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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, January 23, 1978

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1978 the stars and stripes Page 21 staubach injury gives Haden starting nod at bin his first pro bowl by Orval Jackson up it will be youth against experience when Pat Haden of the los Angeles rams and Bob Griese of the Miami dolphins take the Field monday night in the pro bowl at Tampa who has completed Only two sea sons in the will be making his first pro bowl appearance and will get the starting quarterback assignment because of a Finger injury to Dallas Cowboy signal caller Roger an 11year will be making his seventh appearance with the acc a on touchdown favorite to win its fifth pro bowl game against three for the players for the teams were selected by a vote of players and with those getting the most votes staubach out polled but suffered a broken Finger in the super Haden moved up knockout clean up lightweight picture Roberto Duran stands Over floored foe in 12th Duron Kos Dejesus in 12th round for undisputed lightweight Crown by Steve Wilsten Las up Roberto Duran knocked out Esteban Dejesus at of the 12th round with a sudden two listed assault saturday to gain the undisputed lightweight Duran ended a somewhat disappointing fight with his lightning Quick explosive Ness As he caught Dejesus with a right Cross to the jaw Midway through the 12th and sent him sprawling to the Dejesus was on his feet at the count of three but was and when the fight continued Duran mauled him in the Comer with lefts and rights to the body and Dejesus sagged into the ropes and the fight was stopped while he was still on his i knew i had it was just a matter of said who won his 31st straight fight and settled his revenge on the Only Man to beat Duran was immediately surrounded in the ring by dozens of his followers from Panama and they cheered loudly As he strapped the world championship Belt with the Large Gold buckle around his i was bom for i was bom to be Duran Duran led on All three officials cards when the fight ended and had bloodied de Jesus nose in the 10th round and drawn blood from his Mouth in the the fight started Duran and de Jesus both showing caution and respect for one another after years of angry both were champions when they entered the Duran recognized by the world boxing association and Dejesus by the world boxing for the first time in their three Duran was not on the Canvas in the opening round and throughout the tight remained a left uppercut to Dejesus jaw Early in the fifth snapped his head Back and the puerto rican spit blood when the round growing ripped a left to Dejesus jaw in the then chased him across the ring to land a hard right to the Dejesus seemed to have left his left Jab in the gym while Duran controlled the Pace throughout with jabs and Duran caught Dejesus coming Forward in the eighth round and tagged him with a straight right and then unleashed a two listed body attack at the Start of the he then Drew a thin trickle of blood from Dejesus left nostril with a left durans Victory made the lightweight one of Only three champions no longer disputed by the rival Aba and Muhammad All is the undisputed heavyweight Champion and Rodrigo Valdez is undisputed middleweight who is regarded As one of the hardest hitting Small fighters in scribes pick Holtz coach of the year Oklahoma City up Lou Holtz of Arkansas was named coach of the year saturday in the closest balloting in the 21 year history of the award presented by the football writers association of whose Razorbacks completed an 111 season with an Orange bowl Victory Over won by 16 votes Over another firs year Southwest conference Fred alters of also 111 and ranked 1 before its Cotton bowl loss to notre handed Arkansas its Only the association said 31 coaches received but none came close to the two vote totals were not Dan Devine of notre Dame finished followed by Bobby Bowden of Charley Pell of Don James of Joe Paterno of Penn fran cure of Earle Bruce of Iowa Fred Dunlap of Colgate and Bill Walsh of Holtz was the Imp coach to win the Woody Hayes of Ohio state has won it three last years Johnny won it twice while at other two time winners were Darrell Royal of Texas and John Mckay of Southern won the was version of the lightweight Crown six years ago when he knocked out Scotland Ken Buchanan in the 13th the 26yearold cockfighting enthusiast from the Tough streets of has now successfully defended his title a record 12 times since but has recently told friends he was consider ing now durans future is Bright with offers to fight around the also 26 and a Street fighter in his youth in san knocked Down Duran in the first minute of a no title encounter in 1972 and scored a unanimous id round decision in new Dejesus claimed he was into taking their next fight on Short notice for the title in Panama City and blamed poor condition ing for his knockout Duran was also Down in the first minute of that bout but recovered to Stop Dejesus in the Lith with a left Hook to the an other to the body and a right Cross to the who claimed the wac version of the title in wailed anxiously for three years for this rubber match and trained hard for More than three tempera were at the boiling Point even seven hours before the fight when the two weighed in top both made the 135pound limit Dejesus at 134 and Duran at youre too Dejesus taunted Duran in Spanish at the Duran snapped his fist near Dejesus face and Dejesus swung at durans Duran swung Back but both were pulled a flare up then followed among Sev eral of the 100 As one lifted a threatened to hit Dejesus Trainer and another grabbed Dejesus around the several Small fights were broken up in the preliminary wac Junior middleweight Champion Rocky survived two cuts to Pound out a unanimous 10round no title decision Over Jose new now Mattioli was in command most of the Way As he dropped Rodriguez record to and Louis Cardinal quarterback Jim who was third in the joined the backing up Griese will be fou time All pro Ken Stabler of the Oakland in the arc starting Backfield behind Griese Wilt be former Penn state team mates Franco Harris of the Pittsburgh St Celers and Lydell Mitchell of the Balti More Nat a favorite Dolphin target of Griese during the regular will be at wide the nil will counter with the leagues top Walter Payton of the Chicago joining Payton will be Lawrence Mccutcheon of the while Sammy White of the Minnesota Vikings will beat wide re All four quarterbacks will be passing into the Teeth of talented the nil secondary boasts Cowboy Safe ties Charlie Waters and Cliff with Holland Lawrence of the Atlanta Falcons and Roger Wehrell of the cardinals at Cor the arc secondary will have Tommy Casanova of the Cincinnati bengals and Billy Thompson of the Denver Broncos at safety and Mike Haynes of the new eng land patriots and Lemar Parrish of the bengals at the if the game is to be decided by the kick ing the responsibility will fall on the toes of punter Ray Guy of Oakland and Field goal kicker ton Linhart of the Colts for the arc and punter John James of the Falcons and Field goal kicker Efren Herrera of the the two teams this year Are fairly Young in terms of pro the arc has four players with 10 years in the pros and two with while the pfc has three with 10 one with 11 and ram guard Tom with 12 Mack and Washington safety Ken hous ton will be appearing in their 10th pro tops for both the most appearances by at players is seven by Griese and Raider guard Gene a crowd of about is expected to be on hand for the nationally televised coach Crym going to Chapel a Dick who led Miami of Ohio to three con Ference championships in four years As head football has been selected to take Over another championship the University of North Crum was named Friday to succeed Bill who left the tar heels after 11 years to become head football coach and athletic director at Virginia at Miami he has demonstrated his Abil Ity to organize and direct a Topflight foot Ball North Carolina athletic director Bill Cobey said of i dont think there is any doubt that our football program is in very solid was one of the last candidates interviewed by a fireman North Carolina search he met with the com Mittee thursday his first visit to Chapel Hill since Miami lost to North Carolina 14 10 Here in he was the unanimous Choice of our nominating which has Given diligent attention to the said Chancellor Ferebee Crum compiled an Overall record of 34 continued on Page 22  
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