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Show plea hearing before District Judge John McMullen. Arm- Bill Meyer, special deputy disin the case, said no bond was required. trict attorney strong's wife. Yvonne, accompanied him to the hearing, but nei- and has done nothing wrong,'' said James Robnett, ocent Armstrong's attorney. 30. 1934, Drug Trial for Ex - Bronco pain-killin- ther had any comment. "His position is that he's inn- - THE HERALD, Provo. I'Uh Page 43A 1980 owe him $385,000 in and 1982 contract pay and benefits. The team claims he is ineligible for pay and benefits because he retired last year as the result of a congenital spine disorder. Armstrong admitted obtaining Percodan from 40 Denver-are- a doctors since 1980. He said he upper-bodfractures suffered in went from doctor to doctor beseven years with the Broncos. cause no single physician would "I'm a very sick man," Armgive him enough of the drug to relieve his pain. strong said. "Neither the doctors, who never did anything for my "No one ever talked about surinjuries but give me pain medicagery or trying to fix the problems tion, nor the team ... is willing to I have," he said. "It was always I was just there to take responsibility." understood Armstrong claims the Broncos get painkillers." Thursday, August - DENVER (CPI) Former Denver Broncos running back Otis Armstrong will appear in Denver District Court Sept. 12 to enter a plea on charges he used fraud to obtain drugs. Armstrong, 33. was advised of his rights by District Judge Stephen Phillips, who scheduled the "His reputation is such that there is no reason to arrest him or set bond," Meyer said. The Denver Grand Jury indicted Armstrong on seven counts of fraudulently obtaining large quantities of the painkiller Perco-daHe allegedly failed to inform numerous doctors of the amount of drugs he was taking. Armstrong earlier blamed his situation on Broncos' doctors and private physicians. He said he required the drug to relieve constant pain resulting from 17 n. y Prevention, Rehabilitation Trainer Must Keop Athlete Ready to Play By TOM WALTON Herald Correspondent Marv Roberson is one of the most important parts of the successful BVU football program. No, he's not a blue-chi- p quarterback prospect. He's not on the coaching staff. He's not even a member of the Cougar Club hierarchy. If he isn't any of those things, how could he be impor- tant the program? Well, is the BYU athletic trainer. "A trainer's job is to prevent the injury, and if the to Marv Roberson injury does occur, he is responsible for rehabilitation," said Roberson. The bottom line, according to Roberson, is having the athlete ready to play each Saturday afternoon. "If your top players don't play, then your chances of winning decrease.'' he said. "It's my job to see that the kid's ready to play. It's important to the kid, the coaches, the team and the school. As long as they're healthy, then, it's up to the coaches and players to do the job. This program has had good luck in the past; we've always been pretty healthy." It is surprising to realize just how many people are needed to keep the football team healthy. Beside Robere son, there are two and several graduemployees ate assistants helping out in the training room. There are eight more on scholarship, and five students come in and work on curriculum projects. It is an extensive staff. Roberson is mainly concerned with prevention, and the major preventive measure in taping the ankles to prevent sprains. When you figure how many ankles he must work on, Roberson must run up a pretty full-tim- good-size- d tape bill. How much tape does he use during I Hurry in! The driver's Test-driit today! car is here. The new XR-- 7 Turbo. ve : o ii..l MERCURY COUGAR Mm XR-- 7 Distinctive aerodynamic design 2.3 liter turbo engine with EFI Electronic Engine Controls manual transmission tf .Jmnti,! Jt ilMWIiHUiliininHJMWiiiiiJI Marv Roberson a season? "Too much," laughed Roberson. Actually, the team goes through 800 boxes of tape per season. That works out to about 384.000 yards or enough tape to go across 3840 football fields! As another preventive measure all Cougar linemen, both offensive and defensive, linebackers, and running backs wear knee braces. Roberson feels that this is the major reason that there has been only one knee operation on the team in the past three years. Since Marc Wilson had his appendectomy, it has been a practice among BYU quarterbacks to wear a flak jacket to protect the ribs. Robbie Bosco will continue the tradition this year. Roberson said the the tough- est injury to treat is the ankle sprain that occurs high up on the ankle, similar to the injury Scott Pettis had in 1982 during the UNLV game. "When the bones separate, that makes it really tough to come back from," said Roberson. """"""I nmr - " ""''"'""""'""" 'Title, , taxes, destination charges extra. uikI MP? - mn "- - rSY mum mi imH4 1 iiMMmii-iiiii- j ir'iiM.illiililiiMMMiiM |