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Texas A&M The Battalion Sports r picture ! e - Tines >st 'to the Friday, December 9, 1983/The Battalion/Page 13 Nebraska’s Steinkuhler given Oudand Trophy United Press International Reggie White and Texas off'en- were to go to Amei United Press International HOUSTON — Nebraska Cornhuskers’ senior offensive guard Dean Steinkuhler Thurs day night was named the winner of the 14th Lombardi Trophy as one of the top collegiate lineman in the country. Steinkuhler, who cleared the way for Nebraska tailback Mike Rozier to win the Heisman Tro phy, became the second Nebras ka player to win the Lombardi. Steinkuhler, 6-3, 270 pounds, is considered to be the fastest offensive lineman in school history. Wednesday he was named to the United Press International All-America team. Steinkuhler became the second consecutive Nebraska lineman to win the award and the third in the history of the honor. Dave Rimington was Dean Steinkuhler named winner in 1982 and Rich Glover won in 1972. The other three finalists hon ored Thursday night were Pitt sburgh offensive tackle Bill Fra- lic, Tennessee defensive tackle Reggie sive guard Doug Dawson. Unlike the Outland Trophy, tight ends and linebackers were eligible for the Lombardi. Vote totals were not disclosed from the voting of 158 college football coaches, sportswriters and ABC-TV sportscasters. The Lombardi Trophy was named for the late legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi and begun the year he died of cancer, 1970. The winner received a minia ture replica of the actual Lom bardi Trophy, a mounted 40- pound block of granite. The idea for the trophy came from Lombardi’s college days as one of Fordham’s “seven blocks of granite” in the offensive line. Proceeds from the black-tie dinner attended by 1,100 people go to American Cancer Society research, the sponsoring Rotary Club said. In the first 13 years of the dinner, the club said it raised nearly $750,000 from the event. Lombardi Trophy winners: 1983—Dean Steinkuhler, Nebraska 1982—Dave Rimington, Neb raska 1981—Kenneth Sims, Texas 1980—Hugh Green, Pitt sburgh 19/9—Brad Budde, USC 1978—Bruce Clark, Penn State 1977—Ross Browner, Notre Dame 19 76—Wilson Whitley, Houston 1975—Leroy Selmon, Okla homa Showdown draws closer S rs ey knew not e a compute ds, howevei le was Hfl s informal iper, imeupwii 11 fesents ^ Dean Saito, Battalion staff Crashing the boards Texas A&M’s Kenny Brown, right, and Winston Crite grab for the ball during a recent game. The Aggies play Oral Roberts in Tulsa Saturday. bampson tames as evaluates first NBA player United Press International CHICAGO — Seven-foot-4 okie center Ralph Sampson of the Houston Rockets said irlsan ^■hursday his cut ranee to I he i National Basketball Association ntncca | f orce( j i,j m (() , t . vlS( . |,j s S !\le nce .; lS oi play. ? r to™ e> * But Sampson, speaking at a product | nevvs con f erence prior to the pockets’ tune up for Friday Right’s game against the Chica- ;o Bulls, said changing his game Jas presented few problems. I “While I have to learn all aspects of the game completely over, I do not feel that I am doing something strange be cause I have been playing bas ketball for 16 of my 23 years,’ the former University of Virgi 1 nia star said. B Sampson, the NBA’s highest paid rookie who has been aver aging just under 15 points per Nedrytvf*] g f°rif ilimitedf iputer ci® gestionsf# 1 nt. Builhf' wasaseiojj jresidentf game in 20 games with the Rock ets this season, credited his col lege basketball careet with mak ing his professional debut a lot easier. “I know I cannot lead a nor mal social life and I have to pick my spots,” he said. ‘‘But I learned at the University of Vir ginia that 1 had to pick my spots and am a disciplined enough person to know that I can give up going out on Saturday night while making for myself a pro- ductive life in the NBA.” Rocket coach Bill Fitch, who also attended the news confer ence, agreed Sampson has not yet reached his NBA peak. “Sampson still has to learn to play defense and while we all know he is a great offensive star, it’s going to take him three to four years before he becomes that complete player,” Fitch said. “Ralph came into the league with a lot of publicity and while he is the center of attention, 1 think fans in the NBA will be pleasantly suprised some day to learn that he will achieve all of the goals that we have pre dicted,” Fitch added. United Press International After 14 weeks of parity, the NFL finally gets around to some purity Sunday in Texas Sta dium. Football fans have waded through three months of often- bumbling play in anticipation of the league’s major confronta tions and die only people hap pier than the winners of the Washington-Dallas matchup will be the ticket scalpers who descend on Irving, Texas, this weekend hawking $15 seats for $200. After weeks of looking ahead, the Gowboys have a chance to see the Redskins in their rear view mirror as both clubs take 12-2 records into the 4 p.m. EST clash of NFC East titans. The Cowboys expect to meet the Redskins again a month from now in the NFC title game — but Dallas wants to de termine the site after suffering road losses in the last three con ference championship games. Washington has lost just t hree of its last 30 games, but two of the setbacks have been to Dal las, including a 31 -30 loss at RFK Stadium in the 1983 season opener. Because of that triumph, the Cowboys can clinch their 13th NFC East crown with a win Sunday. The division champion will have home-field advantage through out the playoffs; both clubs are already assured of post-season berths. Redskins’ coach Joe Gibbs says he’s surprised by the resili ence of his defending NFL champions. “Looking back, it’s surprising because the guys could have let down any week along the way,” says Gibbs, who lost his first five games as an NFL coach in 1981. “It’s a credit to the intelligence of the players. They know whaf s at stake and they’ve done a good job of getting ready. They really went against human nature, playing without a letdown.” The Redskins are just 35 points away from setting a league single-season scoring re cord and the NFL’s No. 1 passer, Joe Theismann, will be working against a Dallas defense that has yielded the most passing yards in the NFL. The Cowboys’ pass defense has been improved in recent weeks, though, primarily because the line and blitzing linebackers are exerting tremendous pressure. “The Dallas front four is defi nitely a factor,” says Seattle guard Reggie McKenzie, part of a unit that was victimized by eight Dallas sacks in last week’s 35-10 loss to the Cowboys. “If Washington gets behind, it could be tough for them. If they stay on an even keel, it could be a great, great football game.” The Cowboys, who will be buoyed by the return of clutch wide receiver Drew Pearson from a foot injury, have been anticipating Sunday’s matchup for quite a while. “I hate to admit this,” says Dallas quarterback Danny White, “but my every thought has been with the Redskins. It didn’t make any difference if we were playing Kansas City or Seattle, I’d look across the line of scrimmage and envision those maroon and gold uniforms. “It’s like we’ve been playing them every week. We’ve been preparing from the first day of training camp to play the Red skins, and I’m glad it’s finally here.” The Redskins earned a Super' Bowl berth last season by whip ping the Cowboys 31-17 in the NFC title game as White sat out the second half with a concuss a t m BOOKSTORE Walk, Cycle, or Shuttle. It’s only 8 Blocks. Eff, 1 & 2 bedrooms starting at 240.00. Ceiling fans in large 1 bedroom. 3902 COLLEGE MAIN country place apartments 846-0515 GRADUATES MOVING TO HOUSTON? Do you need help finding a place to live? Call the Searchers Apartment and Townhouse Locators. We are a free service. Call Collect 713-781-0601 5659 Hillcroft igHiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiii»iiHiitiiiiti»innmninniiiiiiiiiiiiiiim»»iitiimMtiiiimittnHmntiiniimiiiiiiinimiiiiiniiiniiiiiiitniniii LnnJ We salute 1983 Graduating Aggies! 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