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Mji MtfHMflfJWIAL, FtMvy, (Vtvtnbcr ft, IW Steve Owens, Mike Phipps Pace NEA All-Americans Bf IHA BfeftKOW MM Marts fedlter NEW YORK (NEA) To grow up with future All- Ameflcan football player does not necessarily mean that that But will rub off on you. it did in the case of Cowlings and Phil Olsen, two defensive ends on the Al the IMf College All American team re- Md today by the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Cowlings grew up in San Francisco with 0. J.Simpson, by choice. They were friends.

Phil Olsen grew up in a n. Utah, with Merlin Olsen, by necessity. They are brothers. Cowlings and Simpson then went to the same college, the University of Southern California. The Olsens also attended the same school, Utah State.

Simpson is now the high-priced rookie running back for the Buffalo Bills and Merlin Olsen lias been one of the Fearsome Foursome, the highly respected defensive line of the Los Angeles Rams. Cowlings and Pril Olsen also are considered outstanding pro prospects by National Football League and American Football League scouts. Only two schools placed more than one player on the 22-man honor squad: Ohio State has two and Peim State two all defensive players, which gives more than a hint why the Buckeyes and the Nittany Lions are two of the top rated teams in the nation. Ohio State cornerback Jack Tatum is so good, according to college coaches and pro scouts, that other teams make no pretense about running consistently to the opposite hide of field. Buckeye middle guard Jim Stillwagon is relatively small for a middle guard (he's 6-foot, 216 pounds), but his quickness and toughness make up for that.

Mike Reid who plays the organ, is considered the best combination keyboard man-athlete since Denny McLain. Dnd, said one pro scout. "1 can't imagine a better lineman than Reid." The other State All American thin year if is Nea! Smith, safety. Offensive backs usually dominate interest on teams of this nature. It is no different in 1969 Steve Owens, who gains 100 yards every game, Is a prim- candidate for the Meisman Trophy, symbolic of the best player in the nation.

He will be pressed for that honor by Mike Phipps, Purdue quarterback. Phipps rates the No. 1 quar terback position over Rex Kern of State because Phipps Is bigger in physical size (Phipps: 1-3. 206; Kern: 6-1, 184), reputedly has a better arm, is more adept at throwing the bomb and, as a senior has a bit more poise than junior Kern. Other quarterbacks of out- NC State Player Likes Bear Hunts RALEIGH, N.C.

(UPI)-Dick Idol's wife, the former Idol hunts black bear, Alaskan Walker of Hillsborough, N.C., mountain goats, caribou and has learned to live with trained opposing ball carriers. falcons, chameleons, a baby fox North Carolina State football! and a pet skunk around the fans know him as a hard- house, tackling defensive cornerback. She and his other football Fellow outdorsmen know him fans have also (earned to is a hunter, trapper, fisherman expect the sharp, effective and taxidermist. i tackling that has earned Idol Professional taxidermy, in the respect of the hardest fact, has grown into almost a fulltlme career for Idol, who graduates from State in January. "I'd like to go back to Alaska after January and hunt big game for a while, then I'd like runners.

The toughest opponent he ever faced had claws three inches long and weighed about 1,200 pounds. She was a mother bear with cub. On an Alaskan fcTgo ort a11 and mountain lion," he said rf hls and was future plans. i returning to camp when he I'd enjoy coming back startled her to Raleigh to become a fulltime couldn't have outrun her," taxidermist." he "So I just stood still. Loves Outdoors Eventually, she gave up and Pos.

Tight End Split End Split End Tackle Tackle Guard Guard Center Q'Back RB RB PM. End End Tackle Tackle Middle Guard Linebacker Linebacker Linebacker Corner Back Corner Back Safety H. 6-3 6-5 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Name School A. Jim Mandich Michigan 21 Walker Gillette Richmond 22 Carlos Alvarez Florida Bob McKay Texas Bob Asher Vanderbilt Ron Saul Michigan St. Mike Carroll Missouri Rodney Brand Arkansas Mike Phipps Purdue Steve Owens Oklahoma 21 Bob Anderson Colorado 21 6-0 DEFENSE Name School A.

H. Al Cowlings USC 22 6-5 Phil Olsen Utah State 21 6-5 Mike McCoy Notre Dame 21 6-5 Mike Reid W. 220 200 5-11 180 6-fi 245 230 230 School USC Utah State Notre Dame Penn State 22 6-3 Jim Stillwagon Ohio State 20 64) Steve Kiner Tennessee 21 6-1 John Small The Citadel 21 6-4 Jim Corrigall Kent State 21 6-3 Jack Tatum Ohio State 20 64 Curtis Johnson Toledo 21 6-2 Neal Smith Penn State 21 5-1 180 19 22 22 64 21 6-2 21 6-3 22 6-2 225 21 6-3 206 6-2 215 6-0 208 W. 254 255 274 240 216 220 230 235 204 198 Yr. Sr.

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Sr. Sr. standing ability in the opinion of coaches and pro scouts are Terry Bradshaw, Louisiana Tech no, not Louisiana State): Jim Plunkett, Stanford; Bill Cappleman, Florida State, and Dennis Shaw, San Diego State. Last season, a player from Xavier, of all places, was a surprise NEA All American selection: offensive guard John Stunners. He went on to be No 1 draft choice of tre New Or leans Saints and was set to be a regular before being injured This year, NEA "sleepers" are four fold.

Walker Gillette, Richmond, is a swift, sticky- fingered. 6-5, 200 pounder, who learned his football from i dad, Jim Gillette, former Cleveand Rams' pro star. Two Mid America Conference defensive players also made wedges on the NEA All- America squad. They are Kent State linebacker Jim Corrigall He is the whole defense of a mediocre aeam," said a pro scout) arid cornerback Curtis Johnson of Toledo. Linebacker John Small of The CitadflJ is also a prize player from a relatively unheralded team.

Corrigall. incidentally, already is the property of the Torono Agronauts of the Canadian Football League, which claims wme grown talent by a territorial draft. Born and raised in North Bay, Ont, he never saw game in American football until he arrived at the Kent State campus four years ago. There are no repeaters from last year's team. Only juniors made the team Stillwagon, Tatum and center Rolney Brand of Arkansas.

Carlos Alvarez, Florida's split end, is the lone sophomore. Interestingly, Steve Kiner of Tennessee had the closest competition for first string line split end backer from a Seynolds. teammate, Jack Greyhounds Basketball Outloi Brighter Than NAIA Champs Stuffing animals fits right in with Idol's love of the outdoors, which began as a farm boy near Kernersville, N.C. "It's hard to explain why I like the outdoors so much," said Idol, a senior in wildlife biology. "There's a feeling I get when I'm out hi the woods, especially when I'm went the other way." No wonder fullbacks Dick Idol.

don't AHL Standings 410 3 9 7 1 Opposing football backs also Montreal get a "feeling" when they are Springfield alone with doll on a Saturday Providence afternoon. Opponents call him Quebec one of the hardest tacklers in the Atlantic Coast Conference. State football scouts recruited; Buffalo him from East Forsyth County Rochester 513 High School, where the football Hershey 6 8 1 13 squad elected him most valua- Cleveland 13 1 11 Me player. Baltimore 4 a 2 10 Idol has been regular Thursday's Results atarter ta the defensive back- Montreal Springfield 1 field for two seasons. Hunting Friday's Games and fishing trips usually fill the Baltimore at Cleveland By United Press lateraatioaal East W.

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T. Pts 11 4 3 25 14 SECOND TEAM OFFENSE TE Ray Parsons, Minnesota SE Elmo Wright, Houston SE Ken Burroughs, Texas So. Jim Reilly, Notre Dame Sid Smith, USC Bill Bridges, Houston Doug Redmann, Illinois Dennis Bramlett, UTEP QB Rex Kern, Ohio State RB Art Malone, Ariz. State RB Greg Jones, UCLA off aeason. Lives With Pets Providence at Rochester (Only games scheduled) DEFENSE DE Jimmy Gunn, USC DE Dick Campbell, Tx.

Tech DT John Little, Okla. State DT Wes Grant, UCLA MG Carl Crennel, W. Virginia LB Mike Ballou, UCLA LB George Bevan, LSU LB Mike Kolen, Auburn CH Tim Foley, Purdue CB Bruce Taylor, Boston U. Tom Curtis, Michigan HONORABLE MENTION Jim Plunkett, Stantord; Terry Bradshaw, Louisiana Tech; Clarence Davis, USC; Steve Worster, Texas; Jim Otis, Ohio State; Dennis Shaw, San Diego State; Archie Manning, Mississippi; Brian Donovan, Ohio State; Chip Kell. Tennessee; Jerry Dossey, Arkansas; John Ward, Oklahoma State; Charles Spreyer, Texas; Steve Greer, Georgia; Doug Adams, Ohio State; Dennis Onkontz, Penn State; Steve Ramsey, North Texas State; Bill Cappleman, Florida State; John Staggers, Missouri: Mark Washington, Morgan State; Tom Casanova, LSU; Emery Hicks, Kansas: Jerry Hendren, Idaho; Gary Arthur, Miami (Ohioi; Joe Orr, Missouri; Mack Herron, Kansas State; Jack Reynolds, Tennessee; Steve Kannen.

Florida; Ron Carpenter, North Carolina State. By PETE HERRERA United Press International Eastern New Mexico basketball Coach Harry Miller, who he is starting the 1969-70 aeason with "guarded optimism feels this year's Greyhounds may be better than the squad which won the NAIA national title last March. "We have four of our five starters back and all have improved," said Miller, whose team brought national attention to the southeast New Mexico community of Portales with their record setting national championship. The Greyhounds will open the season Dec. 1 against Pikeville, and then get what could be their toughest test of the season against tall and talented Steph en F.

Austin College. "Their (Stephen Austin) starting lineup averages 6-8, including a 7-0 center and two 6-6 guards," said Miller. "That game could tell us how tough we really will be this year." While Eastern and Western New Mexico both open the season on Dec. 1, the state's two other small college cage teams get an earlier jump. Highlands Wayland team.

Coach John A. Donnelly will have three lettermen back from last year's 6-15 team. These include guard Bob Dabovich at 6-4; guard Frank Montenegro, 5-9 and forward Mike Collins, University opens against Wayland play tonight Baptist Col- 6-4. If the Cowboys are to be a winning team this season, they wil have to do it on the since only eight of their 20 games are at home. "We had a young, inexperienced team last year, and they played a tough schelule.

The schedule isn't any easier this year but we may have some more depth and experience," said Donnelly. As far as College of Santa Fe Coach is concerned, the University of Albuquerque's loss of an athletic program was his gain. One of the mainstays on the Dons' final campaign last year, 6-7 center George Cook has transferred to the Santa Fe College and will give the Knights some much needed rebounding strength. Operating around Cook will be junior forwards Ed Watson, 6-2 and Lou Philps, 64. The two combined for an average of more than 30 points per game last season, and along Cook should give tha Knighto solid scoring team.

At guards, Sweeney will another letterman, Al Fox, senior from Indianapolis, Ir and former St. Michaels star Jack Ortega, who red to Santa Fe from New ico Military Institute. Western New Mexico Uni sity will open the season ag Highlands University under coach Dick Dragmeister. Dra meister took over the West job after a highly season at Alamogordo School. Rose Bowl Shapes After Key Grid Game By STEVE SMILANICH UPI Sports Writer The mighty Buckeyes, ranked No.

1 and bidding for a second The Trojans are bidding for an a Michigan losi would leave tti consecutive ship, could national champion- lock or unlock the Lions Wont Quick Repeat Of History By Uittod Prass btsruatfaial (believe that history repeats Tha Detroit Lions, who don't itself wil1 trv to Prove it twice in five-day span next week. It's recent history in National Football League the that DAY SOON fetfe liMty-NiM-hiit-OIE lege, Plainview, and College of Santa Fe kicks off the season Saturday also against the Pioneers of Wayland. All American Greg Hyder, a 8-6 forward, was the I a i Greyhound scorer last season, and will be joined by brother Jerry Hyder, Larry Vanzant, Jim "Golden Arm" Guymon and either John Arnold or John Robertson. Vanzant and Guymon, both of whom call Albuquerque home, form the guard combinations, while the two Hyders man the forward posts. Gone from the championship squad is 6-7 center John Irwin, the leading scorer in the NAIA Tournament with a better than 10 per cent accuracy.

"Replacing Irwin will be our Thanksgiving Day will roblem hajd Mi er attempt to reverse both of Ana either Arnold at those decisions to keep alive their slim hopes in the Central Division race. The Lions are 8-3, while Minnesota leads with an 8-1 mark and that's the closest race left in the NFL's four divisions. In the other games Sunday, Pallas will be at Los Angeles, Pittsburgh is at Minnesota, New York is at Cleveland, Atlanta is at Washington, Baltimore is at Chicago, San Francisco is at New Orleans and Philadelphia is at St. Louis. The most interesting game of Rose Bowl ambitions of Michigan when the two Big Ten rivals clash before 101,000 fans at Ann Arbor, Mich.

The other half of the Rose picture will be completed on the West Coast when crosstown rivals Southern California and UCLA tangle at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. unprecedented fourth straight trip to Pasadena. Ohio State, winner of 22 consecutive games and unchal lenged this season as college football's top team, can't revisit two of the Lions' three losses this season have come at the hands of Green Bay (28-17) and Minnesota (24-10). i But the Lions, who travel to Green Bay Sunday and then come back to host the Vikings Ik Stem ONE weekend Capitol Division matches the l-Hsgainst the Coastal Division I AngelM. ftnoa both cluba have their ftviiioa titles all but clinched mA a IMS won't hurt them, the game is mainly for nrestife, to Angeles is and is attempting to become the first team to via its first II lot iMI Packers or Robertson at 6-5 will Also gone from last year's earn is reserve Dale Severson of Clovis, the team's sixth man and leading scorer in the NAIA champoinship game with 25 points.

The bench, which Miller says lias talent but lacks experience includes Pete Morris and former Highland High star Jim Moseley. Moseley, a guard, drew special praise from Miller who called the freshman sparkplug "a very fine college basketball prospect." Miller is certain of one thing as the season approaches, that Is every Eastern opponent will he up for their meeting with the Greyhounds. "It will be tha key game of the season for our ooponents, since we are the NAIA defending champions. This just means we will hive to be prepared lor every game," said Miller. Highlands, better known for its football teams, will open a achadjh) Mftipjil Iht two Rose Bowl aspirants with 5-2 records.

A Big mittee no Pasadena because of Ten conference's rule. That leaves rines and Purdue the Big repeat the Wolve- as the two candidates for the visiting berth at Pasadena. Purdue plays regular season Indiana in its finale and a Boilermaker win combined with NcmraHTs Ears Grow Red After Partisan Fans Jeer By United Press International For the first time in years, Joe Namath's ears grew red when the partisan fans began jeering his moves last Saturday against Kansas City. But he has Ken advised not to worry, that it's really the fault of the Jets' defense that his passes have gone astray. The Jet lead second-place liouston by two games in the Eastern Division and get a chance to improve on the record Sunday when they encounter the Cincinnati Ben- gals.

The game originally was scheduled for New York on Oct. 11, but the Mets' baseball fortunes forced a postponement of the Shea Stadium home date. The Kansas City-Oakland game is the contest of the week in the AFL, with the Raiders only a half-game back and needing a victory to take over the Western Division lead from the Chiefs If they don't settle the issue this time, they have another meeting scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 13 at Oakland. Houston, me most whose two lies in AFL play are this season, hooks up with Miami, Buffalo plays at Boston and San Diego hosts Denver in other games this Sunday.

The Oilers had to score 17 points in the last six minutes to gain 20-90 tie with Denver last weekend with (Etna km 10 Houston earlier this year, still has quarterback Bob Griese sidelined and Rick Norton filling in. Buffalo and Boston had a rare treat of scoring victories on the same day last Sunday. Their wins have been far between. The Bills (3-7) broke a four game losing streak with the Miami triumph. Boston (2- I) beat Cincinnati with a new formation, using two tight ends.

The lack of effective passing and a good rusher has pushed San Diego out of title contention and the Chargers could be hard pressed to mount a consistent attack against Denver. NHL Standing By IWIed press lateraatioaal East W. T. Pis. 25 24 New York Montreal Boston Detroit Chicago Toronto West 11 9 9 8 7 5 Ten will Conference announce league's Rose Bowl Uve Saturday night Is ll-Pent FaverHa Ohio State has been blished a 15-point favorite notch its 23rd straight win the national championship, USC and UCLA take identical! 8-0-1 records into their show down with the Uclans favored! by one point.

The game will be? televised nationally by Second-ranked Texas and 4 Arkansas, tabbed earlier in! the week for berths in the Cotton Bowl or the Sugar Bowl, are idle this Both return to action in traditional Thanksgiving Day contests, the Longhorns facing Texas and Arkansas meeting Texas Tech. Third-ranked Penn State, returning to the Orange Bowl for the second year in a row, (aces arch rival Pittsburgh with the Nittany Lions favored by 21 points to post their 20th straight triumph, Missouri, tabbed as Penn State's opponent in the Orange Bowl, plays at Kansas with the Tigers favored by 15 to beat tha Big Eight Conference team. Eighth-ranked Louisiana State, squeezed out of tha major bowls, will take out its frustrations on neighboring rival Tulane. The Tigers are favored by two touchdowns. Favercd Te Bilniad Tenneseec, a Gator Bowl St.

Louis liimtttota Oakland Philadslptlia Pittsburgh Ltt Angeles 10 4 i 6 3 1 participant, with the rebound plays Kentucky Vols favored after last week's trouncing at the hands of which cost the Thursday's KewMs Phila I LAS Angeles 1 H. Louis I W. LT PU Volunteers a btrta in Utter (BOWt 14 Auburn, tut nation's II ranked team and signed for tha II Astro-BiuelMNinet Bowl, it idle, 11 as is No. IS Ote Miss, gugar 7 Bowl participant. Stanford, ranked No 14, tangles with California and thj Indians are favored by It.