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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Colts pick Marchibroda paper says the stars and stripes january 29, 1992 b Page 28 Indianapolis a the Indianapolis Colts were expected to announce tuesday that Ted Marchibroda has been chosen As the teams new head coach according to a published report. The Indianapolis Star said in tuesdays Early editions that general manager Jim Irsay would hold an afternoon news conference to introduce the new coach whom he met with monday in Minneapolis. Marchibroda was the head coach of the then Baltimore Colts in 1979, before being fired by Irsay a father Robert after a 5-11 season in 1979. Jim Irsay flew Back to Indianapolis on monday evening to meet with his father and work out the details of the agreement the Star said. The Colts could not approach Marchi Broda buffaloes offensive coordinator until the Bills season officially ended which it did in a 37-24 loss to Washington in sunday s super bowl. Only two other candidates were in the running for the quasi vacant Colts coaching Job. One of them was Rick Venturi the teams former defensive coordinator who had served As head coach for the final 11 games after Ron Meyer was fired in october. But the Colts were believed to be looking for a specialist on offence and Marchibroda a credentials As architect of the Bills High powered no huddle attack might be a hard to pass up Opportunity for a team that ranked last in the nil in Rushing scoring and total offence. The Colts 1-15 record also was the worst in the league. A i m very excited about the possibility of being a head coach again a Marchibroda said moments after the super bowl ended. A a in a looking Forward to meeting with the  the Only other men the Colts interviewed were former san Francisco offensive coordinator Mike of Holmgren who took himself out of the picture by accepting the head coaching Job at Green Bay and Michigan states George Perles a former nil assistant who previously turned Down offers to coach the packers and the new York  end Utah Home Streak at 17 Salt Lake City a Patrick Ewing says there a no sweeter Way to wrap up a victorious Road swing than stopping Utah a 17-game Home winning Streak. A this is the first time in a Long time that we be swept a West coast trip and we feel very proud of that Quot Ewing said after his 28 Points and 12 rebounds helped the kicks win 97-80 monday night. Ewing also blocked five shots and had five assists As the kicks finished 3-0 on a trip that included games against Golden state and the los Angeles clippers. Ewing averaged 32 Points in the three victories. A anytime you come in Here and win against a team that has won 17 in Row maybe it was just a Law of averages but ill take it Quot kicks coach Pat Riley said. New York has won 11 of its last 17 Road games after losing its first five of the season. The kicks have won four in a Row Overall against the jazz. Karl Malone had 28 Points for Utah which had rallied to 84-76 after Tyrone corbins two foul shots with 5 20 to play. But the kicks held the jazz without a Basket the rest of the game and outscored Utah 18-12 in the fourth Quarter. The jazz made Only 1 of 19 shots in the final period. Utah the a bad Stop shooting team on 3-pointers, was 0-for-ll from Long Range. John Stockton leading the league at 49.5 percent missed All five of his attempts. Stockton just 4 for 14 from the Field and Jeff Malone each finished with 15 Points for Utah. Anthony Mason added 13 Points and eight rebounds for new York. The kicks ahead 50-47 at halftime briefly surrendered the Lead when Karl Malone a 15-footer made it 57-56 at the 7 47 Mark of the third Quarter. But a 13-4 run highlighted by Gerald Wilkins 3-Pointer and Basket and Charles Oakley a two Field goals put new York up by 12 Points with 3 07 left in the period. The kicks dominated the boards out rebounding Utah 48-35. And new York hit 51.9 percent of its shots with Ewing connecting on 12 of his 22 attempts. Olympic map schedule a see stripes Magazine new Yorkus Mark Jackson struggles to keep the Ball from Utah a Mike Brown monday in Salt Lake  momentum will Challenge skins by Mike Rabun Minneapolis up the Challenge of winning their third super bowl in 10 years turned out to be a relatively easy task for the Washington redskins. Now comes the hard part. Putting together a successful season after winning the super bowl is one of the biggest challenges in the world of High profile sports. That was evident again this season when the new York giants one year after winning the super bowl could not make it to the playoffs. A yes Quot said Washington coach Gibbs less than 12 hours following his redskins More super bowl follow ups on pages 25,27 37-24 Victory Over Buffalo in super bowl xxvi a the Pitfalls Are there. And the biggest ones Are the other  Gibbs despite having Only a few hours sleep was wide awake Early monday and ready to face the task of guiding his team to another big year. He said that task would begin the moment he returned Home. Quot to be truthful a Gibbs said a about 5 of clock this afternoon when 1 walk in the door there will he about four Calls concerning hiring some of my assistants. A we Are Lute getting started on next season because we played longer. We will have a hard time getting players signed because people will think they Are better than they Are. Everybody will look at you in a different Light and will want a piece of you. A the biggest thing though will be the Competition in our  a Philadelphia will be there waiting and they will have quarterback Randall Cunningham Back. The giants Well you know what to expect there and you already know what the Dallas cowboys Are about. They Are going to be  sports Conn beats Villanova in rematch a Page 26 Blackhawk extend Streak a Page 26magic invited by aussies a Page 27  
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