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HATTIESBURG, Miss.—
Marcus Dupree, a 235-pound
running back who made honor
able mention All-America in
1982 as a freshman at Oklahoma,
Tuesday dropped out of his
second college in less than four
months.
Dupree, who left Oklahoma in
October because he said he
couldn’t please Sooners’ Coach
Barry Switzer and because he
wanted to be closer to his Phi
ladelphia, Miss., home, has now
withdrawn from Southern Mis
sissippi.
At the time of his transfer
from Oklahoma, the NCAA
ruled that he would not be eligi
ble to play college football again
until the 1985 season.
“Marcus has had difficulty
coping with the fact he cannot
play college football until 1985
and has talked of the possibility
of playing professional football,”
said Southern Mississippi Coach
Jim Carmody. “He is not sure of
his plans at this time, but it is
obvious he will not be playing
football at USM.”
Because he transferred
schools, the National Football
League said Dupree is ineligible
for NFL draft until 1987, the
year after his Oklahoma class
graduates.
The United States Football
League broke with a long stand
ing tradition by signing Heisman
Trophy winner Herschel Walker
of Georgia last winter after his
junior season, but USFL Com
missioner Chet Simmons said
Tuesday it is too early to tell
whether that league will attempt
to sign Dupree, who has two
more years of college eligibility
remaining.
However Simmons said the
league might be interested in
signing Dupree if it is convinced
he wants to play professional
football and if there are no legal
complications.
Whether or not the USFL de
cides to pursue Dupree, Sim
mons said he hopes a decision
will be reached in the near future
that will establish guidelines for
letting playersjump to the pros if
they so desire.
“We’re not talking about every
kid,” Simmons said. “But we
need to have some kind of mid
dle ground that establishes some
circumstances where a kid can be
allowed to go pro early. There
has to be some sort of review set
up. We want to get it down in
black and white.”
Dupree, only 19, enrolled at
Southern Mississippi on Oct. 20,
12 days after he left Oklahoma,
where he gained 905 yards and
scored 13 touchdowns as a fresh
man and began his sophomore
season labeled a bonafide All-
America candidate.
Sims’ trial continues
Former Texas A&M tackle Bryan Dausin
(72) blocks against another former Texas
A&M standout, linebacker Robert Jackson
(56) at the Houston Gambler’s training camp
Photo by PETER ROCHA
in Huntsville last week. Dausin played his
senior year at A&M in 1982, and Jackson
has spent 7-years playing professional football.
The USFL exhibition season begins Feb. II.
United Press International
DETROIT — Attorney Ted
Nash, who conducted contract
negotiations for the NFL Detroit
Lions with Dr. Jerry Argovitz,
testified Tuesday he felt they
were very close to an agreement
on the eve of Billy Sims’ signing
with the USFL Houston Gamb
lers.
The veteran attorney also tes
tified in U.S. District Court the
Gamblers’ part-owner and Sims’
former agent bargained over a
new contract even after Sims
had signed with the USFL team
for $3.5 million on July 1.
“I called them up July 5,”
Nash said of an insurance annui
ty proposal he and Argovitz
were dickering over. “He said
[will they miss
write it up, send it to him and
he’d show it to Billy.”
Nash put the annuity offer in
the July 8 proposal he sent to
Argovitz. Sims claims he didn’t
realize the importance of this
proposal until December.
Defense attorney Steve Sus-
man tried to show the Lions’
negotiator was bargaining the
traditional way while Argovitz
was using uncoventional tactics.
Judge Robert E. DeMascio is
hearing the suit to see if Sims can
get out of the Houston contract
to honor a $4.5 million pact he
signed with Detroit on Dec. 16.
Sims contends his former agent
Argovitz mislead him.
“I would say it was odd,”
Nash agreed of Argovitz’s tac
tics. “I guess you could say that
he was predictably unpredict
able.”
Argovitz called Nash June 22
and made an offer.
It was a five-year plan calling
for a $ 1 million signing bonus —
$200,000 up front — plus a
$500,000 annual salary.
During testimony later in the
day, Sims cracked up the cour
troom with his reply to the de-
fenses statement that he
wouldn’t have signed a new con
tract with Detroit if he’d had a
poor season — say without a
100-yard game.
“If I didn’t
season — I’<
sniffed.
fain 100 yards all
retire,” Sims
Gov. Mark White Tuesday named March 10 as
the special election date to fill the District 14 state
representative vacancy. Democratic Secretary of
State John Fainter said he did not know, nor had
he heard it discussed, that March 10 was the
beginning of spring break.
He said that March 10 had been described as a
“covenient day” by party officials.
But Fainter did say the election could have
been called earlier, possibly March 3, another
Saturday.
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Wednesday, January 25,1984
Student Senate opposes
election date
The bill states that because “students and faculty traditionally make
vacation and travel plans during the break and are therefore ex
pected to be out of town during the election, expecting such a large
number of voters to vote absentee is both an inconvenience and
increases the chances of misrepresentation of the 14th district’s
population.”
Battalion 1-26-84
Gov. Mark White either set the date deliberately or he
did not care enough about you to ask!
Here is what the Republican RICHARD SMITH thinks
about you:
‘As an A&M former student and as your Representative, I will be committed to preserving the pride, the tradition and the striving
for excellence that is the spirit of Texas A&M.”
Richard Smith ’59
Ricliard tlien:
■ 57Memt>er Squadron 22
■ Varsity Swimming Team
■ Distinguislied Student
■ Varsity Donar, Tlie Aggie Club
■ B.S. Mechanical Engineer
■ 4 years Active Duty USAE
■ Captain USAJ 1 , Res.
Richard now:
■ 5 years mayor of Bryan
■ Founding member
Brazos Animal Shelter, Inc.
■ Member Century Club,
Assoc, of Former Students
They called the special election for the first day of spring break - will they miss yon? You must register to vote by Feb. 10. You can vote by
absentee ballot beginning Feb. 20th. For more information on voting and how you can help in the campaign, call 846-0047.
Aggies stand up and be counted!
Vote for the man who cares about you and AuG*M.
Richard Smith wants and needs your help! Elect Richard Smith as your voice in State Government.
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