European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 23, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 nil s body perfect b a sports editor the search for the Complete football player would he so much easier if scouts could just build their own from individual parts of today s pro stars. Here s How one might look brain Crnic Kosar Cleveland Browns quarterback graduated with honors from the University of Miami in just Over three years with a 3.36 Grade Point average and u double major of finance and economics. Browns coach Bud Carson is glad he s on Kosar s Side of trying to devise a defense against him. No matter what we tried to recalled of his Days As defensive coordinator for the new York jets he seemed in figure it out by the Lime the Ball was eyes Eric Dickerson. The Colts running Back and All time nil single season Rushing Champi on. What makes Eric so great is that he has the ability to see the entire football Field and not just from tackle to Colts coach Ron Meyer said. Game face Ronnie Lett. San Francis co 49ers safety. There s no mistaking the look in his eyes when Ronnie is in a game and when he gels that look there is nobody thai can control him said Eric Wright his longtime partner in the secondary. It s a possessed look. It s just like a wild pit Bull would be when he locks onto something and neck Tom Newberry. 1-os Angel srams guard. 20v inches. For compari son Mike Tyson s neck measured 19% inches when he first fought for the heavyweight boxing championship. Shoulders to Jackson los Angeles raiders running Back on the Reserve i d not report list while finishing the baseball season for the Kansas City Roy als. There Are broader shoulders for sure but none developed any better than bos which Lake extra Large shoulder pads. He s like a Stone said raiders Trainer George Anderson. Chest Michael Carter san Francisco 49crs nose tackle who wears a size 54 coat. Michael Carter definitely would do Well in said 49crs Center Jesse Sapolu who practices against Carter. Heart Tim Krumrie Cincinnati Beng als nose tackle. Early in last january s super bowl he broke both the Tibia and Miami Abdan Marino s Quick wrist release affords him to a Oid would be suckers such As Den land s Michael Dean Perry 92. Fibia in his right leg but stayed in the locker room for almost three hours watching the game on television before doctors convinced him logo to a Hospi Tal at the Start of inc fourth Quarter. I wanted to stay for the whole game but they thought i might go into Shock Krumrie said. Guts Anthony Carter. Minnesota Vikings wide receiver. At 5-foot-ll. 189 pounds Carter is undaunted catching in a crowd. When you think about that slant pattern a lot of them won t go Vikings All pro cornerback Carl Lee said. A is right Arm John Elway. Denver Bron cos quarterback with the 36-37-Inch sleeve who once threw a football 75yards in a game and insists i be never really turned it former raiders cornerback Lester Hayes used to contend Elway frustrated secondaries with "95 Mph fastballs receivers boast of Dis playing the Elway the a left after he drills the Point of the Ball into their chests. Last year he completed 55.5 percent of his passes for 3.309 Yards and 17 touchdowns. Left Arm Boomer Esiason. Cincinnati bengals quarterback who succeeded Elway asap s map last season after hit Ting 57.5 percent of his passes for 3,572 Yards and 28 touchdowns lie led the nil with an average gain of 9.21 Yards per pass. As a Pitcher on his High school baseball team he was 15-0 his senior year ind attracted scouts from the Seattle mariners among others wrist Dan Marino Miami dolphins quarterback with the quickest release in football. He was t sacked in the final 12 games last year an nil record. While there arc no official records the Miami Herald limed 20 Marino pass plays of varying patterns in 1988 and found inc average time from snap to pass was 2.15seconds. A quarterback should gel rid of inc Ball within 2 a seconds depending on the pattern. Hands Steve Largent. Seattle sea Hawks wide receiver. He holds nil re cords of 167 straight games with a recep Tion. 791 career catches 12,686 career receiving Yards 10 seasons with 50 or More catches and eight seasons with 1.000 or More Yards. Thighs slump Mitchell. Phoenix cardinals running Back who says one thigh is about 27 inches around just four inches smaller than his Waist. Knees Anthony Muno Cincinnati bengals tackle considered the Best Offen Sive lineman in the league. He is 6-foot 6, 278 pounds but the Power come from Strong Knees that drive him from the Crouch. Calves Randall Mcdaniel Minnesota Vikings guard is inches the same As the neck of her Schul Walker the muscular Dallas cowboys running Back. Keel Rod Woodson Pittsburgh steel ers cornerback kick returner and world class hurdler at Purdue University. If no the fas Lesl Man in the league he finished second to Washington cornerback Darrell Green in the nil s fastest Man Competition in 1988 he has the Quick est and most agile feel running Back Ward or Forward. With his Quick feet says steel cars defensive backs coach John Fox. Rod Woodson has the greatest closing Speed of any football player i be Ever ice Morten Andersen new or leans saints kicker who is 8 for 19 from 50 Yards and out the last four years. His 111 Field goals Overall arc most in the league for the past four seasons. He hit Al least one Field goal in 23 straight games from 1986-88 and hit 20 straight in 1985-86. Both third Best in nil training regimen 120 Miles a week on a bicycle in the off season no More than 25 kicks a Day after Camp opens in july. Right leg Roger Ruek Dallas cow boys kicker nailed a line drive 57-Yard Field goal As time ran out for a 30-28 preseason Fina a Victory Over the hous ton oilers giving the cowboys As Many wins in the 89 preseason they went 3-d As they had in the entire 88 regular sea son they finished 3-13. Notre Dame delivers Ismail As Quick As a rocket by Sally Jenkins i he Washington Post it is generally the Noire Dame custom to credit Only the system not the individual. But every so often such a Talent gleam from within the University s indistinguishable Black cd catch midst that the Irish must sigh and grudgingly acknowledge it. Raghib rocket Ismail is one of those an unmistakable name with a laugh like the clinking of trophies. Ismail has so regularly accomplished feats of highlight Quality As Only a soph Omore that the wraps have fallen from him. He is no secret anymore and Nei ther arc the defending Champion Irish 2 0. With his 4.28-second timing in the 40-Yard dash and a habit of kneeling with bowed head in the end zone after a touchdown thai has become a fashion among Irish upperclassmen he maybe College football s most Wal Chabli new Star no matter How distasteful the term is to him that word he said pained is not in my Vocab nevertheless when Ismail returned two kickoffs of 88and 92 Yards for touchdowns in just a Little Over a Quarter against no. 2 Michigan Las week he made his reputation. Last season he was the leading Kickoff returner in the nation a Skinny stick of 5-fool-9, 175 Ismail Pound explosion who caught everyone by Surprise including Southern Cal when he pulled in a bomb from quarterback Tony Rice on the first play from season he May Well become their game breaker. He was Given the name rocket in the eighth Grade when a track coach watched his Takeoff from the starting blocks. I was coming out fast Low and hard he said. Thus he was dubbed and the varsity track stars began kidding him calling him the theme has burgeoned in his family since. Speed appears to be inherited among the Ismail brother Quadri is a Redshirt freshman at Syracuse called missile and the youngest Sulaiman a 17-year-old in High school in Wilkes Barre pa., is called his Mother. Fatima. Once told a lbs reporter i guess i m the launching ." he is Fleet enough that he also was a major contributor to the notre dam track team competing in last Winter s indoor season. Despite a Lack of real training he was unbeaten in the 55-meter sprint and won the ic4a title. His Best time in the 55 meters was a 6.26, about a tenth of a second Short of qualifying for the Caas. He also dabbled in the Long jump getting along on sheer Nat ural ability. But it is not As natural As his football instincts according to coach Lodholtz. He needed Only 11 seconds for his 88-Yard return against Michigan follow ing All the right lanes downfield. There arc a lot of track Guys who play football Holtz said. Rocket is a foot Ball player who runs
