The late Bill Helbig grew up in Hawai`i, and returned there after graduating from Linfield in 1970. Later, he moved to McMinnville and lived at "Aloha Ranch." A friend of Linfield Athletics, one of his supportive efforts while in Hawai`i was a 5 3/4 x 8 1/4-inch picture postcard promoting Wildcat Football. The card was produced after Ad Rutschman-coached Linfield football teams won NAIA national championships in 1982 and 1984. Rutschman also led the Wildcats to a NAIA national title in 1986. Below is the front of the card. Beneath it is text from back of the card. When Rutschman was Linfield football coach and athletic director and his wife, Joan Rutschman, was the college's athletic office manager and football ticket manager. The Rutschmans often used the cards to correspond with recruits, alumni, friends and fans.
TEXT ON BACK OF POSTCARD
Linfield College Wildcats
McMinnville, Oregon
LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS-There are few small college football programs in the county that can match the success of Linfield. The Wildcats, coached by Linfield alumnus Ad Rutschman, won NAIA Division II national championships in 1982 and 1984. Nine NAIA playoff appearances (1961, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984) is matched by none. The Wildcats are the winningest team among NAIA Division II schools in the last ten years. Linfield had won 12 Northwest Conference titles in the last 16 seasons. Coach Rutschman has compiled a 130-32-3 record in 17 years at Linfield.
Photographs by Rusty Rae, Dean Koepfler and Tony Overman – Published for Linfield College by Bill Helbig – P.O. Box 2835, Honolulu, Hawaii 96803. Printed in Australia.
TEXT ON BACK OF POSTCARD
Linfield College Wildcats
McMinnville, Oregon
LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS-There are few small college football programs in the county that can match the success of Linfield. The Wildcats, coached by Linfield alumnus Ad Rutschman, won NAIA Division II national championships in 1982 and 1984. Nine NAIA playoff appearances (1961, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984) is matched by none. The Wildcats are the winningest team among NAIA Division II schools in the last ten years. Linfield had won 12 Northwest Conference titles in the last 16 seasons. Coach Rutschman has compiled a 130-32-3 record in 17 years at Linfield.
Photographs by Rusty Rae, Dean Koepfler and Tony Overman – Published for Linfield College by Bill Helbig – P.O. Box 2835, Honolulu, Hawaii 96803. Printed in Australia.
