European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 10, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 21lockman, Kuennen top . Team Raf Mildenhall England a running Back Troy Lockman of Laken Heath and defensive Back Mike Kuennen of Mildenhall Are the United kingdom sports conferences offensive and defensive players of the year. Selections were made from votes of Safe football Ruksc football coaches. Coaches of the year As chosen by the leagues coaches and staff were Van Poindexter of Lakenheath and Henry idlebird of Mildenhall. Lockman a Safe a Only regular sea son 1,000-Yard rusher and leading scorer with 14 touchdowns led the Ruksc Champion Lakenheath eagles to an 8-2 record and an appearance in the Safe championship game. The eagles were beaten by the Rhein main rockets 27-7. Kunnen was safety punter and occasional place kicker with the 6-4 Mau raiders. He ranked third in conference scoring with 32 Points by Way of six interception touchdown returns and a Pat run. He was also third in punting with 43 kicks for a 34.5 average. Lakenheath topped the selections with 9 players. Ben Waters had 5, Mildenhall 4, Chicksands and Alconbury 3, and upper Heyford 1. Linebacker Michael Poindexter of Mildenhall and Lockman were the Only unanimous picks. Others chosen were offence quarterbacks a Clifford Jackson Chicksands 6-foot-3,183 pounds Tallahassee Fla. A Rico Johnson Lakenheath 6-foot, 180 is Mike Kuennen. 3-position player pounds Hopewell a. Running backs a Troy Lockman Lakenheath 5-foot-10, 180 pounds Baltimore my. A Greg Powell Mildenhall 6-foot-2, 217 pounds White Springs Fla. A David Carrell Ben Waters 6-foot, 190 pounds Dillsburg a. A amps Troy Lockman. A Safe a Only 1000-Yard rusher linemen a Randolph Thompson Mildenhall 6-foot, 205 pounds Brooklyn . A Jerome Keels Ben Waters 5-foot-9, 195 pounds it. Vernon . A Tony Cameron Alconbury 5-foot-9, 242 pounds Livinston . A Ralston Edward Chicksands 6-foot-4, 240 pounds great Falls . A Cosine Rodriquez Lakenheath 6-foot-2, 260 pounds san Antonio Texas receivers a Timothy greater Lakenheath 5-foot-11, 160 pounds Lancaster a. A Keith Jones Lakenheath 6-foot-3, 193 pounds. Lake Charles la. A Chris Story Ben Waters 6-foot, 205 pounds at gun a. Kicker punter a Mark Gutknecht Lakenheath 5-foot-11, 195 pounds Cincinnati defense linemen a William Owens Lakenheath 6-foot-4, 225, Othello Wash. A Nolan duller upper Heyford 6-foot-4,255 pounds Columbus onion Brad Jansen Ben Waters 6-foot-2, 250 pounds Green Bay wis. A Timothy Linder Lakenheath 6-foot, 220 pounds Quitman a. A Mike Reynolds Alconbury 5-foot-11, 214 pounds Hutchinson a. Linebackers a Elroy Cromier Chicksands 6-foot, 205 pounds Lafauc Ticla la. A Parry barn Alconbury 6-foot-2, 225 pounds Hollywood Calif. A Michael Poindexter Mildenhall san Bernadino Ca. Backs a Lionel Haikkila Lakenheath 5-foot-10, 182 pounds Cusick Wash. A q. Smith Ben Waters 6-foot-2, 180 pounds Fayetteville . A Mike Kuennen Mildenhall 5-foot-10, 175 pounds Waucoma Iowa nets sign Anderson to 5-year contract byte Canavan East Rutherford . A new Jersey coach Bill Fitch said Friday the nets owners paid too much and meddled More than needed to get Kenny Anderson signed to a contract that May have Hurt the team More than it helped. Fitch did no to hide his displeasure with the nets ownership at a news conference that was supposed to Welcome the no. 2 pick in the Aba draft to the team. The flashy Point guard from Georgia tech signed a five year $14.5 million contract in which All the Money is guaranteed. However the Deal left the nets Over the Aba salary Cap and the owners ordered general manager Willis Reed to waive Center Dave Feitl and second year Forward Jud Buechler to make room. That left the nets with 11 players one under the Aba limit. Four other nets a Tate George Chris Dudley Sam Bowie and the retired Roy Hinson a All had to agree to defer salary from this year to sometime in the future. It left a lot of people unhappy with Fitch venting his frustration to most. A i stand on what i said the system stinks a Fitch said. Quot it absolutely stinks that Here we Are after going through training Camp what we have to give to get a great player like this in terms of a Jud Buecheler being gone and a Dave Feitl being  Fitch said that never before in his 21 seasons As a coach has he Ever been bypassed in deciding who should be Cut off a roster. A they have known my feelings All along and i have voiced them a Fitch said. A i said that if it came to this 1 said 1 Wasny to going to sit Back and say this is the Way we do tilings. Its not  besides Buechler and Feitl a free agent who made the nets roster Anderson was also a victim on a Day he should have been celebrating. His Deal gives him an average of $2.9 million per year including a $500,000 signing Bonus. He will be paid approximately $1.8 million this season and the salary will escalate. Richard Howell Andersons Atlanta based lawyer said the sides reached agreement on tuesday and the contract was signed thursday. Sources close to Anderson said the breakthrough came tuesday when the nets raised their average annual offer from $2.56 million to $2.9 million. Anderson practice with the nets for an hour Friday and is scheduled to be in uniform for saturdays game against Detroit in the Brendan Byrne Arena. Anderson said he was welcomed by teammates but he did sense there was some tension. Fitch called the practice one of the worst this season. Not Only were players upset that Buechler and Feitl were gone but they had a new worry a Derrick Coleman a Back. Coleman the no. 1 pick in the Aba draft a year ago experienced Back spasms after thursdays game and was sent for a rays Friday morning. A it was cold. Our Guys were Down coming off last nights game coming off magic coming off two teammates being gone and another pretty Good Guy going to a doctor to Check his Back a Fitch said. A we went from a 12-Man roster to nine and  nets co owner Joe Taub defended the decision to sign Anderson who averaged almost 26 Points per game last season. He also denied the roster moves were interfering with Fitch a Job. A you Are not talking about first string players a Taub said. A to me getting Kenny Anderson Here is More important than working with the two players that we had to  Anderson said he docs not expect to step into the starting lineup and replace cookie Blaylock As the Point guard. A i am just going to go in and play Kenny Anderson Type of basketball and let the chips fall where they May Quot he said. A the main thing in the league is to get playing time. I ainu to going to cry if i Don t play right  Kenny Anderson is flanked by Bill Fitch left and Willis Reed after news conference