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Show Wednesday. October THE HERALD. Provo. Utah-P- age report and commentary on winners, losers and coming events Meet at UTEP Quarterback 4, t Jr&,.w aa 7-- V5 d. It is September, 1978 and Kevin Walker is about to realize a lifetime dream. He enrolls at BYU and is a member of the football team. Kevin was born in American Fork and fell in love with BYU by the time he was five. His father, Stan, would take him in the car and drive past the stadium and mention that he hoped Kevin would play there someday so he could watch him. "I never wanted to go to any school but BYU," Kevin recalls. "BYU was winning when I was growing up and it was the only school I wanted to play for." When Kevin was 10 the family moved to Salt Lake City and Kevin played high school football at Granite where he was a quarterback. After his senior year he was recruited by Utah State and Weber State, but there wasn't any doubt as to where - r - ' : ; s ... v. 3 D 2 V K ) 7 v d .V r m-- v ? T; I fl 1 Steve Helner Pbolo Walker, wife Troy and daughter Randi enjoy a moment together before practice. football. He decided to attend BYU instead of Washington as a compromise. m he was going. BYU offered him a scholarship and he grabbed it. "BYU didn't recruit me as a quarterback," he said. "I am too small and I didn't want to play quarterback. Thev told me I would be a defensive back. I had played a few plays as a defensive back at Granite, but I had to learn to tackle instead of being tackled. "I enjoy it now. I'd rather hit someone than be hit. But I had to learn it here at BYU." Kevin Walker played jay-ve- e ball in 78 and redshirted in 79. In 1980 he saw some varsity action mostly with the special teams. In 1981 he became a starter at strong safety when starter Mark Brady was injured. He has been a starter ever since and three times was named the coaches' player of the week in the defensive backfield. In 1979, Kevin married Troy Brown whom he had David Aupiu started for the BYU Jayvees in 1979. In 1980 he started several games at jTj middle linebacker when Kyle Whittingham was injured. His best performance that fall came against New Mexico when he was credited with 15 tackles in that game when the Lobos upset the Cougars. In 1981 he was moved to outside linebacker-th- e strong side-an- d started every game. He was an excellent outside linebacker. His best individual scores came against Colorado and San Diego State where he had 8 tackles each game. This year BYU changed its defensive lineup going from a front line to a Aupiu was asked to switch from outside to inside linebacker to help the team. "There is a big difference in the two positions," David said. "Inside I backup the tackle (usually Mike Morgan) and if he goes inside, I go outside or vice versa." Coach Donnie Rea has charge of the inside linebackers and he said of the switch: "The inside man must be strong and aggressive enough to fight off the blocker and get to the ball. David made the switch and is an excellent known since junior high school. Troy graduated from Olympus and enrolled at Utah. They have a girl, Randi. Troy dropped out of college when they married, but Kevin says she is thinking of taking some classes at BYU. And that is another twist because Kevin plans on attending the University of Utah in the near future. Kevin is a zoology major and hopes to enter Utah's School of Medicine. "That's another thing, I've he always wanted to said. "I've wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can inside linebacker. A great one." David Aupiu is married to Pamella Mull and they have a son, David. Aupiu is majoring in mechanical arts and hopes to teach or work in construc-tion-- if pro football doesn't work out. ...In El Paso Ward's attempt to sail over the goal line is rudely Interrupted. BYU middle linebacker David Aupiu hits Ward at the ankles and stops his forward motion. At do' remember." David Loto-pu-e Aupiu enrolls at BYU at the last moment. He had planned on entering school at the University of Washington but changed his mind in a kind of compromise with his mother, Mealosa. She wanted him to go on an LDS mission. He wanted to play college !M The ANAHEIM, Calif. (UPI) Milwaukee Brewers, who accounted for more runs this season than a sharp corner on a secretary's desk, may have met their match. Brewers were The bombs-awa- y shackled by the body arm of Tommy John and Tuesday night while the California Angels unloaded their own arsenal en route to an 3 victory in the e opening game of the 8-- best-of-fiv- vn.. almost the same instant, strong safety Kevin Walker leaps and crashed into Ward's chest. The two collisions send the Miner quarterback into a and the spectacular back-fli- 1979. p Aupiu moves in to help with a tackle against Air Force. Mil 8-- By MARION DUNN Herald Sports Editor The date it Oct.2, 1982. BYU't football team li playing Texas-E- l Paso in the Miners' Sun Bowl. BYU leads 0 in the first quarter but UTEP has the ball on the BYU two, third and goal. Quarterback Kevin Ward keeps the ball, ducks his head and runs goal-warAt the one he leaps trying to hurdle across the goal line. More than 30,000 fans scream as he goes into the air... TP. Angels Club 3 Brewers, - Kevin Walker, David Aupiu ball comes flying out of his grasp. It bounces backward to the 12 yard line where linebacker Todd Shell falls on it for BYU. American League Championship series. "Even though we got out? lugged tonight," said Milwaukee manager Harvey Kuenn, "I'm confident that we can get off the canvas like we did throughout the season and get back in this thing." Maybe easier said than done. Tonight the Brewers face Bruce Kison in Game 2. And if they thought John was tough, they might have even more trouble with Kison, who has a 0.52 ERA in Championship series action, giving up just one run in 15.2 innings while with the Pittsburgh Pirates. John, whose left arm was rebuilt by surgeons in 1975, went the distance and gave up seven hits to the powerful Brewers, the most damaghomer by Gorman ing a two-ru- n Thomas in the second inning. But after Paul Molitor scored on Cecil Cooper's fielder's choice in the third to give Milwaukee a 1 lead, the Brewers did little except hit the ball into the ground. "When the sinkerball is working, there will be lots of grounders," John said. "Tonight the sinker was working." John, who is close to signing a three-yea- r contract extension with the Angels, was acquired by California five weeks ago when the Angels took him out of bad situation in New York by promising the Yankees three minor leaguers. For who won his fourth champiJohn onship series game against no losses it meant putting off the end of the season for a few weeks. "My wife and I still have airline tickets to Florida to spend these few weeks at our winter home," he said. "Thank God that (Angels' Buzzie executive Bavasi made me have to cancel the tickets. Hopefully, we won't be able to go to Florida until the end of 3-- t) October." While John was holding the BrewDon Baylor was inflicting the damage. Baylor, who topped the g American League with 21 RBI this season, tied a major-leagu- e record with five RBI, ers down, game-winnin- including a imuii.ii triple and a two-rusingle that broke the game n open. Baylor's outburst tied the previous playoff record for RBI in a game set in 1969 by Baltimore's Paul Blair and equaled in 1971 by Pittsburgh's Bob Robertson. And the designated hitter had the AL playoff record crowd of 64,406 chanting his name by the time he came to bat in the sixth. "It's obvious I don't concentrate as much when there's no one on base." Baylor said. "With runners on base I become a completely different batter. I can block everything out, forget about the home run and just try to hit the ball hard. It I think home run, I'll almost never hit the ball hard." Fred Lynn, one of four former AL MVPs on the Angels along with Baylor, Reggie Jackson and Rod Carew, said the team wants Baylor at the plate with runners on base. "Donnie is obviously a great man in the clutch situation," said Lynn, who homered and had two other hits in the game, "tie led the g hits, and league in that's just his situation, hitting with runners on base. We hope he can do it again Wednesday night." The Angels scored their first four batters in the bottom of the third. Brian Downing walked and went to second on a single by Doug After Bobby Grich singled home Downing, Baylor crashed a two-ru- n triple off the wall in right-cente- r, barely missing a home run. He then scored on a groundout by Jackson. Baylor continued to star as the Angels took a 3 lead in the fourth. Bob Boone singled, knocking out starter Mike Caldwell, DeCinces reached on an error by Molitor and Grich walked, loading the bases. Baylor then slammed a two-ru- n single to left. in the fifth The Angels made it on a leadoff homer by Lynn, his first playoff home run. Caldwell, pitching on three days rest, allowed six runs in three-plu- s Caliinnings, including the four-ru- n fornia surge in the third, and took the loss. Tonight, Kison (10-- 5 with a 3.17 ERA) opposes the Brewers' ace, Pete Vuckovich, who compiled an 18-- 6 record this season. Vuckovich, huddled in front of locker after Tuesday's game, was asked if the loss put more pressure on him. "I don't talk before I pitch," he said. "Sorry, chief." game-winnin- 7-- 8-- 3 Brewers Not Ready To Throw in Towel - Down ANAHEIM, Calif. (UPI) one game to none, the Milwaukee Brewers would appear to be in a must-wi- n situation when they meet the California Angels tonight in Game 2 of the American League championship series. Gorman Thomas doesn't see it that way, however. "It's great to win the first game," the Brewer centerfielder said Tuesday night after the Brewers had been hammered by the "It's great to win the Angels, 8-- 3. second game, too. But even if we don't, we'll come back. This team doesn't know how to quit." To even the best-of-fiseries, the Brewers have to get by Bruce Kison tonight. If Reggie Jackson is "Mr. October," Kison is "Mr. Octo- ber, Jr." The pitcher in Game starting Angels-- ' 2 has a 3-- 0 record shelling they received from Angels. Milwaukee amassed the best offensive statistics in the major leagues this season, averaging 5.5 runs per game, but in Game 1 the Angels showed them they can punch, too. "Even though we got outslugged tonight, I'm confident that we can get off the canvas like we did throughout the season and get back in this thing," Brewer Manager Harvey Kuenn said. Kuenn said the Angels' four-ru- n third inning changed the complexion of the game. "When we get behind like that it alters our game," he said. "We can no longer send a runner on a stolen What happened base or tonight is what I have been fearing a big inning by them." Yount said the loss meant that Milwaukee would just have to fight back. "We just didn't play real well tonight," he said after the Brewers had been outhit 10-- "But we didn't play real well in the first three games in Baltimore last week and we still came back. The attitude on this club isn't going to change whether we're ahead or behind." homer in Thomas, whose two-ru- n the second inning gave the Brewers a 1 lead, said the Brewers had a n. and 0.57 ERA in playoff action all with Pittsburgh. But Brewer shortstop Robin Yount is confident Brewer starter Pete Vuckovich, who was 18-- 6 this year and 0 against the Angels, will be up to the task. d Vuckovich apThe himself for be to preparing peared the challenge Tuesday night as he sat alone in the Milwaukee clubtance. He allowed seven hits in house, seemingly deep in thought. difficult time hitting winning n picking up his fifth Asked if the loss put e:;tra pres- pitcher Tommy John once he got victory without a loss. sure on him, Vuckovich said: "I his rhythm. "John is the kind of pitcher that "My wife and I still have airline don't talk before I pitch. Sorry, tickets to Florida where we were chief." you have to get early in the game," said. "Once h? gets going going to spend these few weeks at Most of the Brewers, however, Thomas did he like our home," John said. "Thank God tonight, it's lights out." the to be loose, despite that (Angels executive vice presi- appeared dent) Buzzie Bavasi allowed me to have to cancel the tickets. Hopefully, we won't be able to go to Florida until the end of October." John took a swipe at the Los Angeles Dodgers, who let him go in CINCINNATI (UPI- )'- The Golf was the overwhelming favorite of 1978 after leading that team to the Writers Association of America the association, capturing more World Series the previous two today announced the selection of than 85 percent of the vote. Julie years. Tom Watson and JoAnne Carner as Inkster, who won her third consecu"Don Sutton (let go by the Dodg- its 1982 tive U.S. Amateur Championship, players of the year. ers in 1980) is with the Brewers and Watson, winner of the U.S. and was a distant second. I'm here with the Angels," John British Opens, edged Masters winCarner won six tournaments this said. "I guess that just goes to ner Craig Stadler in voting by the year, including her 35th victory as a show that the Dodgers had a few association's 400 members. professional, qualifying i er for Ihe good pitchers at one time." Among women golfers, Carner LPGA Hall of Fame. 7. 3-- Comeback Nothing New for Angels - After ANAHEIM, Calif. (UPI) Gorman Thomas cracked a two-ru- n homer to give the powerful Milwaukee Brewers a 1 lead in the second inning, some teams might 2-- have started searching for the panic button. But not the California Angels. This season they spotted opponents leads 43 times and came back to win. So it wa3 Tuesday night. Don Baylor, who drove in five runs as the Angels defeated the Brewers 3 in the first game of the AL Championship series, said the win should be the team's trademark. "We never once gave up during the season when we were behind," Baylor said. "For me, I'm not sure what it is. It's obvious I don't concentrate as much when there's no one on base, and I think with 8-- come-from-behi- 9 A full Spo September, 6. 1982. free-spirite- 2-- runners on base, I become a completely different batter. I can block everything out, forget about the home run and just try to hit the ball hard. If I think home run, I'll almost never hit the ball hard." Fred Lynn, one of four former AL MVPs along with Baylor, Reggie Jackson and Rod Carew, said the team wants Baylor at the plate with runners on base. "We've been behind so many times this season I can't even remember," said Lynn, who homered and two other hits in the game. "We all know we're going to come back. Donnie is obviously a great man in the clutch situation. g He led the league in hits, and that's just his situation, hitting with runners on base. We hope he can do it again Wednesday game-winnin- night." Second baseman Bobby Grich, who went with one RBI, said the 1982 version of the Angels is a much different team from the 1979 club which was beaten by the Baltimore Orioles in the Championship Series. "One of the important things is that we're starting at home," Grich said. "In 79, we were at Baltimore and that made it real tough. This year we're at home, we're relaxed and the fans are on our side. "But maybe even without those things, we'd be a more confident team than we were in 79. We've got more experience and we've all been here before." leftTommy John, the hander who came to the Angels just five weeks ago in a deal with the New York Yankees, went the dis post-seaso- Golf Writers Honor Watson, Corner |