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The News Argus, April, 1981, Page 11
WILLIAMS RECEIVES
HONOR
MINI SPORTS^
By Everett Jackson
By Everett Jackson
Horace Williams, a native of Farm-
ville, N.C., received All-American
honors at the NCAA Wrestling Tour
nament recently held at Davis, Califor
nia. Williams, despite the defeat he
suffered in the NAIA regionals, was
selected to compete in the NCAA as a
wild card favorite. While participating
in the NCAA Tournament, Williams
recorded three impressive victories
and one dueling setback to Jim Vilalie
(7 to 6), the defending NCAA national
champion.
Williams placed second in the tourna
ment and was proclaimed All-Ameri
can because of his outstanding ability,
motivation and poise. “At first there
was a lot of pressure on me, but I
became more confident and relaxed as
I began to meet and talk with various
persons competing in the tourna
ment,” says Williams. “Everyone felt
I would do well and was behind me all
the way. I felt...well, I felt a little
hesitant about my performance and
sometimes questioned myself.”
Williams, junior captain of the Ram
wrestling team, led the squad to their
second consecutive CIAA Champion-
HORACE WILLIAMS
ship., Williams concluded the season
with a 26-4 record and has compiled an
80-14 record overall at WSSU. He was
named NAIA most valuable wrestler,
but admits being named All-American
is his ultimate accomplishment. “It
feels great!” reveals a smiling Wil
liams. “Although I wanted to win the
NCAA, I was pleased. There is a myth
that representatives from black colle
ges can’t compete in the fsuperior’
NCAA Tournament. I wanted to prove
I could, and I did,” expresses Wil
liams, the All-American.
Ask
E.J.
Q. What CIAA team currently has the most players in the NBA? J.B.
A. Overall, there are numerous players from black colleges in the NBA.
However, the CIAA has only four representatives, ironically three are on the
same team. They are: from the San Antonio Spurs, Mike Gale; Elizabeth City,
and from the Washington Bullets, Bobby Dandridge, Norfolk State; Ricky
Mahorn, Hampton Institute; and Carlos Terry, Winston-Salem State University.
* ¥ ¥
Q. Was Robert Eller, sports editor of The PF-S. Chronicle, a graduate oj
WSSU? T.C.
A. Not only was Eller a ‘74 graduate of WSSU, he was also sports editor of
yours truly (News Argus) in his senior year. Incidentally, Eller was recently
chosen CIAA Sportswriter of the Year and is a credit to the black press.
* * *
Q. What was the highest ranking Oregon State received last year and what was
their final ranking in the polls? C.H.
A. Ore(gone) State was ranked sixth in the nation by both the Associated Press
(AP) and United Press International (UPI) for their highest ranking during the
1979-80 season. During the conclusion of the year Oregon was ranked seventh by
AP and eighth by UPI.
♦ » ♦
Q. Was Earl Monroe the first player from WSSU to be drafted in the first
round by the NBA? W.B.
A. Monroe, a ‘67 graduate of State, was the first Ram player to achieve instant
fame in the NBA. Cleo Hill, a ‘62 graduate of State, was the first black athlete
from Winston-Salem State (or from any predominantly black school) to be
selected in the first round by the NBA. Hill was chosen by the Atlanta Hawks in
1962 and is currently a highly successful basketball coach at the Essex County
College in Newark, New Jersey.
Nave a question...Ask E.J. Please submit questions to
the News Argus office, located in the lower level of the
Alumni Building or at llO Brown Hall.
Resorting to the rule “practice makes
perfect,” Coach Bill Hayes and his
potential Ram football team are condi
tioning for the upcoming ‘81 season.
After a mediocre 5-5 season in 1980,
Hayes, through key recruits and
cast-iron determination, seeks to bring
the CIAA Title back home in ‘81.
Junior, Shelia McCray, 17, the star
forward for the Hendricks Senior High
School (HSHS) in Seattle, Washing
ton, recently led the Lady Wildcats to a
48-47 exhibition victory. Shelia was
“McNificent” as she scored 21 points
and snatched 9 rebounds to lead her
team in both categories. Although the
game was a meaningless exhibition,
her opponents were humiliated and
frustrated...the men’s basketball team
at HSHS.
Timmy Newsome, the former Ram
star and current running back for the
Dallas Cowboys, states football is cer
tainly not a game of roses. “It’s a
business, and a very serious one,” ad
mits Newsome. “You must be mentally
prepared in college to take such a step.
Also while in college you should obtain
all the education you can
because., hey., you’re going to need it.”
Smokin’ Joe Frazier, the former
heavyweight champion and arch-rival
of Muhammad Ali, is seriously consi
dering a boxing comeback. The 36-
year-old Frazier will try to regain his
patented “cornin’ at ya” style of
boxing which annoyed many of his
opponents (with the (exception of
George Foreman). When, asked if he
would consider fighting Ali (although
the chances are slim-to-ZIP), Frazier
smiled and said, “Sure, things have
not changed that»much between Ali
and myself. I still have my ‘smoke’ and
Ali still has his ‘mouth.’”
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the star
guard (forward, center, etc.) of the Los
Angeles Lakers, admits he would like
to challenge the field of acting
following his NBA career. The 6-8
Johnson is currently seen on various
television commercials; however, he
won fame when he portrayed Kareem
Abdul Jabbar in “Magic Comes to
Town” (last year’s classic Los Ange-
les-Philadelphia championship series).
Major League Baseball is days away
from the season opener and the atten
tion is focused on those “boys wearing
the pinstripes” (Yankee’s). There is
speculation that Reggie (Jackson) and
Dave (Winfield) are having “who’s the
better player” disputes. However, both
Jackson and Winfield denied reports
and are looking forward to working
together as the league’s most expensive
($$$) outfielders.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar, dean of
centers at the age of 33, reveals he will
compete four to five more seasons in
the NBA. When asked what milestone
he has yet to achieve, Kareem jokingly
said, “There’s a 7-footer in Virginia
who is a future star in the NBA. I’ve
had great duels (Chamberlain,
Cowens, Walton, Reid, etc.) and I’d
like to leave my ‘mark’ on the ‘kid’.”
Now just who is that “Kid?”
Who’s going to win it? Now that the
NBA playoffs are underway, this ques
tion is commonly asked. The league
has adopted computers to assist in
determining the possible outcome of
the NBA Championship. Their
choice...Boston. To prove the accuracy
of these computers, they chose Depaul
to win the NCAA, Philadelphia to win
the Super Bowl, Kansas City to win last
year’s World Series, etc. Now that’s
accuracy.
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