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Show Page 14 - THE HERALD. Provo. Utah. 1983 Sunday. January Coaches Weary off Drug) Users Walker's Receiving When Filling Collegiate Kesfer s Jets, Dolphins See rifle Key f o AFC - One of the few the New York Jets MIAMI (UPI) victories over perb New England and San Diego. Last week against the Chargers, Miami held San Diego's offense, the best in the league, to only 13 points and intercepted Dan Fouts five times. "The Jets are a different type offense," Shula said. "Todd is a lot different than Fouts. He moves more. Fouts likes to step back and fire. (Offensive coordinator) Joe Walton has Todd moving with the pocket, rolling out, doing a lot of things. Todd's also a big guy and he can run with the ball which we really didn't have to worry about with Fouts. "If he and Walker start connecting, then it opens up their offense. It makes Freeman McNeil more effective running and he's good enough the way it Is." "I think defenses are starting in things that and the Miami Dolphins agree on for their AFC championship game at the Orange Bowl Sunday is the importance of Jets wide receiver Wesley Walker. The speedy Walker has been a pain to the Dolphins for the past live years and he enters Sunday's game coming cff two outstanding performances.' Walker caught eight passes for 145 yards in a 7 rout of Cincinnati in the Jets' opening playoff victory and last Saturday against the Los Angeles Raiders, he caught seven for 169 yards. Walker's catch with the Raiders' Ted Watts draped over high-power- 44-1- 45-ya-rd his shoulder gave New York the ball on the 1 late in the game and Scott Dierking went over on the next play for the winning touchdown. In 10 games against Miami, Walker has had tremendous success. He has caught 42 passes for 785 yards and nine touchdowns, averaging 18.7 yards a catch. The winner of the will face the survivor of to respect me Dallas-Washingto- n NFC title game in the Super Bowl at Pasadena, Calif, next Sunday. "I think It's essential that we stop Wesley Walker," said Miami Coach Don Shula. "He's an explosive player he can score on one play. He hat tremendous speed ana he's had some of his best ui. The nature of Sames against offense li that you can't concentrate on stopping one man they have so many weapons but Walker is the they can use home run guy we have to take away to win. The Dolphins defeated the Jets twice during the regular season 8 on opening day In New 0 York and last month In Miami. No team has beaten another NFL three times in the same season since 1965 when Green Bay stopped Baltimore twice in the regular season and again In the olayoffs. Shula was coach of the Colts at that time. "We try to look at this game as a first time thing," Shula said. "We like to look at this game as If we're going to beat them for 45-2- 20-1- the first time in 1983." But for Shula to win and bring the Dolphins to the Super Bowl for the fourth time, reducing Walker's effectiveness is essen- - follow-through- , tlal. "Wesley Walker's success will be a key to our success," said Jets Coach Walt Michaels. "When he's going well, it opens up a lot of things for other people. They give him double coverage and that permits someone else to be free. Miami's defense has been su- - The recruiting of high school football players has intensified in recent years because of the increasingly competitive nature of college football and the effect the sport has on an athletic program's financial health. usage. While recruiting has become "I can tell you this. There was a it." more competitive, the recent dis- player not so long ago that I went Because recruiting is such a comclosures of drug abuse by pro after. He had all the talent in the business, many times aspetitive Ten athletes has some Big coaches world but had a potential problem do most, if not all, sistant coaches warning that more intense inter- along those lines," Corso said. "We of the to try to sign a legwork viewing of prospective athletes backed off and didn't get that potential player. must be done. player. He went elsewhere. I can The coaches, who face a national tell you that now he isn't playing Corso said this is sometimes letter of intent signing date of Feb. for that institution." unavoidable but he has made sure 9 this year, said more selective Corso added that drug rehabilita- at Indiana that he has met a family before any recruiting may occur because they tion is a "fine thing" but the main student-athlete- 's want to ensure they are signing duty is to stop drug usage before it recruit signs a letter of intent. "And I think that's done all over players who do not have a back- becomes a problem. "If you go out and recruit and the Big Ten. You can hear things ground of drug usage. Illinois Coach Mike White said coaches today are more careful than ever before to try to recruit athletes who meet academic reSAN DIEGO (UPI) San Diego ing day or the day before. That quirements. "I guess we also are going to Clippers center Bill Walton was restriction could be lifted in early have to do our job in checking out given permission to play every day, March if his foot gives him no more k an individual's character more than except games, for the problems. If the restriction Is ever. It's a difficult thing, some rest of the season by his doctors lifted, Walton would only miss a Feb. 3 game in Detroit, Clipper times you can't detect when some- Thursday. Walton's chronically injured foot spokesman Jim Dunlap said. one has been involved with drugs," White said. "I can tell you this. was declared sound enough for him Coaches go after the players with to become a regular in the Clippers Dunlap said Clipper coach Paul the talent but want to go after those lineup. Silas was "pretty thrilled" to know The only restriction given was that Walton would be able to pracwith the proper character." Former Indiana Coach Lee Corso, that Walton sit out one game if the tice and play with the Clippers fired in December by the school, Clippers played a game the follow regularly. - more," said back-to-bac- Ordered Soldi In-sto-re Home-Comput- one-of-a-ki- famous parts Including picture tube, labor, and even service calls to your home. If s the longest warranty In the business. And though you may never cagwtT need It, It's nice to know It's there. Ask to see a complete copy of this warranty. 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You can tell a player over and over again about it but in the er If von Schamann is unable to kick, Shula probably will use punter Tom Orocz as his PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Washington quarterback Joe Theismann Friday was named the winner of the Maxwell Football Club's Bert Bell Award as pro football's player of the year. Theismann is the 24th recipient of the award that has gone to a quarterback 15 times since 1959 when Johnny Unitas won the first one. Theismann led the Redskins to an 1 d record in the regular season and a berth in Saturday's NFC championship game against Dallas. The nine-yeveteran completed 161 passes in 252 attempts for 2,033 and 13 touchdowns. He threw only nine interceptions. leans Saints. Wilson was the subject of published reports of drug usage while with the Saints. White denied Wilson used any drugs at Illinois. "He didn't use any drugs to my knowledge," White said. "What you have to realize is the tremendous peer influence that goes on in nd all locations. ," from coaches but they can't tell you what's inside of someone. They can say he isn't likely to be influenced by drugs but until you go and look the man in the eye, you are just relying on someone else's information," Corso said. White recruited Dave Wilson out of a California junior college several years ago. Wilson went on to rewrite the record books at Illinois and was drafted by the New Or- The Longest Warranty Available Over one million dollars In Curtis Mathes Inventory ordered sold to make room for our new Departments. Many Items and returned rentals from rental specials. Limited quantities. All models may not be available In stronger." Theismann Honored 8-- - look the other way, you are not only hurting the young man you are trying to get to come to your school," Corso warned, "but you are affecting others on the team. I go out and talk to high school coaches, counselors, anyone I can find at a school, to tell me about a particular young man. It's worth Walton Gets Permission to Play Daily Walker, who is legally blind in his left eye from a congenital cataract condition. "Trie better I play, the more they tend to lay off me. "We hit a big pass (49 yards) on the first play against Cincinnati and they were laying off me and giving me a lot of room to operate after that. The Raiders gave me the short pass and we took it and when they came up to try and cut it off, we burned them deep. "I don t really know why I've played so well against Miami. It's not Just the weather because we've played them up in New York in the cold. I think they run the type of defense where I can get open but it's a little scary the way they put the wraps on guys like Keller. Winslow, Charlie Joiner and Wes Chandler last week. Those guys are great receivers. "I'm just hoping we can get Freeman going good and that will open up everything." Shula has other problems besides stopping Walker. Kicker Uwe von Schamann broke a small bone In his back against San Diego and might not be able to on his Set anywasdistance to find kicks, a retrying placement among the Dolphins since rosters are frozen for the playoffs and he can't activate anyone. r'l have problems with my von Schamann said. "I kicked two short field goals and some extra points against the Chargers after I was hurt but there was some pain. I've been resting and I hope to be ready to kick. Maybe the rest will help me since my leg will be Jets-Dolphi- aturday's playoff said he has always tried to land players who have strong personalities and aren't involved with drugs. 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