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By ROBIN ADAMS
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While U.S. athletes are competing for
"the gold at the Winter Olympic Games,
and while intense training continues for
the summer games. Fetoruary has been set
aside as a salute to black Olympians, past
and present.
Although Winston-Salem does not have
any black Olympic stars, there are a dozen
or more black athletes who have brought
fame to themselves and their hometowns
for their athletic talent.
Though Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines is
not a hometown boy, it would be difficult
to say Winston-Salem and basketball in
the same breath and not think of
Winston-Salem State University's head
basketball coach.
In December, Gaines won his 700th
basketball game, which made him the
fifth basketball coach in history to reach
. the 700-win mark. Gaines has also been
inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.
The Morgan State graduate is also a
member of five other halls of fame. They
include The Helms NAIA Hall of Fame,
the CIAA Hall of Fame, the Morgan
State Hall of Fame and the WinstonSalem
State University Hall of Fame. He
has won eight CIAA basketball titles, in
1967 became the first black coach ever to
win an NCAA College Division national
championship, compiled 18, 20 or more
win seasons and produced the NBA's first
black college first-round draft choice in
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But Gaines says he is not responsible
for his honors. He gives credit to many
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"You don't win that many games or
receive that many honors without a great
deal of help," he says. "And I've been
lucky to have the support of the community
and the institution.
"Without their helpr none of this
would be possible." -
Another famed high school and college
athlete who did a short stint as a professional
football player is Ike Howard, who
now works with the Benton Convention
Center.
Howard was a four-sport man, gaining
honors in football, track, tennis and
basketball while at Carver High School.
After high school, Howard went to the
University of Colorado on a fulL, fouryear
football scholarship. After college,
he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.
Howard played two seasons and called
it quits after being plagued by a knee injury.
"I was basically tired of football,"
Howard says. "And I was kinda getting
. tired of traveling."
But a 9-5 desk job with the Convention
Center hasn't stopped Howard from his
involvement with sports. He works with
the Tiny Indians Football program and
with the Winston-Salem Hall of Fame.
"A black athlete is a product or an investment
of his community," says
Howard, "and the community in turn
deserves a return on that investment.
441 am trying to serve as a role model or
a guidance counselor to young athletes. I
ltnow what it's like to leave WinstonSalem
and go to a big white school," he
says. "I know what it's like to be on a
professional football team. I've seen guys
get hooked and dependant on drugs. But I
learned to cope with all that, and I'm here
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Chronicle Staff Writer
In addition to being stars on the court
or playing field, black athletes are also expected
to shine in other facets of their life.
But lately, with more and more black
athletes receiving negative publicity
because of drug involvements, the black
community has begun to question just
what responsibility the black athlete has
to the black community.
The Chronicle recently asked local
black high school, college and former
athletes what their role should be.
Gil McGregor, former basketball star
at Wake Forest University and now
employed with the Winston-Salem
Chamber of Commerce: "Athletes have
attention drawn to them because of the
role the media plays and they should handle
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serve as a proper role model; An athlete
should use throughout the rest of his life
the same things he uses to prepare himself
for a game. He should show that you have
to win in all aspects of life and you have
to always play within the confines of the
rules on the court or off the court, by not
cheating on your taxes or taking drugs.*'
Dr. Larry Hopkins, former football
player at Wake Forest University and now
a practicing physician: "An athlete who is
tremendously talented has to recognize
that his talent is God-given and that he
must acknowledge that and give
something back to the black community. 1
think the key word is Fole model. We have
to serve as positive role models for black
kids because now that's almost the only
successful black person they see on TV.
That's the image that the media wants to
project and the black athlete has a
tremendous opportunity to change that
image.
"With that in mind, the athlete should
press upon the youth in particular to
strive to excel. There is competition out
there every day and you have to learn to
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Grady Crosby, football player at Cast l|
Forsyth Senior High School: 14 The
primary responsibility of an athlete is to
be a good example and to set high standards
for yourself. You need to always be
aware of the way you appear in front of
kids and other people. You alwavs have to
be aware of your image and doing H
something with your time that is constructive.
Doing this is difficult, but more
athletes are as good at this as they are in
the sport. Sometimes you have a tendency
to be lazy but you have to keep going."
Wayne Oris, football player at, I
Winston-Salem State University: "Your
- most important responsibility is~your~
situation on campus and with the kids in H <
the community. They (children) see you as
something of a superstar and you have to
set a good example for them. It's good to I
see a nice big fellow in the community
playing with the 4cids.
"Being a role model is difficult and you
never ask to be a role model but you have
to make sure you set a good example. H
When they see you, they see themselves 10
years from now."
Troy Russett, basketball player at
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good student and to do that he is put
under a lot of stress. A student athlete has
to be dedicated to the books. When
basketball is over, you have to be
prepared to do something else. Setting a
good example is not only a job of the
black athlete, but adults in general should
portray a certain role model." . H
Topper Clemmons, football player at
Wake Forest: 441 feel I have to give back
to the black community what they have
given me. I want to make them proud Of
me.
44It's rough sometimes, trying to serve
as a role modelf but you have to try to be
yourself as much as you can."
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