European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Jus for openers lust when baseball s Pennant fever gets As hot As the weather Here comes air Force football in Europe. The season kicks off at 1 . Saturday with two games in the Continental sports conference Wei Brincken at Ramstein and Hahn at Sembach. The aug. 20 Start is the earliest since the . Sports conference opened on that Date five years ago. That s not the Only thing different about this Safe season. Torrejon is out leaving the Csc with nine teams. The Wiesbaden flyers Are now the Lindsey flyers. Greenham common changed its name from pirates to crusaders. As you can see on the opposite Page the stars and stripes presents a preseason All Safe team. That s new. So Are the following is rankings of All 1 7 Safe teams. Text by Bucky Fox photos by Ken George Safe football 88 Ben Waters fullback Rogers Cooper Hopes the season does t fall on him like these upper hey Ford sky Kings. The stars and stripes preseason rankings. " " -., " my. 1. Lakenheath 1987 record 9, . Champion. Record in the 80s 41-26. Top returnee Andre Caver linebacker. Top newcomer Orlando Bulluck tailback. Key to 88 size. Jimmy Barber could be basked in Lakenheath s glory of 1987. The . Title was the eagles first in seven years. Barber was the . S coach of the year. His linebacker Andre Caver was the league s defensive map. And yet there was this nagging thing called the Safe championship game. Lakenheath lost 29 to Pitburg. The eagles were bullied by the bigger Barons. What to do being an old linebacker from Western Kentucky Barber stared at that offensive line. It needed bulk so he shifted 6-foot, 220-Pound Carlos Brown from defensive to offensive right tackle. Then he found 6, 225-Pound Bob Ellison and placed him at left tackle. Now All Barber needed was a Bull of a tailback along the lines of Pitburg Muscleman Freddie Miller. Welcome Orlando Bulluck. Bulluck who stands 6, 215, would fit on most lines. This Detroit Model prefers to motor from the Backfield like the Way he smoked Greenham common for two touchdowns two weeks ago. We re a 180-degree different team today says Barber. Barber s baby the defense had to overhaul its secondary. Linebackers Caver Woody Jackson Mel Johnson and roman Punahele return after carrying Lakenheath to the . Title. It s that offence he worried about in the off season. It ranked second in Rushing but fourth in passing. With offensive coordinator Mick Gosdin scheduled to leave Barber hired Jim Kelly. Kelly coached Lakenheath to its Only Safe Crown in 1979. He bounced to Ben Waters and Mildenhall and Back to Ben Waters before returning to Lakenheath As athletic director. Our offence will come around promised Kelly after his platoon generated 274 Yards in the Greenham exhibition. We have the people to have a Good namely Bulluck quarterback John Erby and All Star wide receiver lament Martin. After we touch up the rough spots said Martin Well have the no. 1 offence in the ." Hue Clements left can thank Lakenheath s line for big holes this year. Fellow Eagle Ralph Patterson above prays to recover from a Hurt Wing. August 18, 1988 stripes Magazine 5
