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_ _ Page 6B-THE CHARLOTra: POST. Thuraday, April 30,1987 ALL-8TAR TRIBUTE TO GRAMBLING'S COACH "ROB" - Former Grambling University football players, alumni and celebrity guests gathered in Las Vegas prior to the Leonard Hagler championship fight to salute Coach Eddie O. Robin son, at a benefit reception sponsored by Anheuser-Busch Companies for the school's athletic foundation. Coach "Rob," college football's winningeat coach, is shown flanked (left to right( by former Los Angeles Rems greats, Henry Dyer and James "8hack" Harris; Washington Redskins quarterback, Doug Williams; Ronald E. Smiley, Anheuser-Busch corporate allairs regional manager; and Grumbling president, Dr. Jo seph B. Johnson. Sugar Ray Leonard is a board member of the university's athletic foundation. Bulls Could Do Better In 1987 Is this the year? That is the question that will be answered by the 1987 edition of the Golden Bulla Two years ago, the Bulls were 1-9. Last year, they were 6-6. The Bulls ranked number two in the United States in passing de fense, giving up only 96 yards per game and number 23rd on rush ing defense, giving up only 111.1 yards psr gams. In total defense the team ranked number five in Division II with ~ 206.1 yards givsn up per game. The defense gave up 134 points per gams. The Bulls have come a long way. We believe that we have a team that could do much better than last year," Said Coach Ho race Small. "We finally have a junior- and-senior-oriented team, a good crop of sophomores, and a good crop of fireshmen coming in." Two of the Bulls' three All CIAA First Team members are back. Defensive lineman Michael Bal lon, 6'4", 260-pound junior from Conway, South Carolina, returns. Ballon had 40 tackles last year from his position. Linebacker Ranald Capers, 61", 225-pound senior from Beaufort, South Csurolina, is back. Capers had 105 tackles last year of which 53 were solo. 8econd team member Anthony Byers will also return. Byers, 61", 190-pound senior from Charlotte, North Carolina, is a defensive back who had 46 tackles, four in terceptions and 11 breakups last year. They will anchor a strong de fense that will also include Antho ny Linyard, Steve Pinner and Morton Copeland. Linyard, 510", 170-pound sen ior from Beaufort, South Carolina, had 55 tackles last year and six in terceptions returned for 125 yards. Linyard's longest run was 82 yards for a touchdown. Pinner, d'O", 280-pound junior nose guard from East Orange, New Jersey, had 14 tackles from his rugged position. Copeland, S'S", 226-pound line backer from Miami, Florida, is a senior who had 46 tackles last year. They will form the nucleus of a strong defense. Darrin Kelly is a sophomore punter who is 61", 170 pounder from Pinehurst, North Carolina. Kelly averaged 36.4 per punt in his inaugural campaign with his longest punt being 63 yards. He kicked the bsdl for a total of 2,269 yards, one of the leading figures in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA). On offense, Eric Waller returns. The Willingboro, New Jersey, jun [ ior is 610" and 168 pounds. Hs gainsd 221 yards in punt rstums and 83 in kickoff returns last year. Marvin Barte* is a 610", 168 pound senior from Pemberton, New Jersey. Bart** gained 443 yards in the air last season. Bart** scored five touchdowns last season and was the second leading scorer on the team. Bartee averaged 18 yards per catch and 2.6 receptions per game, to rank high in the CIAA final statistics in both categories. David Washington is the re t uming quarterback. He is a 51", 170-pound sopho more from Bonneau, South Caroli na. Washington played in seven games and complstsd 41 of 108 passes for 540 yards and four touchdowns. He was intercepted only four times. Also in camp will be Mel West moreland, who was sidelined ear ly in his sophomore and junior campaigns with injuries. He will make another attempt He is 81", 187 pounds and hails from Greensboro, North Carolina. The Golden Bulls landsd some prises in their freshman class. Expected to give immediate help is All Mecklsnburg County quarterback Maurice Flowers of Blast Mecklenburg High School. Flowers is 8*4”, 212 pounds. Randy Faust of Charlotte Myers Park is a 6'2, 190-pound running back. Donnell Johnson of Miami Northwestern High is a 6'6" 260 pound offensive tackle. Offensive tackle Darrell Bran tley, 6*7", 260 pounds, of Columbia, South Carolina A.C. Flora will help the offensive line that has been the weak spot of the Golden Bulls' of fense for two years. Keith Frasier is a 6'3", 265 pound offensive guard from Co lumbus, Ohio, East High School. The Bulls' fortunes appear to be looking up. And to the question, "Is this the year?" The answer could very well be the year for a CIAA championship. SPORTS TRIVIA 1. Hie University of lows recently was going for its tenth consecutive NCAA Division I wrestling title, but was defeated by lows State. Name the three other cob legee with the most consecutive NCAA titles in men’s sports. 2. Which male professional tennis player bolds the record for the most career tournament wins? 8. Who eras the point guard far John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins whan they wan their first NCAA basketball ti tle in 1964? 4. Which major league baseball park has the largest seating capacity? 6. Which is the oldest baseball stadium still in use? 6. Name the pitcher who holds the record for the most consecutive shutouts? 7. Name the player who still holds the record for hit ting safely in the most consecutive games? gaga i 0161 — V»d «vojmoo >,o#t3n|Q g ■*•* fJTMM ‘nmfprjg ptdjanxn^ _.„mn ,_ vion n «p»«> nvq^^raq pwq Apuaxmo *1 an pmn]{ jjay^ -g wumnA got — sjoctuoq Annnjf g ,, ***** ****** ~ *aWS (6A-6i6I) op»JO|oo ***** •°*a ~ JOOP1nO (8t-980I) r»0 “»qino8 Mnn MfD - flOQ (8161*9061) »|tA I VIAIHX 8XHOdS OX 88M8NY . Some vary sensitive issues have arisen as a result of Gary Melain's 18-page story chronicling his use of drugs while at Villanova (“8ports Illustrated, March 16, 1987), the hottest one being, why now? The 1987 NCAA basketball sea son was at its height with the tour nament games making the head lines. Why didn't Mclain and "8porte Illustrated" break with the article earlier or wait a few weeks for the end of the season? Of course, they wanted to capitalize on the tourney atmosphere. And that they did! However, it showed the poorest of taste. Also, in his article, Mclain sug gests that Villanova coach Rollie Massimino knew of his activities and ignored them. That allegation infuriated me as a sports fan. You know, I'm tired of athletes who have gone astray with drugs, bringing down everyone else around them, especially their coaches. A college coach has an athlete for a total of four years • and that's it. "Coach" is not synon ymous with parent, guardian or lifelong caretaker. Melain's prob lem was evident before he ever met Massimino. We expect the coach today to right the wrongs of his athletes. That's not his job - and it certainly isn't a fair task to ask. I also wonder if Mclain would have told hia atory for nothing. Re porta are that he received from $25,000 up to $40,000 for hia atory. If that'a not goldmining, I don’t know what ia. The measage that he haa sent out ia that people like him can ruin their livea with druga, tell their atory, and stall ex perience the adulation of a eociety willing to pay mucho dinero for the chance to read about it. Mclain ahould be aahamed for banking it, “Sport* Illustrated” for telling it, and society for wanting to read it Sports For Disabled Citizens The First Fun Day of Sports and Recreation for Disabled and Handicapped Citizens in Char lotte-Mecklenburg will be held at Caringer High School, located at 1100 Eastway Drive, on Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Ihere is no cost to participate in this svsnt. Adaptive equipment is available. For more information, contact D. L. Conner at 654-0820. North Carolina Kicks Off Sports Week May 1-7 has been designated by Governor Martin as "North Caro lina Physical Education and Sports Week." Governor Martin's proclamation reflects the impor tance of fitness and physical edu cation for today’s youth: "A strong physical education program is an essential part of the education process. North Caroli na's commitment to the develop ment of a well-rounded physical education experience is grounded in the belief of how an effective and comprehensive physical edu cation program benefits its chil dren and adults. "An instructional physical edu cation program fosters and en courages a wholesome self concept by giving children valua ble feelings of self-confidence, self worth, attitudes of being capable individuals, and the appreciation of others. "If the ultimate goal of educa tion is to have students practice certain skills and knowledge after formal training, then physical ed ucation is an important part of the social, physical, mental, moral and ethical development of our citi zens.” "North Carolina Physical Edu cation and Sports Week" provides an excellent springboard for high lighting innovative Physical Edu cation fitness program in your re gion. Listed below are two out standing programs that we would like to bring to your attention: 1.) Physical Education Work shop! As a part of the "North Car olina Physical Education and Sports Weak," Dr. Gid Alston will be presenting an active and excit ing workshop to the Physical Edu cation teachers Charlotte, NC.: This special, day-long workshop is sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for the teachers in Mecklenburg, Gaston, Cabarrus, Stanly, Union, Anson, Lincoln, Cleveland, and Rowan counties. Gid Alston is the Physical Edu cation Supervisor of the Cumber land County School System. Re cently, five schools in his system were designated by the Govern or's Council for Fitness and Health as being in the top ten fitness _ schools in North Carolina. One of his schools, Rockfish Elementary, took top- honors. Find out how he encourages his teachers to add more ‘‘muscle" to' their Physical Education programs! The workshop will be held May 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Me tro Center, Charlotte, NC. Contact Gid Alston at 919-323-4411. 2.) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Establishes New Fitness Test Programs With a nationwide trend for falling student fitness scores, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have started system-wide testing for all its third and sixth graders. This fitness test will es tablish baseline data to compare fiiture student scores. For more in formation about this program, contact Shirley Green, physical education supervisor, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, 704-379 7175. Per Buster Golf Group 4-lIaa Captain's Choice Revolution Golf Course Saturday. April 28.1867 NeMtrAb Un I- • . . ’■ . latPtaoa Chart* McCullough Hanry Aligned William Haarn lobwi IwwUobuiv On* Scon 00 J. DimtlCy Groaa Boor* 03 : y ’ -jj. '•*, ■ DorajdLUUeJolm William Mathis Amos McDowell Oroaa Score 83 BthPlaos PM Neely John Oranaer Bffl Smith Charlie Hlggbia Oroas Score 84 ' MeMn Jackson Melvin Orlflln John Love Jack Richards Oroaa Score 03 0th Pinos Otis Worthy Cornehu* Howell George Moore Chris Prill Oroas Scare 68 Cal Irvin (right) and A1 Attlaa at a raeant Aggie baakatball game. O’WUfcrOti. Hrfr** JD Hundreds Gather To Honor Coach Cal Irvin special To The Post By Richard K, Moor* Greensboro, NC - He never really wanted to be a coach, but he needed a job. He thought seriously about toying to become a doctor, but he discovered that he "didn't like blood." At any rate, Irvin did try coach ing, and before he stepped down several years ago, he had become one of the nation's best, compiling an impressive 401-182 record. On Friday, June 6, several hun dred of Irvin's former players, family and Mends will gather in the Exhibition Hall of the Greens boro Coliseum to honor him for hie contributions to sports and his community. Proceeds from the dinner will be used to initiate a college echo]- • arahip in Irvin's name. Spearheading the event will be Irvin’e beet known protege, A1 Attlee, a former NBA coaching great and currently vice president of the Golden 8tate Warriore. Attlee starred on Irvin's great AJtT * team in the late 1960a. "Coach Irvin is one of the most outstanding coaches ever to par ticipate in basketball," said Attlee. "We hope that his many friends and former players from across £ the nation will join us in honoring this worthy individual and in sup porting the scholarship to be creat ed in Ms honor." Attlee will be keynote Speaker at the dinner, as Georgetown Coach John Thompson, who was to be the speaker, has been called out of the country on Olympic business See Hundreds cm Page job
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