Thursday, May 5, 1977
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Eleven I
Thursday, May 5, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'age Eleven A
BIG TEN CONTRIBUTES 27
Six Wolverines drafted
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK-The big names
were long gone when National
Football League teams resumed
their player draft yesterday,
still seeking to fill line-up gaps
with the top gradauting college
players.
Four more Michigan players
were selected yesterday, joining
early-round picks Rob Lytle and
Jim Smith on the list of pro
hopefuls. Calvin O'Neal, the
Wolverines 6-2, 230 lb. lineback-
er from Saginaw, was snatched
by the Baltimore Colts in the
sixth round.
Three of O'Neal's defensive
cohorts, Greg Morton, Jerry Vo-
gele, and John Hennessy were
later also picked by East Coast
teams. Morton was chosen in
the eighth round by Buffalo,
Vogele in the ninth round by
New England, and Hennessy in
the eleventh round by the New
York Jets.
LYTLE, Michigan's all-time
leading ground-gainer, was the
17th pick of the second round
on Tuesday. Lytle, picked by
Denver, and Smith, a third-
round pick of the Pittsburgh
Steelers, led the Wolverines to
their number one ranking in to-
tal offense in the nation last
year.
Michigan was tied with Pur-
due for the number of Big Ten
players selected (six). Ohio
State had five playersuselected.
Pete Johnson, the Buckeye's
bruising fullback, will be re-
united with his 1975 rushing
partner, Archie Griffin, as John-
son was drafted by the Cincin-
nati Bengals. Johnson and Grif-
fin were overjoyed to be paired
again.
"He has a lot to do with my
winning the Heisman because
he was the lead block on a lot of
plays," said Griffin. "He's the
overpowering type. Sometimes
be just hits 'em with his shoul-
der. It isn't a real good block,
but it's still effective."
JOHNSON, who finished his
career last season as the all-
time Big Ten scoring champion
with S8 touchdowns, said he
wanted to play in Cincinnati so
badly that he had a friend in
Columbus telephone the Ben-
gals' office four times to inquire
if they had picket
"I wanted to
nati so bad," he
super team, the
future ... and A
"He's a solid!
to play for us,a
a great deal to us
Manager Paul Br
A TOTAL of 2
ers were chosen
draft. Southern
the most popular
with a total of 14
ed for the pros
first five picks in
were USC playe
Marvin Powell a
Colorado had
drafted, followed
lege with eight;
and Georgia, se
Nebraska, Mic
Arkansas State
with six draftees
It was the first
draft history in
Dame players w
Most of the ea
were linemen.N
concluded Wedni
players had bee
offensive player
PLAYER
Rob Lytle
Jim Smith
Calvin O'Neal
Greg Morton
Jerry Vogele
John Hennessy
Nick Buonamici
Pete Johnson
Tom Skladany
Bob Brudzinski
Ed Thompson
Scott Dierking
Mark Vitali
Dave Lafary
Blane Smith
Connie Zelencik
Mike Northingto:
Mike Cobb
Tom Hannon
Pete Shaw
Greg Boykin
Randy Dean
Mike Jones
George Adzick
Scott Studwell
Dan Beaver
John Rasmussen
d him. fenders. Thirteen kickers or
play in Cincin- punters were taken.
e said. "It's a
team of the CHOSEN WERE 52 running
rchie is there." backs, 46 defensive backs, 38
guy who wants linebackers, 37 wide receivers,
and that means 29 tackles, 25 guards, 23 defen-
," said Bengals sive tackles, 18 quarterbacks, 18
rown. tight ends, 11 centers, 10 kickers
7 Big Ten play- and three punters.
in the two-day The Detroit Lions, who traded
California was their first round pick to Buffalo
'shopping stop, for wide receiver J.D. Hill early
4 players ticket- last season, picked defensive
. Three of the back Walt Williams of New
1 the first round Mexico State.
rs (Ricky Bell, Their other choices were:
nd Gary Jeter). Rick Kane, a running back from
nine players San Jose State; Luther Blue, a
by Boston Col- wide receiver from Iowa State;
Kansas, Baylor Ron Crosby, a .linebacker from
ven each; and Penn State; Reggie Pinckney, a
higan, Purdue, defensive back from East Car-
and Pittsburgh lina; Tim Black, a linebacker
each. from Baylor; Mark Griffin, an
draft in recent offensive tackle from North Car-
which no Notre olina; Steve Mathieson, a quar-
ere tabbed. terback from Florida State;
rly round picks Gary Anderson, offensive guard
When the draft from Stanford; Tony Daykin,
esday night, 335 linebacker from Georgia Tech;
n selected: 190 and Dave Greenwood, an offen-
s and 145 de- sive guard from Iowa State.
Big Ten draft picks
POSITION COLLEGE PRO TEAM
rb Michigan Denver
wr Michigan Pittsburgh
lb Michigan Baltimore
dt Michigan Buffalo
lb Michigan N. England
de Michigan N.Y. Jets
dt Ohio State Chicago
rb Ohio State Cincinnati
k Ohio State Cleveland
lb Ohio State Los Angeles
lb Ohio State N.Y. Jets
rb Purdue N.Y. Jets
qb Purdue Kansas City
ot Purdue New Orleans
to Purdue Cle'eland
c Purdue Chicago
n rb Purdue Washington
te MSU Cincinnati
db MSU Minnesota
db Northwestern San Diego
rb Northwestern New Orleans
qb Northwestern N.Y. Giants
wr Minnesota N.Y. Giants
db Minnesota . Seattle
lb Illinois Minnesota
k Illinois Minnesota
n 01 Wisconsin N. England
Russell resigns as
Supersonics coach
SEATTLE {a') - Bill Russell, who was hailed as the
Seattle SuperSonics' salvation when he assumed control of
the floundering National Basketball Association team four
years ago, will not return for the fifth and final year of his
contract as coach and general manager.
"Bill Russell has always given me 110 per cent, just
as he gave the Boston Celtics and National Basketball
Association fans 110 per cent as a player," Sonics owner
Sam Schulman said yesterday in a prepared statement
announcing agreement with the former Celtics great on
settlement of his $250,000 annual contract.
The agreement calls for a payment of $150,000 a year to
Russell for the next .two years, a team spokesman said.
During the past season, in which the Sonics finished
40-42 and missed the playoffs for the first time in three
years, Schulman said Russell had become "too expen-
sive" in his dual role as coach and general manager.
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