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Show rriili tr Rookies 1976 Cont from page 9 . c p;es as far as the gener-fjyiis concerned and an eyebrow or t',o among some pro sc- when they went as j as they did Troy Archer, N.Y. Col-It- o 64, defensive end, Archer not among the first 100 ers ranked by the who had the opportunity to scout As a senior te had 83 245-poun- d tackles, 12 including sacks, and yet Jlrterback a question-mareJLde his name. k The Ison? Apparently he 1 jms be somewhat of a to conformist. j f ;M Andy Robustelli isn't iered by that at all. Hes I Jean, tough player," says S' He has the kind xistelli 1 lemotion and toughness 1 can generate action for thole team. Vou've got to ?. Jmdate people in this 1 , i . 'jiness, and we think i he do it." Glassic, Denver the Broncos' eyebrows e raised when the Giants it for Archer, they also ognize they raised some mseives by selecting the Tom from '4, Vir-- a Even Glassic has ressed surprise at the It iction of his selection. t," he has said, "like Im a Broncos' coach in Ralston certainly didn't ce him in that category; a matter of fact figures i to start "Glassic can fit it in now," Ralston exp body. iiMf(n nwB'ii nr nin tlftit?WhifrrWW4JUiir!WfrM8 lained He is a fine pull blocker and a guy who can also trap block. He was one of the best pass protectors in the draft." Mario Clark, Butt Clark, a defensive back from Oregon, created more stir with his Italian first name and Irish middle name of Sean than his reputation when he was drafted by the Bills. He simply explains his given names by the fact his mother liked Italian and Irish names. The Bills simply explain his selection by pointing to his 13 interceptions, his four years as a letterman and his being named the de'ensive player of the game in the Senior Bowl between all-stsquads of graduating seniors. "He is," said coach Lou Saban very succinctly, "a proven comerback." Our final three choices include Jim Finks' two candidates for supei stardom plus our own selection. Joe Washington, S.D. The Chargers will tell you that the Oklahoma running back (3,995 yards, 1 average, 30 TDs for the Sooners) was the one they wanted ar 6-- not Muncie, who was selected on the prior pick by New Orleans. Coach Tommy Prothro envisions, "a home-ru- n hitter, an exciting player who can break up a game. We can put him in the slot, inside the split end, we can put him in motion, we can do a lot of different things with him." GM Johnny Sanders; "He's the best broken field runner in college football since Gale Sayers. I know v Hi i. iwiiTOnrrajiasM&iMy Terry Metcalf is great but I think this kia has a chance to be just as good, if not better. People will be on their feet whenever he gets the ball. However, Washington was inured (knee) in the second game of the Charand his gers' recovery was questionable. Leroy Selmon, Tampa Another Oklahoma prod duct, the 6-defensive end was unquestionably the most prized lineman in the draft and the expansion Buccaneers paid him the ultimate honor by making him the No. 1 selecpre-seas- 260-poun- 3, tion overall. While Washing- ton provided the impetus for the Sooners offense, Selmon did it on defense, recording a team high 132 tackles. Tampa Bay coach John McKay never had a doubt about picking Selmoa Says McKay. "Leroy is one of the greatest defensive linemen I have ever watched. He has great quickness and lateral movement. He is the type player around which we can build a defensive line." (The Bucs also went for a Selmon on the second round, picking d brother Dewey, a 6-defensive tackle). Chuck Muncie, N.O. Run over by a truck when he was 7 years old, Muncie was told he probably would never walk again. He not only walks he runs with a football well enough to gain 3,052 yards rushing, 1,085 receiving while scoring 39 touchdowns for California. And, where Washington has been compared to Gale 257-poun- siuaiiVwN'A iV. - w- s ,? IV- - s2P.Cv?' Sayers, the bigger Muncie 218) (6-- has been com- pared to Jimmy Brown. Says Cal coach Mike White; "From the standpoint of a pure running back in the po mold, I don't think anyone who's come along since Jimmy Brown is as versatile a power back as Chuck." The Saints seem to agree, having signed Muncie to an unusually long seven-yea- r contract. The price tag was $1 million plus. And, thats why owners like Ralph Wilson wake up in a cold sweat. Coming Friday and Saturday! Starting New No Apple Pie Mike Curtis is 33, coming off knee surgery, and with an expansion team. But the 11 year NFL veteran, who gained respect as one of the -- league's outstanding middle linebackers and one of its fiercest competitors as a Baltimore Colt, has an abundance of pride and intends to The Wests Largest Meet 28 Factory make people take notice of the Seattle Seahawks. "This is going to be a tough year, Curtis says. "It's tough to build team spirit and pride because the guys haven't been through a lot of good and bad times together. But Representatives See Displays of Colts and Smith & Wessons The Lowest Prices of the Year on Guns it's easier to build Win Free Prizes camaraderie because this team doesn't have the prima donnas most teams have. But fd say its going to take at least all of this year for everyone to ieam to play together. Starting new is no apple pie situation. 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Len Dawson led AFL passers four years, but never in succeeding years. dedicated; subsequent yearly elections have brought the total to 88 players, coaches and executives who left their marks on the game. Electors are media representatives from pro football cities. became 2. (C) Eight earlier games involving NFL teams were played in Canada, the first on August 12, 1950 when the New York Giants beat Ottawa of the CFL 20-The first game between two NFL teams was at Toionto on August 15, 1980 when 6. 16-- 7. 3. (C) Namath's first year was 1965, after Jets' owner Sonny Werblin signed him to a big contract in what was regarded as a coup for th AFL How Namath will do in his 12th year is problematical One Jet, 19995 -G- 1. (C) Membership is now 88 Seventeen charter members were elected in 1963 when the Hall of Fame was the Bears beat the Giants Reg- - 8 CORRECT 7 CORRECT linebacker Richard Wood, said last spring he thinks Namath should retire, that his days as a great player are past 4. (B) The interval is two minutes between quarters and 1 5 minutes between halves, though the latter may be altered if circumstances demand it Halftimeused to be 20 minutes. If a game goes into e intermisovertime, there's a sion before start of the sudden death three-minut- period. 5. (B) Cecil Isbell of the Packers led the and the Browns' Milt league in 1941-4Plum did it in 1960-31- . Sammy Baugh led Rozelle, a former Rams publicist, general manager in 1957, then in 1960 was elected NFL commissioner following the death of Bert Bell. Ironically, one of Rozelle's harshest critics today is Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom. 6. (B) L.A. 7. (C) Hubbard was named last winter to the Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming the first man to be a Hall of Fame member in two pro sports. He was an umpire, then from 1954 to 1968 American League he supervisor of umpires. Earlier, 1 927-3played end and tackle for the Gants, Packers and Steelers and was elected a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. He's also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. x SC as xr H 2.: S c s ? cX 6. (B) Pittsburgh has the NFL championship, but no Heisman Trophy winner. Dallas has Ftoger Staubach, 1963 winner, and San Francisco has Jim Plunkett who won the award in 1970. 9. (C) The seven are Bill Johnson, Cincinnati; Lou Holtz, Now Yoik Jets; Hank Stram, New Orleans; Dick Vermeil, Philadelphia; Monte Clark, San Francisco; Jack Patera, Seattle and John McKay, Tampa Bay. t Ho&stan, New Orleans ahd also have indoor stadiums, the ($,( Detroit - Astrodome, Louisiana Superdome Pontiac Stadium respectively. . atxl . 3 & X 3 i 3 -- I CD |
