European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday december 4, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports a names All America team Keith Jackson is one of live sooner All americans. By ii Erschel Nissinson a p football writer t77"?7 Frt p1iyrrstT re Rinc in homa including repeaters Keith Jackson no Light end and guard Mark Hulson. Plus three members of the nation s top ranked defense were named wednesday to inc associated press 19b7 All americ College football team. Second ranked Miami of Florida no. .1 Florida slate and no. 6 Auburn each had two players on the All America team which includes three other holdovers from 9s6 Ohio stale linebacker c Hris Spiel Man Miami defensive Back Bennie Blade and notre Dame flanker kick returner running Back Tim Brown. Brown a wide receiver on he 19k6 All americ team made the 1987 squad As a return specialist inc first Lime the a team has included such a position. Brown s receptions were Down from 45 in j9b6 to 39 As opponents double teamed him and Noire dam threw less and less after quarterback Terry Andrysiak suffered a broken Collarbone in the fourth game of the season. The attention defences pay to him dictates so much of what we do offensively coach Lou Moltz says. Brown finished sixth nationally with an average of 167.55 All purpose Yards a game and a total of 1,843yards 144 Rushing 846 receiving 401 on punt re turns and 452 on Kickoff returns. He is Noire Dame s career Leader with 2,493 reception Yards and lied Anncar record by returning two punts for touchdowns against Michigan slate. He s like trying to grab hold of a piece of electricity Purdue coach Fred Akers says. The All America wide receivers Are Marc Zeno of Tulane the Mcaa All time Leader in reception Yard age and Indiana s Ernie Jones player of the year in the big ten. The All America team is selected by Llic a s sports editor college1 football editor and regional sports Edi tors. A player must make his All conference or ill sectional teams to he considered for he All America first team Oklahoma s defensive representatives arc linebacker Dame Jones defensive player of the year in the big eight conference end Darrell Reed a four time All big eight selection and free safety Rickey Dinon. Since the a released its first All America team in 1925, Only army s 1945 National champions had five first team players. The 1945 team consisted of Only 11 players there win no separate offensive and defensive units and army was it tackles Green and backs Glenn t Avis and dec a languid. The 1987 All America Hack Field includes Syracuse quarterback Don Mcl Hurson. Who led the orangemen to a Best Ever 11-0 regular season a no. 4 and a berth in the sugar Mowl. Ami running backs Craig ironhead hey Ward of Pittsburgh and Thurman Thomas of Oklahoma stale. Thomas was the Ilig Elgin s offensive 1 lib Jar of the year. Keyword finished second nationally in Rushing with 150.4 Yards n time and Hiramc Chr Rich in run Ning Back in major College history to gain it least i towards his Low was til in Alt ii Rupi Ilir Cason games. Thomas finished third in the country in Rushing with 146.6 Yards a game and set an Oklahoma slate career Mark of 4.r47. He gained at least ids Yards in every game but one he was held to seven Yards on nine carries by Nebraska and finished the season with 173 against Oklahoma 202 against Kansas and a school record 29 against Iowa slate. Mcpherson nol Only led Syracuse to a perfect regular season and a shot Ai the National championship list also was the National Leader in passing efficiency. He completed 129 of 229 passes for 2,341 Yards and 22 touchdowns and is the Syracuse career Leader in total offence passes completions yardage and much dowry passes. The 260-Pound Hayward is one of three juniors on the 25-Man All America squad. The others Are Texas am s John Roper a defensive and outside in Hack or and Florida stale cornerback Dion Sanders. Theother 22 first learners Are seniors. The rest of the offensive unit consist of tackles Dave Cadigan of Southern California and Stacy sea res of Auburn guard John Mccormick of Ignazio Nacho Albergamo of Lii and com son placekicker David tread will. Rounding out the defensive unit Are Down linemen Chad Hen rungs of the air Force Academy and Daniel Stubbs of Miami linebackers Kurt Crain of Auburn and Paul Mcgowan of Florida stale and punter Tom Tupa of Ohio stale. Jackson an outstanding blotter also was the Lead ing receiver on an Oklahoma team that threw Only 99 passes All season and completed just 34 of them. The 6 continued on Page 25 Bird Mchale together again Lead celts to 130-99 win Over nets by the associated press Boston Larry Bird scored 34 Points and Kevin Mchale 23 wednesday night in their first Start together since last Spring s Aba playoffs and the Bosto celtics rolled to a 130-99 Victory Over the new Jersey nets. With their 34th consecutive regular season Victory in Boston Garden the celtics handed the nets their seventh consecutive loss. Bird showing no sign of the tendinitis in the Achilles tendons that sidelined him for four games and Mychak Starl ing in his second appearance since foot surgery last june 22. Scored 17 and nine Points respectively in the first period. Boston broke away from a 13-13 tic to take a 35-21 Lead. The nets Sliu have lost Alt six of heir Road games this season were led by Dwayne Washington with 20 Points. In other Aba games wednesday pistons 115, Buck i of Pontiac. Mich. Adrian Daniley scored seven of his 25 Points during an11-2 third Quarter spurt that gave de troit inc Lead for Good. Bill Laimbeer had 24 Points and 16 rebounds and Isiah Thomas had 20 Points and 13 assists for the pistons Randy Breuer led Milwaukee with a Ca reer High 33 Points. Ca Villers 102 Richfield Ohio Mark Price no Roundup and Phil Hubbard scored 21 Points apiece and Cleveland withstood a fourth Quarter rally to Edge Seattle. Pacers 108, bullets 101 Indianapolis Wayman Tisdale scored 23 Points including four in a Crit ical run in the closing moments As Indi Ana fought off a late rally. Moses Malone led the bullets with 21points, and Jeff Malone added 20. Clippers so 76cn 85 los Angeles Quint in Dailey scored 10 of his 16 Points in the fourth Quarter including a driving Layup with five seconds left As the los Angeles clip pers ended a 14-game losing Streak against Philadelphia the Victory was the clippers first against the 76ers since feb. 2f, 1980, a Streak that included seven straight Home defeats. The 76ers held los Angeles to 14 Points in the opening Quarter and the clippers did the same to Philadelphia in the second period. Nuggets 147, Kings 120 Denver Blair Rasmussen scored 22 Points and Alex English had 13 of his18 As Denver outscored Sacramento by 17 Points in the third period in route Toich Victory Lafayette lever had 21 Points an nine assists followed by Jay Vincent and English with 18. Reggie Theus led All scorers with 35points. Otis Thorpe added 23 Points and 12 rebounds and Harold Pressley scored 21 Points for Sacramento. Spurs 97, rockets 93 san Antonio Texas Johnny Dawkins scored 12 of his 20 Points Inich fourth Quarter As san Antonio Over came a 12-Poim deficit and the spurs held Houston scoreless in the final 4 49. Leading scorer Kacem Olajuwon who finished w the 23 Points for the rockets missed Back to Back baskets from Short Range and the frustration showed As he committed his sixth tout moments later. Bulk 105, jazz 101salt Lake City Michael Jordan scored 47 Points and hit five free throws in the final iwo minutes leading chicag Oover Utah. Trail bluer 17, lakers 104 los Angeles Portland won its Sev Nih straight game and beat the Lak ers at the forum for the first Lime since 1983 As Jerome Kersey had a career High 32 Points and a season High 14 rebounds. Clyde docs scr added 28 Points an grabbed m rebounds for the Trail Blaz ers who oils bored los Angeles 20-6 Dur ing the last six mimics of the third Quarter for a 91-78 Lead. Denler scored eight of his nine third Quarter Points during the run and the lakers who got 17 Points from Michael Cooper got no closer than 13 thereafter. Up Polo Larry Bird. No signs of tendinitis
