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Flutie, Byars: Heisman hopefuls
United Press International
NEW YORK — The run for the
50th Heisman Trophy is shaping
into a match race between an over
sized tailback and an undersized
quarterback.
The tailback is Ohio State’s 6-foot-
2, 230-pound junior Keith Byars,
who leads the nation in rushing and
scoring. The quarterback is Boston
College senior Doug Flutie, who
stands just 5-9, 176, but has led the
Eagles to a 4-0 record and a No. 4
national ranking.
Byars has tradition on his side
since a running back has won the
Heisman every year-since 1971 —the
year Auburn quarterback Pat Sulli
van was honored as college football’s
best player.
Injuries to several top running
backs has observers feeling this
might be the Year of the Quar
terback.
All-America Bo Jackson of Au
burn and Navy’s Napoleon McCal-
lum were among the pre-season
Heisman favorites, but Doth went
down with injuries early in the sea
son. Nebraska’s Jeff Smith, who got
off to a better start than Heisman
winner Mike Rozier did last year for
the Cornhuskers, has also been
slowed by injuries.
Flutie has several advantages over
the bulldozing tailback from Ohio
State.
The Eagles passer is the most ex
citing player in the nation and was
better known going into the ’84 sea
son than Byars. Flutie is also a senior
and plays in the media-laden North
east.
B.C.’s Doug Flutie
While his size has pro scouts won
dering his worth in the next college
draft, Flutie has convinced everyone
who has seen him that he is a great
college competitor.
“There’s just no way to defense
him,” Alabama Coach Ray Perkins
said after Flutie passed for 254 yards
and two TDs against the Crimson
Tide.
“Doug always comes through,”
Boston College Coach Jack Bicknell
said. “He does some amazing things.
He’s just an exciting player.”
Flutie, who finished third in last
year’s Heisman balloting behind Ro
zier and Brigham Young quar
terback Steve Young, tries not to let
talk of post-season awards sidetrack
him.
“If it happens, then fine,” Flutie
said of the Heisman. “But I’m just
worried about winning. The awards
will take care of themselves.”
Flutie was second in the nation in
total offense with 314.7 yards per
game and third in passing efficiency
going into Saturday’s game against
West Virginia. He had completed 86
of 140 passes for 1,195 yards, 16
TDs and just four interceptions.
Both Flutie and Byars were sec
ond-team All-America selections last
year but Byars didn’t gain major na
tional attention until he started rip
ping through opposing defenses at
an alarming rate tnis season.
Byars had gained 1,076 yards on
180 attempts and 16 TDs for 96
points before Saturday’s game
against Michigan State. He also led
the nation in all-purpose funning
with 243.5 yards per game including
receiving and kick returns.
Byars’ best game came against Illi
nois Oct. 13 when he galloped for a
Buckeye record 274 yards on 39 car
ries and scored live touchdowns. He
broke two-time Heisman winner Ar
chie Griffin’s record of 246 yards set
in 1973.
“Byars did it all,” Illinois Coach
Mike White marveled. “He is so sud
den, so versatile and has everything
a good running back needs. He is
equal to any college back I’ve ever
been around.”
“I think the whole team broke the
record,” Byars said,' who also has
thrown a TD pass this year. “I was
just the guy carrying the ball. They
block for me and I’ll run for them."
Another top pre-season candi
date, Pittsburgh offensive tackle Bill
Fralic, has dropped out of the
ning because his Panthers are stn
gling at 1-5. Despite a massive^
paign by the Pitt Sports Infromaii
Department, Fralic was a longsl
anyway since no interior lineman;
ever won the award.
Other leading candidates are
ami quarterback Bernie Kosar;
Brigham Young passer Roblj
Bosco. Kosar, a sophomore,
passed for 2,151 yards and 15]
in seven games for the defendj
national champions. Bosco, ajnni
led the country in total yards
318 per game after five games
was second in passing effidenq.
Longshots for the award are Tg
nessee running back. JohnnieJoj
Iowa rjuarterback ChuckLongla
State wide receiver Tracy Hende
son and Texas safety Jerry Gray
Some feel Henderson and [
are among the all-time greatsaiiki
position but wide receivers andi
tensive players aren’t taken serioi
by Heisman voters.
“If you want to see thebestKi
receiver in the country, youjustlm
to come and see Tracy Menders
— he’s unbelievable,” Texas As
Coach Jackie Sherill saidofHeniii
son, who caught 47 passes for!
yards and six TDs in his liras
games.
T exas Coach Fred Akers m
nates Cray for the Heisman.
“If they give it to the best plan
the country at his position,thea
have to look at Jerry Gray,”Aii
said.
Padres look for Mr. Right-honde!
By MILTON RICHMAN
UPI Sports Editor
NEW YORK — The Boston Red
Sox finally have picked their man.
It’s John McNamara, that same fel
low you’ve been hearing about, and
the announcement he’s the new
manager will be coming up very
soon now.
Not too long after that, you can
expect a second announcement. By
the San Francisco Giants.
More than likely, they’ll be letting
everyone know that Jim Davenport,
who played for the Giants 13 years
and served them diligently and loy
ally as a coach for many years after
that, is their new manager.
That means the Red Sox have got
ten the man they want and so Have
the Giants.
The San Diego Padres are still
looking for the man they want.
Now, don’t go getting all excited.
They’re staying with Dick Williams
as their manager and he’s staying
with them, at least until his contract
runs out at the end of 1986.
Specifically, the man the Padres
are looking for is a top Grade A
right-handed pitcher who can take
his turn in their starting rotation
along with right-handers Eric Show
and Ed Whitson and left-handers
Tim Foliar and Mark Thurmond.
The job of finding precisely the
pitcher the Padres want and then
getting him, falls to Jack McKeon.
McKeon goes by the fancy title of
Vice President of Baseball Opera
tions, but really is one of those old
fashioned “meat-and-potatoes” gen
eral managers who usually lays the
framework for every deal he makes
months in advance.
McKeon knows that obtaining the
pitcher he’s looking for won’t be
easy. He’s used to that. He may have
to work with not only one, but two
clubs to make the deal he wants like
he worked with both the Expos and
Cubs when he got left-hander Craig
Lefferts and outfielder Carmelo
Martinez at the baseball meetings in
, Nashville last December. That
Z, , ^
Manager Dick Williams
Pitcher Mark Thurmond
doesn’t faze him. He’s done it be
fore.
He’s not waiting for the annual
winter meetings, which will be held
in Houston the first week in Decem
ber. He’s going to the general man
agers’ meetings in Austin next week
and he’ll be trying to do something
there.
McKeon was even trying during
Pitcher Eric Show
the World Series.
Naturally, he was hoping the
Padres beat the Tigers, but whether
they did or not, he wanted to get that
pitcher he was looking for.
Whenever McKeon is working on
a deal, he loses all track of time.
Hours mean nothing to him.
One night during the Series, he
was in the hospitality room in De
troit talking to Bill Giles and Hi
Alexander of the Phillies when
wife, Carol, came overtotalktol
for a moment. She has been man
to him 30 years, so she know I
pretty well.
“Once you get hooked up«
these fellows, 1 Know you’regoini
be here awhile," she said to It
“I’m going back to the hotel
“OK," McKeon answered. 1
go on back. I’m gonna be awhile'
Two hours later, a little aftert
o’clock in the morning, McKeon
back to his hotel.
The man seems to be ableio]
by with hardly any sleep. He
turned to San Diego with the res
the team after the Tigers'victa]
Detroit Sunday night and wasjm
surprised and moved asanyonei
in the party by the outpouring
more than 10,000 fans whogmi
the defeated Padres.
McKeon got to bed about!
Monday morning butwasupl
and on the phone at his home#
ing because he was aware it
three hours later back east. B
a.m., he was in his office talk®
other ballclubs.
That same evening, he rent;
at the ballpark for the galawel
home glut on for the players hi
(h eater San Diego Sports Asm
tion.
There was a tribute on the V
scoreboard screen to Ray Kroc,
late owner of the Padres who
last February at age 81, withsffl
scenes from his life being show
the 40,000 fans who came to
giark and were in the stands,
'There were no untoward
dents such as followed the I
victory Sunday night in Detroit
The Padres had lost but ttui
who turned out to welcome
home made them feel as if thet
won.
“I’ve been through a lot of
celebrations in New York,
Goose Gossage, “but nothing
touch this.”
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