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Howard Univer ity i till without a co ch. Accordin to
th Wa hington Post, ucce ful Dunb r (D.C.) H. S.
Co ch Mich I McLee h b en lected but term of
even­
ye r record of 1 0-40 includ thre city title and numer­
ou Divi ion lrecruit . McLee e i a graduate of Elizab th
City State University.
MISSISSIPPI LEGEND: Jack Spink ,
the fir t black player from Mi i ippi to be drafted into
theN Fl, died la t Thursday, S pt. 29. He w 64. Spink
pi yed for Alcorn A&M (SW A ) from 194 -52 and w
drafted by th Pitt burgh Steeler . He also played for
Green Bay, the hicago Cardinal and the New York
Giant in a even-year career. The home tadium at Alcorn
i nam d for pink.
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TROJAN TRAP: RB Robert. "BoM Morgan of Virginia
State looks for daylight as the Uvingstone defense
closes in. tivingstone limited the Trojans to 38 yards
rushing in 22 attempts in the Bears' 28-3 win.
CUBS GOT CLAWS: The Living tone
Bear continue to be the urpri e team of the ea n. Their
2 -3 win over Virginia State at the Trojan' homecoming
further confirmed their tatu particularly their defen e a
one of the top unit in all f black. college f tball. They
have allowed only 20 (4.0 avg.) point in five game.
Mayb even m re remarkable, of the Bear' 49 players, 27
are fre hmen. .
AUTOPSY RESULT: . medical
xaminer' autopsy ha. c nfirmed that NC U f .tball
player Alphonza Carp nter died fr m a bl
may have been related t a br ken leg. The autop y,
c mpleted ept. 2 ,revealed that the 21-year-old died a
are ult ofa pulm nary emboli m; a bl d clot in the lung.
A criminal ju. tice rnaj r from Ralei h, arpenter wa. an
h nor roll tudent with a . overall GPA. .
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MANDELA OFFTHE GREENE:
A part of Howard niv rsity' h mecoming activitie
thi week new uth African Pre ident Nelon Mandela
will peak at 1: pm Oct. 7 on th main campu .
Originally scheduled f r H ward' Greene tadium, the
peech wa moved after official thought the crowd might
damage the new artificial turf. Howard broke in the new,
fter carp t thi week in their la t- econd win over
T w n tate.
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS AMONGST BLACK COLLEGES
1. AI Lip comb Stat Fair Cia Ie 66,822
Grambling VS. Prairie View,
bct. 1, Cotton Bowl, Dallas
2. Whitney Young Cia Ie 64,315
Grambling vs. Hampton
Sept. 24, Meadowlands
3. Circle City Cia Ie 61,863
NC A&T vs. Southern
Oct. 1, RCA Dome, Indianapolis
4. Atlant Ciss Ie 58,131
S.C. State vs. Tennessee State
Sept. 24, Georgia Dome, Atlanta
5. South rn Her/tag Clas /e 0,045
Tennessee State vs Jackson State
Sept. 10, Liberty Bowl, Memphis
6. Labor Day Cis /e 42,773
Alabama A&M vs. Jackson State
Sept 4, Legion FI Id, Birmingham
LARGE T ATTENDANCE AT
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-ONE OF MX BIGGEST WINS OF ALL TIME-: Said North Carolina A& T coach Bill Hayes, here
hoisted on the shoulders of his team after they pulled off a last-second 22-21 upset of BCSP
#1 Southern before 61,863 at the Circle City Classic in Indianpolis' RCA Dome.
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GAMES THIS WEEK
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ich rd Dent. Jerry Rice. Andre Waters. Albert Lewi • N
"The Kitchen" wton. Th e ju t me of the players in t
NFL today th t are produc of America' bl ck colle e
Hi tori lIy, playe from the colle have proven to be
amon th t in all of football. Currently, black colle alumni
hold all-time NFL record for car r ru hing yar (Walter Payton,
J ck n tate '7S) and career touchdown which Rice, a 1
Mi i ippi Valley State gradu te t thi year.
Along with Rice, th pI yers today are bon fide
Players uch Erik William of D II con idered the
offen ive linem n in the game; Sterlin Sharpe of Denver who i
revolutionizing the tight end po ition; Ben Coat of New England
who may g in revolutionize the po ition before harpe fini hes
hi.
Here' te m-by-team alph betical Ii tin by team of the
bl ck college product now playin in th NFL; their number,
n m ,n me, ye r of NFL experience position and colle e. We
will continue th Ii tin ub quent 1 ue of the BCSP.
(All tim local)
Albany St. va. Sav. st. In Albany, G . 1:30pm
Ark.-Plne Bluff vs. C.M. In P ne Bluff, AR 7:00pm
Cheyney vs. W. Ch er In Ch yn y, PA 1 :oopm
E. Kentucky vs. Tenn. St.ln Richmond, KY 7:00pm
Ellz. City S1. vs. Va. Union in Eliz. City, NC 1 :30pm
Falrm. St. vs. W. Va. State n F'rmont, WV 1 :OOpm
F yv. S1. vs. N.C. 'Centr lin Fayv., �C 7:00pm
Fla. A&M vs. N.C. A&T in Tallahassee, FL 7:00pm
Uberty vs. Delaware St. In Lynchburg, VA 7:30pm
Miss. Vall. vs. Grambling in ttta Bena, MS 2:00pm
Morehouse vs. A1a.A&M in Atlanta, GA 1 :30pm
Norfolk St. v . W-Salem St. in Norfolk, VA 7:00pm
Pro View A&M VS. Southern in Houston, TX 7:00pm
S.C. State VS. Morg. St in Orangeburg, SC 1 :3Opm
Va. State vs. Hamptoh In ·Petersburg, VA 1 :30pm
Eric oor
BCSP Assistant Editor
ARIZONA CARDI AL
46 Br nt Alexand r (A)
86 Chad Farun (2)
82 P trick Rob n on (2)
20 Andre W t r (11)
35 Aen Willi ms (4)
48 S n Wall ce (R)
ATLANTA FALCO
15 Joe Aog r (R)
BUFFALO BILLS
58 Marta P rry (R)
CHICAGO��S
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27 L T1l1tnan (8)
t . 71 . James'Wllliams 14f
99 Ervin Collier (A) (PS)
.CINCINNATI BENGALS
24 Roger Jones (4)
43 Mike Brim (7)
62 Ronald Edward (R)
CLEVELAND BROWNS
70 Herman ANi (2)
rr Orlando Brown (2)
98 Anthony Pleasant (5)
37 Bennie Thompson (5)
'63 Wally Williams (2)
DALLAS COWBOYS
29 Kenneth Gant (5)
61 Nate Newton (9)
79 Erik William (4)
DENVER BRONCOS
24 Randy Fuller (R)
80 Tony Kimbrough (2)
84 Shannon Sharpe (5)
87 Cedric Tillman (3)
DETROIT UONS
24 Mitton Mack (8)
40 Aobert Massey (6)
91 Robert Porcher (3)
71 Larry Tharpe (3)
GREEN BAY PACKERS
88 Terry Mickens (A)
70 Charles Hope (1) (PS)
HOUSTON OILERS
17 Reggie Brown (2)
50 Eddie Robinson (3)
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team in black college f tball.
N A&T g t a touchd wn pa from QB
M ceo Bolin t edri ombo with ju t :15 n the
clock in a dramatic 22-21 win over B P #1 uth-
em.
tate QB M rvln M rshall brought
hi team from 15 point d wn in the fourth quarter to
defeat J ckson t ,26-22. How rd turned a
botched field goal attempt int a game-winning p
play with :21 to play in pulling off an improbable 19-
13 win over Tow n State. And Florid &M held
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CLASSICS
CHICAGO CLASSIC
Alabama st. vs. Jackson St. in Chicago
4:00pm
off Tenne tat with everal late-game defen-
ive tand t poil the Tiger homecoming, 14-10.
Key matchup thi week:
, A&T ( -2-0) t lorida A&M ( -1-0),
- The Aggie and Ratti r. h uld th come int thi
game with momentum and a lot of con idence. A&T
f und them lve a ain. t uthern and AMU may
ju t be coming around f r ach Billy J following
impre ive. howing again t H ward and T nne e
tate. M A lead r hip at take.
H mpton (4-1-0) at Virgini tat ( -2-
0)- Va. tate I kin m re like pretender than
contend r. Lou Ander n will try t r f cu hi
tr p again t a deep Pirate quad which ha h wed
why it' m Yin t the next I vel.
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HOMECOMINGS .
Alcorn vs TX So�. in lorman, MS (ESPN 2) 12:00pm
Cent. State vs. Kent. St. in Wilberforce, OH 2:00pm
Howard vs. Beth. -Ckmn in Washington, OC 1 :00pm
JCSmith VS. Bowi� State in Charlotte, NC 1 :OOpm
langston vs, lane in langston, OK 2:00pm
Miles vs. Morris Brown in Birmingham, AL 2:00pm
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2. CENTRAL STATE: (5-0-0)
3. HAMPTON (3-1-0)
4 ALCORN STATE (3-2-0)
5. SOUTHERN (3-1-0)
6. FLORIDAA&M
7. ALBANY STATE (4-1-0)
8. NC A& T (3-2-0)
9. l '\NGSTON
10. LIVINGSTONE
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Alabama A M' Re i
Oliver ha made the round. in
c achin circles. After 19 year
f eingan a si tant at Mar hall
niver ity (W. Va.), Bowling
Green (Ohio) and entral tate
(Ohi ), he landed hi fir t head
coaching j at A&M, which i
a. two-h ur drive from
Tu al a hi h me.
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era hed, killing 70 pc pie. N -
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f ur wer Oliver' high h I
turned to Huntingt n t watch
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f r the Divi . n J-AA nati nal
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Oliver y. "I told them 'hey
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experience.
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