European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 23. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 Safe countdown nose guard Marshall comes of Ramstein s defense is photo by Dav Olulo Blake Marshall plans to throw Bis weight around sunday against the sky Kings. I Don t Sec them running on us by a Tacky Fox staff writer Ramstein a. Germany one More game and it s goodbye to Blake mar shall. The Ramstein nose guard Hopes to Hose upper Scyford in sunday s noon Usa 11 title game then by wednesday for his new assignment in North Carolina. I Don t want to talk no garbage mar shall said Between spits of chewing Tobac co but they re not As big As any team we be played against. We be seen How they be run i hair plays on film and i Don t see them running on us. No one can really run against us. Our front line really comes alive. We shut Down the run and they be got to pass. By the second half they re in the Marshall who hails from Laurel Mont population 7,000, a Small country Hick Tow knows something about sic. He fills the Bowling Ball Mold of nose guard by going 5-Fcet-l i 2io pounds. Admittedly not the fastest Guy in Europe he de pends on his muscle which Bench presses 310 pounds. For two years Marshall 21, has anchored rams Cin s defensive line. He look a major pounding while linebackers Rick Hayden and Mike Meddaugh cleaned up during the rams Safe winning season of 1984. This year As the rams went 7-1 and then won two playoff games for the Continental sports conference litle Marshall took on the usual crowd up the Middle. When . Wells went Down in week 4, Marshall helped fill his tackle void during 4-3 defensive Al pigments. I like it Marshall said of the nose guard spot. The Center has to hike he Ball before he can Block. You have an Marshall s finest came came in the Csc semifinals three weeks ago. While Ramstein beat Simbach 27-21, he amassed 15 tackles and produced the sack that led to the winning touchdown. Marshall s most memorable moment no Ramstein fan can forget when Blake the Flake waked a slumbering football team. The rams coming off a 54-7 loss at Pitburg barely recovered to beat Rhein main 10-7. Ramstein coach Bill Schultz huddled his team at mid Field and scolded them we won on the scoreboard but we did t win the Marshall shouted in protest. We Don t need to hear that we just won the game and Alt we hear from you is this negative Bleep. Let s hear something in the rams Cin tradition of open do Balc Schulz and Marshall yelled up a storm. Since then the rams have run up a five came winning Streak and have a shot at their third straight Safe title. He was really petting Down on us Marshall recalls. That s not what we says Schulz i let that go. Blakc is a very High Strung individual in a football game. When he s in uniform he s someone else. He s pumped it s Marshall s hallmark. Blake marshals his Energy into constant head slapping among his teammates. With our veterans gone said Schulz referring to last year s leaders Lavden and Bob Spencer Blake had to Nick up the Slack. He gels everyone pumped Hayden ran the defense said line Backer Kevin Lohr. Blake s not trying to play that role. He leads by action on the Field. He gets Guys Marshall needed someone to get him up his first year at rams Cin. The rams Cut him in 1983. I was upset. I said i la be Back next year. I worked out gained 20 pounds Marshall said. When Meddaugh switched from nose guard to linebacker in 1984, Marshall moved in. Hayden the rams Leader for four years helped Marshall perfect his game. They watched films together and worked out. On his own in 1985, Marshall set out to make the Csc All Star team. My goal last year was to make our team. This year 1 wanted to be the Best nose guard in the league. 1 thought i was but. Marshall did t make All Csc. Instead he s in inc Safe title game this to the super bowl to us he said. We re All geared up. To sir other guarding upper Heyford s title tradition by Bucky Fox staff writer Sembach a Germany Snow filled Sembach s football stadium where upper Heyford practice for sunday s Safe title game. . Delaney the sky Kings assistant head coach manned a lonely spot High above the puffed on a cigarette and focused on one of his keys for driving to Ramstein and beating the rams. See him Down there he said Point ing to the Little right guard Lawrence stroll or. Watch him. He s going against a Guy who outweighs him by 50 pounds. It was a passing play. Strother o 5-10, 190-Poundcr, handled 6-4, 235-Pound defensive tackle Ben Williams with Case. Wil Liams could t get close to the quarterback. It s his technique Delaney noted. He stays year drills to stay sir other Hopes to Drill a few rams Sun Day. He should face Ramstein s regular left tackles All Csc Mark Humphrey and Melvin Crouch. He might have to handle Blake Marshall the nose guard who fills in at tackle. All three rams look like they can smother Strother. We be been smaller than everyone All year Long stroller said. Alconbury was much bigger but we were in better shape thanks to Delaney. Between the Hill the sprints and the grass drills he pushed us into great like Marshall at rams Cin sir other pushed Scyford when it counted most. Strainer s moment came at half Lime of inc . Sports conference final Al Alconbury. Scyford was losing 12-7. Strother was livid. Strother inc Only sky King left from the 1982 Safe champions lashed Oul Al his teammates for lying Down. The firmest cars flapped Over Strother s language. Let s say it was instructional leadership said Heyford head coach Jim Ousley. "1 came in and said the line was t doing the Job they had to do Strother Saia usually Delaney or Jeff Gaddy the quarterback will say something. But the were quiet. So i was just going to say a few things. The More i said the More quiet it got. So i kept going. The offensive line asked later if i was still mad Al them. I was t mad. It was meant to be it was real appropriate said Butch Lindsay the sky Kings Star tailback. We did t have our heart into it. He told us la was a shame watching Lakin Halh turning equipment in aft it heir is game ind i Don t want it la happen to us " they did l let it. The sky Kings Over came an ii Point deficit in inc fourth Quarter to Cal Alconbury 21-18. The Triumph pushed Scyford Inlo its fourth Safe title game in five years. I hate Alconbury said so roller whose sky Kings came Back to beat the spartans in a similar playoff game in 1982. "1 Don t know Why just something about them. They re chokers. Like judge former Scyford receiver Mike judge says their heart pumps Strother 26, started playing the line in his native Strasburg a. Half of his air Force tenure has been at Scyford. He s a staff sergeant who works on Al i is. He s also or. Sky he s smart Ousley said. He has a lot of experience. A lot of Guys look up to him. It s called Strother says this is his final year at Scyford. He wants to leave the Way he entered As a Safe Winner. When you come to Safe you be got to win he said. One goes with the Oiler. It s like buying a suit. You can t buy the jacket and Vest without the pants. We just want to go out and beat them. Whatever in is photo by Gui so Muelller Lawrence Strother let sky Kings hear it with . Title on the line
