European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 21 skins hire Gibbs As head coach Washington a the Washington redskins of the National football league tuesday formally announced the selection of san Diego chargers offensive coordinator Joe Gibbs As their new has served As an assistant coach in the College and pro ranks for the past 17 the Washington Job will be his first As head although the exact terms of Gibbs multiyear contract were not sources say the five year pact May be Worth Gibbs inherits a 610 team that managed to beat just one club with a winning record Little Progress reported in Raider talks san Francisco a nil com missioner Pete Rozelle and Oakland raid ers owner Al Davis met in a Federal judges Chambers but failed to make Prog Ress toward settlement of an antitrust suit aimed at freeing the raiders to move to los neither Davis nor William Rob president of the los Angeles coliseum left much room for optimism following hours of meetings with appeals judge Harry the judge asked that we keep the door open and we told him we although we feel its important to say at this Point that we do see no realistic Prospect to set said an outspoken opponent of the raiders plans to the brought by the los Angeles coliseum commission against the National football is scheduled to go to court 9 in los the commission argues that the leagues Rule requiring three fourths of the teams to approve a franchise move is a violation of antitrust last the nil voted 220 with five abstentions to Block the a Federal court in los Angeles granted the commis Sion an injunction against the but in december the 9th court of appeals reversed the the initial encounter tuesday Between Davis and Rozelle was and the men met separately with reporters following the id just like to say that i came because the judge requested it and because the attorneys thought it was said adding that my prime concern right now is the football team and preparations for the raiders super bowl match against Phila Delphia 25 in new Robertson said he thought the meetings were not particularly i person ally am not too optimistic about reaching a Resolution but were certainly receptive to continuing the also present were attorneys for All the and brought Wellington owner of the new York and William owner of the new eng land whose lease with the Oakland ileum has contends that by moving to the larger los Angeles the raiders could make nearly million More Over the next 10 the raiders planned the move despite consistent capacity crowds through the years in attendance dropped off Early in the 1980 season in an apparent reaction to the planned but picked up toward the All the 4017 Victory came Over san announcing the redskins Gen eral manager Bobby Beathard said Gibbs is the bes prepared assistant coach in the a True he is the who is one of the architects of the explosive san Diego said this is the Job he has Gibbs was hired Mon Day evening in new York following a meet ing with Beathard and the redskins Princi pal Jack Kent Gibbs hiring comes just eight Days after Cooke dismissed coach Jack Par Dee led the team for three years and Al though the skins failed to make the playoffs their 1979 Mark of 10 and 6 was Good enough to win Pardee coach of the year Gibbs comes to the redskins with a re Cord As a he served As an assistant coach at san Diego state in 1966 when the school won the Small College championship and was an assistant at Florida Southern Cal and Arkansas during championship seasons prior to joining first Louis and then san Gibbs was credited with refining san Diego High powered pass orientated of sense and said he will bring the same attack Junior Bridgeman of Milwaukee watches Detroit Ron Lee steal the Ball pistons suffer 5th straight 11996 by pro football writers to Washington but with certain adjust you must adjust to your Gibbs but the one Basic philosophy remains dont slow Down for the we will attack the the defense will dictate where we Are going to it was also announced at tuesdays news conference at Redskin Park that the skins will retain defensive coach Richie Petitbon As defensive the redskins defense was the Strong Point of the 1980 team and was led by a secondary which led the league in pass defense and finished fourth in Over All celtics rally to defeat 9389 by United press International they Are the next Best thing to a Green the nabs Monument to perpetual meet the Boston some players on other teams have to yell for the says celtics coach Bill but you could be a deaf mute on this team and still get the the Sharet Hewearth philosophy never was in sharper focus than tuesday with Larry Bird and Nate tiny Archibald each dealing out eight assists in a Aba Roundup 9389 Victory Over the new York the Victory was Bostons 17th in its last 18 games and 28th in its last it was a Vintage celtic Bird suffered through a cold shooting night hitting just 9of22 Field goals but he steadied himself in the final period for a decisive 22foot Baseline jumper and made three masterful assists that brought the celtics Back from a 7873 this is a big win for said who led Boston with 21 if we can pick up a win playing our worst its pretty i didst move As Well As i usually i feel a Little weak right but i kept telling myself to play hard or the coach would take me that was the farthest thing from Fitch two of Birds assists one a Blind Bounce pass to Gerald Henderson for an easy Layup and the other an Alley top pass to Henderson for another score gave Boston on Point leads late in the then with the celtics ahead Bird continued on Page 23 Browns Sipe named map new York a one play does not a season so quarterback Brian Sipe of the Cleveland Browns tuesday was named the National football leagues most valuable player for 1980 by the professional football writers of but one play can certainly make an off and Sipes Las minute interception that ended Cleveland football season will be talked about wherever he goes in i Haven seen the but f better see a tape since people Arent going to Stop asking me about said who was presented the football writers Schick Tro Phy at a you need to have thick skin to play football and and i 1 think ill be Able to put that play away before the fans two weeks ago in the american football conference Cleveland was trailing Oakland 1412 but driving late in the with less than a minute the Browns had a second Down play from the raiders instead of playing Safe and running the Ball to set up a held Sipe passed to tight end Ozzie Newsome in the end but the Ball was intercepted by Mike ending the Browns Cleveland coach Sam Rutigliano called the although Sipe was in favor of a More conservative but Sipe said tuesday he didst try to talk his coach out of the i just wanted to make sure we went Over All the he his last words to me just dont get Sipe said the play was designed to go to Dave but Oakland safety Burgess Owens had picked up the Browns wide re so i switched to Sipe our passing game is predicated on what the defense when Burgess did what he it changed my whole but in not at All trying to Dodge re the play selection is not Asim portent As the Sipe has been seeking responsibility Ever since he was drafted in the 13th round from san Diego state in after two years on the taxi Sipe took Over As the Browns quarterback in