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Page 6 Ball State Daily News, Wednesday, January 6, 1 Anderson gets Most Valuable Player award Scoreboard NEW YORK (AP) — Quarterback Ken Anderson, who quarterback Craig Morton. One vote apiece went to quar- the passing champ in the 1974 and 1975 seasons) and the guided the Cincinnati Bengals to their first division title in terback Dan Fouts, tight end Kellen Winslow and running Bengals won the division with a 12-4 record, The Associated Press Indiana high school boys eight years, was named Monday The Associated Press Most back Chuck Muncie, all of the San Diego Chargers, and a pair ball top 20 teams, with first.place votes in parenth He completed 300 of 479 passes for 3,754 yards and 29 I. Indianapolis Howe (8) Valuable Player for the 1981 National Football League sea- of rookies, cornerback Ronnie Lott of the 49ers and running 2. Anderson Highland (8) touchdowns, all club records, in 1981. His completion per- 3. Evansville Bosse (2) son. back George Rogers of the New Orleans Saints. centage of 62.6 was the highest in the conference and his in- 4. Plymouth (2) 5. Marion Anderson, the NFL passing champion who was pivotal in Anderson, an 11-year veteran, was Cincinnati's third- terception rate of 2.1 percent was the lowest in the league. 6. Indianapolis Cathedral Cincinnati's rise from last place to a championship, was a 7. Anderson round draft choice from Augustana (Ill.) College in 1971 and Anderson also owns the NFL record for single-game preci- 8. New Albany landslide winner over San Francisco quarterback Joe Mon- 9. Indianapolis Pike became the Bengals' No. 1 quarterback in 1972. sion. In a 1974 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he com- 10. Indianapolis Washington tana in the balloting by a nationwide panel of sports writers In 1980, he was beset by injuries to his knee, sternum and II. South Bend LaSalle pleted 20 of 22 passes, a 90.91 percent rate. 12. Lafayette Harrison and broadcasters. ankle and hampered by a sometimes porous offensive line. 13. Evansville North "We wouldn't be where we are today if it wasn't for No. 14. Alexandria Anderson received 46 of the 84 ballots cast. Montana, the He wound up ranked 24th among the NFL's passers in 1980, 14," Cincinnati Coach Forrest Gregg said of Anderson. 15. Jeffersonville National Conference passing leader who guided the 49ers Ili Madison when the Bengals finished the season with a 6-10 record, last Montana, the 49ers' third-round draft choice in 1979 out of 17. Loogootee into the playoffs in his third professional season, received 15 18. Terre Haute South in the American Conference's Central Division. Notre Dame, became their starting quarterback during the 19. East Chicago Roosevelt votes, one more than running back Tony Dorsett of the Dallas But in 1981 he remained healthy virtually all year, his line 1980 season. And in 1981 he completed 311 of 488 passes (a 20. Anderson Madison Heights Cowboys. gave him superb protection and the Bengals gave him new re- league-high 63.7 percentage) for 3,565 yards and 19 touch- Montana's teammate, defensive end and pass-rushing spe- ceivers to work with, most notably Cris Collinsworth. The re- downs as San Francisco went from 6-10 a year ago to 13-3, cialist Fred Dean, received two votes, as did Denver Broncos sults: Anderson won his third NFL passing title (he was also the league's best record. Sports ideas? Call 76 ,16.Tirr Fans recover from '82 gridiron TVitis' tS6 Millions of people returned to the infection in such a short space of drudgery of every day existence time that recovery in most cases did TEE GRAND Monday — countenances glazed, not come so easily. Grimsley's Sports World eyes looking like a road map, all Look at what we were subjected mumbling in tongues of the devils, to: TPIAC spewing strange words such as New Year's Eve: Three college Will Grimsley "blitz," "shotgun," "power I" and bowl games — the Hall of Fame at In the Student Center "Oh, them Dawgs." Birmingham; the Peach at Atlanta; Do not be alarmed. They have the Bluebonnet at Houston. the glassiness removed from his bowl tradition, which does not al- not been mesmerized by an inva- New Year's Day: Five more col- eyes before he is back in his favorite ways produce an accepted cham- "Everyday is sion from outer space. They are lege bowls, all of major significance chair again, cheering for his favorite pion, but gives us a year-end of wild suffering a common American mal- — the Fiesta at Tempe, Ariz.; the team in the NFL league ady for this time of year — "gridiron Orange at Miami, the Sugar at New championship games Sunday and madness with people running TVitis." Orleans, the Cotton at Dallas and girding for the piece de resistance around with their forefingers stuck FRYDAY r l It is contagious and can be cata- the Rose at Pasadena. two weeks later — the Super Bowl. strophic. It has been known to in the air like a Chicken Little, This was followed by two Na- He has one consolation. All the screaming "We're No. 1." STEAK break up happy households, send tional Football League games Sat- hoopla of the college bowls is over, distraught mothers to institutions, urday and two more Sunday. so now he can devote himself en- This year there will be perhaps Fries make kids run away from home Thus, an almost non-stop run on tirely to the equally passionate, but less dispute because the Clemson and otherwise turn normal, peace- the big tube from late Thursday less frenzied, pursuit of an accepted Tigers, No. 1 on the basis of the loving individuals into raving, through Sunday afternoon — 72 national professional champion. only 11-0 record among major storming maniacs. hours of almost solid plunging, The colleges, which generate teams, defeated a powerful Ne- Mostly, and fortunately, though, passing, kicking and body bump- more enthusiasm than the pros, it goes away after about 24 hours ing, not to mention second-gues- braska team in the Orange Bowl, - have not worked out a scheme to 22-15. even without taking two aspirin and sing — with hardly time for more do likewise. Some think this is „dIIIIII going to bed. than quick snacks in a paper plate good. Others think it is bad. We No playoff could ever provide the It so happens this year, because washed down by handy six-packs think it is good. fanfare, pageantry, competitivness New Year's Day fell on a Friday, we of beer. Let the pros do it their way. Let and nation-wide exposure of the got such a heavy exposure to the But poor pop. He will hardly get the colleges continue in the aged bowls. Long live the bowls! at the Tally Ho" Cincinnati weather will not chill Chargers' offense 1/21b.--95( SAN DIEGO (AP) — Playing in the cold of workhorse hero in Saturday's gruelling 41-38 cold weather location in three years, San Diego Cincinnati will not chill San Diego's exotic of- extra period playoff victory over the Miami Dol- has been seasoned by four playoff appearances fense in Sunday's American Conference show- phins, said. in the three seasons. Cincinnati's 28-21 victory 1 lb. $1.79 dolvn, Chargers tight end Kellen Winslow He is convinced San Diego's playoff experi- over Buffalo Sunday marked the Bengals' first insisied Monday. ence counts as much as weather conditions or playoff exposure in six years. TEE GRAND the Bengals' homefield advantage. Below normal temperatures in the 30s are N1ARKT-PIACE "We could play them in Alaska and it anticipated for the battle between the two best wouldn't make any difference," Winslow, a Although the Chargers have not played at a offenses in the NFL. Student Center Governing Board Student Center Governing Board St doors and ted h riecreation B succ f- Personnel and Kalamazoo, Michigan reCI TIMBER RIDGE Public Relations Debi ff RE SKI WEEKEND! The Cost is $30.00 which includes: ?adstz Reminder to all SCGB Committee Members Pre: • 2 nights at the Holiday Inn ?adstz • ski rental— lift ticket--for Sat. only! deci! Town Meeting will be this Saturday at 5:00 • Head in Cardinal Hall. en frc Transportation will be by car-pooling. (agan Dinner starts at 5:30. Registration is Wednesday thru Friday, Jan. 6th-8th in the his "s SCGB office. Make checks payable to SCGB. It IT'S FIRST COME FIRST SERVE — r Re SO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY! the idget by n nity Only these two pigeons :xt fou could dress up as woodpeckers... Games and Joan' and get framed for robbing Tournamenti.as' a bank... ted tl and when , en cu these two STIR CRAZY! Reag, cuckoos 50 m: discover Meeting for all faculty for I that prison Starring Richard Pryor members and administrators this I life is for involved in College Bowl is MB the birds one they try TONIGHT! at 7:00 in the Forum to fly the coop Thursday and Friday, Room of the Student Center. before they go.. January 7th & 8th ALS0 11111 7 and 10 p.m. DUE yen Student Center Ballroom All College Bowl teams are to edn meet at 8:00 in the Forum Room ews GENE WILDER RICHARD PRYOR e*STIR CRAZY" at the Student Center TONIGHT usine urgla $1.25 with Ball State ID also. W.F Ers:Emmeis_ Lail -gum-gm ed st, .