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if nil 1 11 my ifii ff riuuun i j.jnwinw"i.i i l'jj iwwwww I ojyy'rl C.4RL If LITERS' jj SHAVINS Clatfon-LeDger jackson daily news Sunday, February 7, 1971 SECTION Offensive Stars Spotlighted In January Pro Pluckings NEW YORK Nineteen of the i Bruiser" Kinard Is State's Only Pro Grid Hall Of Fame Member IT WAS inevitable, of course, but a long time in coming. We're speaking of the induction of Frank (Bruiser) Kinard, the all-time Ail-American tackle at Ole Miss and later an all-star in pro ranks, into membership, in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kinard was one of seven Jackson's Newest Store For Men Get Aquainted SPECIALS MAP MANNING'S DAY Ole Miss Crosby, Doug Elmore, Howard Doty Alumni director John Cossar, seated, and Billy Ray Adams. Contributions SPORT COATS 26 National Football League clubs used the majority of their draft choices for offensive players this year as the emphasis swung back to offense after a year on defense in 1970. The Oakland Raiders, selecting 12 defensive players out of 17 choices, and the Philadelphia were the only teams to go heavi-Eagles, selecting 10 defensive candidates out of 16 choices, were th only teams to go heavily for defense.

Kansas City picked nine defensive players to eight offensive, and Cincinnati, Miami, and the New York Giant and Jets split their picks half for offense, half for defense. REFLECTED BY The emphasis on offense was reflected in the first picks, which turned out to be 18 offense to 8 defense compared to 16-10 in 1970. Overall, of 142 players drafted, 250 were offensive players, 185 defensive players and the other 7 were kickers. Defensive backs did lead the list for the second straight year, with 77 selected but running backs showed strongly with 63, seven of which were first round There was also a big may be sent to John T. Cossar, P.O.

Box 2428, Jackson. Photo by Robert E. Lee. and four former Rebel gridders are handling the contributions' end of Archie Manning day slated Feb. 27 in Drew.

Standing (1 to r) are Buddy BUY ONE FOR AND GET THE SECOND FOR ONLY M. BRING A AS 71 PICKS ARE DEBATED inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which was headquarters at Canton, Ohio, last. week. Jhe others were famed coach' Vince Lombardi, who was honored posthumously; and players Jim Brown, Y. A.

Tittle, Norm Van Hewitt and Andy Robustelli. The former Jackson Central high star who won All-Big Eight prep laurels before winning All-America honors two years in a row, in 1936-37 at Ole Miss, is the first and only Mississippian to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Other Mississippi ans will make it. of course, but it is a slow consuming procedure and there is always the "possibility that the hon-oree -will not be around to "smell the-t roses'' when they're tossed his way. That is one reason why we were induction.

The newly appointed athletic director at his alma mater, Kinard earned All-NFL honors as a rookie in 1938 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He won All-NFL recognition six more seasons and then took down all-star recognition two seasons in the All-America Conference. He was chosen as a charter member of the National Football Hall of Fame (for college play) in 1951, and was inducted into the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame in 1955. He was accorded all-time All-America honors on three occasions, in 1948, 1951 and 1969. Interestingly, Kinard attained the highest possible honors in both amateur and pro football weighing only about 212 to 215.

Exceptionally fast and agile, he also possessed a lot of football know-how and was a relentless FRIEND AND SHARE THE SAVINGS. WIDE SELECTION OF NEWEST STYLES FABRICS Writer Gives Evaluation Of Last Season's Draft SUITS NEWEST STYLES FABRICS ALL SIZES REGULAR $125.00 VALUES 5 was traded to Houston. He highly pleased over Kinard's competitor. DOUBLE KNIT SLACKS $1750 ALL TIES Vi PRICE These Price Good Thru. Sat.

Feb. 13 Only No Problem Selling 'The Bruiser9 er, seldom played, but have abilitv. WILL GV.T BETTER Denver (fair) Bob Anderson (No. 1). Alden Roche (No.

2 and Jerry Hendren (No. 4) appear to have good pro futures. Detroit (good) Steve Owens (No. 1) appeared to have beaten out Mel Fair until hurt. Jim Mitchell (No.

3) was a tiger at defensive end. Herman Weaver (No. 9) became regular punter. Ray Parson, a second-rounder, played little. Green Bay (good) The Pack's rookies may eventually turn out to be excellent.

Mike McCoy (No. 1) and Ken Ellis (No. 4) became regulars on defense. Another No. 1, Rich could star eventually.

No. 3 Clovis Swinney, No. 4 Delles Howell, No. 8 Lawrence Estes and Xo. 9 Jim Otis made club.

Xo. 8 Lon Woodard was injured. Doug Wyatt, a pick on the last round, became a starter. New York Giants (fair) The Giants did very well considering five choices were traded in the early rounds. Jim Files (No.

1) was outstanding. Wes Grant' (No. 4) and Pat Hughes (No. 9) will help in the future. New York Jets (excellent) Steve Tannen (No.

1) and Ear-lie Thomas (No. 11) were burned in the defensive back-field, but were good enough to By JOE STEIN Copley News Service These are the days when all the National Football League teams can gaze dreamily into the future, imagining only good things for their recent draft choices. The harsh realities of summer training camp will dim the glow in many cases. For now, though, it might be a good time to look back at the pro performances of 1970's draftees, team by team: Atlanta' (poor) No. 1 John Small showed promise after moving to the defensive line, but was injured.

No. 2 Art Malone was so-so. None of the lower picks stood out. CHAMPS DID WELL Baltimore excellent) Norm increase in quarterbacks selected, 23 to 13 a year ago. 10 FOR REBS Altogether, 197 colleges and universities were represented with Ohio State the leader with 13 selections, followed by Houston, Mississippi and Southern California with 10 each, Tennessee State and Texas each with 9, and Grambling, Michigan and Michigan State next with 8 apiece.

The Big Ten was the leading conference with 51 selections, followed by the SEC with 32, the Pacific 8 and the Big 8 each with 30, the Southwestern A.C. (Grambling, Alcorn Texas Southern, etc.) with 28, and the Southwest Conference with 23 and the Western Athletic Conference men's fine clothing become starters. No. 8 Mark McGeorge, may become the Quality Style Price Lomas was a find at defensive end. Dennis Onkotz, Cliff McClain and Ed Bell made the 116 N.LAMAR PHONE 353-3439 with 22.

team. The big prize may turn out to be No. 2 Richard Caster, a Jackson State product who BACK IN 1936 this sport-swriter was domiciled at Meridian and served as sports editor of the Meridian Star. One of our very best friends was the late M.V.B. (Martin Van Buret?) Miller, brilliant attorney and probably the best known 'Rebel Rouser" of all time.

He had help in those days of trying to help the Rebels climb the SEC ladder, however, from such other Ole Miss alumni as Heck Currie of Meridian, Britt Rogers of Tupelo, Lake Roberson of Clarksdale, Doc Faser of University and Jackson and others of that stripe. Miller wanted the Ole Miss grid squad to get some special attention on a two-game trio up East'and arranged for a leave of absence for Shav-in's from the Meridian Star. Head Coach. FA Walker gave us a train ticket to Philadelphia, $100 in -expense money and we hit'oift for the City of Brotherly Love. We had already written a publicity blurb about Kinard which extolled his Ail-American talents in no uncertain terms and we had about 300 of it mimeosra-phed.

We passed out copies every time we thought it would do some good and nar-ticulary in the snorts depart ments of Philadelphia and Washington newspapers and the press boxes at Philly and Washington. By the time the Rebs arrived in Philadelphia for a night game with Temple, whose coach was none other than hte great Pop Warner of Stanford and Pittsburgh fame, there was quite a bit of curiosity about Kinard. Our special handout on him was titled "Meet The Bruiser!" and we pictured him as a kind, gentle, loveable chap except when he donned a football uniform and got into action. Then, we said, he was akin to "hell on wheels." Temple beat the Rebels 12 to 7, with the Ole Miss touchdown coming on a 96-yard kickoff return by Ray Hapes following Temple's first TD. Incidentally, Hapes had three kickoff returns for scores of 90 yards or more and four punt returns of 78 through 98 yards for TD's during his brilliant career.

Ray was one of three Hapes brothers from Garden Grove, to win three varsity letters at Ole Miss and compile brilliant records. The others were Clarence, the oldest, a big tackle-fullback, and Merle, also a fullback but not so big. first-string tight end next season. Alvin Matthews (No. 2) Jim Carter (No.

3), Cleo Walker (Xo. 7) and Frank Patrick (No. 10) made team. Larry Krause, taken on the last round, was a fine kick returner and reserve running back. Houston (uncertain) No.

1 Doug Wilkerson played little and was traded to San Diego. No. 2 Bill Dusenbc-rry was cut. No. 9 Charles Blossom was traded to New Orleans.

Leo Brooks (No. 2) has promise. No. 10 Joe Dawkins played well and No. 4 Spike Jones was regular punter.

Ron Saul (No. 5) was a reserve guard. Kansas City (fair) It's always difficult to assess the Chiefs' draft immediately because the rookies generally play little the first year. No. 1 Sid Smith, No.

2 Clyde Werner, No. 3 David Hadley and No. 5 Mike Oriard are in this category. Los Angeles (poor) Many picks were traded. The big pluses were Jack Reynolds (No.

1) and Rich Saul (No. 8). Miami (excellent) The Dolphins' draft was remarkable considering they traded their No. 1 pick for Paul Warfield. No.

2 Jim Mandich was a fine future investment. No. 3 Tim Foley, No. 4 Curtis Johnson and No. 7 Jake Scott became regulars in the defensive backfield.

Hubert Ginn (No. 8) also made the team. Mike Kolen (Xo. 12) was a regular linebacker. Minnesota (poor) John Ward, the No.

1 pick, was groomed for future use. Bill Cappleman (No. 2) went on the taxi squad. New Orleans (fair) No. 1 Ken Burrough disappointed and was brilliant at times.

Oakland (good) Ray Chester was a fine No. 1 pick, a possible future All-Pro. Ted Koy, Gerald Irons and Art Las-ter made team. Philadelphia (fair) No. 1 Steve Zabel did little to justify the choice.

The big gain was No. 3 Lee Bouggess, a tough runner. Ray Jones (No. 2) played well at defensive back. No.

11 Billy Walik, No. 13 Richard Stevens and No. 14 Mark Moseley made team. DEPENDS ON BRADSHAW Pittsburgh (good It all depends on Terry Bradshaw, the No. 1 pick in the draft.

He was erratic last year, but showed flashes of brilliance. No. 2 Ron Shanklin was outstanding as a wide receiver. Mel Blount (Xo. 3) worked his way into the starting defensive backfield and also returned kicks.

Dave Smith (No.8) became a starting receiver and could excel. Jon Staggers (No. 5), Carl Crennel (Xo. 9) and Rick Sharp made team A late windfall could be Jim Evenson (No. 4), a Canadian Football League all-star fullback, who has played out his option and may sign with the Steelers.

St. Louis (poor) The Cardinals suffered a bad break when No. 1 pick Larry Stegent was lost to surgery. Jim Corrigall (No. 2) chose the Canadian league.

Don Parish (No. 4) salvaged something from the draft as a fine rookie linebacker. A At Camp Letts lit- MMMMMM Bulaich, the first pick, became a regular running back; James Bailey (No. 2) and Bill Newsome (No. 5) saw considerable action in the defensive line.

No. 6 Ron Gardin was a standout kick returner. And, of course, No. 3 Jim O'Brien won the Super Bowl with his last-second field goal. Boston (poor) No.

1 Phil Olsen was lost for the year with an injury. Nos. 4 and 5, Eddie Ray and Bob Olson, also were grounded with injuries. No. 3 Mike Ballou and No.

9 Dennis Wirgowski provided the most help. Odell Lawson (No. 7) had his moments. Buffalo (excellent) Dennis Shaw was a steal on the second round, winning the Rookie of the Year honors. Al Cowlings (No? 1), Jim Reilly (No.

3), Glenn Alexander (No. 3) and Jerome. Gantt should help in the future. Chicago (good) The Bears did very well considering they had traded their first and second picks. George Farmer (No.

3), Ross Brupbacher (No. 4), Jeff Ctirchin (No. 61, Linzv Cole (No. 9), Glen Holloway (No. 10) and Jim Gunn (Xo.

13) all made the team. Cincinnati (good) -Only injuries kept the designation from being excellent. Mike Reid, Ron Carpenter and Lemar Parrish played very well. Injuries knocked out Chip Bennett (No. 3) and Sandy Durko (No.

6), both of whom had impressed in preseason play. Cleveland (good) Mike Phipns, the third man picked in the draft, was an investment in the future at quarerback. He could start next season. Another No. 1.

Bob McKay, was groomed for the offensive line. Joe Jones and Jerry Sherk, second-round choices, performed well in the defensive line. Ricky Stevenson, Steve Engel and Bill Yanchar (No. 10) also showed well. Dallas (excellent) Duane Thomas was tremendous late in the season.

Charlie Waters (No. 3) was a regular at safety. Steve Kiner, another third-round pick, was outstanding on the special teams. Mark Washington was a 13th-round steal as a defensive back and kick returner. Two second round picks, Margene Adkins and Bob Ash- we know and we can state with both conviction and enthusiasm that Warner Alford, the former All-Big Eight selection with the McComb Tigers and later a solid performer at guard and brilliant leader of the Rebs, will be a gen-u-wine asset.

And like we've intimated in the past, those who are tempted to "sell the Rebels short" just might regret it. AFTER THE game with Temple at Philadelphia the Rebels took' over a Boy Scout camp, nafmd'Camp Letts, located near- the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and also close to Washington. Coach Walker and his staff-all of the players through daily drills and book larnin sessions were also held daily so that the players would not get (too far) behind in their studies before returning to Oxford. The instructor or tutor or professor or whatever was T.

A. Bickerstaff, then registrar of the University and something of a mathematics whiz who later became the head of the Figgers Department. Coach Walker's staff consisted of backfield coach C. O. (Chuck) Smalling, line coach Webb Burke and trainer and over-all "trouble shooter" George (Doc) Bohler.

Personally, we enjoyed our Camp Letts stay no end and wired in "daily stories to the Meridian Star and some other papers in this section, to keep the home folks informed on A visit to Washington and George Washington's home at Mt. Vernon were red-letter events and a photographer took a group picture in front of the U.S. Capitol. A copy of that picture hangs in the den of Bruiser Kinard's home at Oxford. And in case you might be interested in some of the players on that 1936 Ole Miss team, here are names that come to mind real quick-like: J.

T. Bilbo, guard; Frank Hart, tackle and center; Dave Bernard, fullback; Marvin Hutson, center; Buster Poole, end; Ray Hapes, Kent Mas-sengale and Ned Peters, halfbacks: Herb Baumstein and Kimble Bradley, blocking backs (quarterbacks): Claude Jackson, end; Clarence Hapes, fullback-tackle, and natchully, Kinard. The Camp Letts stay with its big, thick steaks and other luxury items was followed by a game with George Washington University, played at old Griffith Stadium in a downpour of rain and a sea of mud. Not surprisingly, it ended in a scoreless tie. Last Tharpc placed over $10 million of life insurance for 457 clients.

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K. Tharpe Associates has placed over $60 million of life insurance (no group insurance included) and is once again Lamar Life's leading agency. With "Bubba's" guidance you can build a sound future through proper insurance planning and know that you're being insured by Mississippi's oldest life insurance company, Lamar Life, a company devoted to helping build Mississippi. J.K.Tharpe and Associates shopped behind the goal line with no receiving team member doing anything about it. Ole Bruiser simply pounced on it for a touchdown.

Actually, Kinard is the Shavin's all-time all-star lineman, so far as college football is concerned in the State of Mississippi. NOW HE has taken over as athletic director as successor to his freshman coach when he went to the University C. M. (Tad) Smith and one absolute certainty is that he is going to put forth his never-ending best efforts in behalf of Ole Miss athletics. And so is the new head coach, Billy Kinard.

He lined up three new, young assistants last week and all reports indicate that things are moving along smoothly and effectively up Oxford way. One of the new assistants THEN IT was back home to Mississippi but we have to believe that the trip accomplished a bit more than rounding up some much needed dollars for he University of Mississippi athletics treasury. The Rebs Iwent back to Philly for another game with Temple in 1937 and it ended in a scoreless tie. Ole Miss got to be pretty well known in that area and Coach Warnerunder whom Ed Walker played at Stanford was a powerful "voice" when All-America honors came to Kinard. But let us make it 1.000 per cent emphatic Bruiser Kinard was an All-American if ever there was such a creature.

We've seen him follow a ball toter and catch him from behind before he could reach the scrimmage line. And once, in a game at Oxford, he kicked off and the ball Lakeland and Ridgewood Prime retail and professional space now available; contact Mrs. W. P. Bridges.

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