. After Butch Vance booted a 23-yard field goal to put the Blue ahead midway through the second quarter, Lalich couldn't get his team moving...
That was enough to get the Bills' goat. "Beating San Diego is the biggest thing in my life," gritted Bills Quarterback Jack Kemp, who was a Charger until Coach Sid Gillman let him go for the waiver price of $100. Bills Defensive Back Butch Byrd also had a personal score to settle with Charger End Don Norton, who boasted publicly that he could beat Byrd on passes any time he wanted to. Byrd not only covered Norton like a blanket (Norton caught only one pass all afternoon), he also ran a punt back 74 yds. for Buffalo...