SPORTS Thursday, September 30, 1982 The Michigan Daily. Falcons' Kenn well-suited for line Page 9 jobs By RANDY BERGER To be an offensive lineman in pro football, one must be willing to sacrifice glamour, recognition and notoriety. In fact, an offensive lineman must go as far as being the most modest and unassuming player on the team, which in this time of big bucks and endor- sements is not an easy task. Thus, one could say that former Michigan tackle Mike Kenn of the Atlanta Falcons makes the perfect offensive lineman. .~pikers sweep EMU ;Special to the Daily YPSILANTI - The Michigan women's volleyball team bounced back from Tuesday's tough five-game loss to Michigan State, to defeat Eastern Michigan, 15-5, 15-9, 15-12. In the first game, the Wolverines roared out to an 8-0 lead behind the ser- ving of Lana Ramthun. All eight points were served up by Ramthun. After the match, Michigan head coach Sandy Vong said, "Our blocking Was tough and our passing worked well. We were more relaxed today. We needed this match." Michigan's record is now 7-6, 1-4 in the Big Ten. Eastern Michigan falls to 6-7-1. The Wolverines' next match will be this Friday at the CCRB beginning at 7:00 p.m. against Indiana. Tigers dump 'B irds, 3-2 . By RICH WIENER Special to the Daily DETROIT- The Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles got into a home run derby last hight at Tiger Stadium, and the home team's John Wockenfuss hit the biggest homer -of all as Detroit downed the Orioles, 3-2. Wockenfuss's home run came with none out in the bottom of the ninth to break a 2-2 tie. The Orioles had deadlocked the game at two in the top of the ninth when Jim Dwyer doubled home John Shelby. Joe Nolan led off the inning with a walk and was replaced by Shelby. Shelby moved to second on a Cal Ripken, Jr. bunt before scoring on Dwyer's hit. THE FIRST run of the game came * when Ripken hit a solo homer in the second inning. The Tigers' Mike Laga answered with a home run of his own in the bottom of the second to tie the game at one. In the fourth, the Tigers went up 2-1, when Chet Lemon hit a home run with nobody on base. The winning pitcher for the Tigers was Dave Tobik, while Tippy Martinez took the loss for the Orioles. Ikenn's modesty is evident when he aescribes his career - which includes being a first round draft choice in 1978, a two-time all-Pro and team player representative - as being "uneven- tful." "I'm not a big morale booster," said 11 sacks, seems to have little trouble when it comes to self-motivation. "I don't think I'll ever be satisfied with my play," said Kenn. "If I ever was completely satisfied I would become complacent. Bo Schembechler always said that you never stay the same. You either get better or worse so you have to keep on pushing yourself more or else you'll get worse." If you ask the coaches of the Atlanta Falcons, the consensus would be that Kenn seems to be still improving. "He has always had exceptional quickness and balance but now he is gaining more maturity and strength," said head coach Leeman Bennett. "I have never seen anybody with his quickness and agility," adds Falcon line coach Bill Walsh. This quickness and agility, which his coaches marvel at, comes naturally for the 6-6, 257-pound tackle. "As far as fast footstep, I have natural ability. In the off-season I play racquetball which is great for eye-hand coordination. Other than that I just do some aerobic exercises and weight- lifting." Even with the strike now, Kenn isn't getting too much time to play racquet- ball due to the fact that he is the Falcon's player representative. "I'm not directly involved in the negotiations," said Kenn. "I'm just in a1 volved with the situation in Atlanta, making sure the players stay together." Despite the cancellations of a week of games and the fact that management and the player association seem to be very far apart, Kenn still feels the season will go on. "There is too much money to be lost by both parties for the strike to be long. The NFL loses $42 million every Sunday without football." Now that he doesn't have to worry about playing on Sundays, Kenn has found time to keep up with his alma mater. "I saw the Michigan game against Notre Dame and I was a little dishear- tened by the loss. I never played again- st Notre Dame when I was at Michigan but I have never liked them." Although he hasn't been back to Ann Arbor since he graduated his experien- ce at Michigan haven't been totally forgotten. "The game I remember most was when we beat Ohio State in 1976 in Columbus," said Kenn. "I had a great time at Michigan. Not only did I enjoy playing football but I also liked it on an academic level." With the strike and other pressures that accompany professional football, college looks to have been a much easier and relaxing time for Kenn. "There is definitely more pressure to perform in the pros. In college if you don't perform the worst thing that can happen is they'll move you down the bench. In the pros you'll be out of a job." CONTACT LENS Replacements and Spares AS LOW AS $14.95 EACH Call about our membership plan 1 800 255-2020 TOLLFREE EYE CONTACT P.O.Box 7770 Shawnee Mission KS 66207: Kenn. "I just go out and do my job." This business-like attitude seems to make Kenn more at home in the pro's than in the emotional high spirited at- mosphere of college football. "In the pros it's all self-motivation. There isn't a coach like in college to motivate you. Plus the season is twice as long so you don't depend on other people to motivate you all the time." 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