European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday decembers 1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 Rocker snares outland award new York a Auburn s Tracy Rocker the no. 1 player on the nation s no. I defensive unil. Fought Oil two offensive linemen wednesday and won the 43rd annual outland trophy As the nation s lop Interior lineman. The 6-foot-3, 278-Pound senior tackle said he was shocked when he was announced As the Winner Over Michigan slate tackle Tony Mandan to and Pill guard Mark Stepnoski because i be been Dou " the Lea Mcd All year by offensive f linemen and right now have two offensive linemen net  it Means a whole Tot to me because i can sit Here and think about inc times where i made some sacrifices and gave up some things because i warned in have soil thing special i think right now it  Auburn led list1 nation this season in scoring de sense total defense and Rushing defense allowing Only 7.2 Points and 218.1 and 63.2 Yards a game. Rocker made 101 tackles including 13 behind he line plus five quarterback sacks. His 354 career tackles Are lie most by any lineman in Auburn history. I would think he s probably inc Best that s Ever played at Auburn period because i would think thai we be probably had belter defensive linemen in the last eight years than they be Ever had coach Pat Dye said. Cockcr usually leads by his play on the Field my name usually Speaks for my play and that s jus the Way it s always been. I be been a Leader although it s never been pushed upon me. Everybody looks toward me and i did a Good Job at  but he can also Lead in More explicit ways. When Auburn led Florida 16-0 at halftime. Rocker reminded everyone during the intermission that inc tigers had blown a 17-0 Lead two years before and lost 18 17. I mentioned it when i got in the lock room Rocker said i just told them look this Lime we re not going to lose his one. We be got Florida where we want them and we re not going to lose this one " Rocker is Auburn s second outland Winner. Guard Zeke Smith won it in i9sk. Pistons end Jordan s Streak by Bill Barnard  writer Auburn Hills Mich. Michael Jordan s list of teams he would rather not Ilice has in include the de troit t Slons. The i Slons eliminated Jordan and the Chicago bulls by winning four of five tames in the Eastern conference play offs last Spring and Detroit has Niin used that dominance so far this season on wednesday night the pistons heat Chicago 102-s9, their second easy Victor Over the bulls this sea son and held Jordan let is Points on j-for-16 shooting. Thill broke his string of consecutive games with at least 20 Points Al 72, the third longest such Streak in Nha history. "lean1 gel Down about myself. I. Know i can t be perfect said Jordan Aba Roundup who was averaging 36.4. I be been shooting the Ball so Well. I m entitled to a bad night 1  Joe Dumars who guarded the taller Jordan most of the game said it took a team Effort to keep Jordan from get Ling his usual quota. I had a lol of  Dumars said. Even team tries to deny Jordan the  we All understand what we Are going to face when we go against i Chae Jordan Detroit s Isiah Thom As said. Will Chamberlain has the Nha s longest streaks of 126 and 92 consecutive 20-Poinl games. The last Lime Jordan scored under 20 Points was a 17-Poinl performance against Indiana Ontjes. 26,19s7. Elsewhere in the Aba. It was Al Lan la 106, hos Ion 103 Philadelphia 13-4, Denver 109 Sacramento 96, Miami 9-1-. Indiana 129. Portland 120 Dallas 102. Seattle -98 Utah 111. Washington 94, and los Angeles Lak ers 125, Phoenix 111.  Dan Llcy scored 31 porm. For Detroit against Chicago but it was the pistons defense on Jordan that decided the game hut Jordan said the pistons did t do anything special to Stop him. They played me the same Way they always have nothing really Dif Ferent nothing spectacular he said. Dan Llcy scored 14 Points in the see Aba on Page 26. Scollo pippin 33 sets the Dunk an draws a foul from Detroit s James Edward when you get to this level it s the inner strength thai makes the difference Between being Good or great and then being the  Dye said. Tracy had those qualities thai set him apart from other people. He got Hurt As a freshman Ami Wen through a very traumatic experience dealing with the injury and nol playing and homesick. Any Lime you be got an individual As Strong spiritually and mentally Tough As Tracy is sometimes it s Laugher for those Guys to allow themselves to be coached and trained to be learn players. A lol of them want to freelance and know that they pc got that talc. But Tracy s allowed himself to he trained and to become a team player and has played the game within our schemes. We could have done some things with him that would have him a lot higher up on total slats sacks and so Forth. But he s played within the team concept and made us a much better football team. " Don t know that he is a devastating pass rusher but he is a Complete defensive  Don t think anybody could Block him and keep he out of a play you re going la have to figure out a Way to fool him or double team  Mark setters headline Apall America by  a1 Fin Hull writer i Cisman trophy Winner Harry Sand ers of Oklahoma san la outland trophy Winner Tracy Rocker of Auburn and Liutkus award recipient Derrick Thomas of Alabama were named thursday to a re Cord breaking associated press All America College football team for 1988. Sanders Oklahoma stale s Junior Tail Back i joined in the Hack iced by quarterback Steve Walsh of Miami. Fla. And Texas  running Back Darren Lewis both of whom shattered records this sea  wide receivers Are two More re Cord Breakers Jason Phillips of hous ton and Hart Lee Dykes Sanders okla homa state team Mulc. Top ranked notre Dame placed three players on the All America team offensive tackle and Meek defensive end Frank slams and linebacker Mike Slone breaker. -.-. Oklahoma stale Nebraska and Arkan Sas were the Only other schools to be rep resented by More than one player. Nebraska placed Center Jake Young and defensive end a Roderick Thomas on the squad while Arkansas had place Clicker Kendall Trainer and defensive linemen Wayne Martin. The rest of the offensive unil consists of Light end Wesley Walls of Mississippi tackle Tony Mam larger of Michigan state and guards Anthony Phillips of Oklahoma an Mike us Lyof Washington stale. Rounding out the defense arc Down linemen Rocker selected As the a lion s Best in prior lineman by the foot Ball writers association of America and Mark Messner of Michigan line backers Derrick Thomas Winner of the Dutkus As the nation s Best linebacker and Keith Delong of Tennessee defensive backs Louis Oliver of Florida marlins Paul of Syracuse and Deion Sanders of Florida state and punier Keith English of Colorado. Sanders is the Only Repealer from the 19s7 team. The return specialist is Texas tech s s-f6o -3, 130-Pound Tyrone Thurman. Lewis is inc Only Sophomore on the team while Barry Sanders Walsh Stone breaker and Young Are juniors. The All America team was selected by see la America on Page 26