European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Deberry voted top College coach Flea photo Fisher Mcberry guided i he l a icons to a 12-1 Mark new Orleans a six years ago Fisher Mcberry was thinking of Leav ing Lac couching profession. A phone Call from tic air Force Academy changed his mind and now Afler just two season As a head coach do Berry is major College fool Ball s conch of the year my family is so import nil to me and i was finding myself where inc University he was offensive coordinator Al appalachian stale uni loan cd in North Carolina that i was spending so much Lime behind he wheel and being gone Deberry said. I Felt like my family needed me at that Lime and i was thinking very seriously about getting  then came the phone Call from Ken Hal Field of the air i orc Academy. Ken convinced me thai 1 would t be gone As much do Berry said. I m not sure he was right but you can drive two hours Oul of bronc . And never be any where. In Colorado Springs you can at least be out in about 30 minutes by the Lime you drive to inc  do Berry arrived in Colorado Springs on March i 1980. After one year As Quarter Back coach he became offensive Courdina Rivers has Hawks feeling Fine Detroit Falls 110-99 Fly the associated press Pontiac. Mich. I Lynn riders did t like his nickname before but since he s helped the resuming Atlanta Hawks earn respect in the Cenoir in division the Label Doc in t so bad. Rivers scored it season High 29 Points und Dominique Wilkins null cd 16 thurs Day night to Lead the Hawks to a 110-99 National basketball association Victory Over the struggling Detroit pistons. The Victory wits she Hawks fifth straight and the nth in their lava 15 games. Atlanta is 19-15. The pistons have lost i of their last i i games and fell to 16-20. The Hawks surge has coincided with Rivers return from a broken right wrist on dec. 14. He missed Atlanta s first 19 games this season. Rivers entered the Aba three years ago of tar his Junior season Al Marquelle where he was nicknamed "doc.1 divers Orie anally asked people not to use the Label Oul of respect for Julius Ervin the Aba original doctor or.  i Don t mind people calling me that now a Shihng Rivers said. He made 0 of in Field goal a tempts and nine of i free throws. I Don l know where inc Nick name came from. To be  Rivers and the Hawks built a 27-Poml Lead in the third Quarter but had to Holh Aba Roundup off a Detroit rally. The Pisan is. Using an All Reserve lineup thai included Little used 7-foot-5 censer Chuck Nevin Oul Scorel the Hawks 23-6 ill the first f 4s of the fourth Iii Rich. Nellt a third year pro scored a Ca reer High eight Points in the rally. Atlanta responded by scoring live of inc next six Points taking a comfortable 95-s5 Lead on Randy Winnan s jumper with 3 55 to play. We re a Long Ivy Uway from where we want to  said Atlanta coach Mike ital cello. The people in our program know you can t restructure inc whole thing overnight. If everybody will under stand the Long term Poal i think we can have a solid  the pistons who were led in scoring by Reserve guard Joe Dumar s 21 Points had beaten Boston tuesday Nyhl. This is the same learn that played iwo Nigita ago. It s kind of hard to understand How you can play an emotional game iwo nights ago and come Back and drop to a icel like this Suid Detroit coach Chuck Daly. We got no performance Oul of Pur sinners and our Bench in the first half the 15-Minuic performance of Nevil see Aba on Page 23 Lor when 1 lalficlu1 went to Arkansas after being named american football coaches association coach of the year in 1983, Deberry succeeded him. Mcberry received the same Honor thurs Day night along with three division win ners at the Acca s annual Kodak coach of the year banquet. To be Able to win in Hal close to another person having won it at inc air Force Academy i think is a great great compliment to hit Academy said do Jerry. He led inc Falcons to a 12-1 record a Bluebonnet bowl Victory Over Texas and a no. � National ranking in 19h5. I think i m a classic example to a lol of Young coaches that it s important to coach at every level at he High school level in Benn Coltsville and Florence  the Small College level Wofford. His Alma Malar to the mid size University Appala Chian to inc division 1 level. I m a classic example thai if a Guy s patient works hard and docs what a Hope fully right that every Blind hog la find an Acorn every now nerf  Deberry is in demand. Three schools put Oul feelers recently but Deberry says he feels a really really deep Congimi Lenl to whal inc Mission of the cad my is All Abdul. Coaching Al the air Force Academy is a Little More than just coaching football. The longer you slay a i the Academy there s a certain Pride there there s some things Hal you can sense and feel thai Are really really really important. " i think there s a definite feeling of commit ment now on the pan of our Young people but 1 feel the Young people Cali a the reason they re going to College is to prepare for the future. I Ihrk they realize the tremendous opportunities Hal a service Academy can offer them not just for a career in the military but the Quality of education a Hatun Lead them to so Many other options and outstanding opportunities for i heir  the other coaches honoured with Deberry were Dick Sheridan of Fairman in univer sity division i a George Landis of Bloomsburg in College division i and Bob a cad of aug Slana i in College Divi Sion ii. Reade whose aug Slana team has won three consecutive Mcaa division 111 championships won the award for an unprecedented third year in a Row capturing a write in vote Over five regional winners. Frunk Brickowski can Lcarl fit Lils for Ball. With Denver s Lafayelle lever left and  is refrigerator Perry big Man on up All Rookie team new York up William refrigerator Perry the Chicago bears 308 Pound defensive tackle whose girls aT,0.1 Tensive displays made him the Toast of the nil in 1985, headed the up All Rookie Cam announced  inc bears first round draft Choice was tagged a wasted pick by Chicago defensive coordinator buddy Ryan when he jaw the Clemson product s wide body Ai training Camp. But Perry became a National hit during a monday night game oct. 21 against Green Bay when he blocked for tvo Walter pay ton touchdowns and plunged 1-Yard for a score of his own. This season Perry gamed 7 Yards on five carries and caught a 4-Yard touchdown  Perry made inc Rookie Cam As a defensive Lackly after he cracked the Starling lineup of the nil s Best defense. Perry was one of eight first round draft choices to make the learn. Three first year nil players who came from the . Foot bal league and one former Canadian football leaguer also made inc squad. Former members of other leagues dominated the offensive Backfield. Quarterback Dieter Brock who spent 11 seasons in the Cal where he was twice inc most valuable player was the Rookie team s oldest player at 34. He completed 59,7 percent of his passes Wilh 6 touchdowns As he directed the los Angeles rams to the playoffs. The running backs were former us Flers Kevin Mack and Gary Anderson. Mack who won acc Rookie of the year honors rushed for l,04 Yards for Cleveland. He teamed with Earnest Boner to give the Browns the third tandem in nil history to each Rush for More than 1,000 Yards. Anderson joined the san Diego chargers five games into the season but still rushed see rookies an Page 23