Wednesday, January 29, 1975 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine U______________________________ A hea ds or tales Marc Feldman.,... Pittsburgh tabs Brown; four Wolvei Bo's boys bums? . . .. *just ask NFL NEVER DID THINK that pro scouts were too smart. Now I know I was right:"f -Bo Schembechler Anyone who didn't think Bo Schembechler was the best coach in the country before yesterday's National Football League draft must have changed his mind by now. The masterminds of pro football, the scouts, who have been deified by the press as a cross between Moses and Abraham found one Wolverine player (Dave Brown) among the best 143 in the nation yesterday. Just imagine the task Schembechler had molding last year's" motley crew of football players like Dennis Franklin, Gil Chap- man, Chuck Heater, the Banks brothers, and other assorted retreads into the third ranked football team in the country. What a con job the Michigan football team played on its fans (93,000 a home game), by duping them into thinking they were a good team. In. retrospect, what nerve Michigan fans had in thinking the Wolverines had a chance against the mighty legions of Ohio State when seven of the first 100 players selected were Buckeyes. Michigan fans should have jumped for joy when the Wolverines only lost, 12-10. What nerve it took to even at- tempt a field goal that would have beaten that omnipotent team. Just listen to the names of some of the Buckeye players picked, and bow down to first round pick Doug France. His Co- lumbus nickname, "Bubba," had nothing to do with the similar- ity in his playing skills with former Michigan State great Bubba Smith, but rather, his gargantuan mass. Bruce Elia, you remember him. As a fullback a few years ago, he made headlines by scoring three touchdowns in a game. Buried somewhat deeper in the copy was his game total of 11 yards. Qf course, there was that stalwart linebacking per- formance against MSU, when he turned his back on Levi Jack- son, and turned around fast enough to watch about half of his 88-yard touchdown run. In evaluating this superhuman team, one must remember that two real Buckeye stars were ineligible for this year's draft, Archie Griffin and Cornelius Greene. Schembechler was unaware of the lack of recognition his players were getting until I called him about 8:30 last night. When informed, he kept saying "You're kidding, you've get to be kidding." After swearing my honesty, Bo said, "You wouldn't be kid- ding me would you?". Such- was his shock and dismay. He was especially upset that Steve Strinko had not been picked. "I have no idea why this would happen. I don't know how these guys think. All I know is someone is going to get the damnest late draft pick ever. "One guy even told me that even Brown wasn't going to get picked in the first round. I think he might be the best first round pick in the draft. The first thing the pros always go after are those big linemen," Schembechler said. The pro football draft, always of questionable constitutional- ity prevents the exercise of civil liberties. Dehumanizing it fur- ther into the computer printout of heights, weights and speed border on the Department of Agriculture, not sport. Those who are "USDA choice" by the computer are draftedf and the others face the tremendous odds imposed by a low draft or no draft at all. Michigan center Dennis Franks, an All-Big Ten choice this, year, stands a little over six feet and falls below the computer-t ized height requirement. Somehow, this non-expert cannot dis-. cern why a fellow who spends much of the game bent over, needs to be 6-3. "Those computers show the stats, but they don't measuref heart, determination, and the kind of coaching you've had," Franks said yesterday after a fruitless day of waiting. All over campus today, more Michigan players will hopet some overweight general manager honors him by selection. Ac-c tually, he might be better off going to classes.t By MARC FELDMAN The Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, a team built with astute drafting, se- lected Michigan's All-American defensive back Dave Brown in the first round of the National Football League's annual col- lege draft yesterday in New York City. Brown, a 6-1, 188 pound na- tive of Akron, Ohio, started for the Wolverines for three years and claimed All-American hon- ors twice, and All-Big Ten cita- tions, three times. The 13 other Michigan start- ers who were eligible for the draft, were ignored for hours following Brown's first round pick. The Detroit Lions finally selected quarterback Dennis Franklin in the sixth round, and the Buffalo Bills, select- ing twice in the seventh round, picked Gil Chapman and Harry Banks. Steve Strinko, Michigan's All- American linebacker, was not picked at all, through the seven rounds completed yesterday. "I kind of expected to go in the first round," Brown said shortly following the announce- ment. "I'm pleased to go to the Steelers, but I was a bit sur- prised that four other defensive backs went before me." The quartet of deep backs in- cluded Neal Colzie of Ohio State, selected by the Oakland Raiders, and three lesser known players, Tim Gray of Texas A&M, Mike Williams of Louisi- ana State, and Louie Wright of San Jose State. Brown, whose father almost forbade him from playing foot- ball in high school, left for Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon Daily Photo by STEVE KAGAN MICHIGAN SAFETY DAVE Brown smiles at the world as he prepares for the first leg of his journey to Pittsburgh. The world champion Steelers made Brown their first-round pick in the National Football League's annual draft yesterday. for a news conference in the Steel City. "I was called immediately at about ten after twelve and Noll (Steeler coach Chuck) told me the news. Then all these other people kept coming on the line -Art Rooney, Jr. and some other guys. They were all talk- ing so fast, I damn near had a heart attack," Brown said. Eighteen of the 22 players who started in Pittsburgh's Super Bowl victory over the Minnesota Vikings earlier this month were Steeler draftees. Five of the 18 were first round selections, including "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco H a r r i s, and Lynn Swann. Brown played safety exclu- sively at Michigan and was called by Wolverine coach Bo Schembechler, "perhaps the best in a long line of great safeties at Michigan. That elite group includes Tom Curtis, Tom Darden, and most recently, Randy Logan. However, a distinct possibil- ity exists that Brown would be moved to cornerback in the pro- fessional ranks, a position he last played at Akron Central High School. "The Pittsburgh personnel guy called me at about nine in the morning and asked me if I would mind playing corner- back," Brown said. "I told them I wouldn't mind." In his Michigan career, Brown returned 48 puts for 531 yards and three touchdowns. A particularly strong defender against the run, Brown made 212 tackles, broke up 21 passes, and intercepted nine others. Brown was one of only five United P r e s s International All-Americans chosen in the first round of the draft. Be- sides Colzie and Brown, only Ohio State's Kurt Schumach- er, California's Steve Bart- kowski, and Outland Trophy winner Randy White of Mary- land were selected in the in- itial round of 26. The draft seemed to be dom- inated by obscure players from obscure schools, playing obscure positions. Typical of this genre was the first pick of the Detroit Lions, offensive guard Lynn Boden of South Dakota State College. Dallas nearly outdid the Lions by picking linebacker Tom Henderson of Langston (Oklahoma) College. SCORES J NBA New York 115, Atlanta 111 Chicago 125, Cleveland 97 Houston 104, Los Angeles 89 NHL Detroit 4, St. Louis 4 "WE MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD." U-M STYLISTS at the Union ines picked Contrary to the national trend, Steve Luke, a high school the New York Jets opted for teammate of Dennis Fc anklin collegiate headliners, Arthony at M a s s i l o n (Ohio) High Davis and Richard Wood, both School, fullback Champ Hen- of Southern California, in the son, and linebacker-fullback second and third rounds, re- Bruce Elia. spectively. The other three Big Ten Ten Big Ten players were draftees in the first four rounds drafted in the first four rounds, were Brown, receiver Larry and seven were protegees of Burton of Purdue, and sprinter Woody Hayes. In addition to Rick Upchurch of the Minnesota Colzie, Schumacher, and Doug Gophers. C e n t r a l Michigan's France in the first round, tackle quarterback Mike Franckowiak Pete Cusick was chosen in the was picked in the third round third round, and three more by Denver. Buckeyes, in the fourth. The final ten rounds of the These fourth rounders were draft will be held today. {.;ti::"if:?{id :?:::"}}fi:?' }}}a,":i:"::i"":a:...;-vm r4'r:"r{":iri":}M FS4E v"SS i"'v::q":qsqi":4: G}Y;'::fi:S4?+q:r Little piggies Round 1 1. Atlanta, Steve Bartkowski, qb, California. 2. Dallas, Randy White, de, Maryland. 3. Baltimore, Ken Huff, og, North Carolina. 4. Chicago, Wal- ter Payton, rb, Jackson State. 5. Cleveland, Mack Mitchell, d, U. of Houston. 6. Houston, Robert Brazile, Ib, Jackson State. 7. New Orleans, Larry Burton, wr, Purdue. 8. San Diego, Gary Johnson, dt, Grambling. 9. Los Angeles, from Green Bay, Mike Fanning, dt, Notre Dame.B10. San Francisco, Jimmy Webb, dt, Mississippi State. 11. Los Angeles, Dennis Harrah, ot, Miami, Fla. 12. New Orleans, Kurt Schumacher, ot, Ohio State. 13. Detroit, Lynn Bo- den, og, South Dakota State. 14. Cincinnati, Glenn Cameron, lb, Flor- ida. 15. Houston, Don Hardeman, rb, Texas A&I. 16. New England, Russ Francis, te, Oregon. 17. Denver, Louie Wright, db, San Jose State. 18. Dallas, Tom Henderson, Ib, Langston. 19. Buffalo, Tom Ruud, lb, Nebraska. 20. Los Angeles, Doug France, ot, Ohio State. 21. St. Louis, Tim Gray, db, Texas A&M. 22. San Diego, Mike Williams, db, Louisiana State. 23. Miami, Darryl Carlton, ot, Tampa. 24. Oakland, Neal Colzie, db, Ohio State. 25. Minnesota, Mark Mullaney, ot-de, Colorado State. 26. PITTSBURGH, DAVE BROWN, DB, MICHIGAN. Round 2 1. New York Giants, Al Simpson, ot, Colorado State. 2. Los Angeles, Monte Jackson, db, San Diego State. go to market 3. Atlanta, Ralph Ortega, Ib, Flor- ida. 4. San Diego, Louie Kelcher, dt, Southern Methodist. 5. Chicago, Mike Hartenstine, de, Penn State. 6. New Orleans, Lee Gross, c, Au- burn. 7. San Diego, Fred Dean, lb, Louisiana Tech. 8. Kansas City, El- more Stephens, te, Kentucky. 9. San Francisco, Greg Collins, lb, Notre Dame. 10. Miami, Fred Solomon, qb, Tampa. 11. New York Jets, An- thony Davis, rb, Southern Califor- nia. 12. Detroit, Doug English, dt, Texas. 13. Cincinnati, Al Krevis, ot, Boston College. 14. Houston, Em- mett Edwards, wr, Kansas. 15. New England, Rod Shoate, lb, Oklahoma, 16. Buffalo, Bob Nelson,. lb, Nebras- ka. 17. Denver, Charles Smith, de, North Carolina Central. IS. Dallas, Burton Lawless, og, Florida. 19. Oak- land, Charles Phillips, db, Southern California. 20. St. Louis, Jim Ger- many, rb, New Mexico State. 21. Green Bay, Bill Bain, og, Southern California. 22. Los Angeles, Leroy Jones, de, Norfolk State. 23. Miami, Stan Winfrey, rb, Arkansas State. 24. Buffalo, Glenn Lott, db, Drake. 25. Minnesota, Art Riley, dt, South- ern California. 26. Pittsburgh, Rob- ert Barber, de, Grabling. Round 6 14. DETROIT, DENNIS FRANKLIN, QB-WR, MICHIGAN. Round 7 10. BUFFALO, GIL CHAPMAN, RB, MICHIGAN. 19. BUFFALO, HARRY BANKS, DB, MICHIGAN. t 's T i f a Michigan gymnasts demolish By SCOTT LEWIS T h e Michigan gymnastics team returned to its winning ways last Saturday in Min- T neapolis, defeating the Minne- sota Gophers' in the Wolverines' first Big Ten meet this season. HOCKE Their 209.4 points was the W E most they have tallied thus far WREST this season. The Gophers finish-SWIM ed with 205.15 points. MEN'S "IT'S GREAT to be on the HOCKE winning side again," beamed WREST coach Newt Loken, alluding to SWIMM Michigan's loss the previous GYMNA week to Louisiana State, the INDOOI number one team in the coun- Sports Build Gophers is Week in Sports FRIDAY 'Y-Minnesota-Duluth at Duluth LING-Iowa at Crisler Arena, 7:30 p.m. ING-Indiana at Matt Mann Pool, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY BASKETBALL-Purdue at West Lafayette Y-Minnesota-Duluth at Duluth LING-Minnesota at Crisler Arena, 4:00 p.m. ING-Toronto at Matt Mann Pool, 3:00 p.m. STICS-Ohio State at Crisler Arena, 1:00 p.m. R TRACK-Bowling Green. and Notre Dame at Multi- ding, 1:00 p.m. RAVEL MICH.1tUNION 763-2 SUMMER '75 EUROPEAN PROGRAM WE FEATURE: " ROUND TRIP FLIGHTS TO EUROPE ONLY $336.00 * INTRA-EUROPEAN STUDENT FLIGHTS-SAVE UP TO 50% S EURAIL PASSES * INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IDENTITY CARDS DEADLINE FOR EUROPEAN FLIGHTS MARCH 15, 1975 FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT IXj TRAVEL try. The Wolverines totally dom- inated the meet winning every Coach Loken still praised event, including a sweep of the Keeshin's superb performance, first three places on the high however. "Keeshin had his best bar. day yet, with his 51.7," said Michigan's perfect afternoon Loken.l was spoiled when Jeff Lafleur MICHIGAN freshman Harley of Minnesota finished first in Danner came through with third the all-around, edging Michigan in the all-around, which included co-captain Bruce Keeshin, 52.75 a tie for first place on the to 51.7.- parallel bars. "Danner's 9.1 on the parallel bars along with his high of 50.95 on the all- around was a great perform- ance," said the Wolverine coach. In the floor exercises, Randy Sakamoto of Michigan came in first, while Danner tied Min- nesota's Curt Adams for second place. The Wolverines also earned first place in vaulting, as Pierre Leclerc finished ahead of Minnesota's Lafleur. Danner and Adams tied for third. On the pommel horse, Rupert Hansen came in first place, finishing ahead of Lafleur of Minnesota and Michigan's Jerry Poynton. "Rupert's performance indi- cates his turning into a very steady performer," said Loken. THE WOLVERINES also dom- inated the rings event, as Joe Neuenswander and Scott Ponto finished first and second, re- spectively. Mike Wilbur of Min- nesota came in third. On the parallel bars, Lafleur and Danner tied for first, and Keeshin placed third. On the high bar, Bob Creek, Bob Dar- den and Keeshin finished in that order, to execute Michi- gan's sweep. "Our one-two-three finish on the high bar was a great climax to the meet," said Loken. Studying Too Hard? Free lecture on Hypnosis Wed. at 7:30 ANN ARBOR HYPNOSIS CENTER 611 CHURCH, Suite 3029 761-0440 4 The Loving Cep OPEN TILL 9 TONIGHT UNIVERSITY CELLAR BOOKSTORE Basement of the Michigan Union Professor Michael Whitty U. 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