European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday may5,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 commentary rams Brown May be a real Brown it took awhile but Marlon Brown finally was chosen in inc National football league draft last week. The Cleveland Browns made their namesake the 328th pick in the 12th round. That s the same Marlon Brown who starred with Safe s Zweir Ilcken and Ramstein football teams in 1983 and 84. That is super great was the reaction of Bill Schultz who coached Brown at Ramstein in 84. I was looking and looking and looking for his name in the paper until i finally found  Brown was chosen As a linebacker after a sack filled College career at Memphis state. He set a school record with four sacks in a game against Louisville in 1987. He set another Tiger record for most tackles for loss yardage in a season with 21 minus 126 Yards in his Junior year. During that 87 season Memphis state s sports information director. Bob Winn said our coaches rate him As a sure Prospect the Only thing that might work against him is his  indeed Brown will be 27 when the Browns open Camp july 18. That s retirement age for most pros. Everything is stacked against him his age not going to a real big school said Schultz. But he still has a Good shot. 1 think Marlon will do Well. He has the head for  Brown agrees but that does t compensate for that 12lh-round stigma. I m disappointed. I should pc been a second or third Rounder Brown said after taking a physical thursday during Cleveland s minicams. If i was 21 or 22, i would be been a first Rounder. I missed out on a lot of  How much Brown would t say but he has his agent working on a one year Deal with options. He Hopes to show his Quick stuff this season and Cash in. They say it s kind of hard to make the team after getting drafted so Laic but i was the Only linebacker they drafted said Brown. Me personally i m not worried. If i Don t make it it s because of  after starting As a linebacker at Memphis state in 1985 Brown a 6-foot-3, 224-Poundcr, Brown switched to defensive end and in 1987 his 99 tackles and 11 sacks landed him on the associated press All q Bucky Fox America team. Brown had another tackle filled season in 1988 a Memphis state went 6-5. He expected to see his name pop up while watching the first three rounds of the draft on esp two sundays ago. And the next Day he waited for a Call. The Browns rang just in time. But making it in the nil As the 328th pick .1 that was just seven higher than the last Choice Everett Ross of Ohio state picked by the Minnesota Vikings. Not Many players make it from that far Down. Maybe Brown will try to emulate Karl Mecklenburg. Who Rose from no. 3 to in the 1983 draft to All pro with the Denver Broncos. How surprising is Marlon s Brown drafting very if you look at the history of Safe football players. You hear dudes from Alconbury to Wiesbaden talk the big game about How they re aiming for the pros. But in the last decade Only one made it big. That was Rush Brown. He had plenty in common with Marlon Brown. Same last name. Also an army Guy who played at Zweir Ilcken. Crush Rush As the defensive tackle was tailed sparked the warriors to a 4-4 record in 1975 their first .500 season. Rush Brown went on to play at Ball stale Ihnn waited for the 1980 nil draft. Like Marlon Rush went late. The St. Louis cardinals made him the 255th pick. Rush was hardly crushed. He not Only made it at tackle but also was named the cardinals Rookie of the year and landed on most nil All Rookie learns. He played with St. Louis from 1980 to 83. Marlon Brown who answered to space dog started chewing up Safe football in 1983. As a 21 year old army specialist he played wide receiver and defensive end for Wei Brincken. When he was through leading the warriors to a 6-4 record. Spang Dahlum coach John Simmons said without Brown that team would have  Brown s domination made it easy for the stars and stripes to Seicol its Continental sport conference All stars. Brown made first team defensive end second team wide receiver and most valuable player. In 1984, space dog landed in Ramstein. Schultz admits he manipulated inc system to steal the Star from Down the autobahn. That incensed other Csc coaches and for obvious reasons. Ramstein. Which won Safe in 1983. Now had the Best player in Europe. Yet As deep As the rams were they needed Brown to boost them to another Safe Crown. His switch from wid Coul to defensive end saved Ramstein s 27 24 thriller Over Pitburg in the second week of the season. When the rams met Pitburg again in the Csc final. Brown s stuffing of Rushing Champion Freddie Miller keyed Ramstein s 14-6 Triumph. Two weeks later on nov. 25. 1984, in England. Brown gave his Best in his Safe finale. His two sacks eight Solo tackles and two forced fumbles sparked Ramstein to a 24-6 drubbing of bin Waters in the Safe championship game. No military Blocker and certainly no bunt Waters phantom could Stop this Rangy Panther As Schultz remembers him. Brown was awarded my of that title game. He was a Soldier enjoying the last laugh at the pregame dinner the night before bunt Waters coach Jack Keuper had chastised Ramstein for its use of army players in an air Force league. Brown left the army in june 1985. He wanted to make the nil but first he had to make College. The ordeal was t easy for the Soldier. It s a dream Brown said of his Long football Road. Any advice for other Gas in Europe if they feel deep Down in their heart and dedicate them selves they can do it. You have to make in an obsession. There arc a lot of obstacles in the Way. But you can Doit if you put your mind  kind of like 1984, when Marlon Brown hot rushed through England. The next time he hits the . Will be in August when Cleveland plays Phila Delphia in the american bowl at London s Wembley stadium. Draft no. 328 hones to cause a draft on the Way to sacking the eagles Randall Cunningham. The stars and strip Valdez Mitchell win impressively b Tom Saunders staff writer Mannheim West Germany Augsburg s Eric Shields could be used a shield thursday As the Usa eur boxing championship erupted at the Benjamin Village sports Arena. Shields the 1988 Usa eur Bantam weight 119-Pound Champ representing Vii corps was out punched by v corps1 Javier Valdez of Mainz in a three round decision in the opening bout of a 15-bout night. See results on Page 24. The Only other title Holder to Sec Early action was the 21st Talcom s Home town 156-Pound Mark Lanton who won inc 147-Pound title in 1988 and 1986. Lanton pummelled v corps William Figueroa of Mainz and referee Al Robin son stopped the bruising bout 56 seconds into the second round. Valdez and Shields both talked of establishing control Early in their fight and rolling with it. But Valdez s relentless flurries and his radar guided straight right stalled Shields. My right was the most effective punch Valdez said More precisely his straight right. That was the punch that landed Shields on the Canvas 1 30 into the first round. It was also the punch that brought about another eight count 30 seconds later."1 knew i had him Hurt once said Valdez. I knew he was getting tired. He slowed Down and started to Back  Shields  knocked me Down once Shields asked confirming the Impact of Valdic s right bomb. He caught me Wilh a Good one  fight was inside six Inch Range where the men Are separated from the kids. The fight was going that Way going inside said Valdez who added but that was the Only thing i could do. I was getting tired and if i stayed outside my punches would be been slow. Inside my punches were  so were Shields  went toe to toe with Valdix. With the fury of a fighter scraping to get even. But whenever things were cresting for Shields Valdez landed the right and Shields Bac stepped uncomfortably. Valdez will face Baum older s Adrian Mitchell for the title. Mitchell lost to Shields in last year s championship fight. Mitchell decision cd Vii corps Den Ell James of Wurzburg to give v corps a second win. It was classic Mitchell style throw All the groceries at the  s a Boxer with a Lotta heart Mitchell said of James. I tried to Load up on him and i was t following up on my  he did t have to follow up on a Crisp right that floored James Midway through the first round. Mitchell then pushed James around like a  can take a shot said Mitchell. 5&s l. Emmet lev corps Jailer Valdez swings top and Vii corps Eric Shields goes Down