European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday january 13.19b8 maybe Usel san cos for useful defunct Loop places 1i in pro bowl by Dave Goldberg new York a Jim Mora is is ill nostalgic Abou the Usel in hich he coached the Philadelphia Baltimore stars to two of tie league s three championships the nil used to say there were Only about four Guys in out league who could play with them. I Don t think anyone s saying trial anymore said Mora who was named inc nil s coach of the year Tor fouling new Orleans to its first win Ning season and first playoff birth in the 2 Lycar history of the franchise. With the nil playoffs Down to four teams inc Impact of the league thai folded in july 1986 after being awarded 13 in is antitrust suit against the National football league is greater than Ever. There arc More than 100 former Usel players in the nil and 11 headed for the pro bowl including end Reggie while of Philadelphia inc league s defensive player of the year. Moreover of the learns still competing in the super bowl Derby Only Denver which has Only defensive end Freddie Gilbert and spare running Back Tony Hoddick. Has t received major contributions from Usel alumni. Mora in fact Felt the Impact when the saints were routed 44-10 by the Minnesota Vikings in Large part because of inc contributions of two former Usel play ers. Anthony Carter and Keith Millard. Drier who had 10 receptions for a playoff record 227 Yards in Minnesota s 36-24 upset of san Francisco saturday broke open the wild card game against inc saints with on 114-Yard punt return. Millard wreaked havoc on inc new Orleans Olton Anthony Carter Keith ill life Gary Vernum. Former Usel performers instrumental in leading surprising Vikings to pfc Lilly game Sivc line forcing three holding Calls by pro bowl guard Brad Edelman and leading a pass Rush that kept the saints from any comeback attempt. The Vikings will also have four other former Usel players Al a fac stadium on sunday for the pfc title game with Washington including two other starters linebacker David Howard and All pro offensive tackle Gary Zimmerman. They will face a Washington team that will Start Ricky Sanders and Gary Clark both refugees from the Usel at wide receiver. Quarterback Doug Williams who left the Tampa Bay bucs to join inc Usel in 19b4, will Start Al quarterback and Kelvin Bryant inc Star of Mora s stars is spotted at running Back primarily As a pass receiver. Next to Minnesota Cleveland has gotten the most from the Usel eight players including starters in com crack Frank Minnifield and running Back Kevin Mack both pro bowlers plus guard Dan Fike line Backer Mike Johnson and defensive end Sam Clancy. The Browns in fad anticipated a Usel Bonanza Cleveland traded a Low round pick in the 1984 nil player draft for All three of Chicago s picks in the supplemental draft of Usel players. That gave the Browns two first round picks in the supplemental which were used to select Mack and Johnson. Minnesota also improved itself via trades acquiring the rights to Carter from Miami for a second round Choice in the regular draft and linebacker Robin Send Lein and getting the rights to Zimmerman from the new York giants for iwo second round picks. The giants won the super bawl last season with four Usel players Center Bart dates guard Chris Godfrey fullback Maurice can Hon and punier Sean Lanicia. Air Force soccer coach tries to kick up interest by Bucky Fox staff Wriler pm bin main a Germany air Force Academy coach Luis Sagastume was speaking bilingual soccer. English their first principle of de sense is when you lose the Ball you re going to pressurize the German they Don t apply pressure until you Cross leave ii to sagas Lumc to translate a game that kicks from nearly All Corners of the Globe. He was born to soccer in Guatemala soared in soccer in Cali fornia studied soccer in England coaches soccer in Colorado and is run Ning Safe soccer clinics through no a week in Germany England spam and g recce. Now. If Only America would switch the to Channel from football to soc cer. Such is the defense thai sagas Lumc and his fellow american conches arc trying 10 decipher. Some of our youth teams arc doing Well on the Amateur level said sagas Lumc Between sessions of tuesday s Safe clinic. He had just read about the . Undcr-30 National team Deal ing West Germany 1-0 in a Lourna Muni in Moscow. But our first priority is to be Able to compete in our own Region for olympic qualification. Right now we have to concentrate on the olympics and the National level so we can compete in the world cup. We have to Start somewhere. We be Goi to Start on inc olympic level. Once we get into winning in the re a join to be ready for the world Sagastume knows about soc cos Boom among american kids there s no other spans in inc United state where participation is greater than in soccer on the youth he also knows youth soccer does t translate into big league fandom if they re parents with a kid in soccer they la support it. But deep in their hearts they re not soccer fans. They re not interested in going to watch soccer if it s not on the world cup level. We re very far from having the popu Larity of football and basketball tic Ould take Over inc popularity of base Ball it already has on inc youth America hosted the olympic soccer tournament in 1934, but that could t Jar . Fun awake soccer Drew the most fans of any of the olympic sports. But to did t cover it. Not until to takes an interest in soccer will it get to the level in needs to sagas Lumc. 43, has travelled Ameri Ca s soccer Fields and they Don t in clude thai world cup. His first kick came Al the age of 6 i Guatemala under the Tutelage of an Uncle who was a pro soccer player. Sis years later he moved to Northern Cali fornia. After starring in High school Sagastume took i midfielder skills to the University of san Francisco where he led the dons to their first Mcaa championship in 1966. In 1968, when sagas Lumc graduated american soccer players had the North american soccer league 10 shoot for. I played for the Oakland clippers one season before they folded. Sagas Lumc then headed for coach ing. He hit san Francisco s St. Ignatius High school Chico Sale the san an Lonio Thunder of the Nail. San fran Cisco state and finally the air Force Academy in 1979. His Falcons own a record of 77-43-13, with five Rocky Mountain intercollegiate soccer league titles. With the Nail dead where do you urn if you want to play soccer Alicr College in the .? you Lurn into a dead end other countries Best players Are professional said sagas Lumc. He Points to his falcons1 11-0 lots to the England National team last May. We were playing College Guys against pros. But i guarantee if we constantly played on that level we could compete. Sagastume says the . Could score big Lime by hosting the world cup in 1994. Fifa the International soccer federation does t think Well gel the spectators. I disagree with Hal said Sagastume. I think we am get spectators. We have the Sage Siutyk would t mind coaching . Learn in that stratosphere. He s one of a handful of americans to earn coaching certification from the English football association. So bring on Franz Beckenbauer 11 74 world cup hero and coach of inc German National team. I d feel comfortable going against him with a team of players of the same level said Sagastume. Where he d beat me is with his experience As a player. Where i d heal him is with my experience As a sagas Lumc was to continue leaching head of Leon lab Sigil tune. The key world cup in the Safe soccer clinic at 9 . Wednesday Al Rhein main j recreation Center. Of flies to England thursday and picks up the program fonday and sat urday at Raf Bent Wawro. I s on to Torrejon a Spain Jan. 2-23, then Hill Nikon a Greece Jan. 26-27
