European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday november 21, 1985 Heyford s Johnson Back to play painful Ramstein b bitty k \ staff writer i  i sex i inh Sun if he fell queasy \vedne\d.ty. Hit was i he  his per he fird sky Kings land id in  in tar sunday s  l a i t it i Ball title game jul Johi Imin had sick  til the place la  had enough  i icy lord lost 20-13 in r Nisic i i in i hell Al championship paint.1. Worse fir Johnson was his neck injury in the last four minutes it  Cun test i hat was the on is Way Ramstein omd Knock Mil this Hotnit. 232-Pound defensive end. I   .1 tackle recalled Johnson who spoke last i Ida at Rai i per Heyford a Nuland. While his  prepared for its i1 -1.1 i  1 semifinal vol try nor Lorrie Iii. My head gut caught under no of their  and my people were driving me from behind my neck started do ing m Chin toward m belly Button. A Hon iof up. I was Fine then i walked to the sidelines and Sal Down and suddenly i blacked  confusion clobbered upper hey Ford. While the sky Kings tried to rails on the Field their Bench boiled with people trying to help the fallen Johnson. The nerves in my neck got tangled up Johnson recalled. It was like sauce my a water Hose everything got Cut  a Ven the Heyford coach. Herb Harrison turned from the game to help Johnson who was suffering convulsions Harrison who is now stationed at Ramstein be came livid Over the ambulance s late arrival some 15 minutes late. Usa p. Later explained that the ambulance s medic Driver was Busy tending Johnson. I be heard a lot of stories but 1 never did find Oul what happened with that ambulance Johnson said. They did take me to lands Uhl and the next Day i flew Home with the  Johnson wore a neck Brace and exercised his neck throughout the of season. By july 1 m. Johnson Felt Good enough to go out for the sky Kinus. Was t he afraid of re insuring thai neck .1 no he replied i guess i be been playing the game so Long i Don t want to think about things like that. I did think about it at first but everyone on base began talking football. I had a clean Bill of health and i said go for  Johnson 24, has other memories of Ramstein. Born in Houston he moved with his air Force family to the Cher any base and played Junior High football there in the mid 1970s. I Itolle  was even the rams water boy. By 19h2. Johnson had joined the air Force. He landed at upper Heyford the next year. This y a i consider myself having a bad year Johnson said. I be had injuries and i be been tired. Last year was definitely my Best year. Hut 1 still get the same respect from teams if they run at my Side two Guys come right at me or avoid me the duration of the   s been off and on said Heyford cornerback Michael w Atkins. But. When he s on he s one of the l Cost. I like when they run to his Side and he wipes out their blockers and 1 make the tackle. \ be makes me look  said Jeff Giddy the sky Kings quarterback safety liven when he s Hurt he s one of the Best players in the  the sky Kings Are carrying the . Sports Confer ence s Flag into the Safe title game for the fourth Lime in five years. Johnson Hopes his and Heyford s fortunes Progress from 1983 against Ramstein Champion of the Continental snorts conference. What the Heck if he survives sunday s game in better shape than two years ago he might play for the rams some Day. I d love to go the Csc and play for the rams Johnson said i d come full Circle from water boy to  Sis photo by Gus Schweiner sky kinds defensive end la i Johnson. Aims for Safe title nil from Page 17 career Points moving him within four Points of Bobby Orr s record for de . Gilbert s goal came nine seconds Laler when he took a pass from Bryan Trot tier and beat Jensen on his left Side. The flyers weren t out of it. Though As Tim Kerr scored the first of his two goals on a Power play to trigger a rally for Phila Delphia which scored five of the game s next seven goals. In other nil games tuesday capitals 4, penguins j i Andover. My. Mike Gartner scored two goals and goalie Pete peelers claimed a Victory in his firs Start for Washington As Washington Defeated Pittsburgh. After Dave Christian scored for Washington on a Power play for the Only goal of the first period Gartner scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season to give the Caps a .1-0 Lead at 12 28 of the second period. At that Point. Washington had taken Mil 12 shots against Denis Herron who was making his second Start of the season. Oilers 5, nordic us 4 que pfc Glenn Anderson who had scored the lying goal with six minutes left scored with 21 seconds remaining in the game As cd Monann rallied from a three goal deficit in the third period local Quebec Anderson got his game winning goal when he converted a pass from behind the net by Dave Semenko. Anderson s 16th goal of the season came As he swept the puck past nordic us goalie Clint Malar Chuk. Canucks 7, red wings 5 Detroit pc Lri Skripko scored three goals and Tony Tanti added one and a pair of assists to Lead Vancouver past de troit. The Victory snapped Vancouver s three game losing Streak and ended a modest two game winning Streak for Detroit. Skripko. A 23-year-old native of Finland in his second Nih. Season assisted on Doug Milliard s goal at 4 .13 of the open looking for an opening Cord Kluzak left of the Boston Bruins grapples with Sergio Somesso of the Montreal canadians during a National hockey league game monday in Montreal. The canadians skated to a 6 2 Victory but he scoring was sometimes overshadow cd by the rough and Tumble play which produced 28 penalties 14 per team including 1 1 for fighting. Ing period and connected for a Power play Marker at 17 27 to help the canucks build a 4-2 Lead. Sabres 2. Whalers 0 Hartford Conn. Forward Paul Cyr picked up a Loose puck in the Hart Ford one and scored with 1 0 remaining to life Buffalo to a shutout Over Hartford.  Tom Barrasso stopped 23 shots for his ninth career shutout and Sec Ond this season. Cyr s goal ended Mike Lizul s bid for his 12th career shutout. Mike Foligno scored into an empty net with five seconds to play. Flames 3, North stars 3 Calgary Alberta Dino Ceccarclli scored his first goal of the season mid Way through the third period As Minnesota managed a 3-3 overtime lie with Calgary. An olympic Saddle Doc crowd of 16,762 saw Ciccarelli Lake a drop pass from Neal Lirlen just inside the Calgary Blue line and Beal goal under re can i c Melin with a Low screen Shol. Calgary s specially teams struck for three straight goals late in the second period to erase a 2-0 Minnesota Lead. The flames scored once Short handed and twice on Power plays devils 6, Kings 3 , Calif. Center Peter Mcnab scored the first of five unanswered goals in the first period As new Jersey notched an easy Victory Over los Angeles. The Victory was the devils first Ever Al the forum after going 0-19-4 since the franchise began in Kansas cily in 1974