Winter 2011/2012 - Tiffin University

Good Morning WorldAbout Good Morning World…Tiffin University’s Good Morning Worldbreakfast lectures take place at Camden Falls Reception Hall located at 2460South State Route 231 in Tiffin. The format is simple: breakfast is served buffetstyle at 7:30 a.m., the speaker presents at 8:00 with conclusion by 8:50 a.m. Ifyou would like to be placed on TU’s Good Morning World mailing list, call419.448.3282.How Football wasImportant to MeFormer University of Notre Dame and NFLfootball player Frank Stams presented “HowFootball was Important to Me” during TU’s firstGood Morning World breakfast lecture series inOctober. Good Morning World events take placeat Camden Falls Reception Hall in Tiffin.Stams is a 1984 graduate of St. Vincent-St.Frank StamsMary High School in Akron, Ohio and a 1989graduate of the University of Notre Dame, with aBA in History. While at Notre Dame, Frank was a consensus All-American anda member of the 1988 National Championship Team.Upon graduating, Frank was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams andspent three years there before being traded to the Cleveland Browns. Hefinished his seven-year career in 1995. While playing, Frank was active in localcharities such as the Orange County, California Special Olympics and theCystic Fibrosis Foundation of Summit County.CampusSceneClassSceneBaseball from Behindthe Umpire’s MaskRetired major league umpire Larry Barnett presented“Baseball from Behind the Umpire’s Mask”at TU’s November Good Morning World Breakfast.After graduating from high school, LarryBarnett entered umpire school. He was in theminor leagues for five years and in 1968 becamethe youngest major league umpire in history. HeLarry Barnettretired in 1999. He umpired in the AmericanLeague from 1969 to 1999 and became MLBsupervisor of umpires from 2000-2001. He officiated in four World Series,is tied with Jim Evans for a record seven American League ChampionshipSeries, and holds the ALCS record of 36 games.Barnett also umpired in four 4 All-Star games and was the home plateumpire when Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s record for consecutivegames played. One of the most controversial calls in World Series historycame in 1975 when Barnett was behind home plate and made a call of nointerference on Ed Armbrister after he impeded Carlton Fisk’s cut-off throwto second base. The result ignited considerable debate leading to MLB’sconclusion that Barnett made the correct call and instructing all future umpiresto make the identical call should the same incident occur.— Photos by Jill GoscheWINTER 2011 / 12 | CHALLENGE | 19