European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes january 7,1992 c Page 28 Flores is sea Hawks new coach by Jim Cour Kirkland Wash. A Tom Flores who coached the Oakland and los Angeles raiders to a pair of super bowl championships became coach of the Seattle sea Hawks monday. Flores will remain president and general manager As Well As coach. He succeeds Chuck Knox. A a in be always said i miss the Battle on the Field a Flores said of his decision to return to the sidelines. A the excitement of the Way this Community reacts to their football team and this organization. Its fun to coach in a place that a a football Flores said he had committed himself to five years As coach a and then Well look around and see How we re Chuck Allen assistant general manager will negotiate player contracts. Flores has said he does not believe a coach should perform that function. Knox resigned dec. 27 after nine seasons As coach of the sea Hawks who were 7-9 this season. Flores 54, stepped Down As coach of the los Angeles raiders after nine seasons following the 1987 season. With Flores As coach the Oakland raiders beat Philadelphia 27-10 in super bowl Xiv in the 1981 season and the los Angeles raiders Defeated Washington 38-9 in super bowl xviii in the 1984scason. As raiders coach Flores compiled a 83-53 record. Flores said he had asked All of the sea Hawks defensive coaches to remain with the team. But he said he would not ask offensive coordinator John Becker or quarterback coach Ken Meyer to remain. Flores said he was seeking Larry Kennan quarterback coach for six of Flores years As raiders coach to be offensive coordinator. Kennan was head coach last season of London of the world league of american football. Flores has been president and general manager of the sea Hawks since feb. 22, 1989, after owner Ken Behring fired Mike Mccormack. Flores spent one year after leaving the raiders As a television analyst before joining the sea Hawks. Knox had an 80-63 record at Seattle taking the sea Hawks to the playoffs four seasons. But Knox a record in four seasons with Behring As owner was Only 3232 and the sea Hawks missed making the playoffs the past three seasons. Flores and Behring Are expected to do a major housecleaning of the sea Hawks roster. The sea Hawks had 16 players in their 30s this season including 33-year-old quarterback Dave Krieg who has been the starting quarterback since the Middle of the 1983 season. The sea Hawks will pick 10th in the first round of this years nil draft. They will have 12 choices in the april 26-27 draft. Lions head coach Wayne Fontes Center Waves to the fans from a crowd sunday at the Silver dome after Detroit whipped Dallas 38-6. Kramer passes Lions to to 38-6 rout of Dallas by Dave Goldberg Pontiac Mich. A nearly 80,000 fans left the Pontiac Silver dome with the same words on their lips a i saw it but i done to believe believe it. Erik Kramer the quarterback from nowhere took the Detroit Lions the team from nowhere to within on Victory of the super bowl in a game that even he conceded a was unimaginable for Kramer who replaced the injured Rodney Peete at mid season passed for 341 Yards and three touchdowns sunday As the Detroit Lions who Hadnot won a playoff game in 34 years beat the Dallas cowboys 38-6 to Advance to the pfc title game. It was Detroit a seventh straight Victory and ended a six game Dallas win Streak. A today was just something special a Kramer said. A from the first series on i was in that zone everyone Hopes and dreams he can be he was helped by a Dallas defense that was stacked to Stop Barry Sanders who was limited to 22 Yards in 11 carries until he broke lose for a 47-Yard touchdown run in the fourth Quarter for the final Detroit score. He was also egged on by the cowboys who taunted him particularly Early in the game. A i took it As a Challenge. They kind of called me out Quot Kramer said. A they did no to have too much respect for me. They said a this is the Guy who a got to beat a so beat them he did leading the Lions to their ninth win without a loss in the Silver dome. The Lions the Only nil nil playoffs team to go unbeaten at Home won the pfc Central title with a 12-4 record. It was Detroit a first winning season since 1983. This Victory sends the the Lions to a far less Friendly place for next sunday s pfc title game a Frk stadium in Washington. That a where they lost the season opener 45-0 to the redskins in a game they played without Sanders and with Kramer sitting on the Bench. On this sunday the quarterback who first played in the nil As a replacement player for Atlanta in the 1987 strike and joined the Lions from the Canadian league last year was As Good As any Montana Marino or Elway Kramer threw a 31-Yard to pass to Willie Green on Detroit a first Possession and then with the Lions leading 17-6, hit Green from 9 Yards. Sixty four seconds later after Victor Jones recovery of Troy Aikman a Fumble on a snap Kramer threw 7 Yards to Herman Moore for another to. A the had one of the finest games Reading in be Ever seen a said Dallas safety Ray Horton a nine year Veteran who was beaten by Green on the first touchdown. A a we a change our defense. Head wait until the last minute to snap the Ball and he knew what we were Aikman injured six weeks ago replaced Steve Beuerlein late in the first half after Beuerlein had thrown an interception that was returned 41 Yards for a touchdown by Melvin Jenkins. Beuerlein completed 7 of 13 passes for 91 Yards and Aikman hit 11 of 16 for 114, but lost two fumbles and was sacked twice. Jenkins was Only part of a defense which despite missing nose tackle Jerry Ball and several other key players forced four turnovers registered three sacks and limited the cowboys to 28-Yard Field goals by Ken Willis when twice Dallas reached the 10-Yard-line in the first half. In fact it was a career Day for just about every lion but Sanders who rushed for 1,548 Yards Only 20 less than nil Leader Emmitt Smith of Dallas in the regular season. It Wasny to much of a game for Smith either. He managed Only 22 Yards in 10 carries. A they gave us the pass and we took it a said coach Wayne Fontes. Because the cowboys crowded the line to Jam Sanders it opened things up for Kramer who completed 29 of 38 passes. The two receivers most open were Green and Moore. Green had the Best Day of his career catching eight passes for 115 Yards. Moore the Lions first round draft pick this year had five catches for 75 Yards after having Only 11 receptions in the regular sports health key consideration for Parcells a Page 21 knocks Edge suns in overtime a Page 22 pirates fire pm Doughty Page 27 Tartabull reportedly signs with Yankees a Page 27sunday s playoff pictures a Page 25
