Page 12 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1974
Oiler costs
grow with
good record
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston
Oilers owner K. S. “Bud Adams
said Tuesday the Oilers were fined
$15,000 by the National Football
League last year for having 68
players on the payroll during the
regular season.
“He (Coach Sid Gilhnan) had 68
guys on the payroll and hidden out, ”
Adams said in an interview. T
didn’t know about it at first. None of
those guys are on the team today.
These things cost money and don’t
help you win. In fact, they hurt
you.”
Adams made the statement dur
ing a discussion of the Oilers’
budget during the past two years.
While Houston’s success has soared
on the field this season with a 6-6
record, so have expenses and
Adams said many costs were un
necessary.
“They got caught with extra
players and were fined $15,000 for
it,” said Adams, who admitted he
has been trying to curb Oiler spend
ing.
“We spent $85,000 on filming last
year and they were going to spend
$100,000 this year, Adams said.
“We had $60,000 budgeted for film
ing both years and this year I told
them we were going to spend
$60,000.
“I’m for spending money where it
will help you win, not unnecessar
ily. “They can’t look at all the film
they have now so what good will it
do to have it. ”
Adams said another unnecessary
expense came during pre-season
when Gillman cut seven veteran
Oilers shortly after they arrived in
camp. "That cost us about $10,000
to bring them down here and send
them back home,” Adams said.
“That’s what I mean by needless
expense. These things add up if you
don’t watch them.
When Gillman, now a candidate
for coach of the year honors after a
1-13 season last year, took over as
head coach last year he said he
would be looking for a new head
coach to take his place.
After last season, Gillman said he
had decided to remain this year at
the request of some of the Oiler
players who did not want to break
the continuity.
Adams said Gillman’s contract is
up this year and he doesn’t know
what Gillman’s plans are for next
season.
“I get a lot of second-handed con
versation, not from him, that he is
going to retire at the end of this
season,” Adams said. "... that his
family very much is anxious for him
to stop coaching because of his
health.
“I’ll have to admit that he had me
worried about three weeks ago. He
had to go into the hospital for three
days. Just how much strain coaching
is putting on him I just don’t know
until we sit down and talk.
“You’ve got to keep in mind that
he is 63 years old and isn’t a youngs
ter any more.
Baylor’s Beaird
in select company
DALLAS (AP) — The final
Southwest Conference statistics —
printed in Baylor green ink —
showed Tuesday that Bear tailback
Steve Beaird joined a select list of
triple winners in the league’s foot
ball history.
The stubby 5-foot-7 Beaird, who
became Baylor’s first 1,000-yard
ground gainer in history, rushed for
1,104 yards to take the rushing title.
He dominated the scoring race with
16 touchdowns for 96 points and
won the tandem offense yards
gained rushing and receiving with
120.7 yards per game.
Other such triple winners in
SWC history include Davey
O Brien of Texas Christian in 1937,
Bobby Layne of Texas in 1946, Don
Trull of Baylor in 1963, and Bill
Burnett of Arkansas in 1969.
In team offensive categories,
Texas won its seventh straight rush
ing title with an average of317 yards
per game and its 18th in the 38 years
the SWC has kept such records.
Texas paced the SWC in total of
fense at 361.7 yards. TCU won the
passing title in a close race with
Baylor 147.1 yards to 145.7.
Southern Methodist sophomore
Ricky Wesson led in total offense,
?md Lee Cook of Texas Christian led
jn passing.
On team defense, Texas A&M
was the winner, limiting foes to
206.5 yards per game. A&M’s Mark
Stanley averaged 42 yards to take
the punting trophy while Pat
Thomas of the Aggies was the top
defender with six interceptions.
Ed Lofton of Rice was the top
receiver.
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