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DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS Page 8yThe Battalion/Tuesday, December 2, 1986 Dec 5, 6 and Dec 12, 13 Register at University Plus (MSC Basement) Call 845-1631 for more information on these or other classes Hall of Fame quarterback Layne dies Clogs of (110 Tuesday,Dec.^ 8'30-70i1?ud^r LUBBOCK (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne, known as the football player’s football player during his glory days with the Uni versity of Texas and the Detroit Li ons, died of cardiac arrest Monday. 'He was 59. Layne died at 1:05 p.m. CST after being hospitalized for more than two weeks in critical condition, Method ist Hospital spokesman Doug Hodel said. Layne had entered the hospital Nov. 15 suffering from internal bleeding. Layne start ed in an era when ath letes played hard on and off the field. “I want to run out of money and breath at the same time,” he once said. Layne led Detroit to NFL cham pionships in 1952-53 and 1957, and also played for the Chicago Bears, the New York Bulldogs and the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 15-year pro fessional career. He retired in 1962. Wherever he played, Layne was the star and the center of attention, on and off the field. SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI SKI SteaxnLoat $319 WITH TRANSPORT A T/O/V JANUARY 3 - 11, 1987 Information Meeting Thursday Dec. 4 Rudder 410 7:00 PM All those interested in going and those who have already signed up please attend For More Information Call Rob 693-5180 Kevin 696-3419 Presented by Pi Sigma Epsilon FREE DELIVERY $4.00 minimum order Delivery hours Daily 11am-11pm 500 OFF any sub deliv ered if you present this ad Campus and Northgate delivery only Expires 12-13-86 Not valid with any other offer 329 University Drive at Northgate 846-6428 MSC CAFETERIA MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER-TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SPECIALS $089 MONDAY EVENING SALISBURY STEAK Mushroom Gravy. Whipped Potatoes. Choice of Vegetable. Roll or Cornbread, Butter TUESDAY EVENING MEXICAN FIESTA Two Cheese Enchiladas With Chili. Rice. Beans. Tostadas WEDNESDAY EVENING CHICKEN FRIED STEAK Cream Gravy. Whipped Potatoes. Choice of Vegetable. Roll or Cornbread. Butter THURSDAY EVENING ITALIAN DINNER Spaghetti. Meatballs. Sauce. Parmesan Cheese. Tossed Salad, Hot Garlic Bread FRIDAY EVENING FRIED CATFISH Tartar Sauce. Cole Slaw, Hush Puppies, Choice of Vegetable SATURDAY NOON & EVENING YANKEE POT ROAST (Texas Style). Tossed Salad. Mashed Potatoes W Gravy. Roll or Cornbread. Butter SUNDAY NOON & EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce. Cornbread Dressing. Roll or Corn- bread. Butter. Giblet Gravy. Choice of Vegetable TEA OR COFFEE INCLUDED AT NO EXTRA CHARGE ON SPECIALS EVENING SPECIALS AVAILABLE 4:00 PM TO 7 00 PM DAILY MSC CAFETERIA OPEN 11:00 AM-1,30 PM AND 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM DAILY “Quality First” Once when he quarterbacked the Steelers against the New York Gi ants, he was discovered still in New York two days later. He told report ers he hadn’t gotten the city out of his system. Another time, playing for the Steelers against the Dallas Cowboys, Layne kicked a fullback in the but tocks after a play. He later explained the fullback hadn’t run the play properly. When he joined the Steelers, according to one account, he took over a poker game in progress and answered a challenge from a dis gruntled tackle by snarling, “I deal — I’m the quarterback.” During his 15-year career, Layne completed 1,814 of 3,700 passes for 26,769 yards and 196 touchdowns. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967. After his playing days were fin ished, Layne went on to work as a quarterback coach with the Steelers from 1963-65, then with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965. During 1966-67, he was a scout for the Cow boys. In later years, Layne’s interests in cluded business. THE 5\P HAS A NEW HAND SIGN ... AT THIS RATE HE'LL SOON RUN OUT OF fingers/ Akers calls his firing unfair AUS TIN (AP) — Former Univer sity of Texas football coach Fred Ak ers said Monday that he still had a knot in his stomach over his firing, which he didn’t believe was fair. Akers, 48, was axed Saturday af ter averaging 8‘/a victories a season over 10 years for a winning percent age of 73.1. “I do have a knot in my stomach but as I’ve told our players many, many times after our biggest disap pointments, we should have a knot in our stomachs hut it will pass, and things will come hack to normal and probably even better," Akers said. Although he had a 86-31-2 record at Texas, Akers was only 14-14 over the past 2‘/a seasons. After a season ending 16-3 loss to Texas A&M on Thanksgiving, Akers' final team Fin ished 5-6, the first losing Longhorn football season in 30 years. Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds on Saturday described Akers as a “class person” hut said “sometimes it simply becomes necessary to make such a change to inject new energy and new leadership at the top of the organization.” At a news conference Monday, Akers was asked if he diought he got a “fair shake.” He replied, “No.” “But nobody guaranteed me that everything is going to he lair in this life — never has, and I'm not crying about it,” he said. Dodds said Akers, who has five years left on a $91,600-a-year con tract, would be reassigned to other duties within die university. Akers said Monday, however, “I haven’t been offered a job as far as being re assigned — yet. “That may come. In fact, l sup pose that it would but I’m certainly not in any position to do anything else right now. I don’t have anything else to do. I kind of like Austin. My family has grown up here. My wife sure likes it out there on that ranch,” said Akers, who owns a ranchtas Austin. Akers was asked it Dodds, t broke the news to Akers, hadjii .ms reason for his dismissal."Non Akers said. “I asked what the reasonwas.i dies said there was no one reason was just several things thai hadait mulated,” Akers said. Asked if he would look for: other coaching job, Akers said, the right job were to come, I w Ik- available to talk with people-: the i college or pro but I am mill lully not in any hurry to dom thing.” I ie said he had some imp about coaching, but added,Tidd going out chasing jobs, HI telh< that right now.” Akers was asked if hewasta over his firing, and he said,“Idot think anyone enjoys being fired.,. wasn’t much f im at all.” 1^ : H Hou Cle\ plat ers ( UT panel intends to find coach soon dav. 911.11 (reel AUSTIN (AP) — The University of Texas search committee helping hunt for a new football coach held its first meeting Monday, and UT President William Cunningham said he wants the panel to move as rapidly as possible. The university fired Coach Fred Akers on Sat urday, two days after his team lost to Texas A&M and finished the season at 5-6, the Longhorns’ first losing season in 30 years. “We are doing everything possible to expedite the process of selection of a new head football coach,” Cunningham said Monday. “I am confident that the committee will he able to work quickly and that it will be a great help to Mr. (Athletic Director DeLoss) Dodds as he pre pares his recommendation for the new head, football coach,” he added. Dodds is chairman of the search committee, w’.ich includes former Longhorn coach Darrell koyal, current players, former athletes, faculty members and alumni. Monday was the first day that high school loot- hall players were allowed to make official recruit ing visits to college campuses. But Akers’ assis tant coaches, who have contracts running through P'eb. 28, 1987, weren’t recruiting. Akers told a news conference that the school had or dered them not to recruit. “T hey are not recruiting. They were told not to . . . by the administration,” Akers said. Speculation has been widespread over who Jon might lx- Akers* replacement. time I <\.is Tech Athletic Dncctoi I Jeni'pas; Dodds had permission to talk with Texas IcAB M (loach David Me Williams, who spent 20 yeaNHassi I I .is .1 playci and assistant coach. ItOsse Me Willi.mis. who guided the Red Raidersloiflrin 7-4 season, is in ili<- In-'i xc.h <>l .1 umii.iduTnaiK runs through 1989. Bitrin Among those- being suggested as ; tuck lot the Longhorn job are John Coo |0-1 zona State, Larry Smith of Arizona, Fislierlkl Bi Berts ol Aii Foiee.md Mike Shanahan, ana'vBn ov taut with the Denver Broncos. Miami of Florida Coach Jimmy Johnsonal» has been touted as a possibility, but said hepto to remain with the Hurricanes next year [ami and New York Knicks fire Brown as head coach NEW YORK (AP) — Hubie Brown was fired Monday as coach of the NBA’s New York Knicks, who got off to a 4-12 start amid contro versy over whether Patrick Ewing or Bill Cartwright should be the center. In making the announcement, General Manager Scotty Stirling named Bob Hill, Brown’s top assis tant, to take over for Brown, who was in his fifth season with the club. Brown drevy criticism over the use of 7-footers Ewing and Cartwright as center and forward. Both have struggled at the power forward posi tion. Stirling said the Knicks’ lack of improvement this season after a two- year run of injuries was (he key fac tor in firing Brown. “It was an extremely difficult deci sion, but we felt a change was needed at this time because the team was not showing the progress we ex pected,” Stirling said. “The move was not necessarily made because of the team’s disappointing early won- loss record, hut because the ex pected improvement in the team was not there.” The coaching change took effect with a morning practice at Upsala College in West Orange, N.J., before the Knicks lef t on a four-game west ern road trip, starting with tonight’s game in Phoenix. “This is a great opportunity lor me,” Hill said. “I’m very confident in my ability to coach and equally confi dent in my players’ ability. It’s just a matter of the team coming together and playing for a common goal. 1 lu- bie Brown means a great deal to me and it was an honor wot king f or him.” —• Brown was not available for com ment. Brown led the Knicks to the East ern Conference semifinals his first two seasons, but the team was ham pered by injuries the past two sea sons to Bernard King, Cartwri^ 1 Pat (aiminings and Rory Spanw Ewing, the Knicks’ No. I dnf choice, was out the latter partofli' season with a knee injury. ■eiuriifl All the injured player this season with (he exception King, 1 lie NBA scoring champion 1984-85. The Knicks had 24-58 and23-il records the past two seasons. It is the first headcoachin Hill, 37, who spent eight yearsJ!j top assistant at Kansas. uiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiininiimiiimnn AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS 1 Specializing in STANDARD and AUTOMATIC trans missions, CLUTCH, adjustments, and replacements (Both foreign and domestic) 1215 Tx. Ave. | (at the bend in Tx. 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