Show 2C Standard-Examine- Wednesday June 4 1980 r IN CLASSROOM AND ON GRIDIRON Dedication Brings Cloy Blackwell Success By DENNIS LARSEN Standard-Examine- Staff r The first thing you notice about Clay Blackwell is his determination No matter what he’s into at the moment Blackwell brings a fierce dedication to it And that dedication helped him develop from just another black football player into one of BYU’s most and successful scholar athletes To watch Blackwell in action was to marvel at the amazing speed of this lithe man on cleats A relative Lilliputian in the world of monstrous Gulliver’s he was just 9 and 174 pounds He was quick and few could keep up with him He had all the right instincts and all the right moves Blackwell starred at Bonneville High School earning well-like- d 5-- all-regi- - m c ' c £ f CLAY BLACKWELL looks for some running room while playing last fall for BYU He is believed to be the first black Utahn to graduate from the school BYU photos ' t s t v " (£' t-- on honors and besides setting both rushing and scoring records for the Lakersof Brent Hancock then the coach Bonneville and now serving in the same capacity at Clearfield High had a big influence on Blackwell’s career “I like coach Hancock he’s a good guy he was a person I could talk to He pushed me and would only let me play when I was ready He never discouraged me told me I would get a scholarship and said if I needed any help to come to him because he’d been through it” said Blackwell Blackwell then spurned offers from Weber State and elected to go All-Ameri- all-sta- te ca to Brigham Young University where he is to believed to be the first black Utahn to graduate from the ‘Y’ He graduated this spring with a degree in communications “My dreams were bigger than Weber State and the coaching staff at WSC was very unstable My ' ' OPEN DAILY mom wanted me to go to Weber so I would be home but I wanted to get cut on my own and see life a little I’m glad I went there I saw two sides of life and I changed a lot” added Blackwell Blackwell’s football career at Brigham Young University never did quite pan out to his expectations “I thought I’d go down to BYU and be a football star get all the girls and be a BMOC (Big Man on Campus) but it didn’t turn out like that I played some but never did start a game at BYU GOT SIDETRACKED “I got sidetracked in a negative way and that made me see football wasn’t everything It made me see the light made me mature made me apply myself My peers said ‘Clay graduate from school even if you don’t play football’ Jeff Blanc (who got drafted by the St Louis Cardinals) told me to graduate he later told me ‘I wish I had’ After I saw how important school was I started to get something out of it Athletes don’t realize what they’ve got” there because I’ve been around Mormons all my life I felt special I was the only black on the team at the time I never felt alone I was just another guy who liked being the only black “I felt like I was the one who should recruit blacks I felt bad the first time out because the first one went to Colorado State Danny Frazier from Tooele was the second recruit He was Mormon and he more or less made up his mind to go there I kinda’ helped him make up his mind Stan Younger was the third recruit He showed a nonchalant attitude didn’t know if he was coming or not” Blackwell credits his parents Willard and Adeen with being a positive influence on his career “They helped me a lot I really didn’t know how important my parents were Everything was always up front always positive I always tried to listen to what they said They really told me how important education was They said ‘Don’t depend on football you’ve got to have education’” off returns) “In the spring of ’79 I was the starting tailback the first three days of practice until I hurt my side I had a chance got hurt and lost my position Football was secondary to me This past season I played a little bit and got to the Holiday Bowl but I wasn’t concerned about football” Being black and attending a Mormon-owned school with a predominant white enrollment didn’t bother Blackwell in fact it helped him encourage and recruit other blacks to attend BYU “It didn’t between affect me when I first went down Suns Sonics Swap Top Guards SEATTLE (UPI) — Paul Westp-ha- l critical of the Phoenix Suns for their lack of offensive “spontaneity” says he couldn’t be happier about his trade to the Seattle SuperSonics One of the best shooting guards in the NBA Westphal 29 was sent to the SuperSonics Tuesday for defensive star Dennis Johnson 25 in a straight player swap of all-stbackcourt men “We definitely felt like we needed an outside threat to give SUNDAY 9-- 10 alternated Blackwell the jayvee and varsity as a freshman finishing the year with over 800 yards and scoring a TD against Utah in varsity action “The JV team was just like high school I called all the shots I redshirted my sophomore year and didn’t play hardly at all as a junior I had a good social life and I still wanted to be a BMOC In the spring of ’78 I decided to do all I could to come back strong in the fall of ’78 (During the ’78 season Blackwell was among the nation’s leaders in kick- ar our offense a little more help” said Seattle coach Lenny Wilkens “We felt Paul and his play will add to the dimensions we already have” fourth-yea- r Johnson a pro was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1979 NBA championship series when Seattle defeated Washington to capture its only league title He is widely regarded as one of the best defensive guards in the game and was frequently mentioned on lists of the most under all-arou- 6-- WED 10-- 6 nd 4 THURS paid players in the NBA But Sam Schulman principal owner of the Sonics had been publicly critical of Johnson in recent days for his “moodiness” on the basketball court that sometimes affected his play “By getting Dennis we are giving up some offense but we are picking up some things we need” said Phoenix General Manager Jerry Colangelo “Dennis provides us with some additional defense and needed rebounding” FRL SAT SS ffissasSSSSS: K mr- - ADVERTISED MERCHANDISE POLICY Out find MtdMion M to MMflWM 4ffM in ttocfc OA OU4 ftdtva N a aataD 0 w to aoy purcttaw flam Chc mm rvaaon dimI Od to fw mdchandw to DO Ido aalo pnc wdoftowof pwrtiwtd at mM om you a comparaDto aMaoo o' fluawty itom al a comparator rodwctwn at a tea Out pottcy it to i oh aatMtaOtod aNvaya cuatomora n( &s fr- f ' & 4r s V' W 5 - V 'tZ ' t'3 ? i EVEN COLLEGE FOOTBALL players have to take a breather sometime BYU’s Blackwell takes “five” on the bench to collect his thoughts and relax for a sip of water Strawberry Picked First By Mets in Annual Draft NEW YORK (UPI) — The wait is over for Darryl Strawberry Now it’s time for a decision “I was just hoping to be picked in the top five” the much heralded outfielder from Los Angeles’ Crenshaw High School said Tuesday after the New York Mets made him the No 1 pick in the 16th annual June draft of high school and college players “I knew the Mets were interested in me because they needed a power hitting outfielder I’m glad the ordeal is over There has been a lot of pressure on me this spring I can’t remember facing an easy pitch all season — every pitcher was trying to strike me out” The prospect alof a national ready the subject sports magazine article must now choose between the Mets and Oklahoma State with whom he’s signed a letter of intent If he signs with the Mets he figures to receive a bundle of cash Joe McDonald of the Mets front office is already in Los Angeles negotiating with the talented youngster “We knew he had other options” 18-year-- said Mets’ public relations director Jay Horwitz “We met for 18 hours a day the past six days and finally decided to draft him first and then worry about options” Strawberry who was called “the best prospect I’ve seen in the last 30 years” by Philadelphia scout be Hugh Alexander may well ofworth all the money he’ll be fered In 14 games this year he hit 400 with six home runs had 21 RBIs and eight stolen bases in nine with three attempts He is also saves as a pitcher It was the third time the Mets had had the first pick in the June draft In 1966 they picked a catcher named Steve Chilcott from Lancaster Calif but he never played a game in the major leagues In 1968 New York selected shortstop Tim Foli who had two tours with the Mets and now plays for Pittsburgh d The Mets had two other 1-- first-roun- picks — Nos 23 and 24 — and selected outfielder Billy Beane of Rancho Bernardo Calif and catcher John Gibbons of San Antonio in the Montpas scored to 400 take meters and meters 18 more second with 3979 points than Dave Steen of California-Ber-kele- y who was fifth in the NCAA 100 decathlon last year Rainbolt leaped - in the high jump to break the decathlon meet set by Ray Hupp of record of Ohio State in 1971 Rainbolt missed which would three times at 1 have been an American decathlon record Scheduled for today were the finhurdles al five events — discus pole vault 1500 meters and javelin an event in which Anderson holds the UCLA schol record of 256 feet Anderson whose point total of standing performances Tuesday deto the 7866 in late December has not Anderson returning h absence been surpassed by a collegian this cathlon after a 4091 year said he was ‘irritated” at his of compiled because injuries first-da- y the for events shot put of 43 feet 3 inches which five in points of was Jeff over Montpas good for sixth place among the lead 14 Arizona State competitors 7- 7-- 0 7-- 110-met- er o) Reg 2488 Choice Of Screen Door Or Sliding Screen ' aluminum screen doors with knob air closer lock Or 36” adjustable sliding mill finish screen for patio doors Save 32x8012" & 36x8012" 97 J97 4 Days Only Screen For ”Patio Doors Sliding from 773A” to 81 Save doors For 36” patio Mill finish 1 Swanger in Fifth Place victories AUSTIN Texas (AP) — Weber State’s Jeff Swanger was in fifth place going into the final 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