European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday july 30,1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Theismann takes Job with lbs new York a Joe Theismann who was placed on waivers his request by the Washington redskins last Friday will become a lbs color commentator on National football league telecasts this season the network said monday. The former quarterback will be paired with Veteran sportscaster Jack Buck an will handle his first game the opening week of the season on sept. 7, said cd spokeswoman Susan Kerr. Theismann suffered a broken right leg nov. Is and failed to pass a team physical earlier this month. He said earlier this year he had to curtail his running and could not drop Back to pass. By being placed on the waived flunked physical list Theismann will receive 65,000 from the nil for injury Protection and his medical Bills will be paid bythe league for a year. In addition he has a $1.4 million insurance policy with Lloyd s of London to cover a career ending injury but report edly would have to fail two More physical exams to collect. Theismann led Washington to a super bowl Triumph in 1983. In a sentimental three Page Farewell letter owner Jack Kent Cooke documented several of Heitmann s accomplishments with the redskins and also mentioned his desire that Theismann retire. 3 sex stars entering Hall on sunday Cooperstown . A Wil lie Mccovey and Bobby Dorr a couple of players who were Good enough but not Lucky enough to win a title arc finally going to get one Hall of Famor. They and the late Ernie Lombard will be the 1986 inductees in Coop Slown on sunday. Mccovey like Dorr. Made it to on world series and his team lost people ask me How i d like to be remembered Mccovey Only the 16lh Man to be elected to the Hall in Bis first year of eligibility said. I Tell them i d like to be remembered As the Guy who i the Lin drive Over Bobby Richardson s with the giants trailing the new York Yankees 1-0 in the seventh game of the 1962 series and two men on Mccovey ended the game with a line shot that has become equally famous for its Speed audits astonishingly poor Choice of location. It was right Al Richardson the second baseman. The Yankees said he is asked about that out every Day. It makes you think How Many people focus on the world series he swings produced dramatically different results 521 Home runs lying him with Ted Williams for ninth place on he All time years ago the new York giants showed an enthusiastic Young Mccovey what they said would be his future Home."1 had signed at 17 and they brought me to new York to see the Polo grounds and they told me. This is the place you , i saw thai 257 feel Down the line and liked it right away Mccovey recalled. Running Back Waller Payton Points the Way to London for his Chicago inn Mitch. London London api the Chicago he ars were Given celebrity treatment on i hair arrival monday in England hut Roach Mike Ditka pledged to push them to the limit before i hair exhibition game wit the Dallas cowboys. We re going to run ilium 35 hard As we can without killing Dinka said. The super bowl champions will hold Otic practice a Day to prepare at Sibrir National football league preseason game Al 6 . Sunday Al Wembley stadium. Tickets for the game billed As the american bowl 86," were sold out 10 Days after they went on Sale Lasi 80,000 fans Are expected. I m looking Forward to playing. It Smy first Lime Here and i m planning on having a real Good Lime said William refrigerator Perry As he stepped off the team s chartered Jet. Perry has a big following in or Ivain. Built on a sunday evening program of Highl Ignis from nil games televised during the football season. The 318-Pound Perry smiled his famous Gap toothed smile and obligingly cuddled his wife Sherry for the crowd of photographers. Willie Mccovey. Recalls last out of 62 he never played there. The 20-year old Rookie made his debut for the san Francisco giants in 1959. Balling in Willic Mays position my Covey had two singles and two triples off Robin Roberts. During his spectacular 22-year career Mccovey also set a Standard thai some statisticians believe has t been matched since Wilh his 1969 season. He batted .320 and led the league with 45 Home runs 126 Bis and a .656 slugging percentage. He accomplished All of this in Bobby Dorr. 1,852 games at second base 491 official at bats since he was walked 121 times. Dorr was born on april 7, 1918. Five months later the Boston red sox won he world series. Since that Triumph however there have been More visits by Hallcy s Comet than red son world championships. Since 1918, the red sox Are tied for world series championships with the Seattle mariners the Seattle pilots an the Seattle sea Hawks. Zero. Dorr played All 1,852 games of his 14 pulp Toto Ernie Lombard ,. With Champion reds in 40 year career Al second base for Boston. Only once did Doerr play in a world series. De Spile missing one game and part Ofano Lher with migraine headaches he balled .409 Wilh one Home run and one double in the 1946 series with the is. Lou is cardinals. Trial series ended with Doerr watching helplessly As Enos Slaughter raced around the bases Wilh the winning run. Lombard did win a title with the 1940 Cincinnati reds but he did not live to see his election to the Hall. He died in 1977 adage 69
