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Subject: Re: The EIU rugby club was founded in 1976

Author:
TC Cunningham

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Date Posted: 12:17:07 02/25/06 Sat
In reply to: Kevin OX Hunt 's message, "The EIU rugby club was founded in 1976" on 07:23:03 02/13/06 Mon

The Ox is correct. Vic Bobb was our first faculty sponsor/advisor. He played hooker and is now at Whitworth College in Spokane. He had all the club records and kept up club history back then. I joined the club as a freshman in 1978 while all the Kankanee boys were still playing. Spring of 77 we did a spring break tour of Arizona playing ASU, U of A and Tucson. We got run out of Phoenix after the first game because the party got a little out of hand. In the fall of 77 we won our first tournament, the old All Ghouls at SIU. We beat Peoria in sudden death overtime in the Championship game. Spring break 78, we played a series of games in LA � LSU, Tulane and Crescent City. We received a police escort out Baton Rouge after we beat LSU. The party got a little out of hand. We always did pretty well at the Illinois Union Tournament � we won the consolation trophy a couple of time after losing to UI in the first round and came in second once. We won a chance to go to the MidWest University Cup Tournament in 81. We played pretty well but lost to Stevens Point in the quarter finals. While I was on the club, the only time we got in trouble with the University was after the 2nd 4 corners tournament in spring 1982. We expanded the size to eight teams and one of the guys from Rippon, WI bit a girl on the ass so hard at the party that she went to the emergency room. But the reason we got in trouble that year was the guys running the team that semester (the Lehman brothers) were too hung over to clean up the pitch after the tournament. The grounds keeper got pissed and complained to the administration. Vic told the administration that we would be suspended from home games the next fall as punishment. He took over as match secretary and set up the schedule that way. I was a selector and club president in 80-81. Gary Seville was president before me and Dan Lehman took over.
Hope that help clear up a few things.
TC
>Let's keep our history accurate.
>The club was organized by 4 Kankakee boys:
>Check Squires
>Doug Moyer
>Tom Raguse
>Jay Makin

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[> Subject: Re: The EIU rugby club was founded in 1976

Author:
Gary Burns i.e Burnsie Ex. WIU, Nomads & Blaze
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Date Posted: 06:32:38 07/26/06 Wed

Hi Guys,

Well done on trying to keep your history straight.

Have been down in South Africa for last 16 years.

As you know Kevin "The Ox" Hunt has undergone a sex change in Seattle and is busy having hormone replacement therapy. He deserves our support and love during this difficult transition.

Mr. Cunningham, WIU was undertook trip in �78 to LSU and Tulane to see Mike Gindy�s brother, Jeff who was at LSU. We got tossed from the Tulane Student Union and were escorted out.

Again, keep The Ox in your prayers.

Cheers,

Burnsie

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[> [> Subject: Re: The EIU rugby club was founded in 1976

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John Woodley
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Date Posted: 10:15:30 01/05/07 Fri

>Hi Guys,
>
>Well done on trying to keep your history straight.
>
>Have been down in South Africa for last 16 years.
>
>As you know Kevin "The Ox" Hunt has undergone a sex
>change in Seattle and is busy having hormone
>replacement therapy. He deserves our support and love
>during this difficult transition.
>
>Mr. Cunningham, WIU was undertook trip in �78 to LSU
>and Tulane to see Mike Gindy�s brother, Jeff who was
>at LSU. We got tossed from the Tulane Student Union
>and were escorted out.
>
>Again, keep The Ox in your prayers.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Burnsie

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: The EIU rugby club was founded in 1976

Author:
Greg (Gig) Flynn
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Date Posted: 15:37:20 01/12/07 Fri

I have no idea why I decided to look up EIU Rugby, but glad I did. I also began with the famous four: Chuck Squires, Doug Moyer, Tom Raguse, and Jay Makin. Ox, as the bald-headed wonder, was a good friend. We had some great times at Mother's. The only man I know that could down a pitcher vs. a glass of brew. I have a few pictures from the old days that if you would like I could upload. I had one of the Squid-man (Squires) droping his pants, which was most often, but lost it somewhere over the last quarter century. Definitely have one of the Ox-man. Anyone remember the Truckers IM teams? part of that too!
Thanks for the memories.

Greg (Gig) Flynn

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[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: The EIU rugby club was founded in 1976
Author: Deb Weiler [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:53:08 01/25/07 Thu This is so strange. I've been trying to locate Renee Barbeau Flynn, Gig's wife, and Googled Gig to try to find Renee. I was her suitemate in college at EIU. What a suprise to find posting by Gig just last week! Gig, if you read this, could you contact me or give Renee my email? Thanks so much! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]