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WERE YOU THERE?
Between 1928 and 1989, approximately 1,100 students attended the
United Hebrew High School. Were you, or someone you know, among
them?
We're seeking names and addresses of former students and teachers
of the UHS High School to add them to our invitation list for the
school's first reunion in 70 years on June 11, 1990.
Please call in those names to the UHS, 354-1050, and share your
memories and photographs with us.
And mark your calendar for June 11, 1990.
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Benjamin F. Rosenthal, Class of '65
Joseph B. Colten, Class of '31
Reunion Chairman
Reunion Co-Chairman
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1989
Ex-Lion Lee Saltz
Getting Chance In CFL
HARLAN ABBEY
Special to The Jewish News
I
t's been a long time
coming, but Lee Saltz
recently took the first
step toward being mentioned
in the same breath with Hall
of Fame football quarterback
Sid Luckman.
Like any other college star,
Saltz had National Football
League hopes after three
years of stardom at Temple
University in Philadelphia.
He wasn't drafted, but was
picked up by the Detroit
Lions as a free agent.
He was hurt early in the
1987 season and spent the
rest of the year on injured
reserve, practicing. The next
season, he was cut by Detroit
after the pre-season and
found himself in the Cana-
dian Football League with
the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
— but sitting and watching
Sean Salisbury doing most of
the playing for most of two
seasons.
But, finally, his chance
came — and in a playoff game,
no less.
He started in the CFL
Eastern Division semifinals
on Nov. 12 and piloted the
team to a 30-7 victory. He
sparked the first touchdown
drive with two big gains on
quarterback draw plays and
finished it up with a 13-yard
touchdown pass.
Winnipeg scored again on a
blocked punt and Saltz threw
an 18-yard TD pass in the
fourth quarter. In just his se-
cond start, he completed 19
passes in 27 attempts for 178
yards and ran the ball himself
eight times for 79 yards, the
best of any of the Bomber
backs.
Although the Blue
Bombers' march to the Grey
Cup, Canada's version of the
Super Bowl, ended the follow-
ing week with a 14-10 loss to
Hamilton, Saltz had little to
regret. He threw an 87-yard
touchdown pass and com-
pleted 15 of 44 tosses for 308
yards. Two pass attempts did
get intercepted, however, and
he had one fumble lost, but
the major scoring breakdown
was that Winnipeg's field
goal kicker missed a point-
after attempt and field goals
from 28 and 31 years.
Until his late-season
emergence as a starter, Saltz
had thrown only 10 passes,
completing five for 80 yards.
But despite all that bench-
time, he's remained confident
of his ability and willing to
put in the extra hours study-
ing game films and doing ex-
tra throwing after regular
practice ended.
"I play with a lot of energy,
with a lot of emotion," he ad-
mitted. He also admitted the
transition to Canadian foot-
ball — with its extra man in
the backfield, wider playing
field, three downs, and backs
in forward motion when the
ball is snapped — took him
about two months to adjust to.
At first, he had trouble with
the thicker Canadian league
football, too.
A native of Randolph, N.J.,
Saltz has a degree.in business
law and a New Jersey real
But for the
present, he's
hoping to keep his
starting
quarterback job.
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estate license and is in-
terested in acting.
But for the present, he's
hoping to keep his starting
quarterback job.
Saltz feels many Canadian
Football League players at
the "skill" positions, such as
quarterback, are as talented
as those in the NFL. Among
the most recent to move.back
across the border was Seattle
Seahawk defensive back
James Jefferson. Previous
quarterbacks who've made _
the shift include Joe
Theisman and New Orleans'
Warren Moon.
Interviewed by the Cana-
dian Jewish News prior to his
recent good fortune, Saltz
said, "I'm confident. If you
work hard, stay at it, it'll
work out.
"I've invested too much
time (on football). I'm confi-
dent that I'm due for a big
break."
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Lions Offering
Anti-Drug Tape
The Detroit Lions and the
National Football League are
making available an anti-
substance abuse video tape
for showing in schools and by
community groups. The tape
is part of the NFL's "Team Up
Against Drugs" program,
sponsored by Louis Rich.
The approximately eight-
minute tape features Lions
Jimmy Williams and Lomas
Brown.
For use of the tape or fur-
ther information, write:
Detroit Lions Public Rela-
tions, Box 4200, Pontiac,
Mich. 48057.
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