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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 26,1989 the stars and stripes Page 17 4 named to Grid Hall of Fame Steeles brads Law Blount picked in 1 St year by Rusty Miller Canton Ohio a Pittsburgh teammates Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in their first year of eligibility were selected to the pro football Hall of Fame along with Art Shell of Oakland and Willie Wood of Green Bay. It s like winning a super bowl Bradshaw 40, said. That s because i know this is the last award and the last Honor that i la Ever get As a player. Now Blount and Bradshaw Are in and Art Rooney the Steeles late owner is in heaven looking Down saying my boys i told you you d make it " Blount joins two other members of Pittsburgh s steel curtain defense in the Hall. Tackle Joe Greene was enshrined two years ago and linebacker Jack Ham last year both in their first year of eligibility. Shell played offensive tackle for the raiders from 1968 to 1982 and participated in eight Al or acc title games and two super bowls. He remembered that he had walked through the Hall of Fame a decade ago prior to an exhibition game at Canton. I had no idea i d Ever be in there he said. You never think in terms like that. I was in Awe walking through that building and Reading about the people enshrined. It is hallowed ground. To walk through it was enough but to be included in it is almost too much to  Wood spent 12 seasons As a defensive Back with the packers who won five nil titles and the first two super bowls in 1967 and 1968. I was selected As a finalist a couple of years ago but i was t chosen then Wood said. I started thinking that so Many Green Bay packers had gone in maybe they might have used up their  the four players will be inducted aug. 5. Bradshaw a quarterback and Blount a cornerback each spent 14 seasons their entire professional Ca Reers with the Steeles helping the club to an in Bradshaw Blount Shell Wood prec dented four super bowl championships. This is a particularly Good feeling because Terry and i came in together we retired together and now we go into the Hall of Fame together said Blount 40, director of player relations for the nil. The Only thing i need now is to make the Money that Terry  a graduate of Southern University Blount missed Only one game in his career. He led the nil in interceptions in 1975 with 11 and had 57 for his career seventh All time for 911 Yards. He also recovered 13 fumbles returning two for touchdowns. The third round draft pick played in six acc title games four super bowls and five pro bowls. Bradshaw who played for Louisiana tech was the first player chosen in the 1970 nil draft. He completed 2,025 of 3,901 passes for 27,989 Yards and 212 touchdowns and also rushed for 32 touchdowns in his career. He was the map in the Steeles 1979 and 1980 championships and holds super bowl records with 932 Yards passing and nine touchdown passes. He played in six acc championship games and four super bowls in addition to two pro bowls. Bradshaw said the inductees were representatives of the Best teams of the 60s and 70s." it Speaks Well for what athletes Are taught. Athletes Are told to win and they Are judged on How Many games they win. It s not personal accomplishments or statistics that matter most. America loves winners he said. Shell 42, now an assistant with the los Angeles raiders spent his 15 pro seasons with the raiders after being picked in the third round out of Maryland Eastern Shore. He played in eight pro bowls and started in 23 postseason games including eight Al or acc championships and the 1977 and 1981 super bowls. Wood from Southern California was an All nil Choice seven times played in eight pro bowls and six nil title games. The free safety had 48 interceptions for 699 Yards and two touchdowns. Not selected from among the seven finalists were Bob Griese quarterback of the Miami dolphins Ted Hendricks a linebacker who played for the Baltimore Colts packers and raiders and defensive tackle Henry Jordan of the packers. Kicks Stop Hawks Down cars Cavaliers Brad Daugherty smacks Hawks Doc Rivers while trying to Block shot. By the associated press Inglewood Calif. Patrick Ewing s 25 Points plus a tight new York defense Down the stretch led the kicks to a 122-117 Victory Over los Angeles in a Battle of Aba division leaders tuesday night and handed the lakers their first setback in 18 Home games this season. The kicks never led until Ewing s two free throws with 3 56 remaining put them ahead 114-113. Ewing was fouled by Kareem Abdul Jabbar whose sixth personal made him the first Laker to foul out of a game All season. A jump shot by Ewing with 3 19 left put the kicks ahead to stay 116-115 and Mark Jackson s two free throws with 2 46 to go made it 118-115 and proved to be the decisive Points. The lakers magic Johnson who re corded his ninth triple double of the sea son and second against the kicks brought los Angeles to 118-117 with 2 25 to go. But Gerald Wilkins driving shot 18 seconds later made it 120-117. After Johnson missed 3-Point shots with 18 and five seconds left new York s Charles Oakley made two free throws. Oakley scored 23 Points and Jackson had 19 for the kicks who Lead the at lactic division. Johnson and James worthy led the lakers with 26 each. . Green had 21. Worthy had 20 in 1st half. The lakers had won 24 consecutive regular season Home games dating Back Aba Roundup to last season. In other games tuesday Hawks 121, Cavaliers 105 Atlanta Dominique Wilkins Wilkins scored 41 Points equating his season High and hit a key 3-Point shot in the fourth period As Atlanta Defeated Cleveland the team with the Best recording the Aba. The win was Atlanta s fourth in a Row and snapped a five game winning Streak by the Cavaliers who dropped to 30-8. Atlanta has beaten Cleveland twice in three meetings. It was one of those nights when i really Felt Good said Wilkins who connected on 17 of 24 shots including three 3-Point goals without a miss. The Hawks led 89-88 in the fourth Quarter when Antoine Carr made a pair of free throws and Wilkins hit the 3-Point shot igniting a 9-0 run that gave Atlanta a 98-88 Lead. The Cavaliers losing Only their third game in the last 20, got no closer than seven Points thereafter. Larry Nance led the Cavaliers with 28 Points Brad Daugherty added 21 and Mark Price had 19. Moses Malone scored 21 Points for the Hawks Doc Rivers contributed 16 and Carr 12. Suns 106, hornets 103 Phoenix Eddie Johnson scored 11 of his 31 Points in he fourth period see Aba on Page 22  
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