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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, August 29, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 19 commentary Praise Fife College footballs Here thank heavens College football hags unfurl this that probably sits Well with football fans Disen chanted with the stereotyped game of the the College game has so much More to offer scrambling Long runs from exciting plays and the two Point when was the last time you read about a running play from scrimmage in the pros gaining 50 or More Yards the Only two i can recall in recent years was dal Las Tony Dorsett 99yard run from scrimmage for an nil and Marcus Allens to Gallop against the redskins in the 1984 super but those were so after watching Joe Joe John Elway and Marc Wilson on to the last three weeks fill the airways constantly using the same old pass lets bring on the people like Robbie Keith Boallen Pinkett exciting players who per form Only for a College they and their counterparts go to great lengths to win a family and school basically make up their desire to and there is no renegotiating a contract in thursday night in giants stadium in East Ruther the Kickoff classic kicks off the its last years National Champion Brigham Young cougars against the Boston College the 1985 Cotton bowl in a first Ever meeting of the two its the mormons against the sports illustrated Calls it the holy its the West against the with the exception of the redskins and cowboys going at each other with Hammer and what can the pros offer in excitement that is likened to the Church schools or the service academies going at the others throats this is the spice of College the Southwest conference always comes up with some Lal appaloosas when the baptists and the methodists face each other during the and How about those games of archrival Michigan Ohio Oklahoma Georgia Georgia Florida Florida Washington Washington Urcla notre Dame Oklahoma Ari Zona Arizona Mississippi Mississippi leu Pittsburgh Penn Kansas Kansas Oregon Oregon to name a there will also be a slate of games sat urday and one monday nights in is expected to be a version of a hat Fields and Mccoy shootout Between two neighbouring state schools and but on the Gridiron they Are not so before last seasons game at which Georgia won Alabama and Georgia had met Only four times since prior to they had played almost continually since when they dont play each confusion reigns in the Southeastern conference especially when both of these teams go through the conference the unbeaten team with the most conference wins is always declared the it has been reported that the late Paul Bear Bryant preferred not to play rest Georgia Doest like to meet Ala Bama the reason is that one would ruin the others Possi ble unbeaten Alabama leads the series with 31 24 losses and four while glancing through the 1985 Mcaa football we came up with some interesting what College was won More games in the four major bowls Orange and Southern Cal has an 186 followed by Ala Hamas Georgia tech equals uses the rambling wreck has a 93 record in the what school has been to the most bowls Alabama has been in 37 Texas 31 15 142 and Southern Cal 28 Oklahoma has a Good bowl record 1681 in All 135 in major Nebraska is Soso with 1310 and taking their lumps in the Rose bowl has Hurt Ohio state and Michigan in the major the Buck eyes Are 68 and the wolverines Are in All Ohio state is 910 and Michigan this Doest speak Well for the big ten Georgia tech has a 148 Mark in All bowls com pared to georgias 1111 a look at other teams who have been in Over 20 bowls Arkansas is leu is Mississippi is Penn state is 1462 and Tennessee is Texas tech has the worst record of any College that has played in 15 or More bowl the red raid ers from Lubbock have won lost 15 and tied speaking of the school which ranks first in most wins and most Al americas has never been to a bowl its Yale with 729 wins and 100 consensus Al America second with 661 victories and 89 has played in one bowl the 1920 Rose notre Dame ranks fourth in most victories 641 and third in most consensus Al americas yales last Al America selection came in 1944 and Harvard in the Al purpose running yardage gained from receiving and All run backs record for a sea son for most Yards gained per game is it was set 48 years ago by Colorado Al America Byron whizzes now a Justice on the supreme death came to two former excellent passers this summer Frank Boley Dancewicz of notre Dame and Cecil Isbell of of notre Dames six heis Nian trophy four were As a Dancewicz backed up one of them Angelo Bertelli in in 1944 and Dancewicz was the starting quarterback for the Irish and took them to 82 and 7 21 Dancewicz captained the 1945 team and was picked As the quarterback on the second team of the associated press and United press Al America teams behind the great Bob Fenimore of Oklahoma now Oklahoma who came from was the 1 draft pick in the National football league in 1946 by the Boston with whom he played three died in a Boston Hospital from injuries suffered when he fell from a ladder at his Isbell came out of Texas to attend Purdue in the he was the first round draft pick in 1938 by the one of is Ells favorite targets was Hall of Fame end Don Hutson of Isbell played five seasons with the led it to the 1939 nil title when he passed Green Bay to a 270 win Over the new York giants in it was the first shutout in a nil title named to the Al pro team in 1941 and Isbell still holds the packers Al time record for consecutive games of throwing touchdown passes with 23 12 in 1941 and 11 in is Ells last season with Green Bay was in Isbell had a younger who starred for the Baylor bears in the Early considered of one of the three Slickest Ball handling quarterbacks in Southwest conference Histo came close to leading Baylor to an upset of Georgia tech in the 1952 Orange a Field goal in the last minute by Pepper Rodgers gave the yellow jackets a 1714 both and died of heart at Larry passed away last if a team wins the National championship for its first time this it will Mark the sixth straight season this has Georgia won in Clemson in Penn state in Miami in 1983 and Brigham Young last the stars and stripes teams continue of slash rosters ailing Youngblood retires from rams by the associated press six time a pro Jack Youngblood sur rendered to Back problems by retiring from the los Angeles rams while Veteran punter Dave Jennings was Cut by the new York giants and Veteran offensive lineman Reggie Mckenzie was dropped by Ive had to make some Tough decks Ijjas in my but none As Tough As this a 14year starter for the rams he holds the team record for most consecutive games played with National football league teams have to Cut their rosters to so this week and 45 next week before the regular season the 245pound Youngblood was an Al pro performer six times and played in seven pro had permission to miss All of training Camp while he worked out on his but he was supposed to test his ailing Back monday in a Contact when he didst attend it was speculated that he would the new York giants punter for More than a was released in favor of former Baltimore punter Sean averaged Yards per punt on five attempts Dur ing the compared with Yards per punt on five attempts for Lande Landeta signed a big contract with the giants before training Camp Mckenzie was traded to Seattle in 1983 by where he was part of the electric company that blocked for in other key personnel moves around the nil tuesday the Dallas cowboys traded Veteran linebacker Anthony Dickerson to Buffalo for an undisclosed draft the los Angeles raiders released Reg Gie Kinlaw and Odis both prominent veterans of two super the Detroit Lions Cut 1978 outland trophy Winner Greg an offensive and linebacker Steve Tampa Bay waived placekicker Obed who set team records for Points and Field goals last but lost his Job in training Camp to Donald the Houston oilers obtained former Mcaa Champion kicking specialist Tony Zendejas from the Washington redskins for a conditional draft Choice in Cleveland waived Veteran linebacker Dick the Indianapolis Colts waived nine year Veteran tackle Ted Petersen and four year pro linebacker Gary Dave who had a punt of 87 Yards for Chicago last was among 10 players Cut by the the Atlanta Falcons Cut Veteran run Ning Back Lynn the teams fourth Al time leading  
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