European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February 3.1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary Williams bus Riding Days Long Over to the Side a Burgundy Subaru sports car symbolized Liis Stai Urc As super bowl Axll i Man valuable Jalayer. At the lectern his football shaped trophy glistened us Doug Williams hobbled up to the microphone monday on the damaged left knee that he had ignored while throwing tour touchdown passes in the second Quarter of the Washington redskins 42-10 rout of in Denver Broncos. When you first went to grat bling from your Hometown of Zachary la.," somebody was saying now. Did you drive i fierce i did t have a car. I look a bus. The Salt line  the 32-year-old quarterback said. I look a Continental Tim lays to Alexandria then i took the Salt line bus to Grambling. Took about tour  what was the it scr that wat a Long time ago but 1 think it was j8 or j9." did you buy a round trip ticket i did t come Back Home but every so often he said. I could l afford to buy a round  and now that he can afford it he can drive Over to Grambling in i new sports car. In the history of Blacks in american sports Doug Williams has now accomplished in football what Joe Louis did in boning. Jackie Robinson in baseball Bill Russell in basketball and Arthur Ashe in Tennis. As the world heavyweight Champion in 1938, Louii knocked out Max sch cling. His previous conqueror tic Ruby liberating All Hose Black boners Hal White boners had avoided. Despite his role As the first Black major leaguer Robinson was t truly appreciated until 1�49 when he was the Brooklyn dodgers cleanup Bailer and the National league s most valuable player. Even before Wilt Chamberlain arrived. Russell had begun to dominate the Boston celtics reign As National bask Coball association champions. Back when Tennis was As White As its shirts and shorts Ashe wort the first United Stales open in 1968 and then Wimbledon in 1975. It s one thing 10 he " he first blurt to compete in a sport or an event. But it s quite another to be the have Anderson first Black up there on the marquee As Louis. Robin Tan Russell and Ash were. And As Williams is now. No longer merely the tint Black quarterback to Start a super bowl game he s now the first Black quarterback to astonish a super bowl audience. No nd47 seconds of Possession time. While completing in of 29 passes Tor a record to Yards Williams also produced the most lightning like performance in super Bow history. And in the years to come he deserves to be remembered As a quarterback of history As Joe Namath was when the lets won super bowl Iii. In the hours after that upset Buck Buchan an the Kansas City chiefs defensive tackle waited at the jets hotel for Namath to return. "1 just want to thank you Buchanan said that evening for every player in the american football league. You gave us  after a future super bowl another winning Black quarterback will thank Williams for having inspired him. And also for having convinced the pro football realm that a Black quarterback is More than a Novelty. Until now Many National football league coaches have always been Quick to dismiss a Black quarterback or Quick to switch a Black quarterback 10 another position usually wide receiver or defensive Back. But now More nil coaches might Lei a Black quarterback be a Block quarterback. Some coaches already have shown that Wisdom. Warren Moon took the Hamilon oilers to the play oils and Randall Cunningham established himself As inc Philadelphia eagles passer. In other years the nil tolerated a few Black quarterbacks beginning in 1953 with Willie thrower of die Chicago bean Ami followed by mar Lin Briscoe. James Harris and Joe Gillian who stood on Ibe Pittsburgh St Clurs sideline As Terry Bradshaw s backup during two super bowl victories. Bui now that Williams is a winning super bowl quarterback his grumbling coach Eddie Robinson. Understood How that Wilt of acct the future. All those Black kids who saw Doug throw those touchdown passes Robinson said sunday night. Will be out there throwing the Ball now and now Hal a Black quarterback has generated a super bowl Champion maybe some nil owners will Lake a longer look at a Black head coach candidate. If a Black is smart and Tough enough in be o winning super bowl quarterback an owner might even agree that a Black is smart and Lough enough to be a head coach. Williams not Only suffered a painfully dam aged left knee in inc first Quarter hat Kepi him up in pain Alt night after the game but also needed Root canal work saturday. That was Only a Toothache he said with a shrug. I once played w the my jaw wired shut but for All the sociological significance of Williams performance he s assured Only of another Duel with Jay Schmo Cdr As next season s starting quarterback. Doug will be listed As the starter at training Camp Gibbs said. That s Alt it buys  that s life on a team with two Quality Quarter backs. And when Williams was asked about his future he said that s up to Joe Well Deal with it  but no matter what happens Williams is a Man of sports history now a quarterback who has opened coaches eyes for other Black quarterbacks notably Don map Norson of Syracuse the Heisman trophy runner up soon to be drafted by an nil team. Talk ing to the los Angeles times last week Mcpherson Best expressed what Williams has done. He s not helping an Issue he s helping  Mcpherson said. And inc people he is helping Art not Black but White Hall from Page 1 return to the Oakland 9 set up the sutly ers go ahead touchdown in a 14-13 Vic tory. The Johnstown pa., native was named to eight straight pro bowl i be been fortunate Over the years to play with a lot of great College players and in � Nice 10 have played behind a Hall of Fame defensive tackle Greene Ham said. Page a 42-year-old native of can ton Home of the Hall of Fame in 1971 became the first defensive player to be named nil most Vaju Abl player. He was the pfc s defensive player of the year four limes and was an All league Choice nine years in a Row. Asked what he considered his Best year with the Vikings Page said i think Tiey were All pretty Good. They to arc All enjoyable and icy were All fun a graduate of Nonirit Dune Page was the Vikings second pick in the first round of inc first combined Al Nufi draft in 1967. A defensive end in College he was moved to defensive tackle by inc Vikings. He played 238 games All but three As a starter for the Vikings and than tick la cd in 16 playoff games and four upor bowl. Unofficial statistic show Page blocked 28 kicks nod hid 164 tacks Dur ing his is season. In 1976. He had a Carter High 2ivi sacks. Page never missed a. Game during hit career. New member of the Hall of Fame Are i. Skins fans go hog wild As heroes return Home Fred . Fifth Raider chosen elected annually by a 29-Memtwr Board of selectors made up of Media representatives from every league City and the president of the pro football writers of America an affirmative Vole of approximately 80 percent is needed for elec Tion. The four inductees were selected from a list of seven finalists former Miami dolphins quarterback Bob Gritsc raid ers offensive lineman Ait Shell and Lou Rymkus of Washington and Cleveland the candidate of a old timers commit tee did not receive the necessary Voles for election. Washington a about 2.000 wildly cheering fans greeted the Washington redskins on their Clum to Home turf monday night capping 24 hour of nearly continuous Celebration Over the learn s super bowl thrashing of the Den ver Broncos. Monday was anything but a typical Day in the nation s capital As City officials stoned planning a Victory Parade for the National Foa Ball league Cham pions redskins banners fluttered from downtown office buildings and president Reagan invited inc club to the while House. A Day of extraordinary celebrating reached a Ucak when two buses earning the redskins and their families rumbled up to inc train s training facility in sub Urban Homdan va., around 8 . Coach Joe Gibbs told the crowd out Side redskins Park that fan support at sunday s game in san Diego and in the Washington area had been crucial to the team s Success. To see that kind of a crowd out there it really Means a lot to our players Gibbs said. Gelling welcomed Home like this is fantastic redskins quarterback Doug Williams the super bowl s mom valuable player was limping on a left leg he hype Rex ten did in the second Quarter of the game but was in Good spirits. I Don t think it s sunk into anyone  Williams Laid. Yesterday it was two teams. Now it s just one team the Washington redskins. It s a great  Broncos feted too Denver a thousands of fans ignored the bitter cold and their disappointment to give the Broncos an enthusiastic Homecoming Parade and rally monday the Day after Denver lost Chr super bowl 42-10 to Washington. The Broncos put on smiles for a rally at civic Center Park where fans cheered Long and loud As temperatures dipped into the teens and the wind chill hovered around Micro. The turnout did not match thai of 1987, when about 100.000 people jammed downtown Denver to Welcome Home the Broncos after their 39.20 lass to the new York giants. Said offensive tackle Mark May we re so High we Haven t come Back  White House  thai pre sided Reagan had directed Constance Homer the director of the office of personnel management to encourage Feder Al department Heads to Grant employees two hours administrative leave wednes Day to attend a redskins Victory Parade. Reagan said he wanted the redskins to visit the White House fallowing the  president congratulates the magnificent redskins spokesman Marla . Reagan who Fiu Waier said was Noi iral watched the game in the while House theater Wilh about 40 friends