European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 c the stars and stripes v wednesday july 31, 1991 flamboyance rides Bench on Mcmahon a stretch run by Rob Staggenborg staff writer London a the hair was longer the shoulders had Railroad track stitching across them and the smile was gone. For Jim Mcmahon the thrill looked All but gone. He spoke Little to reporters in typical Jim Mcmahon fashion. On sunday after his Philadelphia eagles dropped a 17-13 decision to the acc Champion Buffalo Bills in american bowl �?T91, Jim Mcmahon Sal atop an equipment crate nude and All alone. The other players tended to their equipment and showers and skipped off to the team bus awaiting them outside. 1 in 1985, Mcmahon was atop the nil the popular bad boy who stirred newspaper bylines wherever he went. He led the Chicago bears to the super bowl in january 1986 after helping Chicago Post a 15-1 record during the 1985 season. Thai season was his Best to Date. He passed for 2,392 Yards and 15 touchdowns the most in his career and started All three playoff games passing for 636 Yards. His super bowl experience was marred by newspaper accounts that he called the women of new Orleans a sluts Quot a charge he adamantly denied. The Media frenzy following Mcmahon did Little to distract the Star As he led Chicago to a 4610 trouncing of the new England patriots in the Louisiana super dome. He rushed for two touchdowns the first quarterback in super bowl history to do so. A a shoulder injury in the 1986 season put him out of action for 10 games and 1987 and �?T88 were equally dismal years. He was traded to san Diego in 1986. He started 11 of the chargers 16 games passing for 2,132 Yards. When the chargers fell out of Contention Mcmahon was benched to give then Rookie Billy Joe Tolliver some playing time. The chargers left him unprotected As a a file the laughs seem to be in the past for Jim Mcmahon. Plan b free agent and he signed with the eagles in 1990. The eagles were committed to Randall Cunningham and Mcmahon got a Token shot in five games last season replacing Cunningham in the fourth Quarter of Philadelphia victories. His stats were unlike the old Mcmahon 6, of 9 attempts for 63 Yards. He came to the nil from Brigham Young University in 1981 after setting 71 Mcaa division i passing and total offence records. New eagles coach Rich Kotite a former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the eagles under buddy Ryan still has Faith in Mcmahon but the youth movement on the eagles depth Chart May Cost the aging Star a Job. Cunningham has the quarterback Job until he either retires Dies or hell freezes Over. Don Mcpherson formerly of Syracuse has been impressive in training Camp and free agent Brad Goebel of Baylor carries a lower Price tag than Mcmahon. A Mcmahon gives us a tremendous amount of experience he a extremely intelligent and he a a Leader and a proven  Mcmahon sat quietly atop the equipment crate. His hair was shoulder length curly and unusual Shade of Sandy blonde. In 1986, the same year he co authored Mcmahon with Bob Verdi of the Chicago Tribune his hair was Short and spiked. He wore sunglasses wherever he went and had it not been for a 300-plus Pound kid named William a the refrigerator Perry Mcmahon could have swallowed the limelight whole. Head done Taco Bell commercials among other promotional spots. He was loved in Chicago and around nil stadiums but hated in the nil league offices. He wore White headbands with advertising logos a move that caused an uproar with then nil commissioner Pete Rozelle who banned the logos from Mcmahon a headbands. The week after he wore a White Terry cloth band with the name a a Rozelle defiantly etched across in Black Felt tip Marker. Whether Mcmahon will make it through Camp is still a question on the eagles mind. His comments which were few and mumbled reflected a Man who May be looking for work Elseth a in another career Field. On sunday a Kinder gentler Jim Mcmahon finally stepped off his Perch got dressed and disappeared past a swarm of fans flocked around Cunningham. Jim Mcmahon was not smiling. Saints cowboys Cut backups by the associated press a pair of backup quarterbacks got their walking papers tuesday. The new Orleans saints waived John Fourcade a starter for the first five games last year and a Hometown hero when he led the struggling saints to three victories in the final 1989 games. But he struggled in 1990 and was replaced by Steve Walsh acquired from Dallas. Walsh remains on the roster along with second year quarterback Mike Buck and the returning Bobby Hebert who sat out last season in a contract dispute. Hebert had demanded to be traded when benched in favor of Fourcade but a Trade was never worked out. Fourcade said he knew his release was imminent a when Bobby signed that  in Austin Texas Veteran quarterback babe Laufenberg who started and lost the last game of the 1990 season was released by the Dallas cowboys. Montana discerns pattern Berlin apr saturdays meeting Between the san Francisco 49ers and the Chicago bears has a greater purpose than your Gar Den variety exhibition game in the View of 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. A the owners obviously have something in mind otherwise  travelling Over world to play football a Montana said tuesday at a news conference to promote the american bowl. Joe Montana v owners want to test whether american football can a make it around the world a Montana said. The game in the 70,000-seat olympic stadium will be the first in the reunified City. It also will be the a Fly a third overseas preseason game in one week. The Buffalo Bills beat the Philadelphia eagles 17-13 in London last weekend while the Miami dolphins play the los Angeles raiders in Tokyo on sunday. A a you re going to see a lot of hard Effort a said Montana stressing that preseason games Are the Only time players who Are trying to move up can show coaches what they can do. The game will also be a Chance to see How the 49ers fare without safety Ronnie Lott and running Back Roger Craig who signed As free agents with the los Angeles raiders in the of season. Montana said he Hopes other players can quickly step up to a fill the void created by the loss of the two stars. As for his own game Montana said he is feeling Good after his recent hand operation. Quot i Don t try to worry myself with it a said Montana of coaches recent talk of giving backup quarterback Steve Young More playing time this season. Asked if this will be his last season Montana said a not if i can help  to decide who wears Diamond crowns baseball softball the Usa eur youth services baseball and softball championships for the senior division Ages 16-19 will be played this week and Climax on sunday. The baseball tournament will held at Leighton Barracks in Wurzburg with three games scheduled for thursday. On opening Day Mannheim plays Span Dahlem at 9 30 ., Schweinfurt tangles with Berlin at noon and Heidelberg meets the game 1 Winner at 2 30 . First games begin at 9  Friday and saturday with three contests slated each Day. The Chami Enship and if necessary games Are set for sunday at 10  And 1 30 . The softball tourney is scheduled for Mannheim a Benjamin Franklin Village with Berlin and Ramstein opening the meet at 10  Friday. Augsburg plays Wiesbaden at noon Heidelberg meets the game 1 Winner at 2 ., and a losers bracket game is slated for 4 . Three games Are on tap saturday starting at 10 ., noon and 3 . On sunday the title game is at 10 ., with the if necessary contest at 1 . A the first 12 teams to Register and pay the $125 entry fee Are eligible to participate in a tripper elimination slow pitch tournament in Hanau sept. 20-local sports 22. The Hanau sports office at ets 322-8578 has information. A teams interested in Vicenza a labor Day weekend softball tournament Are asked to Call ets 634-7009 or 634-7887 by aug. 21. This corrects the phone number in an earlier announcement. The tournament is for menus and women a squads with an entry fee of $95 per team. Basketball the season is a Long Way off but interest among military teams has mounted already for the first european Mcdonald Sall Star basketball classic on aug. 23-25 in Baum older. The double elimination tournament will be limited to 12 teams and at least nine have signed up according to Mike Allen of the Baum older mar office and coach of the Community basketball team. Allen is encouraging More Community level teams to Register at $100 per team by the aug. 16 deadline. Daily admission for spectators will be $2.50 or 5 Marks. For More information Contact Allen at 485-6351 or Maria Poole at 485-7444. Boxing a the 1991 Usa eur clinic will be held at Mannheim a Benjamin Franklin sports Arena sept. 25-28. There will be a $25 registration fee for the clinic which will be open to All  boxing officials and coaches in Europe. A boxing Competition open to the Public will be held in the spoils Arena at the end of the clinic sept. 28, starting at 6 . For information on the clinic and the fight program Call Bob Presley at 380-7214. Running �?10 Kilometres is the distance for the Ronneburg Castle fun run at 10 30  Saturday. Registration is $10 and takes place 8-10  A to shirt is included. Contact the Hanau sports office at ets 322-8578 or 06181-15088/89 for More details