European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 23 Plunkett scenario cannot be topped on a Day that americas heart was wrenched by the Homecoming of its hostages from it was warmed by a India featured Young Man who wrote one of the most dramatic chapters in the an nals of if theres anything we Yankees relish As much As a Happy ending to a period of Travail As in the Case of the hostages it is seeing some kid Over come almost every conceivable obstacle and Rise to the that the reason our dads went heavy for those 10cent Horatio Alger throb Bers and so avidly Fol Lowed the Pul paper exploits of Frank and Dick now Jim Plunkett has made bikers of them when this 32yearold son of Blind a College football hero later scorned by the Quarter backed and passed the underdog raiders to a 2710 Victory Over the Phila Delphia eagles in sundays super script writ ers were sent scurrying for a scenario to top let them just standing in the Glare of a a Battery of microphones at his Chin and sweat cascading Down his rugged Plunkett disdained the he Ros now that you Are the map in the super do you feel you Are a storybook Story a reporter you write storybook i Plunkett i just read will Grimsley you were the Heisman trophy Winner in College and you Quarter backed Stanford to a win Over Ohio state in the Rose someone else is this just As great a thrill for you Plunkett brow furrowed in when i did those things in he i thought they were the biggest things in my but they were at a different time and a different because of the this is More when he was a tyke Back in san he suffered it was thought he might be an but he became a fourstar athlete in High school and got a scholarship to Stan his Blind father died when he was a Sophomore in leaving him with a Mother who she listens to All his games Back most of the time she has listened with Pride swell ing in her other times More recently disappointment and sadness have gripped the Plunkett for a disheartening the phone never then one Day Al Maverick owner of the raid brought him into the fold with Oakland band of rejects and we took people nobody else says Oak land coach Tom one of them was Plunkett at first was a Standin for the Veteran Kenny when Stabler was traded to hous the raiders brought in Hotshot Don at Oakland he didst get to handle the Ball once during i was really Plunkett a Cou ple of times i said to the hell with i should try something the raiders insisted he in the fifth game of the 1980 Pastorini broke his the raiders had to give Plunkett the the quarterback reject proceeded to carry the team the rest of the winning nine of the last 11 games of the season and then sweeping three playoff games leading to the super he was tremendous in the acc title game against san against the eagles he was nothing Short of completing 13 of 21 passes for 261 Yards and three his Arm was a siege he handled the Ball like a sleight hand he never lost his poise or Gutsy vindication what vindication he repeated a it was just a Good football the whole team was and in Happy we the associated press suns Deal kicks a 9994 setback by the associated press ask Dennis Johnson about the Phoenix suns Success and he just shrugs his Shoul i dont know what it is the Chemis try is so in not going to worry about said who scored 20 Points As the suns beat the new York Aba Roundup kicks 9994 monday were a Good Road we May lose one or but that the maximum for the suns had lost their last four Road games before beating new York to raise their Road record to 1812 and their Overall Mark to Best in the National basketball associations West Ern by Phoenix stayed games ahead of los Angeles in the Pacific Divi Sion the lakers beat the Portland Trail blazers 124112 monday in the Only other Aba the Utah jazz Defeated the Detroit pistons the kicks shot just 38 percent from the Field against the suns Sticky defense and were out rebounded after eras ing an Early 16point deficit and pulling in front by four Points late in the third Quad the kicks were outscored 3324 in the final 14 minutes with Phoenix getting key contributions from Walter Davis and Rich Johnson scored 14 of his 20 Points in the third Quarter and keyed a crucial 153 spurt that put Phoenix ahead to stay 8173 two minutes into the final who added 17 helped Nail Down the Victory with seven Points in the final and who has started the last continued on Page 25 Cleveland sees Bonanza in Aba Allstar game Cleveland a the National basketball association Allstar game Sun Day is like that television commercial that boasts two great tastes in one Candy for the Host it Means both Money and you cant be but an event like this Means anywhere from million to million in new Money to the said Richard senior vice president of the greater Cleveland growth Assoc a some of that Money May come from local but it will be part of a new influx to the Bob Ulas of the greater Cleveland convention and visitors Bureau More important than the Money to me is the image this will show people who never would have come to Cleveland that this is a big league City on the by Friday Many of the people directly involved with the weekend festivities will be in most will stay about 25 Miles from the coliseum in where the game will be most of these people want to be Ogeth and that Why weve put them Down said Ken Mulcrone who handled the Aba account for the visitors the hotel properties Are and the ride out to the coliseum is the main event before the game will be the Allstar banquet saturday the affair is a tribute to Bob Hope and past and present Aba be tween and people Are to and proceeds go to the Dechant there will be business talk about a possible Aba expansion to Vancou British and various parties sponsored by athletic based industries peddling everything from shoes to this thing has taken about Man hours to put Dechant but its just like the debate in november be tween presidential candidates Jimmy car Ter and Ronald it gives Cleveland a Chance to be a photo kicks Mike Glenn left goes High in bid to Stop shot by Phoenix rising Sun Johnny High
