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an vmons in first round t THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APR. 9, 1976 Page 7 hree Aggies picked so far in draft ir,”thepi 1 an intenfl Associated Press ast yeardO Y ORK — Running backs at( (1 the opening round of the re worlvjna! Football League draft 60 firms day an d Leroy and Dewey •eworksi in ’ Oklahoma’s All-American memhe i^'act, Roth were picked by the luntarily, isionist Tampa Bay Buc- nt of N f K- Elkton w) Selmon was the draft’s No. n output® 011 ’ then Tampa reunited the 3perce er l) y selecting Dewey as the ove He c R°' ce of the draft’s second h the It er Tampa opened the' draft by stryhast ^ Leroy, Seattl f’, the ^■expansion clu b, picked er defensive lineman, Steve v,. .aus of Notre Dame. Then the the in eis t<)0 k over ’ wRR ;l half-dozen -.i r- chosen through the remain- ' ,,hlm Jhe lirst round noi g the quality rushers picked kb were Chuck Muncie of went to New Or is Joe Washington, Diego; Mike Pruitt hie, drafted by Cleveland; Bean of Texas A&M, who Ho Atlanta, and Lawrence i said, al. ,er •v kl\ were ( "ornia, who Hfklahonia ted by San Gaines of Wyoming, picked by De troit. All of them went in the draft’s first 16 selections. Two-time Heisman Trophy win ner Archie Griffin of Ohio State was the sixth and final running back cho sen in the first round, drafted by Cincinnati. He was the 24th player selected. Tampa Bay chose Selmon quickly, then introduced the huge Oklahoma tackle, complete with a Buccaneers’ uniform shirt equipped with his name and the number 1 to indicate his draft position. ‘Being chosen No. 1 has to be the highlight of my college career, ’ said Selmon. “Playing for an expansion team will be a good experience. There’s a lot of work involved, but that’s what life is all about.” Tampa Coach John McKay of Tampa said Selmon will “be the cor nerstone of our defensive line for many years to come.” While Tampa was celebrating the Selmon selection, Seattle used al most all of its 15-minute allotment before making Niehaus the draft s No. 2 pick. alias picks Kyle - ron Kyle - Who? Associated Press which fi ly contii! nan spirit] that if new o( ' should ;)tection,| rn on I •taM'LAS — Super Bowl run es mint^p Dallas, known for its surprise ;t ourin jtjLig j n the National Football tary, Ic ,,,1 draft, outdid itself Tbursday, 1, he siting unheralded 5-foot-11 cor ut e\er'ja C k Aaron Kyle of Wyoming in mmon f lr b round. neverafjyhs the first time in the 16-year edatsr jry of the franchise the Cowboys iwhocajHd a defensive back as their merits. fchoice. he announcement of Kyle posed immediate question: “Who is 111, we re delighted to have arid he has the ability to start for the first year, said Cowboy .chiTom Landry. “I watched films Spig m the East-West, Blue-Grey, a ' Senior Bowl games and didn’t him back off from anybody. He : ? n ‘"y weighs 180 pounds or so but he ( ! ne ;. attack you.” 1 " jHp, who is from Detroit, Mich., /er t°qi || le t 0 p tackier on a team that 2-9 last year. got a lot of respect for Coach d. cox, dii ic Couno a consul had no ■ to tire frank, cl he h ilydedi ice De| lives in not ben eds trounce Astros 1-5 in season opener :i|(; ve in Associated Press INC1NNATI — Tony Perez dent s]'F in four runs and comeback it wit .‘Her Gary Nolan won his first sca le prose® )ener ' n seven years, propel- ,admits|R ie world champion Cincinnati s an jds to an 11-5 victory over the uston Astros in the National | ( ague opener Thursday. \n all-time regular-season crowd ‘ "j’j 1 52,949 turned out, and the Reds a;•!. •'ded with mid-season form, ' 111 itering six Houston pitchers for 15 ‘ l> '| l | l i sBPerez had a two-run double, a ' n , 11 , afficoring groundout and a bases- walk: j S ‘l"" Nolan’s run-scoring single helped cl>erijj Reds get oH to a 3-0 lead in the gSHP^ond inning. Dave Concepcion’s igle drove in the first run and Pete ;ed Wise who had three hits, capped the F0i" ins w bh a trijile that scored No- rax 11 The Reds, runaway winners of the National League West Division pennant last year, buried the Astros in the sixth with a five-run outburst. The big inning came after Houston had narrowed the score to 6-4 on consecutive homers by Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson. Houston Cincinnati 000 031 013 100— 5 025 OOx—11 E-C.Johnson 2, Gross 2. DP-Houston 1, Cincinnati 2. LOB-Houston 7, Cincinnati 8. 2B-Milbourne, T. Perez, Concepcion. SB- Rose. HR-Cedeno 1, Watson 1. SB-GrifTey 2, Morgan 2. IP II R ER BB SO J. Richard (L.0-1 4 5 4 4 1 2 J. Sosa 1 6 5 5 0 1 Cosgrove 1-3 1110 0 Andujar 2-311120 Barlow 1 1 0 0 0 1 K. Forsch 110 0 11 G. Nolan (W, 1-0) 5 1-3 6 4 4 2 3 Borbon 3 2-3 5 1 1 1 0 Save-Borbon 1. T-2:41. A-52,949. ancH/iRifls. greenhouse COLLEGE STATION S NEWEST AND MOST UNIQUE CLUB AND GAME PARLOR JOIN YOUR FRIENDS OVERLOOKING THE POOL AND TENNIS COURTS AT THE BRIAR- WOOD APARTMENTS WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR FAVORITE DRINK SURROUNDED BY A GARDEN OF GREEN PLANTS. WE SPECIALIZE IN SERVING CLASSIC AND EXOTIC DRINKS. OUR PLUSH GAME PAR LOR OFFERS THE FIN EST IN POOL TABLES, FOOSBALL, PINBALL AND ELECTRONIC GAMES. WE’RE OPEN AT 4 P.M. SPECIAL EVERY DAY AND HAVE HAPPY HOUR FROM MON. THRU 4 TO FRI. WHERE ALL DRINKS ARE 2 FOR 1 1201 HIGHWAY 30, BRIARW00D APTS., (FORMERLY “THE PENTHOUSE CLUB ”) “We feel we have an excellent football player,” said Seattle Coach Jack Patera. “He was our top-rated pick. He moves very quickly off the ball with excellent pursuit.” New Orleans took almost as long as Seattle before going for Muncie, who was regarded as the nation’s best running back by most pro ob servers. Then San Diego followed with another running back, choosing Washington, a teammate of Sel- mon’s at Oklahoma. New England then used the first of its three opening round choices to draft defensive back Mike Haynes of Arizona State. The Patriots’ other first-round choices were center Pete Brock from Colorado and defensive back Tim Fox of Ohio State. The next pick belonged to the New York Jets and home team an ticipation buzzed through the packed gallery where fans watched the draft procedure. One group of fans offered some unsolicited advice to the Jets, hold ing up a sign that said: “Jets Don’t Blow It. Take Todd In The 1st.” The reference was to Alabama quarterback Richard Todd, and when NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle announced that the Jets had, indeed, drafted the Alabama signal caller, the fans roared their ap proval. Todd said that the Jets told him he had been recommended to them by their long-time quarterback, Joe Namath. Todd was the only quarterback selected in the first round. Then Cleveland picked Pruitt and Chicago grabbed tackle Dennis Lick from Wisconsin. After Bean went to Atlanta, Detroit selected Grambling defensive back James Hunter. Cin cinnati then picked wide receiver Billy Brooks, the third Oklahoma Tom Landry and the Cowboys are my team,” Kyle said. “Besides my mother likes ’em. She watches all the time when they play on television.” The Cowboys, who also need depth at running back and linebacker, took Kyle as their top pick because of the uncertainty of veteran Mel Renfro’s career. “I have every reason to believe Mel will come back and have another good year for us but Kyle will give us the depth we need at the position,” Landry said. “He’s not big but those people some times tend to make bet ter cornerbacks. He’s fast and a good competitor.” Landry said Kyle has 4.6 speed in the 40 and added, “He’s as good a cornerback as I saw last year in the colleges.” Cowboy super sleuth Gil Brandt said Kyle was rated in Dallas’ top 10 players so the club was actually get ting a bonus in the 27th position. “I’d put him in the class of Randy White first round pick in 1975,” Brandt said. “There’s no question in my mind Kyle can play.” Bubba Bean picked up by Atlanta in first round Associated Press Running back Bubba Bean of Texas A&M was picked as the ninth player in Thursday’s Na tional Football League draft — the first Southwest Conference player to be selected. But although Atlanta chose the hard-running Bean over Heis man Trophy winner Archie Grif fin, the most prolific rusher in Texas A&M history was not the first Texan chosen. That honor went to Joe Wash ington of Oklahoma. The All- American from Port Arthur, Tex., was picked fourth by San Diego. The 10th player selected was defensive back James Hunter of Silsbee, Tex., and Grambling who went to Atlanta. The second round saw two I&WiS more Texas Aggies selected: de fensive back Pat Thomas by Los Angeles and offensive guard Glenn Bujnoch by Cincinnati. Other Texans to go as high as the second round included tight end David Hill of Texas A&I to Detroit; Charles Philyaw, a Texas Southern defensive end to Oak land; and tight end Mike Barber of White Oak, Tex., to the Hous ton Oilers. “I didn’t think I’d go that high, said the elated Bean from Kirbyville, Tex. “It really didn’t matter which team drafted me. ” Atlanta said picking Bean over Griffin was a “tough decision.” “Pro football is my dream,” said the 6-foot-3 Hunter, who can run a 4.4 in the 40. “I was most willing to go to Detroit.” WP-J. Richard, J. Sosa player selected among the first 11 draft picks. The next two choices came from Colorado, with the Patriots taking Brock and the New York Giants going for a sleeper in defensive and Troy Archer. Two guards went next. Kansas City taking Ron Walters of Iowa and Denver going for Tony Classic of Virginia. Detroit then took the first round’s fifth running back in Gaines. Miami owned tow of the next three picks and went for linebackers, choosing Larry Gordon of Arizona State and Kim Bokamper of San Jose State. Those picks sandwiched Buffalo’s selection of defensive back Mario Clark of Oregon. Baltimore then chose defensive tackle Ken Novak of Purdue, and after New England took Fox, St. Louis went for Mike Dawson, a de fensive tackle from Arizona. Green Bay then took the third Colorado player to go in the opening round, tackle Mark Koncar. Then Cincin nati took Griffin and Minnesota went for defensive tackle James White of Oklahoma State. Los Angeles selected linebacker Kevin McLain of Colorado State and Dallas picked defensive back Aaron Kyle of Wyoming. Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh completed the first round by choosing tight end Be nnie Cunningham of Clemson. The opening round took 3 hours, 37 minutes, compared to last year’s 2:05. The selections were evenly di vided, with 14 offensive players and 14 defensive players chosen. The Big Eight Conference had seven players picked and there were six players chosen from the Big Ten. SKZATTXlSrO- oisrx-rsr every TUESDAY 7:00-9:00 PM we feature: Roller Skating Bumper Cars Miniature Golf Shooting Gallery Game Machines Photographs Concessions A* A ’’t Poohs Park 846-5737 846-5736 Across from College Station water tower on Hwy. 6 COUPON FREE MEDIUM DRINK WITH THE PURCHASE OF TWO FOOD ITEMS. 200 E. UNIVERSITY 846-0711 10-3r?^ a rn - ‘ 1:00 a.m. Fri. & Sat. • u a.m. - ii:oo p.m. Sun. - Thurs. Expires April 9 COUPON mm DE CUERVO HINGS TO DO PARA MANANA. 1. 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