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Battalion/Page 20
September 1, 1982
Flutie
(continued from page 18)
over Texas A&M, but he says he
knows exactly what the Eagles
are facing.
“The players feel that we’re
going up against a strong team,”
Flutie said. “A&M’s going to be
ready for us. We have a very
confident squad and we feel this
is a chance for is to get some
recognition.
“We feel we have just as good
a chance as the Aggies do to win.
Last year, we did beat them, but
two years ago when Boston Col
lege went to A&M, we got blown
out (37-2 in 1978). We’ve always
won a lot of big games at home,
but never on the road.
“Knowing that the Aggies
have the same team personnel-
wise,” Flutie said, “we feel we
have a good shot to win.”
During the Eagles’ victory in
1981, Texas A&M gained 302
yards to Boston College’s 269,
but Flutie doesn’t know whether
this season’s game will be a low-
scoring game or an offensive
one.
“I really don’t know after last
year, with it being a defensive
game,” Flutie said. “I’d like to
say it’s going to be an offensive
game, looking at A&M’s strong
offense. We have a lot of offen
sive starters back.
“We feel we have a good
offense and that we’re ready for
them. Our offense is set and the
polishing is done. We’re ready
and it’s just a matter of execu
tion. Over the course of the year,
I feel we’ll be scoring a lot of
points
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NFL roundup
Steelers waive Greenwood; Colts cut Simonini
United Press International
There will be no more “cur
tain” calls for the Pittsburgh
Steelers’ championship teams of
the 1970s.
Defensive end L.C. Green
wood, a 14-year veteran and the
only remaining member of the
team’s “Steel Curtain” line, was
waived Tuesday by the Steelers.
The Steelers also waived
eight-year veteran defensive
end and tackle John Banaszak
and traded four-year veteran
linebacker Zack Valentine to the
Baltimore Colts for a draft
choice.
Greenwood, who will be 36
Sept. 8, did not say if he would
retire.
yoing to say any-
i. “I didn’t come in
“I’m not
thing,” he saic
talking and I’m not going out
talking. That’s the way it goes.”
Greenwood, a six-time All-
Pro, was the oldest player on the
roster and the last remaining
player from the first team
coached by Chuck Noll in 1969.
Drafted that year in the 10th
round from Arkansas A&M,
Greenwood became a starter in
1971, a position he maintained
during the Steelers’ four Super
Bowl championship seasons in
1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979.
Greenwood played most of
those years with defensive end
Dwight White and defensive
tackles Joe Greene and Ernie
Rya
n’s two-hitter
leads Astros, 4-0
United Press International
NEW YORK — Nolan Ryan, six outs away from his sixth career
no-hitter, allowed an eighth inning single to Ron Hodges and
settled for a two-hitter Tuesday night in pitching the Houston
Astros to a 4-0 triumph over New York.
The loss extended the Mets’ losing streak to 15 games — longest
in the major leagues this season.
Ryan, 14-9, struck out nine and walked three in going the
distance. The only other hit he allowed was a ninth-inning single by
Bob Bailor.
Prior to Hodges’ hit, the closest the Mets had come to a hit was in
the seventh when left fielder Jose Cruz made a diving catch of a
line drive by Rusty Staub in left center.
Hodges’ single in the eighth came with none out and followed an
error by catcher Alan Ashby on a chopper in front of the plate by
Hubie Brooks. It gave the Mets their only serious scoring chance,
but Ryan retired Brian Giles on a routine fly ball and struck out
both pinch hitter Mike Jorgensen and Mookie Wilson.
Holmes to form the “Steel Cur
tain,” one of the most produc
tive defensive front fours in
NFL history.
Holmes was traded after the
1977 season and eventually re
tired. White retired after the
1980 season and Greene retired
this past winter.
Hampered by chronic knee
and ankle injuries, Greenwood
started only five games last year,
although he played in 14.
He and Banaszak both were
injured and missed the first two
weeks of training camp, during
which the Steelers introduced a
new 3-4 defense and new tack
ling techniques.
Greenwood’s best years were
1974 and 1975, during which
the Steelers won their first two
Super Bowls. Against Minnesota
in Super Bowl IX, he batted
three passes by quarterback
Fran Tarkenton and helped the
defense hold the Vikings to 17
yards rushing. In Super Bowl X,
Greenwood sacked Dallas quar
terback Roger Staubach three
times.
To meet Tuesday’s 60-player
roster limit, the Steelers also
waived rookie free agent corner-
back Sam Washington from Mis
sissippi Valley State.
The Steelers also lost second-
string quarterback Cliff Stoudt
for three to four weeks. He suf
fered strained ligaments in his
left knee on the last play of prac
tice.
In other training camp news
Tuesday:
— The New Orleans Saints
cut veterans Tinker Owens and
Benny Ricardo and seven other
players to trim their roster to the
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