Women's Swimming vs. Oakland University Tonight, 6:00 p.m. Matt Mann Pool SPORTS Indoor Track Michigan Relays Tomorrow and Saturday Track and Tennis Building Page 7 The Michigan Daily Thursday, January 17, 1985 Bo's old boys battle for championship By PHIL NUSSEL Perhaps one of the most rewarding things about being a coach is seeing your players progress to the next level of competition. For college coaches, the reward comes when they can watch their players compete as professionals on TV. However, an even bigger thrill for a college football coach is seeing his players in the Super Bowl. This Sunday, when the Miami Dolphins and the San Francisco 49ers tangle, Michigan coaches such as Bo Schembechler and 'Jerry Hanlon will be keeping their eyes on three of their former products: Jon Giesler, Dwight Hicks, and William "Bubba" Paris.. championship game when he played a key role in stopping the New York Jets' vaunted "sack exchange." He was awarded the game ball for this feat. HOWEVER, the 6-5, 260-pound tackle has also had his low points. Giesler is probably the only player in football today to have been on the losing team in three Rose Bowls, an Orange Bowl, and a Super Bowl. This season he has been hobbled by injuries, but is expected to Paris, Giesler and Hicks in The Game play Sunday. In 1979, Giesler's place on the Michigan offensive line was taken by Paris, who now starts on the 49er offen- sive line. Both Giesler and Paris were coached by Hanlon, now Schem- bechler's quarterback coach. Paris' entire career has been ham- pered by knee injuries. While at Michigan, he sat out a season with torn ligaments. Then, with the 49ers, he suf- fered another knee injury and sat out the 1982 season. He was the 49ers' top draft choice that year, taken as the first selection of the second round. WHILE AT MICHIGAN, Paris was listed at a mere 6-6, 275. Now, in the pros, he's grown to a wholesome 6-6, 300 and rumor has it that head coach Bill Walsh, a disciplinarian, has fined the ex-Wolverine for being overweight. His strong point on the 49er offense is blocking for the run - a talent he per- formed quite well for the likes of Butch Woolfolk and Lawrence Ricks at Michigan. His pass blocking skills have improved greatly since joining the pro ranks. The story of 49er safety Dwight Hicks is much different than those of Giesler and Paris. Hicks had to struggle his way through pro football for two years before landing a safe position with the Niners. He was cut by the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles, and even the Toronto Argonauts before signingnwith San Francisco on October 24, 1980. SINCE THEN, the former Michigan co-captain has become one of the top defensive backs in pro football. Hicks has 26 career interceptions and has returned two of them for touchdowns. This year, he will appear in the Pro Bowl for the fourth straight year. Sunday, Hicks will make his second appearance in the Super Bowl. He, along with defensive backfielders Eric Wright, Carlton Williamson, and Ron- nie Lott, will be the last line of defense the 49ers have to stop the red-hot passing of Miami quarterback Dan Marino. The Hicks legacy continues at Michigan. Dwight's younger brother, Ivan, is making progress in the Wolverine defensive backfield. Come Sunday, Schembechler will be glued to the tube, confident that at least one Wolverine will be a winner in this bowl game. Giesler .. . hoping for first bowl win I I ALL THREE are starters and play key roles at their respective positions. Giesler is the only ex-Wolverine on the Dolphin roster. He is in his sixth season on the offensive line and has en- joyed a successful career. b Giesler's greatest accomplishment in the pro ranks was in the 1982 AFC Paris and Hicks ... Wolverines on the Bay THE SPORTING VIEWS By ADAM OCHLIS factor in the Take your attention off your studies for a minute given up mo and let me take you back in time to this past NFL (Washington regular season, week number six. scored less t The Miami Dolphins crush the Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Marino. 31-7 to raise their record to 6-0. Same week, next story-55 tou( night (Monday), the San Francisco 49ers humble the and an uncan New York Giants 31-10 in front of a national television no question ti audience as they too run their record to an un- Fred Dean, R defeated 6-0. Suddenly you say to your roommate, I could be n "Wouldn't it be great if the Dolphins and 49ers met in however Mar the Super Bowl. I mean, two great offenses, two rush, and the great defenses. It would be great." receivers Cla Well in a sports world in which the public rarely se unstoppabl gets the matchup it wants, (try to convince me you What ma wanted the Padres to defeat the Cubs for the N.L. promising, h( Pennant) we, the fans, have finally got our wish come up the scoreb true. Come this Sunday, the 16-2 Miami Dolphins will think Marin face-the 17-1 San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XIX Niners, think in Palo Alto, California. direction of J Although I, personally, am a New England Patriot Miami can ( diehard fan (yes, there are a couple of us still versatile off( remaining), and a New York Giant hater, I do have Fran has an the intelligence to realize that the Dolphins and 49ers dell "I prom are unquestionably the two finest teams in football, Craig, where evert if my heart does not go out to either. It is no The fact that coincidence then, that this Super Bowl will feature NFL history the league's best head coaches in Miami's Don Shula system work4 and San Fran's Bill Walsh. Both men have been set up the ru labeled "geniuses" by many, and while that might be cisco offense a little strong, both get more out of the talent they Also, do no have than anybody else, and is that not what coaching as good as it is all about? points to a Ra As I see it, the makings are here for the best Super all year long Bowl in history. I, in fact, have refused to put my which could money where my mouth is, simply because the game and 23 points is too close to pick a sure winner. One thing I do neither pass believe, however, is that neither defense will play a In other w Red Wings, Flyers 5 Super Bowl XIX's a dream .. . ...it's up to the special tea ns game. Sure, the 49ers defense has not re than 21 points in seventeen weeks scored 31 in week 2), but Miami has not han 21 all season. And plus, Miami has Everyone by now knows Marino's chdown passes, over 5,000 passing yards ny ability to make the big play. There is hat the 49ers defense is superb (give me onnie Lott and nine guys from Flint and named Defensive Coach of the Year), ino's quick release, ability to avoid the great speed of the Marks Brothers wide yton and Duper make the Dolphin offen- le, no matter whose playing "D". kes this Super Bowl matchup so owever, is that San Francisco can light oard themselves, so for those of you who o and company will romp over the again. Although San Fran, under the oe Montana, may not score as quickly as and does), they have perhaps a more ensive system than Miami. First, San outstanding running game led by Wen- ise I won't fumble" Tyler and Roger as Miami has none worth mentioning. t Montana, the highest rated passer in (does anyone know how that rating s? Does anyone care?), uses the pass to n is the thing that makes the San Fran- so deadly. t be fooled by Miami's defense. It's not looks. During the season it gave up 45 aiders team which had passing problems , 34 points to a San Diego Charger team not run the ball if its life depended on it, to a Philadelphia Eagle team that could nor run. 'ords, the Dolphin defense, although a solid one, is very inconsistent as well as beatable. Defensive backs William Judson, Glenn Blackwood and his brother Lyle do not compare to San Fran- cisco's All-Pro trio of Lott, Eric Wright, and Michigan alum Dwight Hicks. Forty-Niner wide outs Freddie Soloman and Dwight Clark should be able to capitalize on Miami's lack of speed in the secondary. Add to that a Bill Walsh offense that has had two weeks to prepare and San Fran should be able to match any Miami score. So with both team's offenses and defenses com- paritively the same, the outcome should be decided by the special teams. You could choose either Miami's Fulton Walker or San Francisco's Dana McLemore for a kick returner and be well off, with McLemore more likely to break a big one. Take Miami punter Reggie Roby over the Niners Max Runager. Roby is an offensive force all by himself, and he is a beauty to watch, however it's too bad that you'll hardly see him. With Miami's potent offense, the Dolphin boomer only kicks an average of three times a game. Now it's time to discuss the two teams' field goal kickers. Forty-Niner Ray Wershing proved early in the year that he is top-notch, however he has been shaky over the last month. Miami's Uwe von Schamann, on the other hand has been a model of consistency by missing all the big field goals he has attempted. It is a wonder that Shula has stuck with him, for von Schamann has proved himself to be the worst kicker in the league. So after careful consideration, I have come to a prediction: With thirty seconds remaining, the im- mortal von Schamann will kick a thirty-yard field goal to give Miami a win 38-37 in what will go down as the highest scoring Super Bowl ever. A fitting ending to what has already been an exciting NFL season, don't you think? Associated Press Dueling Giants Boston Celtics' center Robert Parish makes his move to the hoop while wearing the Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in last night's action at Boston Garden. kinko's The Campus Copy Shop play to stalemate, 1-1 COPIES ENLARGEMENTS BINDING * REDUCTIONS * " PASSPORT PHOTOS " AND MUCH MORE By PHIL NUSSEL Special to the Daily DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings played their best game of the month last night at Joe Louis Arena and scored a moral victory by tying the * Philadelphia Flyers, 1-1, in overtime. While the Wings still haven't won in January, the tie did lift Detroit's hopes. AFTER THE GAME, Wings head coach Nick Polano said, "Overall I'd say it was a very good team effort. I'm very happy that our team was able to skate with a darned good skating team." After a scoreless first period, the ac- tion picked up in the second stanza with Detroit finally scoring the game's first goal at 17:30. Darryl Sittler knocked in the puck after taking a pass from for- ward Steve Yzerman just over the blue line. It was Sittler's sixth goal of fthe season. Detroit outshot Philadelphia 11- 4 in the period. The Flyers evened' things up at 5:59 ,'of the third period with Peter Zezel l Mio was brilliant in the Detroit net, and was awarded the first star for his effort. It was only Mio's third game of the year. Detroit is now 13-25-6 while the powerful Flyers take over first place in the Patrick Division with a 26-12-6 record.Neither team has won an over- time game this season. Detroit has not beaten Philadelphia since December of 1980. 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