European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 19, 1995 sports the stars and stripes Page 29 chargers Means says he runs for the fun of it pro Bowler natron Means bolts through defences with Delight and his next Stop is the super. Bowl. By Barry Wilner san Diego apr the natron bomb might not go off in the super bowl. No matter. America is going to discover and perhaps fall in love with inf. There a plenty to love. A 245-Pound runner with the expected Power and surprising Speed natron Means is approachable quotable and in the pro bowl. A i like people a Means said. A i was brought up to be Friendly when people a want to be Friendly. I was taught to be re Ltd pc Coful and answer a a questions when people ask  he also was taught to run Over through and around tacklers. Something he did so Well in his second nil season that Means wound up behind Only Chris Warren of Seattle among acc rushers. He gained 1,350 Yards and scored 12 touchdowns. It look at it like i would much rather avoid somebody than run Over him a Means said. A there s a lot of Wear and tear if you Pound Over people every time. A but if i have to do it 1  and hell have fun doing it. A if it ainu to fun it ainu to Worth doing a he said. A the really is a big kid playing this game Quot chargers defensive end Chris Mims said. A a he a just having fun running people Over and scoring. He a always grinning on the  \ it Wasny to always that Way for Means in Junior High school his Mother Gwendolyn Stevenson banned her Joe Robbie stadium a Miami Florida son from football. She thought he was developing an att . A a a a. A a. A a a. A the had Ito learn what was important a she said. A i had to slow him Down a Little bit a after that i did no to have any  rarely has Means had any problems with football in the succeeding years. He was an All America running Back at Cabarrus High in Concord . He was a 1,000-Yatd rusher As a Sophomore and Junior at North Carolina then went in the second round of the draft when san Diego traded its 1994 no. 1 pick to get him. That proved a Wise move. Means backed up Marion Butts a the chargers leading rusher for five straight seasons a and gained 645 Yards scoring eight touchdowns As a Rookie. That snowed san Diego general manager Bobby Beathard and coach Bobby Ross that Means could handle a full Load. I on draft Day they traded Butts to new England. A we were a Good 1-2 punch a Means said. A Marion would Wear them Down and 1 would finish them off. A once they made the Butts Trade i knew i was going to be the Man. After the draft coach Ross came to my House in North Carolina a i think it showed a Little something that he stopped there a it and he was talking to me and my mom. He said id have the Opportunity that my role would pick up in the offence and i would have the Opportunity to Start. A i knew the Chance was there but he did no to hand me the starting Job. I think it kind of boosted my conf dance though.�?�. Means does no to think people will be tuning out As quickly As the Odds makers have you believe. A people can say playoff experience can help but i done to see How it can help when every game is different Quot he said. A sure we were a Young team but we be been playing All year too and you can to rely on what a team did last year and compare to How it will help them now Phillips hired to run Buffalo defense a Orchard Park . A former Denver coach Wade Phillips will get what he wanted a a Chance to beat the Broncos As defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills. A. Bills coach Marv Levy in Mobile ala., for saturdays senior bowl announced Phillips hiring tuesday less than a month after he was fired by Denver. Phillips contract was a multiyear agreement but no details were released. A a in be known Wade for a Long time and in a pleased to have him join our staff a Levy said. A a he a a Bright experienced Young  Phillips was also in Mobile but could not be reached for comment. On monday he told the Rocky Mountain news that he a looking Forward to next seasons game Between the Bills and Broncos at mile High stadium. A i would really want to win that game a Phillips said. A you know when coaches say  just another game that a not realty. True. I really done to have any ill feelings about Denver but it will be  Phillips was fixed dec 29 after six seasons in Denver the last two As head coach. He had a record of 16-17, including a toss in the 1993 playoffs. Its coming its coming irs coming irs coming irs coming watch the stars amp stripes carefully to find out what it is. A paid advertisement win As Ahl game returns Providence r i. Apr with the Start of the shortened nil season just a few Days away the stars of the Ahl took advantage of one of their last opportunities to impress their Bosses. Skating before a sellout crowd at the Providence civic Center on tuesday night the Best players in the no la a development league gathered for the first Ahl All Star game in 35 years. Canada scored four goals in the second period against one of the. Leagues Best goaltenders then held on to beat the United states 6-4 in the Ahles seventh All Star game in league history and the first since 1959. A Guys at this level Are always trying to prove themselves and tonight was a Good Opportunity Quot said Ralph Intranuovo of the Cape Breton oilers who was named map after getting a goal and assist for Canada. The 103-Day lockout left a lot of nil players trying to get in shape fast for the opening of the season Friday night. Some nil teams arc bringing up players from the Ahl in the interim. A we played like we normally do because that a what the fans Are Here to see Quot said Tim Tookey of Providence who assisted on two of the . Goals a the game which pitted players from . Teams against those from Canada Drew a Crow d of 11,901. A Intranuovo scored the first of his teams four goals in the second period against . Goaltender Jim Carey of Portland who leads the league in wins saves and shutouts. Infra Nuovo a unassisted goal at 9 37 was followed 25 seconds later by another unassisted goal by Valeri Bure of Fredericton. Len Esau of St. John and Michel Picard of Prince Edward Island also scored to give Canada a 6-2 Lead. After Martin. Lapoint and Yanick Dupre scored two minutes apart just before the midpoint of the third period the . All stars had a Good Chance to Cut the score even More after Canada was assessed with the first penalty of the game a a Bench minor for too Many men on the ice a with about six minutes remaining. 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