European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 running backs seen As Fop candidates for Heisman trophy by Herschel Nissenson a sports writer Pat Sullivan is no longer the answer to a trivia from 1971 until Doug Flutie came along last a Burns career passing was the answer to the question name the last quarterback to win the Heisman Nebraska Johnny the 1972 was mainly a flanker but he car ried the Ball but the years from 1973 John Cappelletti to 1983 Mike Rozier were dominated by running even though the passing game made a dra Matic reappearance at numerous 3yards  with apologies to quarterbacks such As Brigham Youngs Robbie Iowa Chuck Long and Bowling greens Brian 1985 looks like another year of the running Keith Byars of Ohio state and Kenneth Davis of Texas Christian were the first team Al american running backs in 1984 and Washington states Rueben Mayes made second the previous a Burns to Jack son made first team and navys Napoleon Mccallum was a Jackson missed half the 1984 season with a Shoul Der while Mccallum was sidelined in the second game with a broken All five Are Back Mccallum returns As the first Redshirt in naval Academy history and so Are five of the top 10 finishers in the 1984 Heisman balloting Byars finished Bosco Davis Long seventh and Mayes that not notre Dames Allen pin Kett leads current players in Rushing with Yards and Luss Dalton Hilliard is Pinkett and Hilliard Are 23 among Active players in career Allpurt pose running and scoring behind Mccal Lum and Byars is a defending Champion in three categories Rushing Yards a Al purpose running and scoring Mccallum was the 1983 Leader in Al purpose running and was the top 1984 returnee in Rushing among returning Bosco is the defending Champion in total offence at Yards a while Long Beach states Doug Gaynor third at be Hind Doug Flutie and Bosco was Good enough to be 1 in almost any other Bosco also leads the returning passers with an excellent rating Points under the Mcaa which was a close second to Florida Kerwin Bell at and Iowa Long at had figures Good enough to Lead the pack in most who bypassed the National football league draft and elected to return to Iowa for his final posted a rating in 1983 when he set a division a record with Yards per pass on the career flutes major col lege record of passing Yards May not last Bowling greens Mcclure has thrown for Yards and needs he had last season to surpass in career passing efficient Bosco at and Long at have a shot at the Al time record of by Byus Jim whose final season was returning this fall Are 12 of the top 20 in total 11 of 20 in passing efficiency and 13 of 20 in thus no preseason Campaign has materialized for a lineman such As Pitt conducted last year for Bill lets take a look at the running backs the 233pound Byars was the most valuable player in the big ten last year when he rushed for an Ohio state including a school record 274 against his 24 touchdowns and Al purpose running average also led the Byars also is an Excel Lent pass Catcher who led the buckeyes with 42 for Good he averaged Yards on eight Kickoff re thus Davis rushed for Yards a year ago to become the most prolific rusher among underclassmen in Southwest conference he had no less than seven runs of 50 Yards or More and led the nation in Yards per carry finished third in both Yards per game and in scoring 17 touchdowns and was a unanimous Choice As Sec offensive player of the Davis also broke Jim Swinks thu Ca reer Rushing record he has Yards and became the first player in Sec history to Rush for More than 200 Yards three times in a Washington states a native of North is one of the few canadians to make it big in the United he scampered for Yards in second nationally to Byars and the sixth Best in pacific10 Confer ence Mayes hobbies and special interests Are As fascinating As his yardage classical Hunting and gourmet Cook Jackson and Mccallum were among the preseason Heisman favourites a year ago before they were who has career Yards and needs to become a Burns career became a Burns first three sport Letterman in More than 30 years by emerging As one of the Southeastern conferences leading sluggers in he also is a sprinter on the track Mccallum was Only 84 Yards Short of navys career Rushing record when he was never before has the Academy allowed an athlete to compete after his scheduled graduation although re shirting is common at civilian the decision was reviewed As High As the and rear Charles superintendent of the said re shirting will not become routine practice during my this was a unique Case decided on its i decided we had an obligation to support him after All the support he has provided for the naval notre Dame already has had six heis Man who would like to become the owns numerous school records in 100yard games and Al purpose although hampered by ankle problems until Pinkett rushed for Yards and needs 442 Yards to become the Al time Irish Rushing the list of returning top 20 rushers includes Miami of Ohio George Luss Arizona states Darryl Clack he is within Yards of be coming ass Al time Rushing Leader but May be in danger of being academically ineligible Southern methodists Reggie army Doug Iowa Ron Nie Southern cals Fred Illinois Thomas Rooks and be Braskas Doug other runners to keep an Eye on Are Florida Neal Maryland Rick Colorado states Steve Colorado Ron South Carolinas Thomas Penn states Smus Jeff wisc on sins Larry air forces Pat Washington Rick Alabama Ohio states Keith Byars led nation in three Rushing categories Kerry Miami of Florida utahs Eddie Stan Fords Brad temples Paul Palm Washington states Kerry Wake forests Michael Albert Smith of Troy Stradford of bos ton Oklahoma states Thurman Oklahoma Spencer Bowling greens Bernard Florida John Williams and Lynn Williams of Back to the quarterbacks Bosco passed 458 times during the 1984 regular season and completed 283 for percent with 33 touchdowns and Only 11 in leading by to the National Bosco set an Mcaa record by passing for More than 200 Yards in every including a 484yard Effort against air Force and seven other games of More than he capped the season with 343 Yards against Michigan in the Holiday Iowa Long took advantage of an Mcaa retroactive Redshirt Rule to return this his reason i think Well have one of the most exciting Iowa teams in a Long time and Ive got another Chance to go to the Rose along with the big weve got a lot of correcting to do in Long passed for Yards and 16 touchdowns a year then riddled Texas for 461 Yards and six both school in the Freedom other returning quarterbacks from Lasi years top 20 passers Are Florida Georgia techs John Long Beach states Tennessee Tony Smus Don Illinois Jack Florida states Eric Bowling greens Mcclure and Purdue Jim All Majo College numbers Pale when compared to quarterback Willie satellite Totton of Mississippi Valley a division Ian a owns a flock of Al division season records in passing and total offence and has a shot at the Al division career most of them held by port land states Neil whose last sea son was Totten has thrown 100 touchdown passes Lomax record is Totten has total offence and passing Yards to and by Lomax record is certainly within reach for Totten who passed for Yards last