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! .^Winston - S«3lem e sports. Se'wnn f h » t 4 s t Winsfon Community imceChfonicl19/4 HI AC k ON SPOklS f^MMK# ROBERT BUI a To Sponsor ELLER Wfm 1981 is gone now. The only sports remnants of the year All-Star Clash are the two NFL conference championships and the Bowl. Super a special tribute to -Angelo King ( will be master ot to be Sin 1981, however, will have remembered by sports 3lack college graduates for Cowboys,) Gail Davis ceremonies for the annual fans for a number of years if a large number of athletes .heir numerous (), Sheridan Black have their way. For 1981 was the year of the rookie. contributions to America, Bailey (Seattle American AllEdwinon First let's take a look at baseball. In 1981 Banquet the major Sheridan Broadcasting Seahawks), Curtis Green Jan: 15. The best was a rookie. The Friday, leagues' pitcher Dogers' Fernando Network, Inc. (SBN) will (Detroit Lions), Buster honors the Valenzuela was the in banquet biggest thing baseball in '81. He present a "Black College net t e (), AllBar neiped tne Dodgers set new attendance records and I Alumni ^Homecoming and Mike Williams American talent of the of the black league's rookie year honors and covetedcaptured Weekend", featuring the (Toronto Argonauts) - all football players throughout Cy Young Award as well. I second annual Sheridan members of last year's the country, coach of the Valenzuela did have a great year but the rookie who got I Black College All-Star Sheridan All-Star team. year^ offensive and . my vote as the National League's best was Tim Raines of Football Game in Jackson, It is said privately by defensive of the the Montreal Raines players Expos. would undoubtedly have Miss., on Saturday, Jan. coaches and scouts that had year, and this year's broken Lou Brock's record for stolen bases if part of the the Black Xollege All-Star recipient of the coveted season hadn't been stolen from him. Raines also hit .300. This year's game will FootbaH Game not been Paul Robeson *=Award. The Yankees Dave Rhegetti also made a big splash in the feature all-star talent from held, Everson Walls and Gregg Pruitt of the American League and was tabbed as the circuit's top traditional black others may not have been will rookie. colleges be* throughout the country. discovered. Since more the guest It was speaker, that * only fitting Valenzuela and Rhegetti became Players from SWAC, black athletes have been' The game will kick-off at the first two rookies to start a World Series game oppose I SAIC, MEAC, CIAA and recruited 1:30 on each other. by predominantly p.m. Saturday-fan. ing I their colleges will be white colleges, pro scouts 16, in Jackson's Mississippi Last spring's draft was a great one also repre&nted. Irv Cross "The have sought the. talent Memorial Stadium, and it * will be quite a few years before NFL fans forget the I.NFlr-Todajr' .and -former rrfte names of some of -there^often-ignoring-black-.Preceding kick-otl, the young men picked. Green Bay Packer colleges. Roberfa Flack and Peabo The arose from the depths of their of Famer will Flowever, the SBN AIL Bryson will sing the Star division largely because of the play of three rookies in^ coach the East and West Star Gpme will give this tU.:. 1 I-j » « »«««-. . . Spangled Banner. Flalftime men sccuiiuary ica oy rooKie Ail-fro Konnie LOtt. The teams respectively. year's 6rop of seniors an will feature the Jackson ' Dallas who nnnnrl unit i; tn u _ f -* 1 ' ." * ' 1 ' Cowboys, will play the 49ers Tor the NFC title Featured in last iv/ "*iiv/w men this year's smic umversuy iviarcning Sunday, alsp found a fine in the draft; contest were Everson Walls talent to scouts and fans. Band; pass, punt and kick Everson Walls' of Grambling led the league in of the , There will be all-star talent finals competition for and also on looks like a great one for years tointerceptionscome. who led the NFL in pass the field and off. youngsters 6-16, and a I he Bengals also came from a disappointing Eddie Murphy. from special salute to black season to a shot at the AFC title with the help of a couple f" IliM as other NFL rookies "Saturday Night Live," fraternities and sororities. of rookies. Ken Anderson ^i .in.1981,.aswell got the team's passing game back into high gear and was named as the NFL's Most Valuable Player with first year flanker r SB/V All-Americans as one of his primary receivers. Name School Position , another receiver and the Bengals top draft pick, may be even better than Collinsworth in to Brian Ranson Tf nnessee State University Offensive Player of Year years Booker Reese come. This season he was a valuable kick returner. B<>thune-Cookman College Defensive Player of Year William Davis Sc>uth Carolina State * There were also a couple of great rookie linebackers College Coach of Year who hit the NFL this season. of the Brian Ranson Tc'nnessee State University QB Giants was spectacular and is this writers pick for Dennis Mahan ' Hasmpton Institute Player of the Year. GreenDefensivewas Anthony Reed Sc Carolina StateKBruthCollege RB Tampa Bay's Hugh Cowan also great. In fact, the two of them be the Larry ja ckson State University * RB may league's Michael Jones nnestee two best outside T« State University Wr linebackers already. If not, they will be ^William WallVi rginla Union University in a XE couple of years. Donald Laster T< nnessee State University OT

. Jeff Colbert Oh yes, let's not forget about the Heisman Trophy 1I S< DUth Carolina State College OT West Qeorge Rogers of New Orleans. All George didwinnerwas Michael North Carolina A&T State University OG : . « . i « ' Michael Fields Ji ckson lead the NFL in on most INGLEWOOD,-CALIF.: Kareetn Abdul*Jabbar of ihe Loa Lakers re- State University OG rushing despite being Iceyed of Angeles " % LarrV W.rrrn South Carolina State the club II Id* rLmA A( a el«. I College C joined recently, although his return Ironical! y rnmmmmm WK %M 9BJlv , Sfe Page 16, game Laker winning streak. See Page 14 ^1 LMDievisionWW ND SEE THE * I A Bonanza Foi Black Schools? ALL NEW FREDESIGNED The issue was about about gets $19,000. situation docs not figure to Morgan State feel any television revenue several No matter what the get any better. better. Both schools are in weeks ago, when about 64 payment, however, As a matter of fact, the Division I A/f A DO II, and could use a predominantly white, big- appearances fqr black' idea here is that neither few $200,500 checks. 1982 CAurj/iiiiy ipam^ nn t+me.universities.nearly.rnllpgp ABC, or CBS would hoi her With the TV networks not. 1 from the NCAA nptwrn-ywithdrew caring much about black unless something was done - , college athletics, the future to keep smaller schools Black Col for under control. lGCJ SpOrtS black college teams ^ could be in cable television. The big boys didn't want By Barry Co°Per ' WE HAVE I ^ Already Black teams such as mm ' Grambling, Entertainment Television Jackson State and East television are rare. with black A LARGE v college football has found a money-maker so -- | Carolina getting much of Grambling has been the or small college football in black so college sports, their TV-money pie, they most successful black period -- if the NCAA BET, offered through SELECTION OF cried foul, and pretty much college, in this area, didn't insist on such. cable * systems, regularly got what they wanted. Now averaging about one In other words, black broadcasts black the television college big boys pretty much appearance per college teams can't depend football, basketball and have the prestigious season. Florida A&M, on the networks for much 19811 tennis r\: i a « .1 t 1. r l matches, LMviMun i-/\ 10 incmseivcs, Pfiurc miung a skiu of anything, which leads us Unfortunately, BET pays . with about 40 was other schools recently, also regularly to a o noint WO chmilrt h5i thp crhnnk nrkthinr. -- knocked down to Division televised by ABC, which, IIU'V., -V" "Vllllllf llllll "> COR VETTES mentioned earlier. zero -- £j$viv.^H I The right, dollars for 1-AA. to this year, was the prior disparity in payment to telecast rights. I say this Currently, two television only network to have rights I-AA teams ($200,500) and should networks control college to football, change immediately. WAITING college Division 11 teams ($18,000)" especially since BET just FOR | football: CBS and ABC. A and FAMU, is Grambling minded-boggling. The announced a Division I-AA team, such as major however, are the only two NCAA's and network's and YOU AT Grambling receives black that have expansion apparently is colleges answer to that question is on firm financial $200,5 00 for a TV experienced that the I-AA fooling, UNBELIEVABLE 1 frequent schools need is appearance, that BET, however, only one although network TV appearances, more money to operate. I outlet for may some this possible .cable figure drop Other black college teams would bet, however, that black teams. The DISCOUNTS! year. A Division 11 school* college have been left waiting by that answer doesn't make real money may not flow such as Wisnton-Salem the telephone. athletic di rectors at until several years down the State or Virginia Union, Unfortunately, the Johnson C. Smith and See Page 16 an B Players of the Week exceptionally good deal... I . talk to me... 1

1/17X!XT\/ TITT»Mnr» ' Wallace, Parsons Tabbed Bv MFAC I I iUKi>LK Kennv Turner m f DURHAM-«Robert Wal- dav mornino hv H . ; O 'J and three steals in that the Green lace of Bethune-Cookman Eastern Athletic during Bay Wallace is a sopho- sic last week. In a 51-50Clascontest. was named the ce. ConferenCollegemore from Cleveland, , MEAC of the Wallace championship loss to Player Week connected on 10 played one year at a of Wisconsinhostand -. ing of 14 field goal attempts Detroit T~ University^ .t and juniorcollege. at Green Bay, he again led Sylvester Parsons of and hit all four of his free Parsons had 12 SC State in rebounds with South Carolina for 24 points, State, was throws points in lasto nine rebounds, two assists eight, and chipped irrsevfen selected as the week's 93-79 over and Rookie of victory three steals ftr* SC Parsons is a 6-7 the Week, Tennessee State. joints. according to an The 6-0 State's 66-65 non-c

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