European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 22, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary giants of nil Pound for Pound when Leonard Marshall was a Rookie defensive end the new York giants assigned a assistant Trainer to Shadow him after the evening meeting at training Camp. Not to make sure Leonard studied his playbook. Not to make sure Leonard was tucked into bed in his dormitory room for the 11o clock curfew. No the Trainer s assignment was to make sure that Leonard Marshall did not Stop by the local Mcdonald s. Leonard had been going out and bringing Back burgers for a late snack George Young the giants general manager was saying now. Not just two or three burgers in the Little bag you get in those fast food places. He had so Many burgers he needed a shopping  just As Marshall gradually Learned to decrease his sacks of burgers he gradually Learned to increase his sacks period. At somewhere around 285 pounds he s now one of the National football league s most respected pass rushers. But the moral of that Story is that huge rookies often Are accompanied by huge appetites. Over the weekend the new York jets decided not even to bother shadowing Albert Goss a nose tackle from Jackson state with a history of eating eight times a Day. Told to report at 330 pounds Goss was released after arriving at 369 pounds. But As the giants opened their new training Camp on the Fairleigh Dickinson Campus in Flor Ham Park n.j., their touted Rookie offensive tackles 290-Pound Eric Moore and 305-Pound John Elliott will be Worth watching if not shadowing when they sign and re port to Camp. With a big Guy Young said you have to find out what weight he plays Best  George Young knows. He s somewhere around 300 pounds give or take a cookie. He has seen some big eaters. And As he listened to Tom Coughlin the giants new receivers coach the general manage knew that eating is not a lost Art. Several years ago Coughlin was tutoring the pass receivers at Bosto College when the eagles were about to play Auburn in the Tangerine bowl. Our big eater Pat Cooney a defensive lineman sat Down to eat prime rib with Auburn s big eater Coughlin said. The prime rib was Cut in 16-ounce slices. After each had eight slices our kid asked for a Dave Anderson John Elliott and Eric Moore give giants 595 pounds. Glass of water. Then he said please bring me another slice and the Auburn kid went face Down. Pat not Only did t get sick he practice the next  through the years the nil has had some Noto rious eaters. Ernie Ladd Sherman Plunkett and the jets onetime coach Little Charlie Winner Pound for Pound the Best. But it s a tribute to Young s appreciation of avoirdupois that when the Chicago bears drafted William the refrigerator Perry their Gen eral manager then Jerry Vainisi phoned the giants general manager. Jerry was thinking about putting a weight clause in Perry s contract Young said. I Don t be Lieve in weight clauses but i told him that if he digit to make sure he did t have just a Friday weigh in like some teams do. You also need a tuesday weigh in. I Learned that in Baltimore from Don Joyce a Colts defensive end who was the biggest eater i be Ever  had to weigh in every Friday at 265 pounds which he dutifully did. And on sunday he played close to that. But by sunday night he d eat so much and drink so much Beer he d weigh 285," Young said. Thence d drink Black Coffee the rest of the week to get Back to 265 by Friday. That s Why you need a tues Day weigh in As Well As a Friday  in winning a Colts eating contest Joyce once downed 38 pieces of Fried Chicken along with mashed potatoes and Gravy. But one of the nil s biggest specially caters was and is Artie Donovan the Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Colts who is now a television personality. Artie would go to a dinner and never eat the dinner Young said. They d put out a plate of prime rib and vegetables but Artie did t like to Chew food. So when the dinner was Over he d Stop Ata Kosher Deli in Baltimore and get two dozen hot dogs go Home and Wash them Down with a Case of Beer. He still does. A few months ago i went Over to the downtown athletic club where Artie was to be honoured at dinner. He never touched the prime rib. When the dinner ended he went put for a big Box of hot dog Sand went upstairs to his room with that Box of hot dogs under one Arm and the plaque he got at the dinner under the other. He had some Beer sent up to Wash Down the hot dogs. But when he woke up the next morning he could t find the plaque. He said he set the plaque Down against the Wall so he could open the door this room and then he forgot the plaque. When he looked out in the Hall the next morning no plaque. But he did t forget to eat the hot dogs. Just a few weeks ago Bill Parcells said Young referring to the giants coach told me he was driving to Atlantic City where he was going to see Artie and he asked me if i had anything to Tell Artie. I said ask him How Many hot dogs he ate that night at the downtown athletic club the night he left the plaque outside his room " the next time Young saw Parcells the coach was driving into giants stadium. As soon As Bill saw me the general manager said he stopped his car and opened his window. All he said was Twenty two " the new York times Irvin catching on fast As cowboys top pick by Denne h. Freeman thousand Oaks calif., a Michael Irvin is the second most uttered Nam eat the Dallas cowboys training Camp. The flamboyant fast talking Rookie wide receiver does t mind. For now. Herschel Walker is what s happening and he s the Man said Irvin. He a a great player and he makes things  then he flashed one of his impish smiles and said i will too. I m going to entertain the fans of  the cowboys first round draft pick has been so impressive during training Cam that he will probably be a starter by the time the nil regular season starts. He has made at least one great play at every practice or scrimmage we have had said Gil Brandt player of director personnel. He has the largest hands an longest fingers of anybody we be Ever had at receiver. He has such a deceptive stride that he can get to balls you Don t think he can  Irvin who helped Miami to the National title has made such an Impact that club president Tex Schramm gave him n9 88, not in use since Drew Pear son retired. Pearson said it did t bother me be cause i think Irvin is going to be a great  All the fuss does t bother Irvin who talks fast on and off the Field. The Way i see it the cowboys Werhun l lev Wolf ova a a Michael Irvin out of no. 1 Miami says i m going to entertain the fans of  just one or two players or one or two plays away from the playoffs he , Here i am. I think i can make the difference of the cowboys getting into the  said he was touched when he got Pearson s  was a big compliment but i know i m great and i la make Drew Happy about getting 88," Irvin said. Ill pay the organization Back for it. And i la pay the fans Back for accepting me in Dallas like they  paused to sign autographs and let a boy carry his shoulder pads to the dressing  m ready to go against the veterans now Irvin said. I m ready for 30 reps repetitions a Day against Everson Walls. I want to see How much i relearned and How far i be  it bothers Irvin that he did t get the notoriety of Tim Brown and Sterling Sharpe both chosen ahead of him in the nil  guess i did t get As much attention because 1 did t return kicks he  m a Kentucky Fried Chicken Man. You Don t go there to get hamburgers do you Well i do things right. I m a pass catching specialist. That s what you come to me  Irvin said fans love him so much in Dallas that a Man followed him in his automobile several Miles last month to get an autograph. How did he know it was Irvin of Man i be got play maker on my License plate. You did t know that