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Wednesday, August 12, 1981
The Michigan Daily
PACKERS' JOLL Y INJURES KNEE
Ex-'M' gridder undergoes surgery
By RON POLLACK types with marginal ability who will get. reserve. Reed was acquired from award which is given to the Michigan
Daily sports writer the first shot." Atlanta in the trade of Luke. junior-to-be gridder who has displayed
THE PLAYERS that Harlan referred Jolly played for Michigan from 1976 leadership, drive and achievement on
This past Saturday's game between to are Frank Reed and Mark Murphy, through 1979, and during the latter two the athletic field and in the classroom.
the Green Bay Packers and Dallas with Murphy having been inserted in years he was named to the All-Big Ten Following his senior season, Jolly
Cowboys was a memorable contest for Jolly's starting spot. Murphy is in his team. The 1978 season also saw Jolly was selected in the fourth round of the
former Michigan defensive back Mike second season in the NFL, but spent receive another honor. At this time he college draft by the New Orleans Saints
Jolly. On a positive note,the Packers' most of his rookie year on the injured was given the Frederick C. Matthaei before joining the Packers.
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initial pre-season game marked Jolly's
first starting assignment in the
National Football League. Yet, the con-
test will be one that Jolly remembers
not for his debut as a first-team player
in the NFL, but rather for the
disastrous outcome that it had for him.
While covering a punt against the
Cowboys, Jolly injured his knee which
resulted in surgery Monday morning.
"No one ever: -hit him, he just twisted
his knee and tore ligaments," lamented
the Packers' Public Relations Assistant
Bryan Harlan.
JOLLY BECAME the Green Bay
starting free safety when the Packers'
starting strong safety, Steve Luke, was
traded to the. Atlanta Falcons. Johnnie
Gray was then moved from his free
safety position, where he had been a
starter, to the spot left vacant by Luke.
All of this movement in the Green Bay
secondary left an opening at the free
safety position, and Jolly capitalized on
the opportunity.
"He'd looked real good in practice,"
said Harlan. "He has a good knack for
the ball."
The Packers must now find a
replacement for Jolly, and Harlan is
not overly optimistic about the prospec-
ts vying for the starting position. "It's
not a good situation. (The secondary)
wasn't a strong part of the defense to
start with, and now losing Mike makes
it tough. We have a few journeymen
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FORMER MICHIGAN DEFENSIVE back Mike Jolly (inset), having eluded Arizona blockers, begins to throw his body
towards the kicker in an attempt to block a Wildcat field goal. In this 1978 contest, Michigan won 21-17. Jolly was the
Green Bay Packers starting free safety during training camp this summer prior to sustaining a knee injury, that
required surgery.
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of MSU quarterback
By RON POLLACK
Daily sports writer
The injury-riddled career of Michigan State quarterback Bert Vaughn has come
to an end. The senior from Mogadore, Ohio suffered a knee injury this spring
during team workouts which required surgery.
Vaughn was the Spartans starting quarterback in 1979 and the beginning of the
1980 season, and would have earned his fifth letter in football if he had played this
season (he lettered in 1977 despite being redshirted in a season in which he com-
pleted his lone pass attempt).
THE 1979 SEASON saw Vaughn complete 57 of his attempted 128 passes for 729
yards and four touchdowns. Vaughn's playing time was reduced during the season
when a first-quarter sack during the fourth game of the year against Notre Dame
resulted in a bruised kidney. Asa result, Vaughn could not throw without pain, and
his only other appearance of the season was in the Spartans' seventh contest of the
year, against Purdue.
Vaughn recovered from this injury and regained his starting spot in time for the
season opener against Illinois last year. He played well against the Illini, com-
pleting 16 of 32 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns.
But the following week against Oregon, Vaughn was again beset by an injury.
This time it was a rib injury, and Vaughn "never completely healed," according to
Michigan State Assistant Sports Information Director Mike Pearson.
Following the rib injury, Vaughn did not see any more action last season. When
he hurt his knee in spring practice this year, Vaughn was the Spartans' third string
quarterback behind junior John Leister and senior Bryan Clark (the son of Detroit
Lions' head coach Monte Clark).
The career statistics for the 6-4, 218-pounder were: 97 passes completed out of an
attempted 204 (47.5%) for 1,331 yards and eight touchdowns.
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MICHIGAN STATE QUARTERBACK Bert Vaughn rolls out as he looks
downfield for an open receiver. A knee injury during spring practice this
past fall, one of many physical ailments to befall Vaughn during his career,
has ended his football career.
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