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According to the June 1st, 1973 issue of The Central Florida Future, Linton had a 7-2 record in his final season and was considered one of the most valuable members of the team. According to the January 28th, 1972 issue of The Central Florida Future, Linton [and Bill McGrath], \"bolstered the racket squad\". In one case documented by the April 28th, 1972 issue of The Central Florida Future, Craig Linton, Jr. lost a match due to an \"old ankle injury that cause[d] him trouble\".\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains a Florida Technological University branded blanket gifted to Craig Linton, Jr for his strong record on the tennis team. This collection holds historical value on early sports, tennis, and atheletes at UCF. There is one series in the collection as follows:\nSeries I: FTU Blanket, undated.\n\nAccording to The Central Florida Future issue from January 28th, 1972, Craig Linton, Jr. transferred as a junior from Western North Carolina University. While playing in North Carolina, Linton played tennis as number one as a doubles player. At Florida Technological University (now University of Central Florida), Linton played as numbers three and four throughout his tennis career. According to the June 1st, 1973 issue of The Central Florida Future, Linton had a 7-2 record in his final season and was considered one of the most valuable members of the team. According to the January 28th, 1972 issue of The Central Florida Future, Linton [and Bill McGrath], \"bolstered the racket squad\". 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In 1982, Gantner joined the United States Football League (USFL)and in 1983 he played for the Tampa Bay Bandits as Defensive Tackle. Gantner would later play for the Jacksonville Bulls as an Offensive Lineman from 1984 to 1985. Unfortunately, USFL would cease operations in 1986 after litigations against the National Football League proved costly; however, Gantner had already switched careers to become a professional wrestler at this point. In 1985, Gantner made his wrestling debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida billed as Ed \"The Bull\" Gantner. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life, after years of health issues, on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. 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Unfortunately, USFL would cease operations in 1986 after litigations against the National Football League proved costly; however, Gantner had already switched careers to become a professional wrestler at this point.","In 1985, Gantner made his wrestling debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida billed as Ed \"The Bull\" Gantner, was managed by Sir Oliver Humperdink (John Jay Sutton) and formed a tag team with Kareem Muhammad (Ray Canty) known as the Shock Troops. Gantner would have the opportunity to be in the ring with legendary names in the business such as The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn), The Road Warriors Hawk and Animal, Lex Luger, Barry Windham, Blackjack Mulligan, and the legendary \"American Dream\" Dusty Rhodes during his career. Gantner became the NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion on February 27, 1987 after Humperdink managed to defeat Bad News Allen (better known from his WWE tenure as \"Bad News Brown\") three days earlier and gave Gantner the title. 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This collection is useful to biographical on Ed Gantner and historical research on the beginning years of the UCF football team. \nSeries I: Ed Gantner Collection, 1979-1981 contains three photographs, Gantner's 1979 Fidelity Union Life Defensive Player of the Week Award, and Gantner's Inaugural Knights Football Team jacket.\n\nEdward J. Gantner, Jr. (February 4, 1959 - December 31, 1990) was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Edgewater High School where his football career began. After graduation, Gantner earned a scholarship to play football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers, but returned to Florida after a few months. In 1979, Gantner joined the inaugural University of Central Florida Fighting Knights football team as a starter. Gantner would continue to play for the Knights until 1981. In 1982, Gantner joined the United States Football League (USFL)and in 1983 he played for the Tampa Bay Bandits as Defensive Tackle. Gantner would later play for the Jacksonville Bulls as an Offensive Lineman from 1984 to 1985. Unfortunately, USFL would cease operations in 1986 after litigations against the National Football League proved costly; however, Gantner had already switched careers to become a professional wrestler at this point. In 1985, Gantner made his wrestling debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida billed as Ed \"The Bull\" Gantner. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life, after years of health issues, on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. He was buried at Palm Cemetery in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection houses items that belonged to Edward J. Gantner, Jr., a starter in the University of Central Florida Fighting Knights football team from 1979 to 1981. 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Gantner would later lose the title on March 15, 1987 to Mike Rotunda (best known as \"Irwin R. Schyster\" aka \"IRS\" in the WWE). In July of 1987, Gantner's health began to decline and he was forced to retire from wrestling.","From 1987 to 1989, his health deteriorated as his kidneys began failing, as a result of years of steroid abuse. On November 23, 1989, he received a kidney transplant from one of his sisters, but his health did not stop declining as his mental state was also affected. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. He was buried at Palm Cemetery in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida.","At the time of donation, acid-free paper was placed under the jacket and all items were stored in one box. When the collection was processed, the photographs were removed from their frames and were placed in sleeves before being put in a file in the collection. 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In 1982, Gantner joined the United States Football League (USFL)and in 1983 he played for the Tampa Bay Bandits as Defensive Tackle. Gantner would later play for the Jacksonville Bulls as an Offensive Lineman from 1984 to 1985. Unfortunately, USFL would cease operations in 1986 after litigations against the National Football League proved costly; however, Gantner had already switched careers to become a professional wrestler at this point. In 1985, Gantner made his wrestling debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida billed as Ed \"The Bull\" Gantner. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life, after years of health issues, on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. 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Gantner became the NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion on February 27, 1987 after Humperdink managed to defeat Bad News Allen (better known from his WWE tenure as \"Bad News Brown\") three days earlier and gave Gantner the title. Gantner would later lose the title on March 15, 1987 to Mike Rotunda (best known as \"Irwin R. Schyster\" aka \"IRS\" in the WWE). In July of 1987, Gantner's health began to decline and he was forced to retire from wrestling.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFrom 1987 to 1989, his health deteriorated as his kidneys began failing, as a result of years of steroid abuse. On November 23, 1989, he received a kidney transplant from one of his sisters, but his health did not stop declining as his mental state was also affected. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. 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Unfortunately, USFL would cease operations in 1986 after litigations against the National Football League proved costly; however, Gantner had already switched careers to become a professional wrestler at this point.","In 1985, Gantner made his wrestling debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida billed as Ed \"The Bull\" Gantner, was managed by Sir Oliver Humperdink (John Jay Sutton) and formed a tag team with Kareem Muhammad (Ray Canty) known as the Shock Troops. Gantner would have the opportunity to be in the ring with legendary names in the business such as The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn), The Road Warriors Hawk and Animal, Lex Luger, Barry Windham, Blackjack Mulligan, and the legendary \"American Dream\" Dusty Rhodes during his career. Gantner became the NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion on February 27, 1987 after Humperdink managed to defeat Bad News Allen (better known from his WWE tenure as \"Bad News Brown\") three days earlier and gave Gantner the title. Gantner would later lose the title on March 15, 1987 to Mike Rotunda (best known as \"Irwin R. Schyster\" aka \"IRS\" in the WWE). In July of 1987, Gantner's health began to decline and he was forced to retire from wrestling.","From 1987 to 1989, his health deteriorated as his kidneys began failing, as a result of years of steroid abuse. On November 23, 1989, he received a kidney transplant from one of his sisters, but his health did not stop declining as his mental state was also affected. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. 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Finding aid revised for consistency by Chloe Lanham in 2025."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFurther information about this collection may be found in the \u003cextref href=\"http://purl.flvc.org/UCF/ead/OShaughnessy\"\u003eMichael O'Shaughnessy collection\u003c/extref\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Further information about this collection may be found in the  Michael O'Shaughnessy collection ."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection houses items that belonged to Edward J. Gantner, Jr., a starter in the University of Central Florida Fighting Knights football team from 1979 to 1981. 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This collection is useful to biographical on Ed Gantner and historical research on the beginning years of the UCF football team. \nSeries I: Ed Gantner Collection, 1979-1981 contains three photographs, Gantner's 1979 Fidelity Union Life Defensive Player of the Week Award, and Gantner's Inaugural Knights Football Team jacket.\n\nEdward J. Gantner, Jr. (February 4, 1959 - December 31, 1990) was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Edgewater High School where his football career began. After graduation, Gantner earned a scholarship to play football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers, but returned to Florida after a few months. In 1979, Gantner joined the inaugural University of Central Florida Fighting Knights football team as a starter. Gantner would continue to play for the Knights until 1981. In 1982, Gantner joined the United States Football League (USFL)and in 1983 he played for the Tampa Bay Bandits as Defensive Tackle. Gantner would later play for the Jacksonville Bulls as an Offensive Lineman from 1984 to 1985. Unfortunately, USFL would cease operations in 1986 after litigations against the National Football League proved costly; however, Gantner had already switched careers to become a professional wrestler at this point. In 1985, Gantner made his wrestling debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida billed as Ed \"The Bull\" Gantner. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life, after years of health issues, on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. He was buried at Palm Cemetery in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection houses items that belonged to Edward J. Gantner, Jr., a starter in the University of Central Florida Fighting Knights football team from 1979 to 1981. This collection is useful to biographical on Ed Gantner and historical research on the beginning years of the UCF football team. \nSeries I: Ed Gantner Collection, 1979-1981 contains three photographs, Gantner's 1979 Fidelity Union Life Defensive Player of the Week Award, and Gantner's Inaugural Knights Football Team jacket.\n\nEdward J. Gantner, Jr. (February 4, 1959 - December 31, 1990) was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Edgewater High School where his football career began. After graduation, Gantner earned a scholarship to play football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers, but returned to Florida after a few months. In 1979, Gantner joined the inaugural University of Central Florida Fighting Knights football team as a starter. Gantner would continue to play for the Knights until 1981. In 1982, Gantner joined the United States Football League (USFL)and in 1983 he played for the Tampa Bay Bandits as Defensive Tackle. Gantner would later play for the Jacksonville Bulls as an Offensive Lineman from 1984 to 1985. Unfortunately, USFL would cease operations in 1986 after litigations against the National Football League proved costly; however, Gantner had already switched careers to become a professional wrestler at this point. In 1985, Gantner made his wrestling debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida billed as Ed \"The Bull\" Gantner. Tragically, Edward J. Gantner, Jr. ended his own life, after years of health issues, on December 31, 1990 at the young age of 31. 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The CFU numbers were added from the Accession and Transfer Records in October 2010.","The collection is divided into five series by the subject matter.","Athletics have always been part of UCF culture as well as a source of great pride. In 1969, the then Florida Technological University was approved by the Florida State Board of Regents to have its first sports team - basketball - with intercollegiate play starting in the 1969-1970 season. From early play at area high school gyms to on campus state-of-the-art athletic facilities, sports at UCF have grown enormously currently operating sixteen intercollegiate teams as well as thirty University sports clubs. From 1994 to 2005, UCF not only made forty-seven NCAA appearances but in those last five, ten UCF sports played in their postseasons. With the opening of the new Wayne Densch Sports Center in 2005, new fieldhouse and practice fields, and the renovated UCF Arena and the on-campus football stadium both opening in the Fall of 2007, athletics at UCF continue to grow with each successful season.","Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by April Karlene Anderson and Lindsay Mazziotto in 2006. All materials have been organized into acid-free folders and stored in acid-free boxes. Rusted paper clips and staples have been removed as well as all post-it notes. Scrapbooks have been cleared of any foreign debris, re-secured, and wrapped in acid-free, heavy duty archival paper. Additions to the collection were integrated by Nava Cohen in 2010, resulting in edition 2. The finding aid was updated for consistency among all collections by Mary Rubin in 2012. The finding aid was placed into Archon, with adjustments made for Archon and resulting in edition 3, by Mary Rubin in 2015. The acquisition method field and the subjects were updated by Kryslynn Collazo in 2018, resulting in edition 4.","For more information on university archives, please see our website. Further information about this collection may be found in the University of Central Florida Office of the President Records, the University of Central Florida Office of the President: Charles N. Millican Papers, the University of Central Florida Audio, Visual, and Multi-Media Collection, the University of Central Florida Marketing Office Collection, the University of Central Florida Scrapbook Collection, and the University Photograph Collection.","Series I: Publications and Advertising, 1970-2009, is the largest of the series holding media guides, game programs, flyers, brochures, and pamphlets created for the many sports affiliated with the University. Some correspondence can be found in this series as well as schedule cards for certain sports.","Series II: Scrapbooks, 1968-1972; 1977-1987, were created by the Athletics Department to chronicle the history of FTU and UCF sports teams in the media. Game programs and flyers can be found throughout the scrapbooks. Some news clippings came from the University student newspaper, The Future, while the majority was taken from local newspapers.","Series III: Administrative, 1978-2000, holds the files of administrators who worked in the Athletics department during both the FTU and UCF years. The series currently contains the files of William 'Bill' Goldsby and Art Zeleznik. Goldsby was the Business Manager for the Athletics Department from 1978-1982. These files contain correspondence, press releases, and notes. Art Zelenik has been the Associate Athletic Director for Support Services since 1985. These files include documentation of the UCF athletics department budget, insurance, contracts, public relations, football files, and other miscellaneous materials.","Series IV: Press Releases, 1976-1988, 1990-1991; 1993-1994, are sports news notes that were released to the general media. Many athletic activities are highlighted here as well as some club sports and various clinics that were held over the years.","Series V: News Clippings, 1970-2005, are clippings from area and national newspapers and magazines that report on the activities of various athletics teams for the University.","Unpublished records are protected by copyright. Permission to publish quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.","The University of Central Florida Athletics Collection documents the history and operation of FTU and UCF sports and how University athletics have been chronicled in the media. 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