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49ers'Frank Nunley SAN FRANCISCO fAP) Frank Nunley of the San Francisco 49ers is damaging Ihe tough guy image of National Football League middle linebackers. The e-fool-2, 230-pound, blond has a sort, round face that is usually smiling. He has a slightly high-pitched voice and his teammates call him "Fudge Hammer." "He's so sweet but hits so hard," they decided after'he broke into the starting lineup two years ago. Nunley, 26, will be calling the 49ers' defensive signals Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys as the teams meet for the 'Second straight year in the National Football Conference championship game. "Frank called a great game, perhaps a perfect game, against Washington," said Monnog, 29, 1971-LUBBOCK AVAUNCHt-JOUMUl-C-S Of Pro Football's Middle Linebackers Charlie Krueger, the 34-year-, old tackle in his 13th year as a defensive starter.

Nunley also made two of the biggest plays of the game as the 49ers beat Washington 24-20 last Sunday to advance in the NFL. playoffs. He blocked a field goal in (he second quarter and tackled running back Larry Brown for a loss on fourth- and-inches play at the 49ers' 11- yard line in the third period. For the day, he had si.v unas- sistod tackles and five assists. The young linebacker read veteran quarterback Bill Kilmer's mind on the crucial fourth-down play and set up the defense- to protect against a sweep.

"I figured them to be in tighter than they were," Kilmer admitted later. "They made a. helluva play and it AS MESSENGER Billy Truax Happy With New Status DALLAS (AP) Billy (The Tree) Truax just thought he wouldn't like being a messenger boy. "I said I wouldn't do it but I shouldn't have ever said never," Truax said Tuesday. Tight end Truax, obtained in 1 an off-season trade with the Los Angeles Rams for flanker Lance Rentzel, plays every oth- AIVGELO AIDE Turner Gets Post With Bear Staff WACO CAP) Turner, 36, a Brady native who coached the defensive secondary and was defensive coordinator at Angelo State University the past two years, joined the Baylor coaching staff Tuesday.

Head Coach Grant Teaff, in 1 making the third addition to his staff, said has one of the finest football minds in the Southwest and that his vast experience in college level coaching will be a great asset. "Wade and I have coached together a long tame; we share the same coaching philosophy," Tcaff said. "He has a great way of communicating with young people and I am pleased he will be joining us at Baylor." Turner was an all-district running back at Brady, graduating in 1953. He played at San Angelo College and transferred to Stephen F. Austin.

He joined Tcaff in 1969. "It's a great honor to join the Baylor staff," Turner said. Sullivan Receives Note From Nixon (AP) a Sullivan, Auburn University's Heisman Trophy winner, has received a letter from President Richard Nixon wishing nim good luck when the Tigers inset Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans on New Year's Day. Sullivan said he was speech less about the letter and planned to keep it fur some time. "I think we will frame this one," Sullivan said.

mighl even vote Republican nexl year," he a'ddcd. offensive down as Dallas' owboy Coach Tom Landry alls the plays for quarterback oger Staubacb. Alike Ditka and Truax again 1 ill alternate Sunday against an Francisco in the National onference title match at exas Stadium. "I love being a messenger ow, Truax said. "It might ad five years to my career." Truax has been hobbled with ijuries.

Torn Cartilage "I have a torn cartilage in my left knee and it will require operation at the end of the 'ason. I just hope I can make two more games. I've been ving with it since I tore it up i the Baltimore exhibition ame." Truax and Ditka are two rea- ons why the Cowboys led the ational Football League in assing during the regular sea- on. The Cowboy tight ends and acks have caught more passes the wide receivers. First Championship "It's the first time I've ever een in the championship mon- Truax said.

"It's really And the unity of that am is something. I can't put finger on just what it is but 's a winning feeling." Truax said he isn't bothered bout the fact that he had the all thrown to him more at Los ngeles than he docs at Dallas. "I don't care about any ecords or personal recogni- on," said the former Louiana State star. "If you've ver noticed, most of the lead- ig pass receivers are on a sor- team because that's alt the ilent they have. It takes a bal- nccd attack to win." DICK NOLAN" SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) Dick Nolan, coach of the "19'ers, was a two-way backfield star on the 1953 University of Maryland national champions.

A native of White Plains, N.Y., Nolan began his grid career as a quarterback. VOLKSWAGEN SKCUUSTS TOT 1M Am. 74S-C142 REGISTER Hurst Bell Grid Boss Joins COLLEGE STATION (AP) Texas head football coach Emory Bollard moved three positions Tuesday of filling his nine-man stafE of assistants. Bollard announced the hiring of.Paul Register, head coach of Hurst Bell High School, as head coach of the freshman Register had completed his seventh season as a head coach in high school ranks. His best year was at Spring Branch in 1966 when he guided his Class AAAA team to a 12-1-1 record and lost to Bellard's San Angelo team 21-14 in the schoolboy playoff finals.

His overall record as high school head coach was 57-162. Register attended high school in Arkansas and played college football at Arkansas State and Henderson State. His high school coaching career in Texas began under Darrell Tully at Galveston Ball in 1955. He accompanied Tully to Spring Branch the following and then succeeded Tully in 1965. A Texas spokesman said announcements concerning the last three posts Bellard's staff will be made after the first of the year.

GOOD START LOS ANGELES (UPI) Junior Giiiiam, first base coach for the Dodgers, was the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1953. Gilliam was a second baseman and also saw service in left field for the then Brooklyn Dodgers. SPECIAL AT YOUR FAVORITE SHOE STORE! 5 DISCOUNT ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK MY NOW AND SAVE DOLLARS. RING THIS AD FOR DISCOUNT AND SAVE MONEY. COME TO US FOR DOWNTOWN SHOPPING CENTER AND BUY AT DISCOUNT son i TO Tttrru A TO LICHENSTEIN 1213 BROADWAY Twmii THIS MSCOVRT -I turned the.

momentum of the game right there." Nunley went through a gap and pulled down Brown, and 'three plays later, the 49ers tied Ihe score at 10-10 on a 78-yard touchdown pass from John Brodie to Gene Washington. A week earlier, in the final regular season game, Nunley and others stopped Detroit quarterback Greg Landry on a fourth-and-inchcs play that also turned a game around. The Lions gambled at their own 40-yard line, but Nunley said, "1 was even more surprised when Washington went for it, because they've been such a conservative team." Coach Dick Nolan of the 49ers says, "The top middle linebackers in the league, guys like Dick Butkus, Mike Lucci and Willie Lanjer, all have lots of experience. "Nunley ranks with them, except for the experience." Ngnley is in his fifth NFL season. He played at the University of -Michigan before joining the 49ers as a third round draft choice in 1967.

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