European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 9, .1937 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary ? 986 from acc to we Bruecken now that we be settled into this 1986 wrap up Gap catching our breath adar the fiesta bowl Ana hoping for the same frenzy in the super bowl in s Lime Tor he second annual alphabet soup bowl. A acc. The agony football conference. These Guys used o Gong he pfc. Remember he chiefs Over the Vikings the raiders Over the eagles the a Leeldra Over everybody those limes arc logging up. The acc has loss tour of the ins five bowls with the last to losses coming by a total of so Points. The acc will offer Cleveland As sacrifice to the giants on Jan 25. At least we won t suffer through another Denver drag. B Bon Crusher Smith. You probably Don t re member his heyday in Wuerzburg where he won the usage aft heavyweight title in 1978.1 Don t either. Now he s the Aba heavyweight Champion. That makes him the Best thing to vault from Usa eur sport since Willie Davenport. C Chicksands. The local Story of the year. A team named Chicks managed to win the Safe football championship just two years after going 0-8. Johnny Cash there s a song in there for you. D dynasty where Louisville Edmonton Chi Cago the Only place left with one is to. E eagles. The Heilbronn version. The army men s basketball champions of Europe. They gave Vii corps its second Usa eur title in three years. V corps which used to own these things has t won in four years. F Fedora. That really was Earle Bruce wearing one on the Ohio slate sideline during the Cotton bowl. That happens when you coach in Dallas. C goodbye Dan Henning and Leet an Bennett arc just he first two coaches to feel the flax after the 86 season. After the jets dive bomb last week end so Long to Joe Walton. H Hahn. The Hawks finally won something in air Force football the regular season championship in the Continental snorts conference. When they lost in the playoffs they seemed to say. We re just Happy to be  this time it was justified 1 Ivan Lendl. Wake me up when Wimbledon arrives. Boris Becker will whip him again. The other tournaments who cares j Johnny i Unitas. Somehow he was left off sport Magazine s "40 who changed sports in the last 40 years. I la come out with my list next week. Johnny a will be on it. K Karvasales. Mike a longtime army sports Leader died in september. Usa eur boxing which he helped revitalize & decade ago can thank him Tor its High octane entertainment. L London. The bears beat the cowboys in a weary exhibition but the Wembley stadium throng stayed loud and crazy through four quarters. That should guarantee an nil return showing in 87. M Mercer. Ray he bomber from Baumholzer showed no mercy in winning a second straight Usa eur heavyweight title. My first Choice to be my personal bodyguard. N new York. Bless you mets. Not even the to credits which when they Start rolling spell doom for every team hat s behind could beat them in game 6 of the world series. O officials. Keep plugging away at the instant replay. Better to bog Down while reviewing a film ban to blow a touchdown. P predictions. My joke of 1986. I picked them they lost. Tennessee in College hoops. Philly in the Aba. Upper Heyford in Safe football. Forget  Only Winner was the mets. A Quick. Alex dark was that while stationed six Yean at Sembach he showed his Speed at wide receiver in football and in Center Field in baseball his True love. He led the baseball tigers to Safe titles in "84 and 85 and the Germany Crown in 86. Then in december he flew off for a Tough assignment with the Roth unit ii Southern cat he should fun Lime to play More tall. R reel sox. Bless you Mcnamara. And buc Ocoer. And sub inti. And Stanley. S Schulz. Bill the air Force football coach it Ramstein tried to win a record fourth straight Safe title. He blew it by getting impeded Tor helping Start a tight during the Sembab game. New he s stationed in Turkey. Talk about a sen imposed exile t television. We watched the base Tad try of and world series at 2 . Ditto the fiesta bowl be when monday night football Sun in Lite Nee Home. An says it can t show it live. Bummer. U upset. Even Hough women s basketball a a contradiction in terms nothing matched the to def Berg women s Shockroo Over Frankfurt in Lite Usa eur semifinals. Frankfort was t expected u lose another title for of another 10 years. V vision. So 1 did t have much in 86. Here s another crack Indiana Wib take it ill in Root be hoops. Bullets in the Aba. Mets in the it  in the no West Yankees in the Al East a l in the Al West. W women in wrestling. Where Are you Nona Lorenzo of Genie Skirchen Germany won her Case to compete in army wrestling. But she never showed and then rotated. She was the Only Hope to make wrestling attractive. X x i and o s. 1 thought Woody Widen Fife. Ibe coach of my Alma mater Missouri knew something about foot Hail. Then be lost 77-0 to of Boma. Al least he knew hew to beat Utah stale. A you deserved it thai s what i wanted to Teh Bill Kenney after i chiefs lost in the acc wild card game two weeks ago. He s toe quarterback we stole my Girlfriend eight Yean ago. Never for jct z we Bruecken. Last year i questioned wittier the Safe basketball warriors 144 at the time were real enough to win the Champiom hip they were. Watch them repeal. Curry s appointment Sparks death threats Tuscaloosa Ala. Dpi the appointment of Bui Curry As Bead foot Ball coach at Alabama prompted death threats to Curry and University president Joab Thomas police said. Tuscaloosa police chief Jerry Fuller said monday that an Anonymous caller claimed to have sent two men to kill Curry at a news conference in Tuscaloosa sunday. Fuller said the Call was traced to a phone Booth in Rural Northwest Ala Bama. A male caller Sard he had hired two men to kill coach Curry Durine news conference Fuller said. We eat cd it seriously Thomas who headed the search team that picked Curry the head coach at Georgia tech to replace Ray Perkins who resigned last week to take the head coaching Job with the nfl1 Tampa Bay buccaneers said he received several death threats Over the weekend after publication of reports that Curry Hod been hired. Thomas said Curry s reputation As Acoach who insists on academic performance from his ploy re was a major fac Tor in the decision. Curry s record was 31-43-4 at Georgia tech Thomas said Cuny s losing record and Lack of an Alabama background an gered Tome so called Alabama fans. I received some threats which i considered to be life threatening said Thomas who eventually was forced to take his Home phone off the Hook. They were serious. Some of them said we re going to get you for this an you la never survive. People Are going to wipe you out " Curry said he never Learned of the death threats. I would love for in not to be True Curry said to my knowledge nothing like this has Ever happened  Thomas said the hiring of Curry an athletic director Sieve Sloan from Duke sends a message that Alabama will no longer be known As a football factory and added i have probably put my Job on the  Curry is from Georgia graduated from Georgia tech and played in thenal with Baltimore Houston and the los Angeles rams. His Rise to one of the top coaching positions in the nation without an Ala Bama background has surprised and an gered Many around the Crimson tide program. Bill Curry is a Fine Guy. I knew him when i played against him in profession Al football said Lee Roy Jordan a Star linebacker with the Dallas cowboys and one of the most popular Alabama players in the 1960s under coach Paul Bear Bryant. The Only question i have is that heroes not have a background at Ala Bama said Jordan who wanted the Job but was not Given an interview because he has no coaching experience. Bill Battle an All Southeastern con Ference end at Alabama who was later forced out of his coaching Job at Tennes  tide head coach bin Curry. Love for in not to be True see so former Volunteer Star Johnny majors could return said he was taken completely by Surprise at Ibe selection of Curry. It s not his fault he s from Georgia tech Bank said. But i be seen some Good programs go Down  i m son of shocked said Jimmy Sharp who played on Bryant s 1961 team and coached for Bryant 12 Yea before taking Over As head coach at Vir Ginia tech. Sharp later coached for the Usel s Memphis learn. "1 bet i be had 100 Calls the past few Days from others who Are shocked Sharp said. Bruce says his heart is in Columbus Columbus. Ohio a Ohio Sute football coach Earle Brace said wednesday that the University of Arizona offered the Moon but hut be decided to remain where hit heart a at Ohio  was offered toe Bead coaching position at Arizona of tuesday  hurried Down a reported fryc Jim Guan Utech contract to return to Ohio state for his ninth  guess it was a difficult decision when someone wants Yon and they offered the Moon Brace said front Sam Diego by Telephone Fere be is Amend ing the Mcaa convention. "1 can t  going to stay where or heart is hoi my heart is in  Bruce denied that be either asked fat or received any inducements to remain at Ohio state. Stolz also bows out san Diego a Denny Stab withdrew his candidacy wednesday fat the football coaching vacancy at atom and received new Perks and a contract Extension to coach at sin Diego stale through the 1991 , 51, had been mentioned As a candidate or the position netted by Larry Smith who was picked 10 in fed Ted Todner As coach at Southern cat but hours after Earle Brace of Ohio state dropped out of Umie Nuon. Stot followed suit saying he mated id juy a san Diego where a firn team won the Western Al let conference Ritac