YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- With the hiring of President Dr. Harold Sponberg in 1965, Athletic Director F.L. "Frosty" Ferzacca in 1966, and Bob Parks in 1967, Michigan State Normal College transitioned into Eastern Michigan University and ushered in a new-found emphasis on athletic excellence. From the start, Parks laid the foundation for a championship-caliber program:
"I found out right away that there were people on the team that were not used to practicing regularly and some of these were on scholarship, a situation that was going to end right away," said Bob Parks.