Men's Basketball vs. Boise State Thursday, 9 p.m. Salt Lake City SPORTS Women's Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan Friday Ypsilanti The Michigan Daily Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Ex-Wolverine Bostic strikes Oil By STEVE SCHLUSSEL When Keith Bostic was a kid growing up in Ann Arbor, he and his friends were bent on see- ing their Michigan football heroes Thom Dar- den and Billy Taylor battle opponents at Michi- gan Stadium. Unfortunately for Bostic and his friends, slipping under the fence was the only way in. "Somehow, we always got in by halftime," said Bostic. "We didn't hurt anybody, we just wanted to see the games." Times have definitely changed for the All-Pro Bostic, who last donned a Michigan uniform in 1983 before being drafted four years ago by the Houston Oilers. These days, other football fans are sneaking into Houston's Astrodome to see Texas' other pro football team: the Houston Oilers and its All-Pro safety Bostic. A major reason for their resurgence after years of mediocrity has been the standout play of the former Wolverine star. WHILE BOSTIC now handles his star status well, his life as a football player wasn't always so great. He didn't relish the glare of the spotlight that constantly shined on him as a Michigan 2nd team All-American. So, on Sat- urday nights, after a rough game, he would head to the movie theater for some relief. "I could sit back in there and no one could see me. No one," said Bostic. "You get tired of being just a football player. You want to be treated like a human being." Although he didn't enjoy being the center of attention on the Michigan powerhouses of the SPORTS OF THE DAILY: early eighties, he did love all of the winning that came with being on such dominating teams. It was not until his rookie season with the Oilers that he realized how important the feeling of victory really was. That season, the Oilers compiled three wins. The next two seasons yielded only eight wins total for the apparently pitiful Oilers. "Losing was hard on me but it really changed me a lot," said Bostic. "Going through all the bad times made me make different goals and sacrifices to change the bad situation we had (in Houston)." BOSTIC'S GOALS seemed to have rubbed off on the team because the previously hapless Oilers made it to the playoffs last year before bowing out to Super Bowl runner-up Denver Broncos. Having satisfied his appetite for a winning season in the pros, Bostic has set .osk Honors 1982 UPI 2nd Team Ail-America FootbalNews 2nd Team All-America AP 1.st Tea Al -Big-Ten .UPI 1st Team All-Big-Ten 1983 AP 2nd Team Al -Big-Ten UJPI 2nd Team All-Big-Ten his visions on loftier heights. "While I was in college, the Rose Bowl was everything," said Bostic. "But right now there's added pressure to win the Super Bowl. I want to be the ultimate." Out of this desire to win the Super Bowl, he has taught himself how to deal with the pres- sure that comes with playing for a team that is capable of fulfilling his goals. "I've got a family and it's settled me down a lot," said Bostic "I'm married now and have three kids. Getting married really helped me out. It made me focus in on a lot of goals that I had when I was a kid." When Bostic attains all of his football dreams, he will still have one more thing to ac- complish. "I WANT TO go back to Ann Arbor and see all the guys and talk about what's happened in our lives," said Bostic. "I saw Anthony Carter in Hawaii (at the Pro Bowl) and we talked. It was great." When he does come back, he'll have some strong feelings to share with his mentor, Coach Bo Schembechler. "He's a tremendous coach and I don't think I'll ever have a coach like him ever again in the game of football," said Bostic. "I think the world of him, I just hope he gets better." Keith Bostic, former All-American, present All-Pro, and hopeful future Super Bowl cham- pion. Not bad for a kid who had to sneak into his first football game. 4 r , x .i -sports Information photo Former Michigan All-American Keith Bostic has achieved All-Pro status in the NFL with the Houston Oilers. Batsmen lose third straight to St. John's By Staff Reports The University of Michigan's baseball team's non-conference woes continued Monday with a loss at the hands of St. John's, 7-5 in the first round of the Citrus Tournament at Pan American University. Mirroring Sunday's loss to Texas, the Wolverines fell behind early 6-0, and couldn't recover. Michigan pitcher Chris Lutz (0-1) was the starter and loser. Although Lutz fanned five, he was pummeled for two St. John's home runs. Solo homers by Jerry Kelly and Kerry Cahill boosted the Redmen to the lead that they never relinquished. St: John's upped its record to 1-0, while Michigan dropped to 1-3. Unlike the Texas drubbing, Michigan did mount a late inning comeback effort. St. John's led 6-0 when two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases for the Wolverines. RBI singles by Greg Hager and Rich Samplinski pushed two runs across and following a sacrifice fly by Darrin Campbell, Doug Kaiser ripped a 2-run single bringing Michigan within one at, 6-5, and chased St. John's starter Owen Kelly. The Wolverine rally was quelched by the Redmen relief core. Michigan's Steve Finken collected two hits in the game to raise his av- erage to .727,on the season (8 for 11). He also stole a base, the 42nd of his career, tying him for third NFL approves Card's move PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals' flight to Phoenix was formally approved yesterday as the once highly stable NFL under- went its third franchise shift in six years. The NFL teams voted 26-0 to ap- prove the move, with the Los Ange- les raiders and Miami Dolphins ab- staining, two months to the day after William Bidwill announced his intention to shift the Cards to the sun-drenched southwest, an area the league had considered its most likely expansion site. The club owners delayed a decision on the amount of an indemnity the Cards must pay to the league pending the outcome of the lawsuit over what the Raiders owe for their move to Los Angeles from Oakland in 1982. It was that transfer that began the era of what Commissioner Pete Rozelle calls "franchise free agency." Two years after Al Davis moved the Raiders, Robert Irsay took the Colts from Raltimore to Indianano- place with teammate Jim Durham on Michigan's all time stolen base list. Only current Cincinnati Reds short- stop Barry Larkin and Mike Waters have more stolen bases than Finken (44)" With the losses, the Wolverines fell from 5th to 16th in the ESPN college baseball poll. Michigan played Kansas at 4 p.m., yesterday. Tracksters compete at NCAA finals Michigan runners John Scherer and Brad Barquist competed in the 3000 meter run at the National Col- legiate Athletic Association's Indoor Championships in Oklahoma City last weekend. Scherer (8:01) placed fifth while Barquist (8:15) finished in eighth place in the event which was won by Arkansas' Joe Falcon (7:57). The pair had qualifiedfor the na- tional meet the week before at the Silverston Invitational. "It kind of made my season just qualifying (at the Silverston Invita- tional)," said Scherer. "It was neat to have made it as one of the 8 final- ists." 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