European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 30,1990 the stars and stripes Page 25 Johnson s a real Champion on rockets defensive corps by Mike Bowers it 1 Backer a said Johnson with a smile  air i a at a it. I by Mike Bowers staff writer Rhein main a Germany a he refers to himself As a businessman. However Champion Johnson a business office is much different than most who carry that title. Johnson is a linebacker with the Continental sports conference Champion Rhein main rockets. When he goes to work his business suit consists of pads and his Agenda Calls for Reading defences and applying vicious hits on those venturing into his assigned territory. Johnson a first full year of Csc football came with the rockets in 1988. Just like the first name his grandmother gave him at birth 35 years ago the rockets became Safe champions in 1988, a feat they would repeat in 1989. A record tying third straight Safe title for Johnson and his teammates is just one game away. That game unfurls at 12 30 sunday when they Battle the . Champion Lakenheath eagles in England. The journey to another Safe championship game has been Long and Tough for Johnson and his teammates who bounced Back from the virtual dead and won two big playoff games to reach the finals. A we got ripped in our first game of the season against Wei Brincken a said the soft spoken Johnson. A we rebounded against Oesterberg but then Ramstein Tore us apart. That was the turning Point especially for the defense which i Felt let the team Down in that game a he  championship Rhein main 6-5 at Lake health 8-0 12 30 . Sundays amps graphic Johnson found himself the sole Veteran linebacker in a defensive unit that was gutted by operation desert shield. Gone were two time All Csc linebacker Jay Gregson All Csc defensive tackle Omega Edwards and upstart defensive Talde . Daughtry who once had 13 solos against Ramstein. A that whipping we took against Ramstein made us realize we must do it without those Guys and concentrate on bringing the new and experienced players up to Par a said Johnson monday before Rhein Mains first practice since beating Span Dahlem 20-17 saturday in the Csc championship game. A we the coaching staff and veterans did no to give up on any of our players a he added. A we played one week at a time and the defense slowly began to  along came Terry Maki a linebacker who won All american honors at the air Force Academy. A Umaki is a hell of a line Backer a said Johnson with a smile. A Gregson is the Only other linebacker that has impressed me As much. Maki and i compliment each other. We both talk a lot to the other Guys and provide much needed  Johnson said Makis visible Talent has played a big part in the rockets turnaround. A they recognize How Good he is and they try their hardest to play up to his level. Everyone has benefited from that renewed enthusiasm a he said. Enthusiasm wont suffice for the rockets to beat Lakenheath in the eagles own Back Yard and Johnson the oldest member of the rocket team knows it. A we must Stop John Rudy a he said with zest referring to the eagles quarterback. A Rudy is an excellent passer. He a smart Quick and reads defences exceptionally Well. Just As we did against Span Dahlem on saturday Well have to constantly throw various defensive schemes at him and disguise our pass coverage a continued Johnson. A their running backs Huel Clements and Orlando Bullock Are also ones to be watched closely. They also have Good receivers. If we Are to beat them we must not key on any one person. We be got to concentrate on stopping All aspects of their  Johnson a air Force career As a Security policeman spans 12 years a lot longer than his football career. He attended College in his Home state of South Carolina but did no to play football. He said he has always been a football fan and Calls him rockets Champion Johnson. Business is defense self a self taught linebacker who naturally fit into the position. A this leadership has been outstanding a said Jose Valentin rockets head coach. A the is a Veteran and lives up to that  defensive coordinator Gerry Jenkins called Johnson dependable. A we can always be assured he wont make mistakes that Hurt us. He is seasoned and makes up for Lack of exceptional Talent with smartness a said Jenkins. Before coming to Germany Johnson a Only exposure to Csc football was Reading about the rockets in the paper while stationed in Italy. A i immediately volunteered for an assignment to Germany hoping to play football a said Johnson. A How fortunate i am to be playing on a team that has beat All the Odds in route to a possible record tying third Csc  offers Mcaa 4 options by Jim Litke Chicago apr univ basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian offered to sit out the championship tournament forfeit a personal stake of As much As $100,000 in playoff Revenue and abstain from recruiting for a year if the Mcaa reverses a ruling blocking the running rebels from defending their National title. The offer was one of four alternatives Tarkanian and univ officials presented during a two hour meeting sunday with Mcaa infractions committee which capped a 13-year Legal dogfight with univ in july by banishing the running rebels from the 1991 basketball tournament. The three other alternatives were a in Lvi a basketball team will not be permitted to compete in the 1992 tournament. A Tarkanian will sit out both the 1991 and 1992 tournaments. A univ will make no network to appearances during the 1991-92 season reduce its scholarships from 15 to 13, and reduce the number of official recruiting visits from 18 to nine in 1991-92 and allow no off Campus recruiting by any member of the basketball staff for a year. Each of the four alternatives was presented As mutually exclusive in Exchange for which Tarkanian promised to pursue no further litigation against the Mcaa. The infractions committee has wide ranging Powers in the matter. It could simply let the original ruling stand accept any one of the four proposals or repackage portions of in Lvi a four proposals. Four of the committees six members attended sundays second hearing with univ officials but declined to comment on the matter. Chairman d. Alan Williams said Only that a decision would be made a in a timely fashion before he stepped into an elevator on the Way to catch a flight. Similarly both Tarkanian and univ president Robert Maxson declined to comment directly. However the 60-year-old coach whose winning percentage is the highest among Active College coaches said of the offer a i Hope this will be  and Maxson added a a we re hopeful we can get this behind us so the coaches can return to coaching and the president can refocus on the other University business that sat  univ officials had met with the infractions committee a month before the postseason ban was announced and several of them As Well As Tarkanian expressed Shock at the severity of the penalty announced in july. There had been considerable speculation since then that univ would offers sanctions of its own in an attempt to convince the Mcaa to overturn the 1991 postseason ban. Tarkanian said he was willing to sit out this postseason if a bargain could be struck that would allow this years team which returns All american Larry Johnson and three other starters from a team that was 35-5, Back into the tournament. While sundays formal presentation was the first time sanctions were put Forward by the school itself it had Long been rumoured univ might be willing to make concessions in the areas of recruiting and network to appearances. The offer by Tarkanian to give up As much As $100,000 stems from a contractual agreement he has with the University providing him with 10 percent of any Revenue generated for the school through postseason play. According to estimates univ pocketed about $1 million for winning the National championship. The Battle Between the Mcaa and univ dates to 1977, when the Agency placed the school on probation for two years because of recruiting violations and also ordered Tarkanian suspended for two years a something that Hasni to been ordered against any other coach before or since. The school served the probation but Tarkanian fought the suspension in the Nevada state courts and obtained a permanent injunction after arguing that he was denied due process. The Mcaa eventually appealed the Case to the . Supreme court. In its ruling the High court said that the Mcaa As a private organization did no to have to provide due process Lut the same ruling held that univ As a Public institution  deny Tarkanian those same  Page 21 finished in a tie for seventh at 279, six strokes out of the playoff. But it was enough to let him get away with the years Money winning title and the Vardon trophy. Norman won $82,500 from the tournament purse of $2.5 million. He also collected $175,000 from the Bonus Pool. It All added up to $1,165,477 and made him the years top Money Winner. Wayne Levi the Only four time Winner on the pea tour this season came from a tie for 12th with an 8-under-Par 63 in the final round and tied for third at 276, also eight under Par. That was Worth $146,250. When All the scores were in Levi hastily did some arithmetic. He added in $106,000 from the Bonus Pool and found his total for the year to be $1,024,647, second on the years Money list. He became Only the fifth Man on the american tour to go Over $1 million in single season earnings. Mudd and Mayfair in his Sophomore season As a touring pro entered the final round in a tie for the Lead. And Courtesy of Muddy a spectacular finish they completed the regulation 72 holes in the same fashion tied for the Lead. Mudd was one behind going to the 17th Hole and was two behind when Mayfair dropped an 15-foot Birdie putt. Mudd however put a 10-footer in on top of him and there was still a single stroke separating them going to the final Hole. He put his second shot some 20 feet from the Flag. Mayfair was inside of him about 18 feet away. A nobody had made that putt All week a Mayfair said of the putt Mudd needed to stay alive. But Mudd rolled it in for a Birdie. And when Mayfair missed his they were tied at 273,11 under Par on the Cypress Creek course. Each had a closing 68. On the first playoff Hole Mayfair pushed his drive into the Woods and had to play out. He hit a 9-Iron third five feet from the Flag and needed that for Par. He never got to putt it. Mudd hit his approach to about 15 feet dropped the putt and became the Winner. Mayfair won $270,000 from the tournament purse and a $26,000 Bonus. Levi tied with Ian Baker Finch for third. Baker Finch had a closing 68 that included a Chip in Birdie on the 17th Hole. Nick Price was next at 70-277, and won $100,000. Chip Beck followed at 70-278. Norman was tied with Tim Simpson at 279. Simpson had a closing 70