European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary Langers Frau is a Winner though she was entitled and encouraged to walk inside the she much preferred to mix and blend in with the while her husband Drew All the attention of Vikki Langer walked virtually unnoticed except by the very few who knew she was the wife of Bernhard flaming Auburn an engaging smile and personality describes Vikki Langer in a but there is More than just Good looks to this native of Home of Dixieland Superb Creole food and Beautiful Vikki can attest to lyrics by old blues singers Bessie Smith and Lissie Miles of the a Good Man is hard to you always get the other Vikki Langer didst get the other she got what is hard to find in Germany a Good Vikki want looking for a Good and for that matter of fact want looking for a Man at All even a Good she just happened to come across one that eventually would steal her in return she would steal if you Are a avid Follower of the professional Golf ers association notice How most golfers have attractive could it be that Beautiful women prefer golfers or vice versa just Over two years Vikki Langer didst watch much less play she happened to be at the right place at the right time when Bernhard happened after sharing 45 minutes walking with Vikki on the Stuttgart Golf club Solitude course during the recent German it could be said that Bernhard Vikki Langer one of eight children photos for by Alexander Dio Klc Vikki and Bernhard Langer during the recent German open at Stuttgart Golf happened to be at the right place at the right that when eyes met and the race was Vikki recalled vividly that March Day in fort at the Inverrary i was with my sister watching a Friend of hers play it was the end of the Day and she and i were standing outside the locker Bernhard came by and we exchanged but he left and went a Short time we went upstairs and he saw walked Over and asked me out to i told him i thought he was pretty bold and he didst even introduce but i asked him if he wanted to go along to dinner with our group of Bernhard accepted and the rest is who at the time was an airline stewardess with had three Days off and went to new Orleans to watch Bernhard she took another five Days off and followed him to there was no stopping this woo some we were engaged after five months and married after 11 Vikki the wedding took place in february 1984 in Lang ers Hometown of several kilo meters from earlier this Bernhard returned to Germany after five months in the he was Happy to get eat German food and be with said a the Langers Are presently living with Bernhards Langer will play in the open and pea and in december he and Vikki will re turn to the and their Home in fort we live on the 14th Hole of a Golf Vikki it is a tournament players championship life took a sudden change for the former Vikki Lopes of Ruston in Northern Louisiana since her marriage to Germany 1 sports after five years with she quit her Job shortly after the marriage and is presently getting into the swing of living in she is currently taking German lessons and also learning to play guess who her Golf teacher there Are not Many beginners fortunate enough to have a masters Champion As their Vikki turned 28 years of age 15 and is seven and half months older than who will be 27 on the seventh of eight children five girls and three Vikki was born and raised in located Southeast of Vikki attended and was graduated from Louisiana tech which is renowned for its championship women basketball teams and a pretty fair country professional quarterback Terry Vikki is proud of her portuguese French but a wholesome face dotted with freckles and a Reddish skin complexion reveals some american Indi an according to friends of his Mother after meeting Vikki for the first said Shes the right wife for when i noticed Bernhards attentiveness to Vikki during a press one would assume positively that she is right for they both could be living advertisements for slender Ella Vikki is 115 pounds and Bernhard is neither drinks alcoholic beverages nor he is big on sprude Wasser sparkling my favorite recollection of Vikki Langer was her munching on an ice Cream bar in the background during the ceremonies when her husband was being honoured As the German open Nikkis gentle image shone through As ail the stars and stripes age Nof reason for poor says Jabbar Boston a Kareem Abdulrab while admitting he was outplayed and put hustled by Boston Center Robert Parish in los Angeles 34point game 1 defeat in the Aba said tuesday that age was not the reason for Bis poor people have questioned whether i was too old since i was 33 and Ive done pretty Well since said who at age 38 is the oldest player in the National basketball in in a unique situation being the Only player around born in but in not ready to Start doubting myself in not that much older than i was last week in the Denver who was the Alliba Center last year and made second team All league behind Moses Malone this was held to 12 Points and three rebounds by the celtics monday As the lakers lost 148 114 in the opener of the Besto seven championship Boston set records for total Points at largest halftime Field goals and Fiel goal percentage while hand ing the lakers their worst playoff defeat i guess i was sleepwalking out Abduljabba i want in the game the Way i had to be to help the i didst run the court Well and i didst Deal with the double teaming the Way i maybe i need some personal problems to play he but i dont like having my Bouse Burn or have headaches in order to play Good