European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse F saturday september 1985 the stars and stripes u / Page 25 Fis Falcons geared to go with Wynn by Bucky Fox staff writer years from now a few Fairford football fans will sit around the no club shoot ing trivia. Question one in 19&5. The first year of the Fairford Falcons who scored their first touchdown question two in the Falcons first Victory who scored their first touchdown the answer to both is Charlie Wynn. Wynn made Fairford history on aug. 24 when he caught Chuck Taylor s 47 Yard pass for a touchdown. The Falcons lost that Day 27-18 to Chicksands. But Wynn owned the Brand new team s first score. Last saturday Wynn scored again. This time he boiled up the Middle for a 4 Yard touchdown. The Falcons went on to beat Mildenhall 14-9 for their first Victory Wynn s history making performance makes him the stars and stripes player of the week in the air Force s . Sports conference. I m nut mini ked that we won Wynn said. I be been on teams that has he Ever. Wynn played four sports at pc rum Dei in los Angeles the same school that produced Vernon Maxwell the recently Cut pro linebacker and basketball pros Kenny Fields and David Greenwood. Five months after graduating in 1980, Wynn joined the air Force. He eventually made his Way to the United kingdom and in 1983 he joined the hottest team in ugate the upper Heyford sky Kings. Coming off two straight Safe titles the sky Kings had Little room for outside a photo by d0y Lehl Charlie Wynn speedy Falcons Ace cars and Wynn was an outsider. He was stationed at Fairford. But because the fal cons weren t born yet Wynn drove two hours every Day to Heyford s practices. Football is my first love Wynn said explaining his Long treks. "1 love the out doors and i like to too bad Heyford did t like to run that fast. Coach Herb Harrison lauded Wynn s Speed at flanker but primarily used big slow runners instead. When Wynn got his biggest Chance he flopped. Playing safety in the Safe final at Ramstein Wynn blew a tackle that hid to the rams 20-13 Victory. Wynn came Back in 1984 with another team. This time arc Cham common joined the . Sports conference so the Fairford based airmen played for the pirates. That meant Wynn drove an hour to practice. Wynn finally got his Chance to sprint. Grenham coach Dick Madden used Wynn As a Slomback and he responded with seven touchdowns second highest in the . Dick had seen me do Well against Alconbury the year before Wynn said of Madden who had assisted the spartans in 1983. He told me he knew what i could do. Fic built his offence where he could use me More than now 23 years old and standing 5-foot-9. 170 pounds Wynn gives the new Fairford team one of the quickest threats in the league. Charlie has the ability to look at a Hole see it s plugged and have the instinct to go around the end said Fairford coach Jeff Brimm. Also Charlie is the Type of receiver where it s stupid to go one on one either passing or in the open Fairford linebacker Arthur o Brien said. If you need Long Yards or someone to rely on Charlie is the obvious Wynn returns to familiar turf sunday. His Falcons invade arc Cham common for a i . Kickoff. Both teams stand 1-1 in the race for the National division title. How will Madden s pirates defend against Wynn Mildenhall did it and Dickie will do it double team Charlie to death Brimm predicted. Arc Cham has a reputation of intimidating receivers. He s Loo experienced a ballplayer to intimidate Madden said. Extra Points Madden said he s considering starting . Johnson at quarterback Over Jim Collier. Johnson was last week s player of the week after catch ing three to passes from Collier. Another possible Grenham move has George Smith switching from Cor Norback to wide receiver. Howard Lane would assume Smith s secondary role. Predictions last week 3-1 season 5 3, .625 Mildenhall at Chicksands saturday the fighting Chicks arc the Surprise of Safe. They re in the race for Good As Long As Ken Smiley stays healthy. Chicksands by 7. Lakenheath at upper Heyford Sun Day the Cycle s Complete. The sky Kings go 0-3 in the american division just two years after finishing 10-0 in the . Lakenheath by 4. Fairford at Grenham common Sun Day Homecoming for those Falcons who played at Grenham in 1984. The pirates float to Victory. Arc Cham by 9. Bunt Waters at Alconbury sunday this should be the finest game of the weekend. Good coaching on both sides. The spartans win their first big one of the year. Alconbury by 6. Koch rejoins pack did Erson fops holdouts raids Eric Dick Noa. Want pact renegotiated by Dave Goldberg a sports writer another National football league holdout returned wednesday when Offen Sive tackle Greg Koch resumed practice with the Green Bay packers. But with just four Days to go until the nil openers. Eric Dickerson headed a Large contingent of key players still away from their teams. I have a lot of mixed emotions said Koch a starter whose dispute with an assistant coach reportedly precipitated his aug. 18 walkout. My no. 1 priority is to play football and to play this year. Koch joins a growing list of holdouts and walkouts who have trickled Back to their teams As the season approached. Miami dolphins quarterback Dan Marino who shattered the single season Marks for passing yardage and touchdown passes last season reported Back last sat urday after walking out in a move aimed at speeding up the renegotiation of his contract. A couple of other holdouts Phil Adelphia eagles wide receiver Mike Quick and Houston oilers fullback Larry Moriarty also showed up in the past few Days. Dickerson however remained Home in Sealy Texas where he has been since the beginning of August. The Man who set a new nil Rushing record with " 05 Yards last season wants to renegotiate a contract he signed with the los Angeles rums just before the salary scale exploded in a bid Ding War with the Usel. His negotiating position May have improved last weekend when his replacement. Barry Redden sprained an ankle. Redden s status this weekend is questionable. Also among the missing Are cornerback Mark Haynes of the new York giants and safety Todd Bell of the Chicago bears first and second team All pros last season linebacker Bob Brudzinski and Strong safely Glenn Blackwood of the dolphins wide receiver Earnest Gray and defensive end Casey Merrill of the giants wide receiver John Jefferson of the pack ers defensive end Dennis Harrison and linebackers Jerry Robinson and Joel Wil Liams of the Philadelphia eagles and mar Vin Powell and Reggie Mcelroy the new York jets starting offensive tackles. The jets also have the Only unsigned first round draft Choice wide receiver Al Toon of Wisconsin. The reasons for the holdouts vary. Most of the eagles for example arc protesting the hard line salary policies of new owner Norman Braman. Others like Dickerson Powell and Mcelroy. Want cur rent contracts renegotiated. Still others Are free agents with nowhere else to go the Usel s financial problems provides them with no feasible alternative. One fairly common denominator is agent Howard Slusher who represented such previous holdouts As Mike Haynes. Gary Barbaro and Randy while has Mark Haynes Merrill Bell. Brudzinski. Blackwood and Jefferson this year. This is Vintage Howard says George Young the giants general Man Ager. He has his clients withdraw services and put pressure on the team Slusher Mike Lupica of the new York daily news that he believed the giants were trying to make an example of Haynes Navy tar heels look Over each other s shoulders Annapolis a if football co acct Gary Tranquill of Navy and Dick Cynira of North Carolina get the feeling someone u looking Over their shoulders when the two teams meet saturday it will be with Good cause. On the Navy s sidelines will be John Matsko. Who was offensive line coach last year at North Carolina before coming to the Academy to assume a similar position. Across the Field trying to help Crum keep one step ahead of Navy s offence will be Bill Stewart who was the naval Acac my j line coach last season. The two men switched positions after the season and the unusual situation has required both teams to take Steps to guard against the knowledge each brings to this year s opponent. Tranquill called it a funny they know what we re doing and Well know what they re doing he said. Tranquill said there will be some changes such As signals used to Call new plays at the line that will be necessary for the midshipmen because Stewart is now on the tar heels staff. Both Tranquill and Crum said wednes Day that their to is arc ready and anxious to get into action in saturday s game. It will be the first night game Ever at the stadium but both coaches said that should have no effect except perhaps help reduce the effects of the heal and High humidity enveloping the East coast. Tranquill said Navy is where we want to be in terms of condition in terms of he said there were some a Nicks and bruises Midway through the pre season practice but that everyone is now healthy and ready to go. Chief among those healthy and ready to go As far As Tranquill is concerned is run Ning Back Napoleon Mccallum the nation s leading All purpose rusher two years ago As a Junior. Mccallum broke an ankle last season in in second game of his senior year. He was the first Navy athlete Given a hardship exemption allowing him to return to the Academy this year As a fifth year student. Asked for a comparison of Mccallum now and at the same Point in his Junior year Tranquill replied i think he s a lot belter now. The Navy coach said that Overall this year s squad has More experience and More Speed than his previous three Navy cams. Rangers Host italian 11 Livorno Lily the Camp Darby rangers of the Northern Italy football league will Host the Genoa Sharks an ital Ian squad in an exhibition game saturday. Kickoff will be at 1 . The nil. Season opens sept. 14
