European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse The decade s Best the associated press conducted a poll of sportswriters and editors to determine Thebes in sports in the 1980s. Today an tomorrow the stars and stripes daily Magazine features some of the winners. Here Are the finalists and winners in the associated press end of the decade project Auto racing Dale Earnhart Al Holbert. Rick wears Bobby Rahal Al Unser Darrell Waltrip. Winner Rick wears. Baseball Wade Boggs George Brett Tony Gwynn Don Mattingly Dale Murphy Mike Schmidt. Winner Mike Schmidt. Baseball Pitcher Dwight Gooden Jack Morris Nolan Ryan. Dan Qusenberry Fernando Valenzuela. Winner Nolan Ryan boxing Roberto Duran sugar Ray Leonard marvelous Marvin Hagler Larry Holmes Mike Tyson. Winner sugar Ray Leonard. College basketball Patrick Ewing Danny ferry Michael Jordan Danny Manning Akeem Olajuwon Ralph Sampson. Winner Patrick Ewing. College coach any sport Denny Crum Jimmy Johnson Bobby Knight. Joe Paterno John Thompson. Winner Bobby Knight. College football Doug flute to Jackson. Barry Sanders. Vinny Testaverde. Herschel Walker. Winner Herschel Walker. Men s Golf seve Ballesteros Jack Nicklaus Greg Norman Curtis strange. Tom Watson. Winner. Tom Watson. Women s Golf Amy Alcott Pat Bradley Joanne gamer Betsy King Nancy Lopez Patty Sheehan. Winner Nancy Lopez. Men s Tennis Boris Becker Jimmy Connors Ivan Lendl John Mcenroe Mats Wilander. Winner Ivan Lendl. Women s Tennis Chris Evert Steffi Graf. Hana Mandrikova Martina Navy Alimova Gabriela Sabatini. Winner Martina Navratilova. Men s track and Field said Wouita Sebastian Coe Roger kingdom Carl Lewis Edwin Moses. Winner Carl Lewis. Women s track and Field Evelyn Ashford Jackie Joyner Kersee Florence Griffith Joyner. Joan Benoit Samuelson Greta Waitz. Winner Jackie Joyner Kersee. Moment 1980, . Olympic hockey team wins Gold 1985. Villanova beats Georgetown for Mcaa championship 1988, Kirk Gibson s game winning Home run in the world series 1984, Carl Lewis wins four Gold medals in the olympics 1982, Tom Watson s Chip shot wins . Open. Winner . Olympic hockey team. Pro manager coach Al Arbour Joe Gibbs. Whitey Herzog. Pat Riley Bill Walsh. Winner Pat Riley. Pro football Eric Dickerson Dan Marino Joe Montana Walter Payton. Lawrence Taylor. Winner Joe Montana. Pro basketball Kareem Abdul Jabbar Larry Bird mag Johnson Michael Jordan Moses Malone. Winner magic Johnson. Pro hockey Mike Bossy Wayne Gretzky Ron Hextall Mario Lemieux Denis Potvin. Winner Wayne Gretzky. Race horse Al Sheba easy goer John Henry personal Ensign spectacular bid. Winner John Henry. Jockey Angel Cordero Pat Day Julie Krone Chris Mccarron Laffit Pincay Willie Shoemaker. Eddie Delahoussaye. Winner Angel Cordero. Trainer d. Wayne Lukas Ron Mcanally Woody Stephens Jack Van Berg Charlie Whittingham. Winner Woody Stephens. Sports executive Bobby Beathard Frank Cashen. Pete Rozelle David Stern. Peter Ueberroth. Winner David Stern. Team one year 1980 . Olympic hockey 1983 Philadelphia 76ers, 1984 Detroit tigers 1985 Chicago bears 1986 new York mets. Winner 1985 Chicago bears. Franchise 10 years Georgetown basketball los Angeles lakers University of Miami football new York islanders san Francisco 49ers. Winner los Angeles lakers. Miracle at Lake Placid by Hal Bock associated press they were kids a Bunch of Anonymous College kids really culled mostly from Minnesota and Massachusetts armed with Sticks an skates and sent out to represent their country i hockey s biggest International showcase the olympic games. The year was 1980, the beginning of a Brand new decade and it was not starting off terribly Wen for the United states. Americans were held hostage in Iran. Soviet troops were marching through Afghanistan. President Carter had already announced a retaliatory . Boycott of the summer games at Moscow. The Economy was in disarray with inflation and interest rates soaring. And in the map Dot Village of Lake Placid . 20 Young americans set out to represent their country in the olympic hockey tournament against grizzled Veteran teams professionals representing the rest of the world. It did not seem a fair match especially when the soviets pummelled the . Team 1w in a final pre olympic game at new York s Madison Square car n the americana seemed almost mesmerized that it font by the frighteningly efficient soviet players a team that had beaten the nil All stars fro in the deciding game of the Challenge cup a year earlier a team acknowledged As the Best in the world. Their names were ill Apoua within the hockey Community via Dislav Tretiak. The acrobatic goalie who would wind up in the Hall of Fame Boris my Khamov Captain of the team and affection ally known As the Ordie Howe of Gorky Street. They were surrounded by stars often identified by single names they were that Wen decade in review sports Kew As i Slid t Bun we Miki teat Boll we hac1thai t outs Sec vital is Menam 1 pm we Gre / 3v at be 5-1 Rozanc be .1 who the �m191 Cul cock 81 Herschel Walker 5,259 Yards it foe tit so be by Rick Warner associated Pressw Walker Tod Georgia to it tint National championship. R Hen Herschel Walker was 12 Yea sold he could t outrun his older sister. Veronica. So the Short Pudgy kid began a torturous training regimen that include hundreds of pushups setups and sprints each promised god i d train hard and live a Christian life if Only he d let me get faster Walker said. Three years later Walker finally beat his sister in a race. We the de a Page 14 the stars and stripes saturday Decemb
