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-- Q^ier schools Weber considered
’ca T ere University of Southern
tlifprnia, the University of Col-
ado, and UCLA.
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'es Cai654-iii- mning back used his 4.5-second
ha.:- teed in the 40-yard dash to rum-
e for 2,694 yards and 30 touch-
y ' rwns his senior year.
Weber said his combination of
'ted v ze and speed has enabled him to
icceed.
“That’s what people tell me my
greatest point is,” he said. “I’ve got
enough foot speed to run away, but
if you want to challenge me. I’ll run
you over and get a couple of
yards.”
Weber, who grew up 20 minutes
outside of New Orleans, joins an al
ready impressive stable of running
backs to commit to A&M.
Other backs to commit to A&M
are Oschlor Fleming from Denton
(Ryan), Richard Whitaker from
Jacksonville, Maurice Harris from
Aldine (Nimitz), Jesse Hunnicutt
(already enrolled at A&M for the
spring semester and will count
against last year’s scholarship allot
ment) from Canyon (Randall) and
Reggie Duncan from Killeen (Elli
son).
Despite A&M’s plethora of run
ning backs, Weber said he wel
comes the opportunity to compete
against them.
“If you go somewhere, you’re
going to compete,” he said. “No
one gets better when you don’t
compete.”
Weber, who said he eliminated
any team that wanted to play him
at fullback, is rated as the 37th best
player in the country by Bobby
Burton of the National Recruiting
Advisor.
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Houston Astros manager Larry
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record as an Astros pitcher, also
was named to the Hall.
The Foster brothers, natives of
Calvert, are both in the National
Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bill Foster won 137 games and
helped the Chicago American Gi
ants win Negro League titles in
1926, 1927, 1928 and 1933.
Rube Foster was a pitcher and
manager and founded the Negro
National League in Kansas City in
1920.
Sandra Meadows, who coached
Duncanville to four girls basketball
championships, also was inducted
posthumously. Meadows died of
cancer in 1994.
Judy Rankin, who won 28 LPGA
tournaments and was named LPGA
player of the year in 1976 and 1977,
also was enshrined.
Counting down to Super Sunday
Big game features Aggie connection
BY DOUG SHILLING
The Battalion
W hen the Denver Broncos
and Atlanta Falcons
kick off the Super Bowl
this coming Sunday in sunny Mi
ami, both will have Aggies ready
to contribute. Two will have a di
rect outcome on the field, while
another will do his damage from
the coaches’ box.
Fullback Detron Smith and of
fensive coordinator Gary Kubiak
will attempt to help the Broncos
become only the sixth team in NFL
history to repeat as Super Bowl
champions, while guard Calvin
Collins and the rest of the “Dirty
Birds” look to win in the fran
chise’s first Super Bowl.
Collins, drafted in the sixth
round by the Falcons in 1997,
came into his own this year, win
ning a starting spot on the offen
sive line at the beginning of the
year. With his fellow line-mates,
he helped Falcons running back
Jamal Anderson lead the NFC in
rushing with 1,846 yards.
Collins arrived at Texas A&M in
1993 and started all four years he
attended the school. He was
named All-SWC First Team in 1994
and All-Big 12 First Team in 1996.
Along with Smith, he helped
pave the way for Aggie running
backs Greg Hill, Rodney Thomas
and Leeland McElroy.
Drafted in the third round by
the Broncos in 1996, Smith has
become an integral part of the
Denver team. He serves as the
main backup to starting fullback
Howard Griffith and is the Bron
cos’ leader on special teams.
Smith arrived in College Station
in 1992 and served as the Aggies’
primary fullback for four years.
By now, the Super Bowl should
be no big deal for Kubiak — this
year will be his sixth appearance. As
the Broncos back-up quarterback,
he was a part of Super Bowl teams
in 1986, 1987 and 1989. His other
three appearances have come as an
assistant coach — ini 994 with the
San Francisco 49ers and the past
two years with the Broncos.
Kubiak began his career with
the Aggies in 1979. During his
tenure at A&M, he set school pass
ing records that still stand. He
holds the A&M record for most
touchdowns passing in a game
with six against Rice University in
1981 and the single-season touch
down pass record with 19 in 1982.
Drafted in the eighth round by
the Broncos in 1983, he spent his
career as the backup to John El-
way. After his playing days, Kubi
ak returned to A&M in 1992 to
serve as running backs coach. Af
ter two years at A&M, he left for a
one-year stint with the 49ers be
fore settling down as the Broncos
offensive coordinator.
Pro-Aggie
Texas A&M standouts who
will play in the Super Bowl
this Sunday in Miami:
Calvin
COLLINS
HEIGHT: 6’2”
WEIGHT: 307 lbs.
YEARS PRO: 2
POSITION: OG
TEAM:
ATLANTA FALCONS
Detron
SMITH
HEIGHT: 5’9”
WEIGHT: 231 lbs.
YEARS PRO: 3
POSITION: FB
TEAM:
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Falcons, Broncos enjoying year of change
MIAMI (AP) — For more than three decades.
Super Bowl Sunday meant little to the Atlanta Fal
cons. It was a day to spend almost anywhere but
in front of a television set, watching two other
teams vie for the NFL title.
For more than two decades, Super Bowl Sun
day was downright painful for the Denver Bron
cos. It was a day for fans to stay
away from their TV sets to avoid
the carnage.
When they meet at Pro Player
Stadium on Sunday, both teams
might spend a moment reflecting
on just how far they’ve come in
the past year.
For the Broncos, their sixth Su
per Bowl is entirely unlike all the
others. They’ve come here as cham
pions, carrying a self-confidence
and, yes, a swagger that they gained
by finally winning the big game.
The Falcons, never before a
championship factor, finished 7-9 in 1997. Yet
now they’ve come to Miami with the highest of
expectations, a slight sense of awe mixed in with
a heavy dose of innocence, and the recognition
of how different things are this January.
While both are playing for the same reward,
they are approaching the chance to be atop their
profession from entirely different perspectives.
Happily for Denver, that means not having to
answer all those “Why did you lose?” questions.
Now the questions are about repeats and dy
nasties. The Broncos are so self-assured that they
have no problem dealing with those topics. In the
past, they merely hoped they could win a Super
Bowl. Now, they know they can.
“Whenever you get into a game of this magni
tude and lose four in a row, it definitely
takes some wind out of your sails,”
said Mike Lodish, who went through
his own Super Bowl trauma (0-4) with
Buffalo before joining Denver and get
ting that first title 12 months ago. He
was not in the league when the Bron
cos lost their fourth Super Bowl in
1990.
“To win it is something you can’t
measure, the feeling you get is so great.”
That feeling has bred a boldness
and created a confidence in the
Broncos that is immediately notice
able. Where previous AFC champs
from Denver seemed to fear what might happen
in the Super Bowl, these guys cannot wait to
prove their mettle once more.
“Last year, we had all the questions about
never having won a Super Bowl,” placekicker Ja
son Elam said. “We were big underdogs to the
Packers and no one gave us a chance against
them. I think there was more pressure on us in
that game. ”
Firms prepare
bowl-day ads
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple will re
turn after 14 years, the World
Wrestling Federation will make may
hem, and lingerie retailer Victoria’s
Secret will invite viewers to watch its
fashion show on the Internet.
These are some of the commer
cials at this year’s Super Bowl, the
biggest advertising event of the year.
About 30 companies will pay an av
erage price of $1.6 million for each of
the 58 half-minute commercial slots
on Sunday’s telecast from Miami.
That is $53,333 per commercial
second, a 23 percent-premium over
last year’s average.
Despite the cost, the game
makes a compelling buy, largely be
cause of the national holiday at
mosphere surrounding the game.
The research firm Eisner & As
sociates said its survey of 1,000
adults indicates about 7 percent of
the audience tunes in just to see the
ads and more than one-third expect
to discuss them Monday morning.
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