European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Pago 30 the stars and stripes sports saturday december18.1903a week too full of tears by Hal Bock the associated pres in what has been a devastating year in sports this was the most devastating week. It was a week far too full of tears. In the past seven Days death and destruction cast a Long dark Shadow Over football basketball horse racing and soccer often occurring close by the stadiums and Arenas where the victims were accustomed to hearing the cheers of their fans. It started Early last sunday morning when 20-year-old Jayson Gwinn a defensive end at Ohio state rushed to the Aid of a teammate who had been shot outside a Columbus Ohio nightclub. After getting Marvin a to Biel Stillwell to an ambulance the distraught Gwinn drove off. Shortly afterwards his car collided with one driven by another Ohio state student. 21yearoid Keri Adams and Gwi Nivas killed. The Accident occurred about a mile from Ohio stadium Home of the buckeyes. That night the Sacramento Kings of the Aba Tost a Home game to the los Angeles clippers. Rookie guard Bobby Hurley 22, was driving Home from Arco Arena on a darkened Road when his truck collided with a station Wagon. Hurley who was not wearing a seat Belt was thrown face Down into a ditch and suffered punctured lungs broken ribs and multiple fractures. Doctors feared for his life at first. By weeks end however the former Duke All american and first round draft Choice was making steady improvement. Then Early tuesday morning Houston Oiler defensive tackle Jeff aim and an old High school buddy Sean Lynch were returning from dinner. Aim lost control of his Cadillac on a Houston Highway. The car struck guardrails on each Side of the Road and Lynch was thrown out and died. Aim 25, surveyed the scene then went to his car where he retrieved a Shotgun and shot himself to death. On wednesday Jeff Lukas assistant Trainer in the stable of his father the Houston oilers Are mourning the death of defensive tackle Jeff aim shown Here at notre Dame in 1989. He earned second team All american honors in College. Eclipse award Winner d. Wayne Lukas was in the Bam area at Santa Anita when one of the horses broke away. The runaway Tabasco cat bowled Over the assistant Trainer. Lukas 36, suffered a fractured Skull and is on a Respirator in critical condition at Pasadena a Huntington memorial Hospital. Also on wednesday Norse owner Frank Whitham whose Mare Bayaoa twice won the breeders cup distaff was killed in a plane crash while heading to his Montana ranch to close a land Deal. He was 62. Also killed in the crash of the private Mitsubishi plane near Goodland kan., were Pilot Wilford a Bud Quot Palen 65, and co Pilot Bill Tucker 47. Earlier wednesday russian soccer Star Sergei Sherbakov suffered a Frac tured Skull and two fractured vertebrate when the car he was driving smashed into two others in Portugal. Doctors delayed surgery on the 21-year-old because of severe internal bleeding the deaths of Gwinn and atm left whole teams in mourning. Ohio state ranked no. 11, is preparing for the Holiday bowl in san Diego on dec. 30. Houston which plays at Pittsburgh on sunday is in the thick of the acc playoff race. Both teams will Wear the players numbers on their Hel Mefs Gwinn a no. 49 for the buckeyes and aim a no. 76 for the oilers coaches and players were dealing with the deaths in their own ways. A How do you handle situations like this a wondered Ohio state defensive coordinator Bill Young after the Buck eyes first considered cancelling practice then decided to work out. A a we re trying to do what a a Well never forgot Jeff a Oiler quarterback Warren Moon said of aim a but we want to forget the tragic Way he left us. We need to get it behind Andrea Grant a clinical social worker at Harvard University understands the difficulty. Quot looking at a traumatic incident at the workplace the dynamic is like a surrogate family a she said. Quot what you Are dealing with is the loss of a person who was close. The closer you identify with the dead person the greater the perceived loss. A any loss of Young healthy people puts you in touch with your own mortality. You think what happened to them could happen to it s a Little too close for Comfort. A there is a physical response in terms of chemicals and adrenaline. You mourn and Grieve but you must get on. The grieving can be interrupted. There Are other games to play. That makes the Burden greater. Its possible to delay grieving but eventually it must be dealt with. It can be weeks months even years later. If you done to Complete the grieving process it can sneak up on you Reiko Schwab associate professor of Counselor education at old Dominion University is a specialist in dealing with loss and grief. She believes the team setting can help the players Cope with the deaths of Gwinn and aim. A the Best thing is for them to get together and share their grief a she said. A what is most important is making the reality of death real in their own minds. When death occurs suddenly it is difficult to grasp the reality of it. You need to talk with others share the grief. They need to talk about it As a group. Quot a team is almost an extended family. People tend to withdraw when there is pain and not share it. Playing games will be most difficult but they must think of the deceased and How the deceased would like them to Deal with the picked Over troubled oilers by Dave Goldberg a football writer. A. What More can happen to the Houston oilers this season the oilers on an eight game winning Streak go into Pittsburgh on sunday with a Chance to lock up the acc Central championship. They also go into the game in a state of Shock following the apparent suicide of defensive tackle Jeff aim. The oilers Are trying to play through it and they could a the Detroit Lions used the paralysing injury to Mike Utley two years ago to lift themselves into the pfc title game. But this is a Little different for Houston which three weeks ago beat the Steeles 23-3. A when something this close hits you something really has to be done said Spencer Tillman. He urged general manager Mike Holovak to Call in a psychologist to help the team Deal with the trauma of aim a death. In that Light to talk about Odds and betting seem silly. But Pittsburgh which seems Back on its up elevator after winning in Miami monday night is favored by vhf Points. In Light of everything. Steeles 20-6 Dallas minus 7 at new York jets saturday the jets Haven to scored a touchdown in nearly a month yet Are 3-1 Over that period which tells you something about the nil the jets will probably score against the Dallas predictions the cowboys will score More. Cowboys 20-10 new York giants pick Mem at new Orleans emotional factors say new Orleans which must win. The giants can afford one More loss but Dan Reeves wont permit it. Giants 16-13 Buffalo plus 3 at Miami Scott Mitchell May replace Steve Deberg for the dolphins in this critical game Don Shula see Reeves above wont permit Miami to lose dolphins 24-20 Denver minus 2 at Chicago saturday the Broncos were up last week and the bears were Down. In the nil this year that Means. Bears 13-10 san Francisco minus 8vi at Detroit All the liners need to do is change kick returners. Changing quarterbacks worked last week for the Lions but this in t Phoenix. A 49ers, 28-17 san Diego plus 8 at Kansas City since this game Isnit in Denver. Chiefs 21-10 Minnesota plus 6 at Green Bay the Vikings keep thinking they re a playoff team. They Aren t. Packers 23-10 new England plus 5vi at Cleveland Bill Parcells almost beat Pittsburgh because he Kne u j 11stee,ers�?T Pense was doing under Ron he no i ormer offensive coordinator. Now he fact Bill Belichick the Guy who used to run his defense. Browns 10-9 Atlanta minus 4 at Washington the redskins looked so bad last weekend the they re in perfect position to play a Jerry Glenvil team which usually crashes after big win redskins 3-0 Tampa Bay plus 9vi at raiders there a some question about Jeff Hostetler a health two schizophrenic teams but. Raiders 20-14 Phoenix plus i at Seattle Larry Wilson is gone. Can Joe Bugel be far behind sea Hawks 17-14 _ rams pick Mem at Cincinnati the bengals go for a sweep of Southern California. Bengals 7-2. Philadelphia minus 1w at Indianapolis fair Oam always keep it close. The Colts have gon Lour games without a touchdown eagles 13-6 last week 5-8-1 spread 9-5 straight up season 81-83-4 spread 121-61 straight up
