European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 23.1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports super Bow foes focus on offence Pasadena Calif. A both the new York giants and Denver Broncos concentrated on offence at practices wednesday a their preparations continued for sunday a super bowl. The giants spent most of their two hour workout on the passing game. New York coach Bill Parcells raised his voice several times but mid afterwards that he was pleased with the concentration of i play ers. We Wens Able 10 keep he said. La s warm and t think we got enough Parcells shouted at pass rushers during a blocking Drill for the offensive line. You Guys can t to three Days without Ham work he said. Let s go much of Parcells criticism was directed at John Washington who it on injured Reserve and Rookie Eric Dorsey. Who was the giants no. I draft pick. Denver s offensive unit was the first to dress and the last to leave the Broncos two hour workout. Atthe end of practice the offence stayed about five extra minutes running hurry up drills up an Down the Field. We re just thing to Lime it up for new York coach Dan Revei said. Editor s note sunday edition or Row Stan and stripes will feature eight Page super bowl special Bill Dooley returns to head Wake Forest Winston Salem . A Bill Dooley ended his Brief retirement from College football and returned to his old Atlantic coast conference stomping grounds wednesday to become the head coach at Wake Forest Dooley 52, who was coach and athletic director at Virginia tech through the end of test season replaced Al Groh. Who resigned last week after the school refused to renew his contract. Dooley ended a nine year coaching Ca reer at Virginia teen with a 25-24 peach bowl Victory Over North Carolina state. I intend to devote my time my Effort and my Energy to nuking Wake Forest s football program competitive with the acc institutions Ltd to making Wake Forest football into a consistent Winner Dooley told reporter. Wake Forest was 5-6 Las season with a 2-5 acc Mark. 111 tall winning season was 8-4 under John Mackovic in 1979. Before that it went 6-5 in 1971 for it last previous winning season. Before coaching at Virginia Eccli Dooley led North Carolina s football program for 11 reasons. The tar heels achieved a 69-53 record three Confer ence championships and six bowl two sub. 500 seasons and a 5-5 Mark in 1969, Dooley coached six win Ning seasons in the next eight years. Terms of Dooley s agreement with Wake Forest were not discussed but he made it Clear that he wants to raise Demon Deacon football to a new level. What we re looking for is to have a competitive program where you win Bill Dooley. Ends retirement More than you lose on a Dooley said. I m not going to reflect on anything in the past. What i m doing is looking Forward. That s All i m concerned Laid he has t decided on his coaching staff cd because he is More concerned with trying to find Talent. Wake Forest needs what All institutions need and that s the recruitment of a Good freshman class be it an Offen Sive tackle a defensive tackle a Quarter Back he said. My no. 1 goal right now is to go out and seek out the outstanding student athletes and try to influence them to continue their education Dooley s coaching style emphasized the running game which was the source of some criticism while he was at Nort Carolina. His philosophy changed some at Virginia tech though the homies had two 1,000-Yard rushers in 1986. Wake Forest has been the Home of some of the acc s top passers and Doo Ley said he would work with that. We re going to do what our football players Are capable of doing Dooley said. If we have an outstanding passer we re going to pass. If we have outstand ing runners we re going to ran. In mod Ern Day football let me assure you you can t just be a running both Dooley and Wake Forest athletic director Gene Hooka credited Groh wit bringing Success to Wake Forest football and would not comment on the Contro Versy surrounding his departure. "1 think he i a class individual and a class person and has done an outstanding Job and Well just Cany Dooley said. Well just Cany on won t look Back wards and carry on into the future of the Wake Forest after the morning presi conference Dooley was to meet with Wake Forest football team wednesday afternoon. Jackson again rejects Tampa s offer Auburn Ala. A Kansas City royals Rookie to Jackson is working on his degree in child psychology at Auburn University and in t interested in any higher economics with the Tampa Bay buccaneers. Jackson the Fanner Auburn tailback who won the 1985 Heisman trophy has again spurned the possibility of a Multi million Dollar contract with Tampa Bay which made him its no. I pick in the 1986 nil draft. Ray Perkins who recently jumped from the University of Alabama to the head coaching Post with the bucs inquired about a possible move by Jackson from the Diamond to the nil Gridiron. But Thomas Hientan a Mobile lawyer representing Jackson said wednesday that Jackson in t changing sports. The Bottom line is that to Jackson wants to be the Best baseball player he can possibly be said Zieman. Zicman said Perkins put in a Midnight Call to him last week and that they later had a Friendly 90-minute talk about the pot Sibily of Jackson carrying the Ball for the bucs. Zieman said they explored All the possibilities of baseball and football but in the end it was a matter of Jackson simply wanting to Excel at baseball for the royals. Jackson who displayed Power and Speed As Well As a lot of rough edges in Brief stint with the royals last season worked on his baseball skills during a Winter instructional league program. He now is at Auburn taking courses toward a degree in child psychology. Zicman said Jackson will be taking his finals Early in order to report to the Roy als Spring training Camp at the end of february. In the meantime he is work ing out with the Auburn baseball team. Last year Jackson hit .27? with nine doubles three triples seven Home runs 25 Bis and three stolen bases for Mem Phis in the class a Southern league. At Kansas City he hit .207 with two doubles a triple and two Home runs i lading the longest Ever hit in royals stadium. He drove in nine runs stole three bases and walked seven limes but struck out 34 times Perkins whose Bues we expected Topick Miami quarterback Vinnie Testa verde no. 1 in the nil draft said recently thai he would be foolish not Tocheck out Jackson s possible interest in returning to the Gridiron a fast and powerful tailback Jackson was the bucs no. 1 pick in 1986 but rejected a reported seven figure contract for one in the Low six figures. Purdue quarterback will join hurricanes Indianapolis a former Purdue quarterback Jeff George who rejected the University of Miami recruit ing efforts As a High school senior announced wednesday that he will join the hurricanes As a Transfer student. George announced earlier this month that he had decided to leave the boiler makers. He is completing his freshman year at Purdue and will be eligible to play three years with the hurricanes starting with the 1988 season. George honoured by several organizations last year As the High school player of the year selected Purdue after being highly recruited by Miami and Urcla. George announced his decision to at tend Miami Al a news conference held at Warren Central High school the school he led to two consecutive undefeated seasons and state championships while establishing National passing records. Heals was a basketball and baseball Star in High school and had planned to play both football and baseball Al Purdue. However he expressed concern about staying with the boilermakers after Freak cars was hired on dec. 10 to replace Leon Burtnett who finished 3-8. Burt Nell who finished first in the intense recruiting Effort for George resigned under pressure with three games remaining but completed the season. The former Texas coach said this week that George was the first player in his More than 12 years As a College coach to Transfer and that the quarterback got some incredibly poor advice in deciding to quit the team. He said the George situation was something i Kinda inherited and it was t a lot of fun. I Don t like to see that kind of thing get started especially something so highly publicized. I think he got some incredibly poor advice about his career and decision. Incredibly poor Akers would not say who he though advised George to leave. I offered him George the Opportunity to get into a program that was going to be developed to a Quality stage and the Chance to develop himself Akers said. He needs development. He s not polished quarterback by any Means at this Point in his George completed 122 of 227 passes for 1.217 Yards at Purdue and missed three games because of a Back injury. He was intercepted is times and had Only four touchdowns. He will be joining a football program where quarterbacks have prospered. Among those who have called signals for the hurricanes in recent Yean Are heis Man trophy Winner Vinnie Testaverde Bernie Kosar of the Cleveland Browns and Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills. Pur due also has had a history of Quarter backs who Nave gone on to the nil including Jim Everett Bob Griese Len Dawson and Mike Phipps. As a senior at Warren Central George completed 43 touchdown passes. He set National records for career completions and attempts
