Show 6— The Herald Jeenwl Logan Utah Wednesday Nor M 19H ThirdMopc i Steve wens Ss Recipient dDf Blocking The View m (ID CHUCK MILLS Heisman Trophy m Uh State Football ComK§j By STEVE SMILANICH NEW YORK (UPI)— Sturdy Steve Owens king of this fall’s Pressure Presses ByCsachMUli Pressure Presses Even with success in a game Ihe picture was still clouded Sam Cooper was ready to have a fine game against Idaho He was beginning to feel comfortable at running back What happened? Our first play on offense he his shoulder and had to sit out the remainder of the game John Strycula recovered enough from his injury to play but hadn’t practiced in two weeks and with no hitting edge was banged up There we were But luckily Ckaig Smith stepped in at tailback and did wdL George Tribble was our original tailback but when we lost Steve checker game didn't end till the end The seven interceptions set a new school record and that is a bright spot Bob Wicks in good health expands our offense and allows us some explosiveness Garnett when healthy has our best speed Losing hurts You rationalise you evaluate you second-gues- s and you worry — maybe even find excuses But we dn know of our top that twenty-eigthirty-si-x players missed a total of eightyfive games Excuse or not it presented a problem We were a troubled team this year but special mention must be made of our captains Phil Olsen with honors coming his way never played harder His morale never faltered nor was Ms own interests ever put ahead of trying to help Ms team And Dave Holman had rough days Some physical and some mental The pressures of defeat are on the quarterback more than any other player regardless of his being at fault or not Never did he lose his composure on or off the field never regardless of how hard he was hit did he ever look to anyone else to shoulder the load nor want to come out of the game So dear folks the team wasn't the most successful and to most ouly the record remains and kill be remembered But the captains of the 1969 team are men to look in the eye They are men! We know because they have been tested under fire and adversity It says something for the entire squad because they were selected by their team- - ‘ ' ht Taylor George was bade in action at fullback And Oraig Jarrell who started against BYU was banged up and unable to travel to Idaho My point the DENVER (UPI)—Nine Arizona State players including three of four running backs were named Tuesday to the Western Athletic Conference tesm Each of the league selected s first and team The coaches did not vote for members of their Jeff SUpp Brigham Young University defensive end ana Calvin Demery Arizona State sophomore split end were the only two unsnimous choices Other Arizona State players to gain first team berths were on offense tackle Mike Tomco guard Gary Venture quarterback Joe Spagnola fullback Art Malone and halfback Dave Buchanan and on defense aid Junior Ah You linebacker Mike Kennedy and safety Seth Miller Wyoming was second in the number of players to be picked on the first team The Cowboys placed tackle A1 Zerfoss and Tucker on guard Tommy offense and tackles Larry Nets and Rich Trautwein linebacker GUAAM& BEUsIb a recent Sunday by KANSAS CITY the actual count of Coach Henry Stram the Kar i City Chiefs ran their offensive plays from 21 different formaMo-(NE- A)-On tions (The Chiefs like most pro teams get only 65 plays from -- Begains Championship By JOE CARNICELU 9-- 29-1- 7 to spoil its unbeaten In other action Colorado State College beat Adams State 4 and wound up 144 Arkansas State beat Trinity (Tex) 7 Tampa trounced California State 534 Louisiana TCch beat northeastern Louisiana 34-- 6 and Texas AAJ downed Southwest Texas State 3 Delaware ripped Bucknell 44 21 Hayward State edged San Fernando Valley State 7 and East Tennessee State beat 2 Austin Peay 33-1- 27-1- 29-1- Hove Fun ploy off that Thanksgiving dinner by taking the family Bowling at: LOGAN LANES 1161 North Main 752-496- 6 25 20th-roun- fourth-roun- 14th-roun- years 17tb-roun- d mini-briga- 2 hard-runni- s NEW YORK (UPI)—Injured Calvin HOI of the Dallas Cowboys missed last Sunday’s 2423 loss to file Los Angeles Rams bid still retained his lead in the National Football League league-leadinrace Tushing of 59 pace '107 yards in 155 with HillJ' iuj credentials "carries is still ahead of Gale Holmes as Sayers of Chicago who is Player (winner of the NEA Third Down Trophy) and second with 715 yards and Tom finished second in the AFL in ground gaining Woodesbkk of Philadelphia But their greatest appreciation comes from the men who third with 70S nave to block for them— those monsters up front Tom Matte of the Baltimore McVea says foully “Their height protects me" Colts and Larry Brown of the “They make it a pleasure" claims Ed Budde a seven-yeWashington Redskins round out veteran at guard “You don’t have to hold a block as the top five long Give ’em a little opening and they’re through That’s The other leaders also where the size helps the little man You don't run over retained their top positions in football people professional anyhow” Sonny Jor“It's made me more condition conscious” says Jim Sunday including of Washington the gensen Tryer a giant tackle who played at 320 pounds in 1962 and leading passer Jurgensen has is now down to 265 “I run a mile on Tuesday every week completed 64J per cent of his another on Wednesday another on Thursday” passes for 2£41 yards and leads The linemen need the stamina to hustle in front of injured Bart Starr of Green McVea who starts oily the second half of each game And Bay Roman Gabriel of Los he still has to belly out on his sweeps and wait for them Morton of Ckaig Angeles The backs' lack of size is no detriment on pass blocking Dallas and Joe Kapp of either The Chiefs generally flare McVea and Garrett out on pass plays trying to isolate them against a slower linebacker “You don't have to keep them in there to block" notes Stram “People aren’t blitzing that much any more" “Besides" chips in Garretl “I can stick in there and hit 'em when I have to I used to be sensitive about being shot No more It has always been an asset" It never bothered Mickey Rooney either 1 TeamPotsts North Dakota State (24) (4 0) siy 2 Montana (I) (144) 295 3 Colorado St Coll (1) (144) SEASON SKI PASSES hot Akron (41) ug 5 Arkansas State (41-1- ) 173 6 Tampa (41) m 7 Louisiana Tech (41) 4 New 4 9 10 11 12 13 14 1) 15 (441) n Hayward State (1) (41) 19 II East Tennessee State (441) 17 II 19 20 Hillsdale (41) 14 Indiana (Pa) (941) 12 Northeastern Oklahoma (41) Wofford (1) (42) Hornet! 19 Salt Lake Airport m 4 Flights Daily Leave Logan At 6:30 am 1 1:50 am 3:50pm 9:30 pm $11500 NOW ONLY $90 30th ski-H- art 106 Texas Aid (41) Delaware (42) Troy State (41-1- ) Concordia ( Minn) (44) Alcorn A&M (941) M Southwestern Oklahoma (4 REGULARLY We’ve got the 197 Mexico Highlands Minnesota Roy Jefferson of Pittsburgh who has caught 52 passes for Ml yards is the Hal receiver Philadelphia is Minnesota’s fine field goal kicker Fred Cox is the leading scorer in the league The nest four Bruce Gossett of Los Angeles Mike Clark of Dallas Errol Mann of Detroit and Tom Dempsey of New (Means are also kickers Matte and two receivers Lance Rentzel of Dallas and Gary Collins of Cleveland are tied for sixth with II points on 11 touchdowns Bobby Bryant of Minnesota is the interception leader with eight while Dave Lee of Baltimore is the leading punter with a 45J average Rickie Harris of Washington is the top punt returner and Jim Duncan of Baltimore the top kickoff return man LAST CHANCE 14-1- 1 ! Hill Maintains Rushing Lead 25-1- FLY KEY AIRLINES MIDNIGHT During the only eight winners of the coveted award have made it Mg in pro ball In the past decade only little Mike Garrett of Southern California has lived up to expectations and even then Garrett entered pro ball as a d draft choice One thing is certain Owens won’t have to work as hard in pro ball as he has as a collegian The bade has carried the ball 303 times this season-- an average of a game And he Trophy winners ar To-Fro- PM FttOhJTLIhiE 1 I didn’t go out to get backs’’ It happened more by accident in fact Garrett although a Heisman award winner at Southern California was a d draft choice because all AFL teams figured he'd sign with his hometown Rams Besides he was supposed to be too small McVea was picked up from the Cincinnati Bengals this season for a soccer player and a d draftchoice With the Bengals he wasn’t used as a running back Too frail at 182 pounds Holmes was a draft choice last year because physically at a stumpy 220 pounds he reminded the Chiefs of the late Mack Lee Hill their former fullback who died tragically during a leg operation Pro scouts are still enamored of the big guys for heavy-dut- y ball carrying And even Len Dawson the veteran quarterback of the Chiefs who directs his states unequivocally “The guy 4feet-- and 220 with speed and quickness is still better than the guy and 170" Yet the Chiefs lead the league in rushing and in touchdowns scored on the ground McVea supposed to be g quicker at 40 yards than Bob Hayes has a IF PURCHASED BEFORE NOVEMBER la additiaa with the reduced price ef $90 Beaver Mountain effers families aa idditiaaol discam!: 90 80 80 75 1st Family Member 2nd Family Member iki for young hotshots combines all the features of a truly great racing eld Tncka like a bullet holds on hardpack bites into Ice knifes through powder Modified giant slalom flex Har-C-o n base laminated construction of aluminum steel and fiberglass dampeners Weyerhaeuser Ski Core Missile steel Lifetime Guarantee or lota delamination against of edges two-yeguarantee against breakage Hornet The hot ski-H- art The hot 3rd Family Member 4th Family Member Family discounts Micro-Motio- X one-pie- 1:30 6-- 5 pened by design By MURRAY OLDERMAN NEA Executive Editor UPI Sports Writer NEW YORK (UPI)— North ing Nsmed to the second team Dakota State capped its consecutive unbeaten woe Offense today by reclaiming the Ends —Ron Carothers Arizo- al small college championship na State and Ted Sherwood it held four years ago 0 The Bison this season Arizona Tackles —Marion Boykin received M first place votes Utah and Ken Serck Brigham and 219 points from the United Press InternaYoung Guards —Kim Tompkins tional Board of Coaches to Arizona and Mike Smolinsky easily outdistance Montana (14 Colorado State 0) fat the final balloting of the Center —Dennis Bramlett Brent Engleright and kicker Texas-E- l Colorado State College also Paso and Ryan Bob Jacobs on defense Williams Utah (tie) 104 finished third followed by Jacobs and Nels both missed Quarterback—Ray Groth Akron Arkansas Mate Tampa unanimous selection by only Utah Louisiana Tech New Mexico one vote Running backs —Ron Cardin Highlands Texas A&I and Arizona New Mexico and Arizona Dave Smith Utah Delaware Colorado State University failed and Lawrence McCutheon and Troy State was 11th followed to land a first team berth but Harry Stevenson Colorado by Goncorida (Minn) Alcorn all three placed players on the State (tie) AIM Southwestern Oklahoma second team Defease Hayward State East Tennessee Chosen best in the conference Ends -- George Kellerman State Hillsdale Indiana (Pa) and Gene Mack Northeastern Oklahoma ami Wyoming Offense TCxas-E- l Paso Wofford Ends --Calvin Demery ArizoTackles —Gerald Meyer The Bison scheduled to meet na State and Dale Nosworthy Brigham Young' and Rex No 2 ranked Montana in the Utah Macklin Arizona Camellia Bowl last won the Tackles —A Zerfoss WyomMiddle Guard —Ted Olivo title in 1965 North Dakota State Mike and Tomco Arizona ing Arizona State finished second for the past State Linebackers —Jim Sanson three seasons to champion San Guards -- Gary Venture Ari- Texas-EPaso Rick Dixon l Diego State now zona State and Tommy Tucker major Brigham Young and Houston college Wyoming Rom New Mexico Only a handful of last week's Center —Mel Olson Brigham Halfbacks —Paul Sutorius top 20 teams were in action Young Brigham Young Jay Morrison during the final big weekend of Quarterback -- Joe Spagnola New Mexico aid Bill Miller the season and Arizona State only one— Arizona Western Carolina— was upset Running back —Art Malone Kicker—M Bateman Utah Carolina lost to Presbyterian and Dave Buchanan Arizona THAtlStSGB A Owens who has scored 21 touchdowns this season will be bucking a Jinx of Heisman Chiefs’Garrett McVea Holmes Mice Who’ ve Mastered The Maze Wyoming OPEN back past Texas-ElPaa- Halfback --Chris Fsrasopou-lo- s Seth Brigham Young Miller Arizona State Norm Utah and Jim Thompson Fabish Texas-E- l Paso ' Kicker —Bob Jacobs Wyom- is from Miami Oida scrimmage in an average game) But this multiplicity of attack isn’t the most complicating factor for teams coping with the Chiefs It's the guys who run it A linebacker looking for his keys as the Chiefs shift into one of their multiple formations is confronted first by an in height and 256 offensive line that averages pounds at each position Then if he can manage to peek around them he finds— well first he has to look real hard to find anything The Chiefs have cornered the market on running backs who squat close to the ground and scurry around in their various formations like mice who've long since mastered their maze o State and Ed Puishes scooters all black are Mike Garrett' The three Warren McVea who alternate at the halfback position and Defease and Robert Holmes the fullback Ends —Jeff Slipp Brighsm and has “I think'' says Coach Stram who stands Young and Junior Ah You look up to them “their shortness helps We get some to Arizona State concealment that way and we create formations to take adThckles —Larry Nels and vantage of their speed But it’s not something that hap- Rich Trautwein Linebackers —Larry Stone Utah Brent Engelright Wyoming and Mike Kennedy Arizona ar confident be can make the grade in the pro ranks even though his predecessors wearing the Heisman Trophy crown have flopped along the way Owens the Oklahoma tailback who ranks as one of the most prolific scorers and ball carriers in the history of college football was named the 1969 Heisman Trophy winner Tuesday and will carry the burden of being named college football's top player when be joins a pro team 1 “I sure do want to play pro ball and I’m looking forward to il” odd the Sooner senior who beat out Purdue quarterback Mike Phippi for the honor “Anywhere I go I’ll be happy and I think 1 can contribute something” said the I ft 2 in 215-pou- Sltpp Denery Are Unanimous Choice C On Team All-WA- heroes college football gained 100 yards or more in A straight games over a two-yeperiod “I wish I could have had 100 players like him" said coach who deChuck Fairbanks scribed his star performer as file greatest inside runner he has seen in college football He’s also the most durable I’ve seen and he has the asset of finding the open spot” Owens was In the president's office on the Oklahoma campus at Norman Okla when his selection was announced by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York “This is the greatest" thing that's ever happened to me” he said of the award “It's something that every player dreams of but never thinks it could come true" Owens is the second Oklahoma back to win the coveted award Halfback Billy Vessels won the honor in 1952 The Sooner star got 1491 points in the balloting and was named first on 294 of the 992 ballots cast by sportswriters across the nation Phipps also on the 1969 points squad got and was named first on 221 ballots He is the third Purdue player in the past four years to finish 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