Doug to kids: 'Start looking in the home
and schools for role models'
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? Former Wash
ington Redskins quarterback Doug Williams
put the heat to his young audience.
"How many people got on a pair of Air Jor
dans?" he asked.
Hands popped into the air all over the South
em University auditorium _ lots of kids were
wearing the tennis shoes promoted by Chicago
Bulls standout Michael Jordan.
"How many got on Converse made by
Magic (Johnson)?"
A few more hands went up.
"Well, my first role model BOUGHT me
my first pair of tennis shoes," Williams said.
That person, he said, was his big brother and
high school coach, Robert Williams.
"You all around here talking about those
role models. Think about it," Williams said.
"Think about who puts that food on your
table at night, who puts those Air Jordans on
your feet
"What we have to do is start looking in the
home and in the schools for role models."
Williams spoke to nearly 1,000 young peo
pie, civic leaders and lawmakers from around
Louisiana at a conference sponsored by the
louisiana Legislative Black Caucus on prob
lems of black boys and men.
* Participants in "Save Our Sons" attended
seminars about education, responsibility and
survival.
Williams encouraged the teen-agers to turn
away from expensive fads, get an education
and set realistic goals.
"Everybody's not going to make pro, man.
Vfery few," he said. "So some of us have got
to think about teaching, being lawyers, being
doctors."
The participants ? some of them from a
juvenile reform school ? heard about the con
sequences of getting into trouble from prison
journalist Wilbert Rideaux, who is serving a
life sentence at Angola for murder.
Rideaux, a high school drop-out, told the
group that he educated himself through read
ing and writing. Education gave him a new
and more meaningful life, even in prison, he
said.
4 'Regardless of what you want to do, it starts
with a dream. Dream it can be different,"
Rideaux said. 4 'If I can do it from a prison
cell, goddamn it, man, you ain't got no
excuse."
Calvin McMorris, 16, of Baton Rouge said
the conference was the most positive experi
ence he's had in a long time.
* 'It made me aware of the significance of the
black male," he said. "It made me aware that
the black male is important and that people
care about us."
Armstrong discovers that fame carries a price
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iota (AP) ?
After just two years in profession
al basketball, B.J. Armstrong is
learning that fame Carries a price.
The former University of Iowa
star was a top reserve for the
Chicago Bulls, who last week won
their first NBA championshipT
Suddenly, Chicago players other
than Michael Jordan became
celebrities.
"My life has changed since the
moment we won it," said Arm
strong, who appeared at a recent
autograph session in Cedar
Rapids.
4 'It's become harder just to go
out and enjoy a good dinner. Peo
ple are wanting a piece of your
time. The media asks about your
personal life, and I try to keep as
low key as possible and never try
to pretend I'm something bigger
than I am.
The Bulls were given keys to
the city during a victory celebra
tion at Chicago's Grant Park.
After the starters gave short
speeches, chants of "B.J., B.J."
from the crowd brought Arm
strong to the microphone.
Armstrong later joined his team
mates in a Wheaties commercial,
then flew to Cedar Rapids on Sun
day for a three-hour autograph
session at a card show. The Bulls
were guests at the White House on
Monday.
"Probably the most difficult
task I'll have is keeping it all in
perspective and remembering
what got you there," Armstrong
said. * 'I'll just try to live my life
every day as normal as I possibly
can. I'll just try to keep it normal
and keep some sanity around the
house this summer."
Armstrong received $2,000
from Tri-State Baseball Cards and
Shows of Dubuque to be at Sun
f
.
Associated Press LaserPhoto
Chicago Bulls B.J. Armstrong gives teammate Horace Grant a
spoonful of Wheaties cereal as John Paxon and Bill Qartwrlght
(far right) observe. As NBA champs, the Bulls are featured on
the Wheaties box.
day's session. Tri-State owner
Dave Orr said 575 fans paid $5
apiece for Armstrong's autograph.
During the show, Armstrong
tried to put to rest a rumor that he
was getting married.
"Hey, that's the first I've heard
of it," he said. ~**I have no inten
tions of getting married. I plan on
living my life this year as normal
as possible." ;
As John Paxson's backup, Arm
strong averaged 21 minutes, 8.8
points and 3.7 assists during the
regular season. He finished his
four-year career at Iowa as the
Hawkeyes' No. 3 all-time scorer
and was selected by the Bulls in
the first round of the 1989 NBA
draft.
Although happy in Chicago,
Armstrong might be more valu
able to another team as a starter. Is
a trade possible?
*'You never know," Armstrong
said. * 'There Is so much wheeling
and dealing. It's a business and I
understand that I'm proud I was a
part of this team this year. I'm
prepared for whatever happens."
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Sanders ordered to pay $10,000 a month child support
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ~ A
Texas appeals court today
upheld a paternity lawsuit
against Washington Redskins
receiver Richard Sanders that
ordered him to pay $10,000 per
month in child support.
Last year, a Travis County
trial court ruled that Sanders
was the father of a child bom to
Catherine Michelle Bumgardner
of Austin;* ^ ? ?? v
The child required constant
medical monitoring because she
had frequent breathing problems
and was at risk for Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome, accord
ing to the opinion by the Austin
based 3rd Court of Appeals.
The opinion also said Sanders
had sent the mother money for
the breathing monitor. William
Alberts, an attorney for Bum
gardner, said Sanders has been
paying child support, but
declined to say how much.
Sanders did not participate in
the paternity and child support
hearing.
On appeal, Sanders argued
that he was served legal papers
in the case improperly and that
evidence was insufficient to
prove he was the father. He also
argued that the facts in the case
did not support the child support
award, which included payment
of health insurance and costs not
covered by health insurance.
The 3rd Court overruled all
his objections and affirmed the
lower court decision.
4 'The child support award in
this case is generous, but not
unprecedented, considering the
father's resources," Justice Mar
ilyn Aboussie said in the court's
decision.
As of June 21st
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Ben's Men 1 -0
Lakers 1-0
Trouble 1 -0
FPA r 0-1 -
Salon Excel 0-1
Say No 0-1
Hoopers 0-1
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FPA vs. Say No @ 10:30 a.m.
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Clemons picked
for major league
baseball post
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Ricky Clemons has recently
joined Major League Baseball's
public relations department as a
supervisor for business and
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Clemens, for the last three
years, was prsident of ARC &
Associates, a public relations
and marketing firm in Washing
ton, D.C. He also served as
assistant athletic director for
marketing and promotions at
Howard University for the last
. two yekrs.
Clemons started his baseball
duties earlier this month. He is
^sponsible for media relations
involving Major League Base
ball Properties and MLB Inter
national Partners.
Clemons resigned from his
Howard post in March to con
centrate full-time on his public
relations firm. He founded ARC
& Associates after working as
marketing communications
supervisor for the Miller Brew
ing Co. for three years.
The Durham native received
his undergraduate degree in
journalism from the University
of Maryland in 1977.
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