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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. —
The Los Angeles Express of the
United States Football League,
offering “the market price, not
overpaying,” Monday signed
All-America quarterback Steve
Young to a 4-year contract con
sidered the richest pact in the
history of professional sports.
Financial terms were not dis
closed at a news conference, but
reports have indicated the Brig
ham Young University quar
terback’s pact is worth up to $40
million, including deferred pay
ments and charitable donations.
Young, who set more than a
dozen NCAA records at BYU
and was runnerup in the Heis-
man Trophy balloting behind
Nebraska’s Mike Rozier, signed
with the USFL after rejecting
an offer by the NFL’s Cincin
nati Bengals.
“You have to pay market va
lue,” Express owner Bill Olden
burg said. “He had a choice in
America and he exercised that
choice. It is a market price, not
overpaying."
work. Young is a
great-grandson of
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The contract reportedly pays
Young about $2 million for
each of the next four years. It
also includes money for a 20-
year scholarship fund at BYU
and for Mormon missionary
»oung, the Mormondnj
march.
“It was a toughdecia
followed my heart,'
said. “I’m exdted abl
day. I’m l<H)king forttl
(the challenge) likenoitJ
in my life. This is noul
decision. It’s toughtofei
sight at 22.”
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — Tug
McGraw. for so many years the left-
handed relief ace and resident wit and
comedian of the Philadelphia Phillies, is
taking part in what could be his final
spring training.
His awareness of that fact means he
finds himself in a situation that seems all
too familiar yet very strange and facing
i challenge he wants very much to win
out would, if necessary, lose with grace
and without regrets.
“I didn’t think I was going to get the
First 20 years in, so I’m grateful for any
thing that comes along now,” said
McGraw, whose boyish looks and playful
demeanor belies his serious talk and the
fact that he’s 39.
“I would like to continue to play. I
feel real good,” McGraw added. “But
there’s so many wonderful things to do
when you retire from baseball that
there’s also that to look forward to.”
McGraw has pitched just 95 1-3 in
nings since undergoing complicated el
bow surgery in November 1981 and did
not make the Phillies’ post-season play
off roster last year.
During the 1982 season, McGraw’s
lack of work stemmed primarily from
the'long rehabilitation he required to get
back in shape.
But he believes that last year his pitch
ing in just 34 games totaling 55 2-3 in
nings had nothing to do with a lack of
effectiveness on his part.
“When I did have surgery, the bal-
Idub had to prepare itself in the event I
didn’t come back,” McGraw said. “And,
in doing so, they picked up such quality
that when I was ready to pitch there was
really no spot for me.”
Apparently, despite his limited use of
McGraw last year, Manager Paul Owens
has not given up on him either, since he
signed him in 1983 to a contract guar
anteed through this season.
But McGraw realizes he still has to
prove that Owens’ faith was justified by
playing his way onto the team’s 25-man
roster during spring training. He be
lieves the only area on the pitching staff
open enough for him to do that is as a
middle-innings reliever.
The situation reminds him of his first
years in baseball, back in the mid 19(>0s
— an experience he had forgotten long
ago.
“It’s sort of like that (his early years
with the New York Mets), where you
have to have a good spring,” McGraw
said. “But since I established myself, say
since 1970, I’ve never come to spring
training with the attitude that (his is a
do-or-die situation.
“Now I have to remember what it was
like before then, when every spring was
crucial, because during the last 10 years
or 14 years or so I’ve always come in
with the attitude ‘let’s just get in shape
and work and have a good time.’ You
have the team made so you don’t do any
thing but just get your work in during
the ball games and stuff. If you need to
work on a certain pitch, you’re not try
ing to set up the hitlers to any great de
gree in spring training.
When asked who his competition was
in middle relief, McGraw laughed.
“Everybody except (starters Steve)
Carlton, and (Jerry) Koosman, (John)
Denny, (Marty) Bystrom and Charlie
Hudson,” he said. “(Al) Holland doesn’t
want it. (Willie) Hernandol
middle guy (both left-handfn
ciali/ed in short relief, as Met
did). So evei vlxxly on the tti
that spot. I here s only aboui
want tnai spot.’
Actually, according to VM
i i.tls, about five players besides^
are competiting for two or tli
middle-rcliel jobs. I , • .•
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Camacho: I m no puniQ-
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NEW YORK — Hector Cam- off why he should not Ik* por-
acho doesn’t like to be por- tayed as a “street punk,” some-
trayed as a “street punk” but fiis tiling he abhors,
backround makes that a little “A street punk will bother
difficult. you if he thinks he can get over
His charm and charisma, on you," Camacho reasons. “If
however, make it possible to you stand up to him, he'll run. I
shake that label. never run from anything. I re-
Camacho, tfie unbeaten spect people.”
World Boxing Council super His example — in street
featherweight champion also logic.
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known as the “Macho Man” by
his own urging, wants to retain
his street “machismo” but
doesn’t like the light the media
has cast him in. It is hard to get
out from under that light, hav
ing served time for stealing cars
and being expelled from several
schools for fighting.
The 21-year-old champion
from Spanish Harlem in New
York says that is all behind him.
But as quick with words as he
“A guy comes up to you, puts
a gun to your chest and
says,‘Gimme your money,”’ he
explains. “If you start shaking,
they know they got you. If you
pull out a gun and stick it in his
chest and say, ‘No, you give me
your money’, he’ll run away.
That’s a punk. I’m not anything
like that. That’s not what I’m
about.”
Camacho doesn’t want to he a
candidate for any morn and
ipple pie awards.
“Mancini is the All-J
white lx»y,” said a
Camacho, who wasborni
amon, Puerto Rico, "Letl
that, that’s cool. Call at
call me Puerto Rican, l
an American. I love toe
money and this is thef
do it.
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season with a win at hontf
the last-place Baylor Bears
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hard this year and they ha'
complished something no
team has (earning a home'*
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