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against Gray, Washington soon had
a first and goal at the A&M one yard
line.
With the partisan crowd scream
ing for their hide, the A&M defend
ers bowed their backs, stopped the
Huskies on four plays, shut up the
crowd, and sealed the victory.
McCrumbly stopped Rowland’s
sneak for no gain, then the fierce
and indomitable Simonini plastered
the quarterback for two straight five-
yard losses setting up a fourth and
goal from the 11.
Enter Mr. Thomas. He picked off
Rowland’s pass in the corner of the
end zone and that was it for the
home team.
The Aggies had won their first
three games in a season, but the
streak would die there the following
week when the Kansas Jayhawks em
barrassed them 28-10 in Lawrence,
Kan.
Thomas wasn’t through making
big plays, eventually setting an A&M
record for pass interceptions.
A&M career, in the second quarter
against Rice at Kyle Field.
Williams and Simonini had
blasted an Owl running back, caus
ing the ball to squirt into the air.
Thomas picked in off in midstride
and waltzed untouched into the west
corner of the south end zone for the
six points.
One week later in the third quar
ter against Texas Tech, Thomas
blasted Red Raider quarterback
Tommy Duniven on a fourth and
three at the A&M 35 yard line, seal
ing that win for the Aggies.
After being named a first-team
All-America in 1975, Thomas was
the Los Angeles Rams’ second pick
in the 19/6 National Football
League draft.
ers, but had to retire due to a knee
injury.
Had he been able to play, he
would have teamed up with former
A&M All-America and All-Pro cor-
nerback Lester Hayes.
Thomas had a short stint as the
defensive secondary coach of the de
funct Houston Gamblers under an
other A&M former star, Jack Par
dee.
This past spring he accepted that
same job under Pardee, only this
time at the University of Houston.
Later in the 1974 season, Thomas
scored the final touchdown of his
Following a distinguished pro ca
reer, which included trips to the Pro
Bowl and Super Bowl XIV, Thomas
was traded across town to the Raid-
Regardless of what transpires for
Thomas in his new job, he will al
ways remain on of the best A&M
football players I have ever seen
play.
Giants rip Astros 4-1
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
Rick Reuschel pitched a two-hit
ter as the San Francisco Giants
won their sixth straight game by
beating the Houston Astros 4-0
Thursday.
Reuschel, 13-7, pitched his
fourth shutout of the season —
the first since joining the Giants
in late August — and his 12th
complete game. Both totals are
tops in the National League.
Houston’s Bill Doran singled
with two out in the first, and the
Astros did not get another hit un
til Gerald Young singled in the
sixth. Reuschel walked one bat
ter, struck out five and did not al
low a runner past first base.
Reuschel was locked in a
scoreless duel with DannyDarv
until the sixth inning, whenfc
Brenly followed two-out walks
Cant ly Maldonado and WillCk
with a two-run double to cep.:
on a 3-2 pitch.
Darwin, 8-10, allowedonlyn
hits over six innings. He wal
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The Giants added two
runs in the seventh on RBI!
gles by Mike Aldrete and Mai
nado. Both runs were charged
reliever Jeff Heathcock.
The Giants’ winning streak
their longest of the season, a
the victory moved them a Sir.
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