European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and Stripe tuesday december 11,1990takes Job at mus Starkville miss. Apr Jackie Sherrill who left Texas a amp a two years ago with the aggie on Mcaa probation returned to College football sunday As coach at Mississippi state saying the Job was like a coming a coach Paul Bryant used to say if you done to get up in the morning and throw up because you miss it so bad you Don t know what it is a Sli Errill said quoting the late univer Sily of Alabama coach �?o1 was looking for the right situation to get Hack. This is a pleasure for Sherrill who set Btl two years in private business after leaving Texas a amp a replaces Rocky Felker who re signed under pressure two weeks ago after a 56 season the bulldogs fourth straight Losin Mcaa eventually cleared Texas a amp a. Of allegations that former player George Smith received a a hush Money saying it could not distinguish fact from fiction. Smith had said Sherrill then a coach and athletic director paid him for his silence about Mcaa rules violations and that a University official later offered $30,000 to recant his charges. The Mcaa said Sherrill was never implicated in any wrongdoing. But he a resigned in decipher 1988, following an internal investigation by the school a three months after the aggie were placed on probation for two years for recruiting violations. Sherrill a teams at Texas a amp a had a 52-28-1 record in seven seasons won three consecutive Southwest Confer knee titles arid played in the Cotton bowl from 1985-87, Sherrill,.47, had a 105-42-2 record in 13 seasons As a coach at Texas a amp a Pittsburgh and Washington state. A we wanted an individual that could prove he was a Winner. Not Only on the Field but also by placing a demand on our student athletes a athletic it Rector Larry Templeton said. A most importantly we wanted a coach that coulis help. Mississippi state win the Southeastern conference Felker was 21-34 in five seasons at Jackie Sherrill. Replaces Rocky Felker mus. During his tenure he had just one winning season a 1986, when the bulldogs finished 6-5 after starting 6.-1 and reaching no. 13. To Don t have any magic nobody has it a Sherrill said. A i just Felt this was an Opportunity want what the people of Mississippi state want and if we build that Unity and team we will have a Chance to be Sherrill reportedly was among five candidates for the Job. The others were Houston a John Jenkins former Southern methodist and Southern Mississippi coach Bobby col 1 i n a Rocc n t by f i re d to m p a b a b u c s coach Ray Perkins and Felkers de be Siye Coordie Nafur j in Carmody Mississippi stale president Donald Zacharias said sunday that he talked to four finalists and offered the Job Only to Sherrill. The Mississippi state athletic Council approved Sherrill at a meeting prior to sundays announcement. Sherrill a hiring which reportedly will include a four year cent act for $75,000 a year is pending formal approval of the Mississippi Board of institutions of higher learning in a scheduled meeting thursday. Up Revai i Kansas City to. A Steve Deberg threw three scoring passes and Barry word got the go ahead touchdown on a fourth-and-1 plunge vaulting Kansas cily past Denver 31-20 on sunday. The Marly Schottenheim Eros first Victory in seven games when coaching against the Broncos. The Victory was the fourth in a Row and fifth in six games for the chiefs 9-4who moved a half game ahead of los Angeles in the acc West pending the outcome of the raiders monday night game in do troit. The defending acc Champion Broncos dropped to 3-10 with their sixth consecutive defeat. The Broncos who twice beat Schotten Hei Mcra a Cleveland Browns in acc title games scored two straight touchdowns to take a 13-7 halftime Lead. But Dino Hack Ett recovered Shannon Sharpens Fumble As the Broncos were driving in the third period and eight plays later word scored on fourth Down from the. J to put the chiefs on top 17-13. It was the eighth time this year the Broncos have lost after leading at half Quot time. Quot a a. A. The chiefs exactly As they did the week before at new England with a Long touchdown pass to Sec phone Paige. This time Christian Okoye took a hand off flipped the Ball Back to Deberg who Flung a 49-Yard scoring pass to Paige on the fifth play. The chiefs took a 24-13 Lead 27 seconds into the fourth period following a Denver turnover. The Broncos drove to the chiefs 20 when Lloyd Burruss knocked the Ball Loose rom Humphrey and Albert Lewis recovered. A i5-Yard roughing penalty on Denver tackle Dave Widell put the Ball at the 35, and Danta Whitaker capped a six play March with a 1-Yard touchdown reception from Deberg. Blake Ezore a 50-Yard return of the ensuing Kickoff put the Broncos on the chiefs 43. John Elway scrambling away from a pass Rush threw to Steve Sewell on third-and-6, and Sewell rambled 25 Yards to set up Humphreys 2-Yard scoring run with 9 51 to play. Okoye the 1989 nil Rushing Champ was carried off the Field with a shoulder injury after failing to score on second and Goa from the 10. Word then stepped in and scored on fourth Down. Deberg moved the chiefs 80 Yards on 13 plays in the last three minutes finally hitting Robb Thomas on fourth-and-3 with a 27yard touchdown a by the associated press Inglewood Calif. James worthy scored 20 Points and Terry Tea Gle had 9 of his 17 in the fourth Quarter sunday night As the los Angeles lakers continued their Hom court domination of the Washington bullets with a 106-99 Victory their ninth in 10 games magic Johnson had 19 Points and 14 assists for the lakers who scored their. 17th Triumph Over the Bull Ikin their last 18 meetings at the forum. Bernard King a a starting with four teammates who combined for Only 20 Points in Washington a loss Friday in Sacramento a scored 40 against the lakers while the bullets lost for the eighth time in their last nine Road contests the lakers had six players score inn a Roundup double figures including Vlad Divac and Byron Scott with 18 apiece in sundays Only other Aba game Bucks 105, supersonics 99 a Milwaukee a Ricky Pierce scored 14 of his 24 Points in the fourth Quarter As Milwaukee beat Seattle and tied a team record with a 10-0 Start at Home Milwaukee also 10-0 at Home in 198485, trailed 7271 after three quarters before Pierce led a 13-2 run to Start the fourth period. V Alvin Robertson added 19 Points and Dan Kehayes a season High 17 for the Bucks who tied Detroit for the Central division Lead at 14-6. Clark viciously san Diego apr san Diego padres manager Greg Riddoch orchestrated Many of the organizations recent firings including the dismissal of Jack Mckeon As general manager first baseman Jack Clark said. In a vicious verbal attack Clark one of 16 players who were granted new look free Agency also accused Riddoch of Back stabbing everyone m his path of being an incompetent manager and an evil person. Clark also promised revenge. A a when he gets off his High horse and gets fired there la be nobody to protect him a Clark said in an interview published sunday in the los Angeles times san Diego county edition. A a that a when he better Start looking Over his shoulder where there will be a lot of people looking for him. They want a piece of him. A you make your bed you Lay in it and if that a the Way you want it you die in it. A a a a a a payback a a dog.�?�. Riddoch was spending the weekend in Sterling colo., and was unavailable for comment. Clark insisted that his anger toward Riddoch is not because the padres no longer Are interested in signing him. Inst air he said its because of the. Way he believes Riddoch a personality changed once he was promoted from first base coach to manager at the All Star break. A a he a a bad bad Man and lies sneaky a Clark said. A a the crazy thing is that 1 thought be was a. Good Guy but once he became manager he turned out to be one of the biggest All time snakes in be Ever seen. Hell Stab anyone in the Back to get to the Clark accused Riddoch of being the Man behind Many of the clubs 31 firings Over the past 10 weeks and said that he also is responsible for the self 21 firing of a Mckeon. -. A a. Quot Quot a a he a Back stabbing everyone on his Way to the top a Clark said a who do you think did All of those firings who do you think got the coaches fired who do you think got Mckeon and everyone upstairs fired ? Quot a a club general Manger Joe Mcllvain come on he does no to even know these people. It was our Little buddy Quot you believe the stuff in be found out about the last couple of months i got information from upper Echelon people in the organization too. These were the people that were sitting in on the meetings the ones where Riddoch was cutting my head off along with just about everyone else he could think of. A what he did no to realize was that the people who got fired Are talking now. These people Are singing. I know what he told to padres chairman Tom Werner the Way he buried me because someone else was in that room top. \ heard everything and the Way he a doing the same to three quarters of the players on the team. Quot our Little Friend the psychologist is doing a number on us. A it. Clark said he will soon begin telling other play about the critical comments that Riddoch allege made in private meetings with a a in a going to Call Benito Santiago de whits Bruce Hurst and All the Guys that he a been Call bums a he said. A a in a going to make sure everyone de stands his Little game with him. In a going to Tell the what she a been saying about although he a a free agent and is expected to Rece serious bids from several clubs such As the Boston f sox and Philadelphia Phillies Clark belongs Contr Tualin to the padres. If he were to receive no offers padres still would have Clark under contract we would be determined by an arbitration 11 a nce the padres made the four player Trade 1 wednesday with the Toronto Blue jays to acquire f baseman Fred Mcgriff and shortstop Tony Fernand they no longer needed his services. A a done to get me wrong in a not bitter because of trades or the players they let go a Clark said. A with rred Mcgriff and Fernandez Are fabulous players think it was a Good move by Joe Mcllvain to get g like that i respect a Man for having the guts to pull o Trade like that. Quot but they re going backwards with a Guy like r l sooner off they realize it the better they 11
