European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A i 3 sunday july 29, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 23 lift old hands Browns wizard of Ozzie hoping magic Isnit in past Ozzie Newsome wants to haul in a Soper bowl ring. By Chuck Melvin be. Jess frs kiss mar re ire by a he to Quot Quot �iz5e�wst-Way t0elire is the Way Randy Cross retired Newsome said tuesday after the Browns first def the a Quot a Ersan Francisco beat Cincinnat Yah retired night there in the locker room. That s How i d like to do Newsome already retired once when he made it that be a it did no to be returning this year. The Browns even staged a thanks Ozzie Day during their last Home game of the regular season presenting Newsome with a giant card signed by players from other teams around the nil. Could have been the end of it for Newsome whose mid visual statistics Are certain to Send him to the Hail of Fame someday. In 12 years in the league he has caught 639 passes ranking him first on the All time list among tight ends and fifth among All receivers. His 150-game pass catching Streak which ended last october was the second longest Ever. But Newsome has never played in a super bowl and the Browns three near misses in the past four years losses to Denver in three acc championship games a in. Cum hungering for another shot at the big game. I think there is some magic left a he said. A i have no reason to leave anything Here in the locker room Mcvery Day could be my last Day out there. I have no reason to save myself for anything the Browns made Newsome s decision to return easier when they hired Jim Shofner As their offensive coordinator. Shofner was Cleveland a quarterbacks coach in 1978-80, when Newsome was one of Brian Sipe s favorite targets. A Shofner believes in taking training Camp and preseason games to find out what each individual can do Best Newsome said a then during the season he features what we do Best. Having played under him three years already i know what he likes to do. He believes m getting the Ball in everybody a hands because that puts More pressure on the defense. The defense has to be More Newsome a Roommate is lineman Cody Risien another Veteran who recanted plans to retire. Quot that a going to be Good Cody being my Roommate because there s going to be times when we both wonder what we re doing Here a Newsome said. Is a now Pittsburgh apr Jack Lambert considered the or la a meanest Man when he played Middle linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steeles has a new routine these Days. A i change a lot of diapers a Lambert said a i have a 2-year-old girl and another daughter who a 5 months old. In a keeping Umbert 38, has maintained a Low profile since a toe injury forced him to retire before the 1985 season. Hell be Back an the spotlight aug. 4 when he a inducted into the pro football Hall of Fame. A a it a the ultimate Honor a football player can receive a Lambert said a but i think when its All said and done ill be glad its Over and i can get Back to my Normal Lambert married after retirement and he and his family live on 125 wooded acres in Worthington. He has worked As a Deputy Warden Tor the state game commission and has occasionally done commercials and product endorsements. After football Lambert was a part la Lej a reporter for Pittsburgh setae to but did no to like the work and quit after a Brief time. Lately he has taken up Golf. His quiet personal life contrasts with Jae be became known for As the Leader of the Steeles defense. His full splat �?�1 t0 nickname a Jack played aggressively because that bed said y w3y 1 cd us Surv vet Quot am Quot n -foot-4 Lambert was a 206-Roo in when he worked his Way it. Starting lineup in 1974. He split outside and Middle Lar m got is break when regu injured Acker Henry Davis was held that Job until 1984, eampir1slocated a toe in the second iame of the season. Sta Stacon it i Roun dra pack from Kent Drew in an immediate in to i Ircha Nautee ers personnel by driving ses Ion or it voice a week for classroom Widenhofer assistant coach Woody he was All business right from the get go a coach Chuck Noll said. Lambert Jack Ham and Andy Russell formed one of the finest line backing corps in nil history. Ham was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988 and Russell made the pro bowl seven times. But Lambert whose Gap toothed snarl made him a favorite focus of photographers was also the spirit of the steel curtain defense. A Jack demanded total Effort from everybody in the organization a Steeles president daiy Rooney said. A the would Tell everybody from me on Down to the Bellboy when he thought something was wrong. He took us to greatness. He was the final piece. His desire for perfection for a class organization for us to be the Best was the Man who would become the Symbol of the steel Erst four super bowl winners grew up in suburban Cleveland As a Browns fan. A i lived two Miles from Hiram College where the Browns had their training Camp a Lambert said. A i used to ride my Bike up there every Day. I still have autograph books at Home full of Jim Brown Milt Plum Leroy Kelly and All those Guys a Lambert lived 35 Miles from the pro football Hal of Fame in Canton and recalled making a couple of visits with his family. He was most fascinated by the display of Early uniforms and the minimal padding the players wore. A when men were men a Lambert said with a smile. That a a natural reaction from someone who once suggested quarterbacks should Wear skirts. Lambert was. Frustrated at the time by rules designed to curb the defense. He and teammate Franco Harris will bring the Halls total of super bowl Steeles to six. They will join Joe Greene Mel Blount Terry Bradshaw and Ham. Lambert Wilt be presented by Dennis Fitzgerald who coached him at Kent state and later became a Steeles assistant. A a in be always had it in the Back of my mind that it would be Fitz a Lambert said. A the was the one who really taught me the fundamentals and techniques that i used in College and the pros. He really helped me Jack lamberts full Force style at Pittsburgh led to the nickname a Jack fit
