European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and St Lopes Page 23 commentary Kaiser from Mannheim to Clemson Bucky Fox Tom Kaiser received Good news recently. Clemson University hired him As an assistant basketball coach. Not bad for a Guy who two years ago was playing army Ball for Mannheim. And two months ago was coaching in the Albert Schweitzer youth tournament Kaiser joins e. Crowd in this stretch of Usa eur sports Fortune. Bon Crusher Smith who started Box ing in Wuerz Burgin the late 1970s, reigned As world boxing association heavyweight Champion the firs two months of this year. Brian Voss who bowled out of Mannheim in the Early 19sos. Won a pro tournament in february. And Norris Coleman a Schwein Furt hoops Ter four years ago starred for Kansas Slat last season and Hopes the Aba drafts him monday watch Kaiser surpass them All in big time sports. He has the poise personally and pressed suits that tit a winning coach. Then figure that hell learn under Clift Ellis who coached German to 25-6 last season and 10-4 in the dogged Atlantic coast con Ference. Kaiser 27, needs experience a a coach. He pot plenty of experience As a 5-fool -5 Forward. After High school hoop in Youngstown n.y., he played at West Point for Mike Krzyzewski who water snowed his Genius at Duke. Kaiser graduated in 1982 and soon leaped into Usa eur basketball a Combina Tion of track and handball. I was always taught to look to pass Kaiser said during a break in april s Albert Schweitzer tourney. When t came to Mannheim i was always a half Ste slow. Military Ball is run and shoot for Academy Guys coming in you find it s foreign to be patient. Military bait is three passes and if there s not a shot Iri Erc s a Wayne Bardel remembers the Kaiser Era Well. Now the Mannheim sports director Bardell coached inc Mustangs when the Young officer played from 198 3 to 85. He was a tremendous role player Baruch said. I could put him in any time and he contributed. He was too slow to be a really Good player. The gis were too fast for him. We could t use him on defense because they would dribble by him or jump Kaiser did t coach at Mannheim. He did rooms a photo by Luik i s Tom Kaiser jumps to College ranks As Clews Aid. With Bardell two years so they talked basketball incessantly. Kaiser got his first coaching shot in 1983, he played a minimal assistant s role for the . Team in the 15-nation Albert Schweitzer Meci. The Ameri cans finished second partly because some key players got drunk the night before the final against Italy. Two wars later . Coach Dick Mccann wanted Kaiser As his top assistant. The americans romped a the Schweitzer championship. Tom is the perfect assistant coach who can fill voids you might have said Mccann s Oiher Assisi ant Bill Milton Zecy of Mannheim High school. The Mccann Kaiser Miucin Wey Trio coached the . Team again in the Schweitzer meet last april. Kaiser had rotated u fort Eustis va., cd Mccann called on him Lor the
