European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page 21 Gifford five by George strode api Gale Sayers kissed George Halas Rod stood at the professional football Hall of Fame his Newt bowed and fighting Back the the former Chicago naming at m the youngest Ever to be voted into the games sniffed seven time saturday and fat anyone mho has played this is the highest recognition there Sayers Forrest Bill Willis and Frank Tat the 1877 Hall of nine the largest crowd in the shrines i year history nearly the emotional ceremonies that preceded the seasons first exhibition Between the new York jets and the Chicago won by the bean 20 now athletic director at Southern Illinois was presented by owner of the who termed forced to give up his career because of knee gained almost Yards in the five full sea sons he the University of Kansas graduate scored a record 22 touchdowns in his 1965 Rookie god gave me a great gift and i had a lot of help get Ting Here said i just Hope lean live up to this an outstanding lineman with the original Cleveland Browns in was one of the first Blacks to play professional and a thanked present Paul who founded the Browns and who is now the Cincinnati bengals general for the Brown changed my to arranged for me to play without he gave me the Chance to play football when it was not said now chairman of the Ohio youth Willis touched upon his Early pro Days when he and fullback Marlon Motley were the first Blacks to play in toe old Al America Marion and i became fast we had we depended upon each other and we had out teammates to depend i am said who is credited with launching today Standard tour three de he played Middle guard but was often used by brawn As today version of a Middle after you reach the said there is no other place to his my greatest current coach of the was introduced by Marie whose late is a member of the this is a very Omo Timinal time for said Lom fighting Back i wonder now Vince would feel seeing three of his sons being so she was referring to Starr and who played for Lombard with the Green Bay and who was coached by him Sanew York of Gregg said this Man was the Maxi mum As a Man and football Al pro As both a offensive guard and what happened this morning was the most Emo tonal thing in my going Down the Street in that without my i  to standing Here right my family Hast known anything but he the Cleveland coach then paid tribute to his follow it Means so much to go in with people of this there is no thrill on Earth like standing up of Fame Here realizing 1 am one of 93 people associated with the game to be put in thai Wellington president of the new York presented who acknowledged that he forgot nit prepared speech when he they told me this would that i would forget what i wanted to who came out of the University of Southern California As a triple threat Back and often played More than so minutes As a two Way Back in a Early pro conceded he had had doubts he could make it i really didst know what i was stepping i didst know if i could Many said i now a television also paid trib Ute to who was a new York assistant coach he turned my football Lite around for he Stair showed the same poise before the microphone that he flashed in leading uie packers to six Champion ship games and victories in super bowl i and this has been some kind of he the Parade gave us chill we Are privileged to be products of athletic Starr also praised urn Bardi he was a True a wonderful lie taught us the meaning of team of his Starr 1 made it As a Rookie Quad and the reason was thai my wife must have a Rived footballs in our Yard that she picked up every Ball 1 threw in practice that the most valuable player in the first two super bowl Sci four league passing records the Mast notable being a per cent completion Mark and 2m straight passes without an he was presented by his High school Bill bears flip in exhibition Ohio a defensive gems by Don Waymond Bryant and Jerry Meyers helped Chicago to 17 Points in seven minutes of the second half leading the bears to a 206 Victory Over the new York Jcu in the seasons first nation Al football league exhibition a fourth year linebacker from keeps Monzon title in bout with Vaides Monte Carlo up Carlos Monzon or Argentina capped his career saturday with a unanimous decision Over colombian challenger Rodrigo Valdea to retain his world middleweight boxing reaffirmed after the fight that he is retiring from the ring to devote himself to film he escaped serious trouble in the second round when Valdes caught him with a searing right Hook to the sending Monzon to his left knee for a compulsory Valdes is certainly the future Champi on because there is no one who can touch him and be Wilt succeed me because i am definitely Monzon told reporters in his dressing in saying it today and ill confirm it officially in Trie next few Monzon the Champion its Irue that i was Hurt in this he told reporters he had damaged his right hand in the lain round and was unable to finish the colom Bian the fight went the full 15 quakes nip 32 los Angeles Lupi Paul child scored four minutes into sudden death overtime saturday to give the san Jose earthquakes a 32 North american soccer league Victory Over the los Angeles a crowd of watched the game at the Texas intercepted n Steve Joachim puss and lumbered m Yards for a touch Down to Send the hears in front 104 late in the third Quarter in the annual pro Ball Hall of another fourth year linebacker from Tennessee recovered a Fumble that led to one of two Field goals by Bob a 49yarder with 48 seconds left in the third on the next a second year tackle from Northern recovered a fire onut i h bi1i polling lift to of turn Yirai u 11 Jimi ii i pubic it i 11 no to individual leaders Mutt Earl b in in Oil uni i it in in Man Ted hipper Bear almost trapped Otic so bean running Back Johnny mow i moves Abed for a a first Down As new York jets bareback or Bob Martin tries to poll him Down in the first half of Ike a Fly annual Uhl Balloo game at be pro football Hall of Fame in the bean mauled the a Fumble by Clark Caines at the jets firing the bean on another touchdown Mike a Cleveland cast Quarter backed the bears to their Victo rious the Veteran from Purdue rifled a three Yard scoring pass to Greg Latta to wrap up the a crowd of nearly including Hall of Fame inductees Bart Forrest Frank Gale Sayers and Bill watched in 82degree Sunshine in Fawcett the bears Triumph gave the National football conference a 52 Lead Over the american football conference in the shrines Chicago also won in Cantonis beating the Dallas cowboys it was the first appearance Here for the Bob the bears 1 Quarter Back the last two connected on Only six of in passes for ii Yards in the first who suffered a shoulder continued on Page 24