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A Look Back With NCCU's .
Running Eagles
' ' When, the small buj
- - talented track team at
NCCU returned from
the break, .they found'
themselves faced with. 'ft
strange dilemma no
coach. w
In a meeting with'
Chancellor Alhcrt M.
Whiting, ' , Faculty
i Athletic ' Committee
. chairman Undscy ; Mcr
ritt, Sports Information,;
Director Chris . Fisher,
and ' Athletic Director
Henry l.attjmore, team
spokesmen Mark Adams
'- and Falcuma
McDougald were asked
to serve as interim '
coaches Tor 1981-82.
They accepted. Here is
their accounting of what,
they and their team have
accomplished:
CROSS-COUNTRY:
, t'-The first task these (
young men faced was
- putting together a cross
country s team.
McDougald was the only
t experienced cross-
country runner. There
(were no uniforms,
among many other pro
: ; blems, but c the team
' started it's season at the
Capitol Classic in
Raleigh. Competing for
v the Eagles were Adams,
'McDougald, ; .senior
David Martin,
sophomore pole vauller
Ronnie Watson, and
; freshmen Travis Coston
'and Eric Cuf fee.
Against eight teams,
'the Eagles , led by
' McDougald and Martin,
.who placed ' 13th and.;
(' lSlh iri a field of 00
- v. " ' ;" 1 -V .' .'
and, Shaw competed in-1
sicad. : Once again the "
Eagles . emerged ; vie
torious Led .by
McDougald (1st). Martin
(2nd), .Coston (4th),
Watson (5th). and Cuf-
' fee. (7th). Central once
agaio shut out the Bears
of Shaw. Two Aggies
finished in the top seven
places.
On November 7, the
.Eagles placed Sth in the
CIAA Championship,;
meet, behind St. Aug., -Fayetievillc,
Virginia
State and Norfolk.
Finishing behind Central '
were .: i.C. Smith,
Winston-Salem, Hamp
ion Institute and Shaw.
In the 85-man field, the
Eagles were led by; Mar
tin and McDougald.
placing 10th and 14th, !
respectively. i
INDOOR TRACK:
With jcrossrcountryi
season behind them,
"coaches" Adams and
McDougald found there
was no meet schedule for1
the indoor feasbn. Now
faced with additional;
tasks of scheduling:
meets, time running out,. :
and still with no
uniforms,; the - student
coaches started their abv
breviated indoor season
with a trip to Virginia
Tech on January 30.
... Although no Eagle,'
placed higher than 7th
among the 3 1 teams that
competed, their pcrfor-.
manccs gave indications'
of things to come.
In the 500 meter run.
Walter Bond placed 7th ,
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Six NFL Greats
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In Children's Classic
Two present-day and
four former National
Football League players
will participate in this
year's Duke Children's
Classic Celebrity Golf
;and Tennis Tournament.
: The , ninth annual
has developed into one
of the top runningbacks
in the NFL over the past
several years with the
Baltimore Colts and the
WashingLon Redskins.
Ahmad Rashad may well
be the best receiver in
professional football to-
Classic, to be held May
ii-a, win raise money - day With 472 career
for the Department of. receptions to his credit,.
Pediatrics at Duke t Rashad is currently 1 7i h I
University Medical' on the all-time pass
Center. i receiving list in the NFL.!
The two currents His 5.236 yards are the
NFLers will both play most ever by a Min-
tennis: Joe Washington;
Ron Galimore Picks Different Field,
But Is True Champ Like His Dad
fourth behind- as did Mark Adams in
St Muoastine's Virginia Ithe'ROQ, David Martin in, Eaale
Ali Predicts Cooey To Beat Holmes
, , PALM SPRINGS, CALIF.: Muhammad Ali. the
former heavyweight champion of the world, visits
, the training camp of the top rated heavyweight con
tender, Gerry Cooney, who will fight Larry
Holmes, the champion, for the heavyweight cham-
with a leap of 22 '5 Vi ".
Next came a thrilling
victory by Walter Bond,
in the 600-yard run. Also
scoring for the Eagles
were Mark Adams, 3rd i
place in the 1000-yard!
run; Lee Perry, 4th in the
600; and the two-mile
relay of Bond, Adams,
Travis Coston. and Mar
tin as they placed 3rd
behind ; Hampton and .
'J.CtSmiih n the meet's
final event.
Next came the CIAA
Indoor';- Championship
meet at VMI in Lex
ington, Va. The NCCU
track, team scored 10
points to place 6lh out of
the 14 teams in the
CIAA.
' The ten points were.
scored by two of the nine
pionship on June iffn Las Vegas, Nevada. Coonev
.pfwum n.u wnu ioia me crowd that Gerry
Cooney will beat Holmes and be the new champion
of the world and that he would come out of retire
ment to tight cooney.
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His father died when he
was only six-years old,
and although he did not
literally follow in the ;
footsteps of his dad,,
former , All-American
and Chicago Bears foot-
his successful profes
sional gymnastic career
and perhaps later work
further into sports com
mentary. His recent
commentaries are to be
aired later this month
over SCPN (the snorts
ball great Willie! network) and the local
Galimore, 23-year old NBC affiliate.
Ron Galimore has X Fresh from becoming
already earned enough the second highest prize
records and firsts that '"winrier in a 40-city pro-,
will also give him a mark ::f fessional gymnastic tour,
in sports history. ' "ijf iRon, who makes his
Interviewed ( here last home in - vTempe,
week as" he was doing an f'AHona is ; planning
excellent color commcn another tour , later5 this
first black member of the
U.S. Olympic gvinnastic
team, in 1980.
His record-blazing in
cludes being a 12-time
Ail-American gymnast;
the first person in the
NCAA history to score a
perfect 10 in gymnastics,
at a 1980 meet; the first
fou.-year NCAA champ;
and many others, totall
ing more than 17
the recent meet here, and
will be working closely :
with him in other pro
jects. A bachelor, only
five-foot, eight inches,
Ron said he started gym
nastics when he was
eleven years old, and he
prefers the individuality,
of his sport as against
team sports.
His father's outstan
ding football career end-
records, earning him the. ed in an auto crash when'
honor of being Iowa Ron was six, but he still
xompct'$ng. taryfor the McDonald's fall.v He turned prof es-
.itytaivi 'im-TjivMiv'fra'ii.ifvv"i.i. wwv.i'v.i!,t.iirtuauivuau.ui i mum in ...vaiiuoi. . iiwiintiuiwi wnm crnct . a nail-
$tate, : Although losing! Kearney In -the t long the 800 (placing fiih) and" Gymnastic, Meetva7 bla7ing coWgilte' career
i Adams due to a leg tn?juniP- 6 noints. n the I50f) George , Washington canned in becom ne the
the Eagles bcaf 'M 'The mile relay of Mar
Smith. Shaw, . tin..- Adams, Ronnie
Watson and Bond finish-
and
Jury;
r;j.c;
Winston-Salem
A&T. ;T
In their second meet,
" the annual dual meet
with Shaw, the Eagles
: .completely - dominated
'their opponents, taking
the first' five places for a
shut-out. Placing for
, NCCU were: David Mar
,'tin, Falcuma
: McDougald.- Travis
Coston, Ronnie Watson
and Eric Cuf fee.
On October 24, the
' Eagles i traveled to
Greensboro to challenge
A&T and Avery College,
; Avery didn't show up
ed 1 0th out of the 28
teams that competed.
On February 21. the
Eagles fared much bet
ter. In the J.C. Smith-St.
Aug. Indoor Invitational:
held at UNC-Chapel
Hill. NCCU competed;
against St. Aug., J.C.'
Smith, Winston-Salem,
Hampton Institute,
Shaw, St. Paul's l.iv
lingstone, Favcticvillc.
Norfolk and A&T. The
Eagles were impressive
as " freshman Robert
'Kearney won the meet's
first event, the long jump
(placing 3rd and earning University, Ron, ,whp,
All-Conference honors): graduated from (owa
uaviu iviaiiui storcu i "i j-a j
point' fn the 1500 (placinu , in speech and telecbm-" f
6th) and 2 poinis in the munications, said h.Q
1000 meter " run (placing would like to continue
5th). ,
Although Adams
received All-Conference
honors and McDougald
received nominations for
Coach of the Year, (here
was disappointment thai
the learn didn't do better
and then there was the
outdoor season to be
run.
OUTDOOR TRACK:
The team, now down
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State's athlete of the year
in 1981.
. His potentials have
already attracted the
business eyes of the fast
food McDonald's chain,
which sponsored him in
recalls fond memories of
him and considers him
his inspiration, along
with his mother, Mrs.
Audrey Galimore, now a
school ' teacher in
Florida.
riesota Viking receiver
and he has been to the
Pro Bowl the last four
years.
The four former NFL I
players who will play in 1
the golf tournament arc: i
'Miami Dolphin!
linebacker Nick
Buoniconti; his old ,
teammate, number 53 in
the famous Dolphin 53
defense, Bob Matheson;
San Francisco 49er and
Tampa Bay Buccaneer
quarterback, Heisman
Trophy winner Steve
Spurrier and former ,
NFL player and coach
Norm Van Brocklin.
These players join a
long list of celebrities at
the Classic, including
former President and
Mrs. Gerald Ford; Ron
Jaworski, Philadelphia ;
Eagles quarterback; o
Bobby Knight, Indiana
University basketball
coach; Mike Krzyzewski,
Duke University basket
ball coach; Jim Valvano,
N.C. State basketball
coach; Enos Slaughter,
former St. Louis Car
dinal infielder; Dick
Groat, former Pitt
sburgh Pirate shortstop.
Golf will be played at the
Croasdaile Country Club
while tennis will be at the
v Duke - University" tennis
courts-
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Sharpe To
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'82 Hornets
DOVER, DEL. -Delaware
State's defen
sive end Anthony Sharpe
has been chosen by his
teammates to captain the
Hornets 1982 squad.
The team's selection
was announced by DSC
second year coach Joe
Pufzycki who talked
about Sharpe's leader
ship qualities on and off :
the field. "1 think the
players made an ex
cewllent coicc," said
player that leads by ex
ample. He is an outstan-
" ding student and football j
player." I
"He is an all around ;
quality person. We 1
couldn't be happier with f.
the selection." ' ,
Sharpe. a 6-4, 2 1 5
pound Painter, Virginia ,.
native, was ; DelState's
top defensive performer v
, last season with a total of I
133 tackles, 28 of them
unassisted, . and 13
quarterback- sacks. He'
was also a Mid-Eastern
Athletic conference
Honorable Mention" ,
selectee.
The Business Ad
ministration major said ;
he was happy the team
would look to him for
leadership.
"It's a real nice feeling
being selected by the .
players," said Sharpe,
Wc are working together
as a unit and there is no
doubt we're headed tn ,
the right direction. I.,
think we are all anxious
ly awaiting the start of
next season."
; "I'm sure we'll have a
winning i . ' Season.
Everyone realizes what (
must be done in prepar
ing for next season. This
spring was the best spr
ing practice we've had
since I've been here. It
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