Kitimat © Weldalt beat’

‘football's: class of '70-~ a

“p
idifferent “in’,’pérsonalities
cand: ‘style’ ‘who- followed. a
common; -
“ched | path t ta the Super Bowl.
i. ‘Could ! either ~ have’
Imagined i3 years ‘ago they
would: ‘be matched’ when.
‘Washington -
: thi

bool “Fla?
it almost’ dldn't happen.
; Each. \has ‘suffered ”
pointment and punc-
ppride, Each: hit the
8, watched - ‘his: ‘Skills -

eopaie Bit each refused to
give Than .
Thug, the - “Supet Bowl
mes a- personal’ duel.
between -the game's most,-~
celebrated

aon

a ~ “Comeback .

veg ” firat |

he: falled to win the Heisman
Trophy in 1970..

2 “Ag- a kid, I had. two -

ambitions,” ‘gald “the
qnetine ster of Noire.
Dame's Fighting Irish.’
“One” was to win the
Heisman;. the other to play °
football for. the. ‘New: ‘York
Glanta. Pe .

“The 970 Heisman ‘Trophy
“ werit fo Jim Plunkett of
Stanford. oe
Thelsmanh ‘and Notre *
Daiiie were so eager that he
win'the Heismon that Roger
Valdiserri, ' - the school’s
public: ‘relations “eet:
aded ‘hint fi Shey

| pelt or ;
; ireerale
Tbigheman’™ " shyme
with ‘Heisman. ;

Not’ only did ‘Theismann
fail to win the Heisman bul,
although ° -chosen.. over
Plunkett on the.AP All-.
bent ‘he, was, shunned

the . Giants in the pro
ca iand received only

ng interest from one
featn* _ the Philadelphia
Eagles. -
“Chad dinner with one of
the Eagles guys,” Joe said,
“First thing the man asked
was how tall 1 was.
“Tgald, ‘Six feet:' He sald,
‘You look 5-10," ‘How miuch
do- “you ‘weigh?’ he asked.
‘One seventy-five,’ 1 sald:
*¥Yoilook 163,’ the Eagle rep
said...That ended the in-
terview. * as
as | grew “up. in New: :
Brunswick, N.J. My dad
was a red-hot Glants fan. 1.
spent my youth ‘watching
the Giants and Jets.”

Deemed too small and
fragile” for prog, :
Theismann waset pieked -
until the fourth round ‘by.
Miami: “Bltter, he chose to .
play: + with : Toronto’ -
Argonzite inthe Canadian
Football League, .

- Meanwhile, Plunkett, who
led-:Stanford- to. a. victory ©
over Ohio State in the Rose
Bowl, was No: 1 in the NFL
draft, ‘ selected hy New .
England. |

‘Plunkett <1 was traded to
San Francisco 49ers in 1976,

; but: hig: ‘fortunes went sour,
Critics: said: he was‘a poor’

passer; threw a wobbly ball’.

and. had ‘no. poise,

“The 49ers dumped him. -
He put out feelers to other: :
pro clubs. The phonenever

rang: Finally, he-was picked.

by Al! Davis, maverick:

owner. of. the Raider's;:who'.
was: “assembling aitag-tag
buneh of outeasta.igd: Weiss
We ‘were, taking: people

obady wanted,’ sald:coach :
Tone: Flores.
Plunkett?" Create
Plunkett was 4 stand-in

usta, < the. Raiders ~
brought ~ in hotshot .Don
Pastirinl, Plunkett didn't
play in:i978.
- “Was really down; he
recalled later. “A couple of
times I'sald to myself, ‘The

Ise | Hotel 14-6, in ant interlocking — .
ve, tight between teams:

ch 8 Schroeder scored four goals :
y een Weldall in Tamitik. Weldall

: "doe » The mann and: “Sim
‘Plunkett: are” “members of"

iy of quafterbacks Widely

-frustration-po- :

~ Redskins :

disappolitment came when |

to are here.”

why’ “nol, |

¥eteran Ken: Stabler.
Whe Btabler was traded to-..

“Terrace °

“winners ag well.

from. Steve Nelsox, ' Rick . - Wakita, *
“Jay, Code, Bon ‘Gra: it and, John . !

“tel with i
something: cise men
” Insthe: fifth ‘game ‘of, the”
1930 : Beason, Pastorini broke.

ay

“his leg. ‘The Raiders had to :.

give Plunkett the ball. All he |
did was rally the Raiders to -
anine vietories in 11 starts:

. anda sweep. of the playoffs :

‘and Super Bowl.

At. the start of the: 1983.
season: ; Plunkett returned to.
‘the - ‘bench, ‘his: job taken. -

“ever by the: young passing
| Whiz from Brigham. Young, -

Mare Wilson.” When Wilsor
hurt his arm, Plunkett was.
recycled ‘again. The. result;

Campbell has two problents

with C

HOUSTON: (AP) —‘New
Houston Oiler coach: Hugh -
. Campbell had ‘a: double-
barreled problem awaiting -
him when he arriyed.-to
accept .. the challenge . of
’ rebuilding one of the worst:
teams in the’ National
Football League. =

He must. deal with an ‘
‘unhappy’ Earl Campbell and
‘he _ must

free. ‘agent.
Warren Modn doesn’t sign
with the Oilers. : .
“The ‘whole ‘franchise
‘isn't dependent on signing |
Warren, " Campbell sald
| Monday after. a barrage of
: questions ‘about’: the ‘1993 -
Canadian . Football League:
outstanding player. “There.
are other. avenues suchas .
trades and the.draft.and the. ©
deyelapment,: of ther fine)
young sananterbacks  gyho:

‘That.- . doesn’t mean
Campbell - won't try.’- to
convince. Moon that. he.
should. follow. his -:former
coach to the Oilers, Camp- -
. bell and Moan were ‘together. -
‘when the... Edmonton, -
Eskimos’ won five ‘con-
secutive Grey Cups,

“TY -would try to have
-Warren feel the same things.
‘that I feel and that is‘that
there is a good nucleus of
young players and there is
the opportunity for the team
to show sigs. of im-. °
-provement and - beyond |
that,” Campbell said. : ‘I
would try to. tell him that
there is no other:place that

he could go where the coach

has more faith in him.” .

-One Oiler option would: be
todraft a quarterback in the
ig4.- collegiate: draft.
_ Houston, because of its 2-14
"record in 1993, will get. the
No. 2 selection, . ©

‘Campbell. also -said he
-hoped to get a face-to-face |
meeting with - Earl Camp- .
bell,

“Hd like for “all the
communication that is.
really ‘meaningful to be.
really direct‘rather than
‘him | reading . -tomorrow's :
paper. about what, I'm.
saying now and me read the:
next day’s paper with him
saying ‘Well, he didn't; want.
to talk to me anyway,’ (or.
whatever.

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‘wong going. away. | a
: Steve Gagnon had three goals and -
Steve ‘Kerbrat’had,a: pair. forthe

convince: the
masses that ail is not iost i it-”
quarterback: ;

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‘Single goals came: 7m

“the AFC ‘Championship:

“Alter three ‘years in the
CFL; - ‘Thelsmiann’ © was
“picked up by the Redskins In.
974, For four’ years he had:
.to''play in the shadow’ of

- Billy Kilmer. and: Sonny’

Jurgensen, reduced at
-timés ‘to’ the role of kick
“Feturner, *

“qt was very depressing,”
‘he: ‘dald. ‘47 was ‘copying
-"Mnannerisms | Y of

get attention.”’.

_. Soe’, didn't ° "become ao

starter. until 1978. Then, in

Oiler

“There are certain things
he. can. do. that ‘we can't
replace, Therefore, I: ‘think

“it’s worth at least~seeing |
’ whateach of us‘think, We're,

_ talking - “now - aboitt - .two
people ..who - have never
met." a :

_ The new Oiler coach algo
‘sees a’. problem . ‘in: the
“ outrageous contracts being
paid by. the fledgling United
- States Footbatl ‘League. rs

““My position. on ‘those’:

. contracts isthe same, that It...

‘is very “dangerous

luton,” ‘said: Campbell, 4

Dempster and Bruce C Cameron with
.-two,;each ‘and :Ron | Tumer. ‘and
- Carmen Brown, each with one.

Tuesday»), night's.
“Comiercial- ‘Hockey: League’ game" j
- will feature Savala’s Restaurant and
Skeena Hotel, starting at 10:30. pm. §
Ati. the Terrace Arena, a

‘Joe
’ Namath, Roger: ‘Staubach’
‘and Johnny Unitas to try to

‘unheard of contracts.”

‘Terrace:

"4981; his 2 job b became sliaky

when he opened 0-5. A-lalk::
with: coach Joe Gibbs'put
him back on a track that has
helped:
: produce, victories in 31 of

~ ‘the. Redskins

Orie. last 94 games.

"Both quarterbacks’ are’
Sharp’. tacticians, .

mobile
and ~ - -strong-armed, ..
Theismann is the extrovert
—— poised, ‘cocky, volute
‘Plunkett’ “is quiet,!--i
troverted, awkward-looking
at limes but a magician at

completing passes in us

. clutch,

who resigned last week: as

head coach of Los Angéles |

- Expreas to jump to the NFL
Oilers. =~
Campbell . said ~ che .

competition for players has

gone. beyond paying small:

amounts. : ‘above: ” market

value,

"With all’ of those teats’

obviously.” working’ on a

deficit budget, how long that

can continue, Tdon't know,"

he said. “But they are going

to put’ us, thé NFL, in’ ‘the.

same’ situation with these

Rozier hasn't ‘decided

TOKYO (AP) - > "Heisman .

Trophy’ winner Mike Rozier

_saidtoday he hasn't decided
“whether to. Play. ‘for. Pitt.

“sburgh,; Maulers of; j.the
Ai. tog; 1, Rout thal, ‘

nite. dyiitateg

League and. won't make a

. decision. until -he: “fetuens
home next week.’

The.‘

Nebraska running back-v was:

evasive - when asked ‘about ’
statements miade by team. :
officials, who said he had:
already signed, a thyse year, a

Sims | sues |
agent ©

DETROIT (AP) - = "Billy
Sims, - -whose | name. adorns
- the bation lines of contracts
with two-foatball teams, has:
sued former agent: Jerry’
Argovitz.in an effort to have

. the Detroit Lions - rinning.

back’s’ deal with Houston’
Gamblers nullified. *:

In the lawsuit
Monday in U.S. district :
court In Detroit, Sims seeks,
$775,000... damages - from -

Argovitz, part owner.of the. .-|;
‘United’ States: Foothall
.League's- Gamblers,"'said. |
Elbert .

Sims’s
Hatchett. -

lawyer,

Sims [s seeking $175,000" wh
‘charged ~ for:
_ handling a $3.5 million, five-.

Argovitz. - :

~year ; agreement with “the
USFL team and . $300,000

_ damages because the agent —
. failed tonegotiate the pption »

-year of Sims's contract with |
the:

° ~ Lengue’s Lions.

tes. ~ Owsers
he Anil ai.Control Shelter
Ind “(situdtéd betind the

nied thal ‘ar ai ‘dog running a

. weekend.”
Seeeeeas |:)| Mace
"University © af.

filed -

National - Football ,

kina Be

multi - “million-dollar. _con-.

tract. us,
“I don't know if it’s true”.

or’ ‘not, " -Rozier: said: at

Bowl’ “all-star game this
“That's press

+, Mepartare,

Ba > points ,.

news,. ‘‘sopference,,. ; after
arriving "here for ‘thé’Japan |

four days in advance,
_* No minimum stay.
“@ Maximum Stay 2 nights, «
Thdvel_ must be completed no: later. '
+ than: Thursday of the: week af

“Prine ‘Rupert. Senior
Secondary won Its own
‘wrestling tournament

- Saturday at. the Prince

“Rupert Civic. Centre, : “but

needed five winners: in’ the.

Six. . heaviest. . weight ‘.

categories tonarrowly edge _

Hazelton for {he team title. .
Prince Rupert finished on:

- top of the standings with 70.
while Hazelton. °::
finished a close second with.

63, Smithers was a distant

third with 41, while Terrace _
and Kitwanga were tied for’

fourth with 40 each,

"Houston placed sixth with -

35 poinis. .

from 66 kilograms and ap:'

Owen Robinson was the.

lightest Rupert wrestler to.
win a gold at 60 kilos, while

Hector Lewis, Fuji Shima, |
“Mark Garon, Tim Winn and

leam coach Lorne ‘Turner

won in the heavier classes. ° high school boys basketball

teams was in 1978. That
year, Caledonia got an,

Wrestling © is unique
among high school sports in
that coaches and: members

of the community ‘at darge
join in the: competitions in.
the informal zone meets‘

preceding: the zone finals.
Hazelton” and: Kiltwanga

"RESULTS fram Ihe Prince Rupert

Senior’ Secondary ‘School wrestting
meat, hetd at the Prince Rupert Civie
centre
Saturday, Jan. 11 7
TEAM STANDINGS. .
1. Prince Rupert, TOpaints a
2. Hazelton 68 ;
4. Smitherg,41° 7 -
4. (ile) Kitwange, Terrace 40
6. Houston, 35 ‘
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

rr kilogram class 1. Brian Shorter f

(PR) 2."Nikles cummins (Hae). oe
Kavin Linden (T), a
$3 kg: 1, Tom Leo tHaa)’ 2 Mike’

Young (S$) 3. Justin Himmelwright

tH jaz)

aR kas 1. Tony Derrick 1Ki2. Tom: -
ink all (Haz). 3. Walter McMillan
{PR}

sikg: 1. craig Roberts.(K) 2; Avtar

w. GHECTS 2, Kelth Witton (Har) ©

‘s4kg? 1, Alvin Derrick (K] 2, John
57-9: 1. Darval} Si -(5) 2,

‘| Jacobs (5) 9. Tim Grifin (Haz)

-, weight \

school bays
. enna | ats ~ en!

. gold-medals, with Canadian
* champion: :Craig. Roberts,
Tony Derrick and Alvin
Derrick - all topping ‘their
“eategories for
 Kitanga and Tom Lee, ay

wrestlers ‘each won. t three

Dutton and Victor Stevens
winning golds for Hazelton,

Dutton was tled with Tony —
Fraser of Houston and Sam.
_ Derrick of Terrace for first

Place in the 63 kilo class.
The wrestlers had identical

records. in the round: obi: :
competition in: that’ group."

The next. zone- wrestling |.
meet will be January 21 ins
Smithers.” Kltwanga hosts.

this year's zone final Feb.

Me

-Kermodes. ranked seventh

; Caledonia Kermodes have
been ‘ranked’ provincially °
‘for the first-time in almost

ee ten years, -
Five of Prince Rupert’. _

six gold medals came in the .
heaviest weight classes,

’ The Kermodes are ranked
seventh in the province, just

behind. Mount Douglas

Rams of Victoria, who
narrowly defeated Cal

> before Christmas in a major ;

basketball : tournament -in
‘Victoria. ©

The last’ time Caledonia ©
was mentioned in the
provincial poll of AA senior

honorable mention.
‘The last actual ranking
the Kermodes received was

. in 1974, the first time a team
from Terrace placed. in the
me top: elght of at.the B,C, high :

school basketball -
championships. Caledonia
finished eighth that year,
and were ranked eighth

. before. the tournament,

Caledonia was. also
ranked in 1972, but failed to
finish in the top ten.

The 1978 team that got the -
honorable mention also
placed'elghth. -  - '

B.C. HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS |

: AA boys baskethall .

‘This [s-the third ‘pell-of AA high |
sketbalt teams,

ot 4 wenn
hy-palliig tesshes, fete -

reprasentatives and besketball
People across B.C.
“From fett the Information is the .

Glen Burchett (S73, Rick Wisan(T)

40 ky: 1, Gwen’ Robinson (PR). 2...

Tim Johnion (Hou) 34Pat. Forsyth
(Hou) | Fo, ¥

mt pe ‘(hrée way tle for first).
> Tony Fraser’, (Hou},

(Haz), Sam Derrick (T)

’ #8 kg: 1. Hector Lewls (PR) 2. art

Latte (Haz) 2: Guy Wiliams (Haz}

70 kgs. de Full Shima {PR} 2. Mo;
. Stavens (Haz) J. Steve Osbourne (S}:
“74 Wgt) L, Lorne Turner (PR) 2.
‘Aubrey Jackson (Haz) 3. Robart

Geler (T)

7 Wgs- 1. Mavk Garon (PR) 2. Fred |

Stokes CPR) 3, Berakowski (Hou)
14 ka: 1, Tim Win

Heavywelght: |
(Haz) 2. Rod Adami (Hauj ‘3, Kelth -
Fanton (PR)

Outstanding Wrestler:

Robinsba (PRI, 4ohg +

WwW

“ranking this

Jay Dutton -

_Nancouver Island ~

(PR) 2. Mark |
Marycharid |) aah Baluinger (Tye
1. Victor -Stevefial’.

Owen |

week, team name and
nickname, . ranking on taat poll and

"20ne representing.

‘T.. Richmond Cates m Lower

. Malntand,

2, Steveston’ ‘Packers {2) ‘tower: .

. Maintand

3,. Killarney. cousars “a ower’
Mainland
‘ 4. King George” Dragons (a) Lower
Maintand :
‘3. Penticton: Lakers - ‘Okanagan :
“6. Mount ‘Douglas, Rams 1,
Caledonia Kermodes |
Nocthwest :

aintand .
Sound

10. Windsor Dukes {8} Howe Sound a

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Ed Peterson, a Vancouver

high schoo] counsejlor who
compiles the rankings, said

he wasn't sure if the ranking

was too high or not but ‘‘it

. Should give your team a

boost, anyway.”
Caledonia’s next big test
will ‘be against Prince
Rupert Rainmakers Jan. 21
in’. the

ADELBODEN, Switze-
‘rland (AP) — -Veteran
Swedish’ skier | Ingemar

‘Stenmark posted the fastest
 timeson both runs of a giant
-slalom race today to score.
.. the 75th. World.Cup victory -
‘of his’ loO-year career, -
Stenmiark had a combined «.

time for the two runs of two
minutes 27.36 seconds.
_ The @7-year-cld double
gold medallist at the 1980
Winter ‘Olympics in Lake
Placid, N.Y., is barred from
compeling-in next month's
Sarajevo: Winter Games
because of ‘a’ - semi-
profagsional status, ..
Austrian. Hubert Strolz
Wwas second wih a combined

‘time of 2:28.04 and Pirmin

Zurbriggen of Switzerlind
third in.2:29.16.

- Rainmaker |
. tournament. That will give

Stenmark takes a Gs.

ance earned him 146 points;
lifting ‘him into the lead in

perform-

fin provincial balf poll .

the. team an indication of

how they might do ‘against
the Rupert crowds during
the zone finals Feb. 25,

which are also at PRSS.

Other tourndment coming
up for the Kermodes are in
Kitimat Jan. 28, Duchess
Park in Prince George Feb,
4 and in Vernon later in

February.

’ the overall World standings

wilh a‘total of 11 points.

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