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[Fred Jacoby], who served as SWC commissioner from 1982 to 1993, has been battling multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood-producing cells in bone marrow. He is recovering from spinal surgery two weeks ago and has had radiation treatments and chemotherapy. Jacoby presided over the SWC during one of its darkest periods. In the 1980s, all but three members -- Arkansas, Baylor and Rice -- were hit with NCAA probation for football recruiting violations, including the infamous \"death penalty\" handed to SMU in 1987. The SWC was first to institute a compliance program at every member school. Under Jacoby, the SWC also led NCAA initiatives to bar boosters from recruiting and end the practice of allowing athletes to sell their game tickets.

The Reese Trophy is awarded annually to the MAC university with the six highest finishes in the 11 men's sports that the conference sponsors. The [Fred Jacoby] award is awarded to the university with the six highest finishes in the 12 women's sports that are sponsored by the MAC.

A proposal yesterday by Southwest Conference commissioner Fred Jacoby to form a scheduling alliance of SWC schools with Eastern independents failed to resolve the differences that have prevented the formation of an Eastern football conference. Jacoby, whose conference has been weakened by the departure of Arkansas to the Southeastern Conference, met at the Loew's Glenpointe Hotel with athletic directors Sam Jankovich of Miami, Jake Crouthamel of Syracuse, Ed Bozik of Pittsburgh and Bill Flynn of Boston College. Jacoby proposed that the eight remaining SWC teams play two (and eventually three) crossover football games a year against Eastern teams (the above four, West Virginia and Rutgers).

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE commissioner Fred Jacoby was in critical but stable condition late Monday at St. Paul Medical Center, where he awaits a heart transplant.

There have been times when [Burt Hable] thought about getting out. Fred said the closest his dad probably came was in 1990, when his mother suffered a stroke. But her condition has improved and Burt stuck with it. He took the job at West as an assistant under Fred Jacoby after his graduation in the spring of '53. And when Jacoby, now based in Dallas as the commissioner of the Southwest Conference, went to Wisconsin as an assistant coach in 1958, Hable replaced him as the head coach. Hable has coached fathers and sons. He has coached in five different decades. He coached Jim Bakken, an associate athletic director at Wisconsin and a longtime NFL kicker, when he was an assistant and he is coaching the youngest son of UW athletic director Pat Richter this year.

Truax, a finalist for the SWC post with Bowling Green associate athletic director Chuck Nagle, said [Fred Jacoby] offered to talk to his advisory committee before Truax made his withdrawal official. \"[Bill Hunter] said: `Yikes, congratulations. Let's get on with it at Towson State,' \" said Truax. \"The players kind of expected it since I had told them Thursday I was staying if a decision wasn't reached over the weekend. I told the players there's going to be distractions around the team and Coach Truax didn't need to be one.\" Truax said money and job security were the only reasons he pursued the SWC position. Truax is earning $50,000 as the Towson State coach, compared to the $75,000 to $100,000 the SWC post would pay.

LEAD: The commissioner of the Southwest Conference, Fred Jacoby, received a heart transplant Friday night and was listed in critical condition yesterday at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas.

SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE Commissioner Fred Jacoby was listed in critical condition after undergoing a heart transplant in Dallas. The surgery was performed Friday night at St.

All season long, the men`s golf association held two point systems.

[Ralph McFillen], who is 62, spent eight years as commissioner of the now-defunct Division I Metro Conference. He saw becoming MIAA commissioner as an opportunity to return to the familiar scene of Division II athletics. In a recent survey distributed by the News-Press throughout the MIAA to its athletic directors, football, men's and women's basketball and softball coaches all questions regarding McFillen's job performance went unanswered. In addition, only officials from Western and Northwest Missouri State turned in their surveys. \"If you are going to ask me what kind of job (McFillen) is doing I am not going to comment publicly on that because that just wouldn't be appropriate,\" Northwest athletic director Dr. Bob Boerigter said. \"The MIAA has a policy that you are not supposed to criticize officials or personnel. We've got a process in place for the evaluation to address areas of strengths and concerns.\"