4 SPorts Page 12 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. 4 4 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 4 I sports normatron rPoto 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. 4,6 x