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list 24,1994 a ssic program, lineers would :e 1954. Since dee (1988 and at the nation- ne step away r low ranking lebraska game t dilemma, re going to be TV,” he said, friends are go ng this on TV, school football g to be watch- Tom New Jer- arolina and all ame, that’s got lus for our pro- isually is to es- when defenders ?ss the Moun- season’s Sugar tnd then totally trongest on de- he nation’s top doesn’t plan on he said. "But We have a guy 'ell. Don’t think is to go I’m not tring 3wn Wednesday • August 24, 1994 Carlson Continued from Page 10 Oilers, was unceremoniously traded and Carlson was elevat ed to the top spot. Last weekend Carlson played before the hometown fans in an exhibition matchup at the Alamodome between the Oilers and the Buffalo Bills. Carlson grew up in the city and his parents still live here. His sister, her husband and their two children live in nearby Gonzales. Carlson’s wife, Barbara, is from Kerrville. Her parents and brother live there. The Oiler preseason football camp at Trinity University had Carlson’s family and friends as frequent visitors. “I kind of feel sorry for the rest of the guys,” Carlson said at the time. “Training camp is a tough time of year because all you’re doing is sleeping, eating and drinking football, especially when you’re family isn’t around. But I can see my family and friends because this is where I grew up.” Friends and family, occupy ing a prominent spot between faith and football, are important to the deeply religious, 30-year- old athlete. Carlson and his wife frequently visit San Anto nio, especially during the off season. They are building their dream home in the Hill Coun try, about an hour from his folks and about the same from hers. The homestead, which Carlson says “is too small to call a ranch, but too big to call a lot,” will be the perfect place to indulge their love of the out doors and nature photography. The couple rent an apart ment in Houston. “Being raised in San Antonio was a wonderful experience,” Carlson says. “It’s close to hunt ing, big deer country, the Hill Country and great people. “I like Houston and I’ve got ten adjusted to it. But it’s a much faster paced city than San Antonio.” Barbara Carlson also enjoys the quiet life. “We’re not very rambunc tious at all,” she says. “Just about the most exciting thing we do is go out to dinner or see a movie with friends. It’s like we’re 50 years old.” Ironically, the high school football hero who was destined to lead the Oilers was born in the home of Cowboys country. Carlson was 5 when his parents packed up the family in Dallas and moved to San Antonio. The couple have lived in the same house on the same street in a North Side neighborhood since 1969. Bill Carlson was an executive with Volkswagen when he retired last year. Now he’s got plenty of time to attend Oilers workouts and games. He watched every practice at Trinity, even the grueling “two- a-days” that started at 6:30 a.m. “It’s a little tough getting out here that early,” Carlson said one day from his seat in the stands, “but it’s a lot tougher on them.” Carlson’s mother and wife also got out to most of the prac tices. Unlike many “football mothers,” June Carlson says she no longer closes her eyes when beefy defensive players charge her son during a game. But she’s still not quite used to her son’s new status with the Oilers. “It does feel strange when I think that there are only 28 jobs for starting quarterbacks” in pro football, she says. “And Cody’s one of them.” He didn’t get there overnight. Carlson played second fiddle to Moon for seven long years be fore getting his big chance. Be fore he was drafted by the Oil ers in the third round in 1987, Carlson was a star at Baylor University. The helmet and jersey he used at Churchill are enshrined in the Texas High School Hall of Fame. Carlson was born to be a quarterback. By the time he was on the football squad at Eisenhower Middle School, area coaches al ready were talking about the tall, thin young man with the strong right arm. Jerry Comalander, who was Carlson’s coach at Churchill, says “Cody was the best,” no small praise from someone who has spent more than three decades working in high school athletics. Page 11 ' ' : v $ NFL’s new rules for ’94 Several rules changes have been adopted by the National Football League for the 1994 season, intending to produce a more free-wheeling, offensive game. Here are some of the primary changes: Kickoffs from the 30-yard line instead of the 35, and n« tee higher than one inch will be allowed. A 2-point conversion option after touchdowns, by running or passing, with the ball placed at the 2- yard line. A 1-point kick is still in the rules. Restricting the area in which defensive backs can bump receivers to within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. i3§§ 1 iJk < I “ 'uj-hvifV On missed field goals from beyond the 20-yard line, the ball will be awarded to the opposition at the place where it was kicked, instead of the line of scrimmage. AP/Ed De Gasero Irvan improves; doctors predict slow recovery SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Stock car dri ver Ernie Irvan showed strong improvement Tues day, responding to commands from doctors and the swelling of his brain diminished. “Although I would take these as very encouraging signs, he still remains in terms of brain and neurologi cal injury in critical condi tion,” said Dr, Errol Erl and- son, a vascular surgebn at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital near Ann Arbor. “Setbacks and complica tions are certainly a possibili ty. A slow, progressive recov ery would be the best we could look at at this time.” Erlandson said he was en couraged that the hospital’s trauma team has not found any additional injuries since Irvan was brought in after his car slammed into a wall during practice Saturday for the Goodwrench Dealers 400. Irvan sustained head and lung injuries in the crash and remained on a ventilator Tuesday. His lung injury has stabilized, Erlandson said. Irvan began opening his eyes Monday afternoon after drugs given him were de creased and he responded with some body movements Monday evening. “These are certainly not responses that we would call perfectly normal or fully re sponsive or conscious, but they are appropriate,” Er landson said. Irvan’s eyes were open at times and he is able to move his arms, legs and head and also to grimace. The ventila tor prevents him from trying to talk, however, Erlandson said. The only surgery done so far has been a minor proce dure to make it easier for Ir van to breathe. There are no immediate plans to try to move Irvan to a hospital clos er to his home in Rockwell, N.C. Irvan, 35, and one of NASCAR’s top drivers, was traveling 176 mph when he struck debris that cut a tire and sent him into the wall. 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