European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Profile if tit is Tony Tangley in uniform in car again of Hier , in Fae gym with Reamma Dennis hues on. Tony the Tiger by Bucky Fox staff writer introducing Tony Langley .1 Man for one season football. I love football you la hear him say. If you ask this Sembach Tiger about his leg injury hell respond i love football so much i did isometric exercise in the the Man gets downright emotional about the game i was teary eyed said Langley. About what gelling banned on i lit1 leg during a goal line defensive play against two weeks ago no. Selling scored in. It was my area they scored on after our defense did so Langley s tigers lust that game 7-0. If lie sobbed Over allowing i he Only touchdown his coaches did t. They smiled Over Ongloy s easy switch to free safety after three seasons Al receiver. And what the Heck Simbach was still in the Hunt for its first title in Safe s sports conference. He s a great athlete said Tracy Phillips the tigers defensive t ordinal or. When Gene Chavis wont on toy temporary duly we knew Tuny was tall enough to said coach. Ken fears it s amazing when you consider that was Tony s first game on defense. was outstanding. Hir stot Good Speed and Good Range. If anyone could fill the void immediately it was Longley made iwo interceptions. He continued to play offence and caught a pass giving him 17 receptions for 236 Yards fourth Besl in the Csc How did fears know this my texan could dish jul As a safety whal lie always swallowed ,1 n receiver he hits said tears. Said linebacker Dennis hues on the Leader of Sembach s league leading defense How he s impressive. He never practice at free safety and lie did an excellent of. He s a special it lakes a special love for football to commute the Way Langtry does. He works in Gau Holder an stronghold in West Germany. But he s a staff sergeant in the air Force under the Domain of sem Bach a that makes him eligible to play for the tigers. It s 50 minutes by tar from Baum Hulder to Sembach. That can get miserable when it Rains which is about everyday in Hal Region. That can also get expensive like about j60 weekly or gab. Most Guys would t bother driving that far to practice. Most Guys Aren 11 Ike Langley a Man who broke two fingers last year and shattered a thumb this year and simply says i can still catch the Ball can t if during the football season Langley s Day goes like this up and at pm for physical training at 7 a.m., work at 9 30, drive to Sembach at 1 45 p.m., gel dressed and taped in the gym at 2 30, hit practice Al 3. He s the kind of Guy who if you take attendance you Don t bother calling his name said fears. That s Langley s coach. His supervisor. Air Force Cape. Mike Ryan said i Tell him what needs to be done and he does what does Langley do on the Job his title is tactical air command and control specialist he s the Coic for Del 1, 4lh air support operations croup. Thai outfit directs aircraft for the s 2nd brigade blah inf div mechanized. Langley s office is a few first Downs from olympic boxing Gold medallist Ray Mercer s 1 in 39th inf hangout. Outside is All something Langley is used to since his unique Job Only 800 airmen share his career Field requires working with that service Branch. Before Baum older Langley pulled duty at fort Hood. Texas Camp red Cloud Korea Howard fab Panama and fort Polk la. Inside s office is All air Force. I Lis Wall shows certificates for two air Force achievement medals and two commendation medals. It also displays first place plaques from the air Force s worldwide Competition in his Field. When Langley in t driving his car to Simbach he s driving one of his detachment s highly Mobile multipurpose wheeled vehicles. Thai s a fancy name for huge jeep. This is where Langley operates his myriad radios. While driving through Baum older s training Fields last week he was asked if it was similar to Korea. It s More mountainous there he said. I liked it of in Korea but Here s no Langley 2b, fell in love with football soon after being born in Chicopee mass. His dad now a retired air Force master sergeant losses the Ball to Ilie lot throughout their stops in Florida California Washingtn slate and Texas. By the Lime Tony was in Junior High school in fort Worth he was trying to emulate Olis , the great Kansas City receiver. In Texas if you Don t play football you Don t go to High school it seemed like mid Langley. Of he played basketball and ran rack but ditched them so he could stay healthy for football. This from a Guy who separated his shoulder during a High school football game and still wears a pin to protect is. And sounds fearless i Don t get mad when i m hit hard. As Long As i catch the Langley graduated from High school in 197b. He dodged College and joined the air Force. While on toy to Sembach in 19b4, he spoiled football players and asked about the league. He quickly put in for a Saff. Assignment and landed in Germany in 198f. With Langley at receiver Sembach went 4-5 in by and 87. The tigers missed the playoffs both years mostly because of plodding offences. Their offence remains Low scoring which brings up Langley s role. The a froot a 195-Pounder has Only Ono touchdown catch this season. Thai s our fault said tears. We re not gelling the Ball in his hands. If it s passed to his hands he we Brucken defensive Back Ray Matthews in t so sure when he s not running his route the Ball s not coming to him he s easy to read. He s not fast. He s not Quick. He s got pretty Good Langley caught two passes again so we Brucken one on Matthews in Sembach s 2 5-ft Victory last month. Rhein Maln defensive Back Butch Watkins remembers Langley i aching four passes in the tigers 14-7 overtime loss to the rockets in late August. He s real elusive. He runs Good patterns. He s confident. He does t mind Luwinga Lirk said the fifth year rocket. Langley s 37-Yard grab against the Lindsey flyers set up a touchdown in Ternbach s 37-0 Triumph three weeks ago. Thai impressed Lindsey safety Robert Barnes. He s a Good receiver said the six year Csc Veteran. Sembach does t use him right. They put him Al tight end too much and he Doorn l have the body for Hal. He has Good hands but Sembach does t have a quarterback to gel the Ball to him. But nobody has a quarterback this the muscle Bruise in Langley s right leg kept him out of practice last week. As he hobbled around Sembach s gym floor he wore a sad face while his Leam males ran sprints and drills. I might not play he said. Too bad because j ones is Jones Sembach s quarterback was Back from a hand injury. He would Start against Pitburg and beat the Barons 41 -14 to Clinch a Csc playoff Berl h for the 5-2 tigers. That was sunday. Langley did t play because of the leg. He says lie will play saturday when the tigers visit Ramstein. Otherwise you would hear Langley repeat whal he said in the gym last week i can t stand ii. I m Aboul read to of coffer 20, isb8
