European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday december 20.1090 the stars and tripes Page 19 to Warren Moon passing Here against Cincy bombed . By Michael a. Lutz Houston apr As Houston quarterback Warren Moon moves the nil record Book he s dishing deeper into oilers owner Bud Adams pocketbook. Quot Moon completed 27 of 45 passes for a car record 527 Yards sunday leading the oilers to a crucial 27-10 Victory Over Kansas City. That moved Moon a step closer to collecting on a $1.2 million Bonus if he finishes among the top three nil quarterbacks in passing efficiency. Moon ranked second in the nil in passing efficiency following sunday s Victory. The oilers have two games remaining at Cincinnati sunday and in the Astrodome dec. 30 against Pittsburgh. If that s an incentive for him All he a going to do is help us win a said oilers general manager Mike Iloilo Vak who signed Moon to a five year $10 million contract in 1989. Moon came up solid Gold for the oilers with the Sce ond Best single game passing performance in nil history. It was second Only to the rams Norm Van Boeklin who had 554 Yards against the new York Yankees in 195 l Moon said he was More concerned about getting the Victory than a records Are not that important to me a Moon said. A the key thing is winning. In a not going to pass the football just to break the the oilers declined to go for the record when the got the Ball one last time preferring to run out the clock instead of throwing passes Moon said he Wasny to just being a Good sport however. A i m the kind of Guy who likes to always look ahead a Moon said. A you Don t Ever want to give a team a Moli rating Factor when you done to have to. We might come Back Here again in the playoffs and they a definitely remember a the oilers 8-6 retained a tie for the acc Central division Lead with Pittsburgh. The chiefs 9-5 still remained in the acc West playoffs picture in second place behind the los Angeles raiders. ,. Moon erased the Houston team record of 464 Yards set by George Flarida against Buffalo in 1961. It was his ninth 300-Yard game Ying Marino s nil record for 300-Yard games in a season for the season. Mooti has completed 337 of 536 passes for 4.401 Yards 32 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He son Pace to break Marino s nil records for attempts 37s. Completions 623 and Yards 5,084. A Warren is getting so comfortable with what we Are doing,.if he can stay healthy and hot we will he Able to Hall oif Eis coach tack Pardee said. A when you have that kind of production for the Dav. Lial eke can you say Quot a Moon has helped the oilers reach the playoffs each of the past three seasons but the oilers hoi and Eold personality has kept Moon and the team from achieving recognition As super bowl Moon has sought approval All his career. He had to prove himself at the Junior College level before getting a scholarship offer from the University of Washington where he finished As the Pacific-8 most valuable player and the most valuable player in the 1978 Rose bowl. He played six seasons in the Canadian football league leading oilers to live straight Grey cup titles. He got his Chance with the oilers in 1984, and has become the Only pro quarterback to pass for 20,000yards in both leagues. A i think i m respected by my Peers and that s where you want to be respected by your Peers and coaches a a Moon said. Quot i think in be Learned to be More patient Over the years to take More what the defense gives you and not try to push it chiefs beat the oilers 34-0 last year and allowed Moon to Complete 8 of 20 passes for 99 Yards. After sundays return match the chiefs were ready to admit Moon to elite status. A i think its easy to say that Moon is the Best quarterback playing a chiefs cornerback Sian Petry said. A there was no denying him. Lie put on quite an a. A a. Chiefs safety Lloyd Burrus said a the got hot and stayed hot. Right now he is playing better than anybody in the league.�?T. S newest Star pm Luck Bubuc Syfox a a a. A a staff writer a ?�.?. A a a a Frankfurt Germany a while Warren Moon rises so does the Man he replaced As Houston a starting quarterback. A. That would be Oliver Luck. In i983, Luck started for the lowly oilers. The next year Moon arrived and now has Houston on the Brink of a championship v y a. As Luck would have it he a Back running a team. This time he a a general manager and the team is the Frankfurt Galaxy of the new world league of american football. A Luck was introduced As the pm at a crowded press conference tuesday. As Olaf chief operating officer Joe Bailey said Luck is a absolutely perfect for this a ?. A a Here a Why. Luck is just 30 years old. He poses with a 6-foot-2, thin Gray speck haired profile. He Quarter backed at West Virgo a then five years with the oilers. He a a lawyer who lost on the Republican ticket for Congress last month. To top off everything Luck Speaks fluent German so fluent he handled the German press As easily As Moon riddled Kansas City on sunday. Luck said he landed the Galaxy Job Early this month after interviews with world league wheels in Dallas Minne Apo is and Headquarters in new York now All Luck has to do is bring the Gal Axy to Earth he must draft players pick coaches and Fly them to Frankfurt a by the March 23 Kickoff. Said Joe will probably pick the cad coach from the nil and thus will wait until the regular season ends in two Luck arrived in Germany two weeks be Tore the press conference. He quickly rented a House in the Taurus Region North of Frankfurt for when his wife and son arrive Heth be close to his 40 players since he a looking into a a College dorm Type of things in Taurus to House them he a also working on Germany a Complex work permit and tax Laws for his players and coaches. After All that a i have no doubts about it a Luck said about the Success of his team and the hew Spring league. A by no Means is it an absolute 100 percent guaranteed thing. But two things make me feel Good first the league has Good people. There Are sex Usel people in new York and they know what went wrong last time. Second there a Money behind namely to Money from contracts with the Abc and Usa networks. The world league also has a Deal with the fur sport Cable network the Galaxy might land on Tele 5, the Cable outfit out of Munich plus it wants a radio contract. Luck figured football could reach this level in Germany. After his last season with the oilers he travelled to Diss Eldorf and Munich on a Legal program in 1987, he caught a practice among the Dussel Dorf panthers of the German american football league arid was so impressed he wrote a letter commissioner Pete Rozelle recommending a pro game in Germany. Luck says that letter might be Why Bailey phoned nov. 10 with the Frankfurt Job offer. A 2 this is a Long Way from Luck s Birthplace Cleveland and residence Morgantown . Then again Luck a mom is from Karlsruhe which is one reason he a bilingual. A Luck polished his German by studying it at West Virginia and the Man could study. He was a first team academic All american in 1980 and �?T81. Grades weren t the Only thing Luck passed. In his four years As a Mountaineer he completed 466 passes in 911 attempts for 6,282 Yards and 43 touch Downs. All four of those numbers Are still West Virginia records even after Jelt Hostetler and major Harris swept through Morgantown. Luck capped his Mountaineer career by leading them past Florida 26-6 in the 1981 peach bowl. Then came the National football league. Luck did no to take one snap in the 1982 strike season. He got his Chance in 1983, starting Over Gifford Nielsen and Archie Manning in the last half of Houston a season. Luck hit 124 of 217 passes for 1,375 Yards and eight ads but tile oilers finished 2-14. Time for a brought in Hugh Campbell from the Canadian football league and he brought Moon South with him. That left Luck out of it. At least he saw Moon in the Early Yiirs before he rocketed to his current course toward map in the nil. A i knew he was a fantastic athlete who threw a Beautiful spiral a Luck recalled after tuesdays press conference. A the first two years he struggled. But by 1986, he was coming on i saw the writing on the Wall. Its not fun being a backup. The Money is great you done to get Hurt but its Luck said goodbye to the oilers after. That �?T86 season lie looked at his healthy body As opposed to hobbling sex oilers mantling and Earl Campbell. He saw his nil pension and limitations a �?�1 Wasny to. Going to the Hall of Fame to and traded his shoulder pads for yellow Legal puds. A it Wasny to easy because the Money was so Good a admitted Luck who was making More than $200,000 with Houston. A but in a convinced the longer you stay the harder it is to adapt to the real world. My goal when i went in was i would play until 1 got my Law Mick received that degree at the University of Texas in 1987 and quickly passed the Texas bar exam. He has since. S4s Jim Derf Iutin Frankfurt Boss Oliver Luck. From oilers to Olaf added. Licenses to practice Law in West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Luck still watches the oilers on to he saw Moon toy with Kansas City for 527 Yards sunday. T he oilers 27-10 Victory gave them an 8-6 record tied for first in the acc Central. Luck says Moon is a Talent Vise As Good us Marino Elway Simms and Houston All the Way a not really a Luck said. A a in a still not sold on the fun and shoot. You still need a Good running game to win in the playoffs. Moon would need five straight great games. That a Tough to do. In a not a betting Man but i put the mortgage on the oilers right now a. Luck likes a Miami Chicago super bowl after that a Frankfurt Galaxy Kickoff. With he said As the teams Boss a a real live professional
