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Show ‘The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Saturday, January 13, 2001 Vermeil Gets Misty or OverNew Position haven't won a playoffgame since ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Yes, Dick Vermeil did cry. Overcome by emotion, the Super Bowl-champion coach teared up twice Friday while being for- 1998, gave the 64-year-old Vermeil a three-year, $10 million contract that makeshim one ofthe NFL’s Both times, he was talking talked him outof a comfortable retirement. “The fact I changed my mind was based solely upon mypersonal relationship with Carl Peterson and Lynn Stiles,” Vermeil told a packed news confer- ence that included past and current players. “Tm an emotional guy. Let me tell you — Lynn Stiles has been so important in my career. There is no person more responsible for mysuccess as heis. For me to comebackandhelpthis club is a wayfor meto pay that debt Iowe him.” Peterson andStiles, who worked with Vermeil as coaches at UCLA more than 25 years ago and then again with the Philacelphia Eagles’ 1981 Super Bowl team, also reminded Vermeil of whathe was. “WhatI am is a coach. That’s what I am. Thatmaybe fault. Butthat’s where feel best,” he said. The Chiefs, who haven't been in the playoffs in three years and Louis to the Super Bowltitle. Browns Want Stoops? Bob Stoops, fresh offwinning anational championship with been trying to reach him for the past two days, perhaps to discuss the NFL team's coaching vacancy. On Thursday, the Browns fired Chris Palmer, who went5-27 dur- ing two turbulentseasons in Cleveland and Stoops may already be on the club’sshort list ofcandidates. Death Ruled Overdose FormerPittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joe Gilliam died ofa cocaine overdose, the Nashville medical examinersaid. “The cause ofMr,Gilliam’s death is cocaine intoxication,” Bruce Levy said. “The manner of his death is accident.” Gilliam died Christmas Day at 49. He struggled for years after his NFL career with drug abuse,liv- ing periodically on the streets of Nashville. z : _ Orlin WagnerThe Associated Press New Kansas City Coach Dick Vermeil goes over his notes during a news conference. Vermeil is the ninth head coach in team history. Donahoe Begins Search Tom Dosebee’s firstjob as backs coach — the firsttime the ay has filled thatposition since president general manager the Buffalo Bills will be to find a coach. Donahoe offered no hint ofwho ee ee Pete di exy ie intends to be terview Bills defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell in the early part ofa heap Oe ee ers ident as poss: candidates are Baltimore defen- sive coordinator Marvin Lewis, Jacksonville defensive coordinator Dom Capers, Miami offensive coordinator Chan Gailey, New York Giants offensive coordinator Sean Paytonand New Orleans of- Washington: Terry Robiskie, the interim coach at Washingtonafter Norv Turner was fired, has been dropped by. Marty Schottenheimer. Schottenheimer,hired last week as head coach, said Robiskie and linebackers coach Foge Fazio have been fired. Dolphins: Quarterback J: Hidawen ecto: down passes and 11interceptions after injuring his nonthrowing shoulder, had rotator ‘SUTBerY. Fiedler will have his arm and shoulder immobilized ina sling while he begins a rehabilitation fensive coordinator Mike Mc- program that could take up to four Carthy. months. Around the League Steelers: Tom Clements, a former Notre Dame and Canadian leaguestar, was hired as quarter- Jaguars: Coach Tom Coughlin promoted quarterbacks coach Bob Petrino to offensive coordinator, ending his own two-year tenure in the position. BASSE FRRtSSS Carl Peterson and vice president of football operations Lynn Stiles sSeBnue asueue seasr eeageer aboutthe way Chiefs President FREESTYLE WORLD CuP USA’s Dybvig Takes Another 2nd in Moguls post. vidual stat, but it was a team BY JIM WOOLF THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE American Evan Dybvig placed second at the World Cup freestyle moguls competition Friday at MontTremblant, Quebec. “Tl takeit!” he said in a telephone interview following the event. “It has been a tough week because the course was really hard, andI just tried to lay it awe in competition.” Dybvig, from Tunbridge, Vt. also placed second in last week’s moguls competition at Deer Valley. He now has five second-place women’s moguls competition, a lowed by Jennifer Heil of and ita MarblerofAnia: Park City’s Jillian Vogtli was the top U.S. woman,placing 11th. Hannah Hardaway from Moulton- borough, N.H., who won the moguls at Deer Valley,finished 13th. The U.S. Ski Team also selected 19 American freestyle athletes to participate in next week’s World Championships. This is the most important freestyle event of the single moguls team will be: Vogtli, BYU Gymnasts Topple IowaState Hardaway, Ann Battelle (Steam- boat Springs, Colo.), Shannon Bahrke (Tahoe City, Calif.), and ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Donna Weinbrecht (Killington, Vt.). Those entered in dual moguls beam with a 9.775 mark. Huey won Allaround winner Kelly Parkinson helped No.15 Brigham Young open the women’s gymnastics season with a 194.275-191.475 win over No. pe hoe the Marriott are: Battelle, Bahrke, Hardaway and Vogtli. World Cup Results Results from the World Cup freestyle competi- tion held Friday at MontTremblant, Quebec: season, in which each nationis al- lowed to enter only its top athletes in each of the three freestyle - events: single moguls, dual mofinishes on the elite World Cup guls, and aerials. Only single morace circuit but no wins and is guls andaerials will be allowed in the 2002 Olympics. ‘ed third in the world. The men’s aerials team will Heis hoping to moveto the top consist of Eric Bergoust, Joe Pack, spot on the podium at next week’s freestyle world championship in Brian Currutt andJerry Grossi (all of Park City) and Corey Hacker Blackcomb,British Columbia. Se keep aeee my (Boston, N.Y.). The men’s single moguls team will include Dybvig, chances are good,” he said. Finland’s Janne ‘Lahtela won Riley, Toby Dawson (Vail, Colo.), Friday’s World Cup. A Finn now Garth Hager (Bothell, Wash.) and has won every moguls World Cup since January 1999. 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