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rtv.v.'.v.v.v.v".:.NV..v.vv,v 1 8 Ken's Back In Town By Larry Weindruch There's never a dull moment in the life of a National Football League quarterback, even when he's not playing football. The season has been over for nearly a month for Ken Anderson, the former record-setting signal caller for Augustana College, but he's keeping busy. Anderson has returned to Rock Island and will be completing his final two quarters of college. He'll be graduating in June with a degree in math and will be qualified to teach in the secondary grades. Anderson's life has been so busy, he's had little time to really relax after the completion of the season, his second with the Cincinnati Bengals and a good one at that.

BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Ken and his wife, Bonnie, came to Rock Island to get an apartment and so that Ken could register for the winter quarter at Augie. Bonnie is working in the school's admissions He began attending classes last week and has three weeks of work to make up. Add to that the banquets at which professional athletes are always asked to speak. For instance, Ken will be among the speakers Monday for the annual Milan Little League Sports Night at Marando's along with such names as Jack Brichouse, Jerry Hillebrand, Ernie Kivisto, Rocco Carbone and Joe Cunningham. Ken's schedule has been so hectic that he's hardly had any time to reflect on his performance last season.

"I WAS SO busy packing, that I didn't even get to see anyone before coming out here after the season," he said. "I thought I had a pretty good season, although it wasn't as good as it possibly could have been. I'm looking forward to a better season next year." Anderson was disappointed in the -KEN Continued On Page 2B II: Ken Anderson takes a break in his busy schedule to have coffee with his wife, Bonnie, on the Augustana College campus. (Brent Hanson Photo) 1 4 I fl (SIM Dfl -(. s- 1 "1jv.j'M.

'WSv lis 4 'Mi hitl Reserve Keys Two-Point Win 1 Williams was called for a steps violation with just 29 seconds left. Williams then was charged with a foul at the 11-second mark and Foster had the stage set for his final pair of gifters. "I could have cried for Rick Williams," said Hawkeye Coach Dick Schultz, whose team fell to 6-5 for the season. CHAMPAIGN, W. An almost similar situation which enabled Iowa to upset Minnesota occured here Saturday afternoon but this time it was Illinois, not Iowa, on the winning end of an 80-78 squeaker in a Big Ten televised basketball contest.

Just a week ago, Iowa sealed its overtime upset against the Gophers with a pair of free throws in the final seconds by reserve Glenn Angelino for a 65-62 victory. Illinois nearly copied the script exactly as reserve Jed Foster calmy sank his only points of the game, a pair of free throws, with 11 seconds remaining to provide the Illini's winning margin. THE LOSS, Iowa's second in three conference starts, overshadowed a stellar shooting performance from Hawkeye guard Rick Williams. Williams, who missed a long jumper with two seconds remaining that would have sent the game into overtime, topped all scorers with 29 points the best individual scoring performance of any Hawkeye this season. In the Hawks two previous league games, Williams netted a total of just 23 points.

Illinois, 2-1 in the conference and 7-4 overall, overcame its height disadvantage with quickness, alert defensive play and a balanced scoring attack. ALL FIVE starters were in double figures for the Illini with Nick Weatherspoon leading the way with 22 points. Kevin Kunnert, who was hassled by Illinois defenders all sit 1 to ft? I 4 game, still maintained his torrid conference scoring pace as the senior center added 23. points. Turnovers had to stand out as one of the keys in the loss as the Hawkeyes were guilty of 25 and nearly half of those were swiped passes intended for Kunnert.

Illinois countered with just 14 miscues. Kunnert's jumper in the waning minutes let Iowa tie the game at 76-all after the Hawks had trailed by as much as eight points earlier in the second half. THE ILLINI'S Jeff Dawson and Iowa's Jim Collins traded baskets before Iowa regained possession an offensive foul with the score knotted at 78-all. The Hawks held the ball for more than a minute in hopes of taking the winning shot, but Ig Ig It Ha I-1 1 5 B0 I 5 10 014 1 110 4 7 3 4 2 11 I II 1 i 11 0 3 2 2 3 2 33 74 14 20 19 10 It Ha 0 0 Illinois Weatherspoon Schmidt Conner Tucker Dawson Foster TOTALS lowi Feyebank Collins Kunnert LaPrince Williams Vaughan Parker Moore TOTALS Illinois low V9as 3 8 10 15 i 14 12 24 0 1 w. DEMOCRAT int Jed Foster of Illinois, left, reaches around Iowa's Larry Parker to slap the basketball out of his hands during Saturday afternoon's game in Champaign.

Watching the action is Nick Weatherspoon of the Illini. (AP Photo) V-jf i iy Li vj Sunday, Jan. 14, 1973 37 70 II 17 17 71 45 3S-I0 45 9lw 1 0 Eve Dnins JL Game Facts At A Glance "Miami is the best team in history," said George Allen, Washington's controversial coach, who would scheme for the edge in a crocheting contest with his grandmother. Allen has attempted all week to set up the Dolphins with such words of glory. "I don't know how the oddsniakers favor us," he cried.

It's a second chance in the Super Bowl for Miami, champion of the American Football Conference, and a thud for Coach Don Shula. His Baltimore Colts lost to the New York Jets in 1969 and the Dolphins wilted before Dallas 24-3 last January at New Orleans. SUPER BOWL VII has been painted as a conflict of coaching geniuses, al- LOS ANGELES (AP Super Bowl VII's cold war, the psychological jockeying between unbeaten Miami and ageless Washington, now is fading and the showdown for pro football's world championship takes place today at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Redskins, 13-3, are two-point favorites to slash the dreams of the 16-0 Dolphins of becoming the first National Football League team ever to go through the regular season and playoffs without scar of defeat. Kickoff is at 2:30 p.m., CST.

MORE THAN 90,000 spectators will crowd into the Coliseum, while an estimated 75 million watch the game on television. receive $15,000 each, losers $7,500 in addition to about $10,000 each man received as members of the conference champions in the NFL. Sudden Death in the event the game is tied after 60 minutes, an overtime will be played with the first team scoring by any method being the winner. The overtime period, if there is no scoring, will be 15 minutes long, as will any succeeding overtimes if required. Site Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Time Kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CST. Attendance More than 90,000 tickets sold to fans with a television and radio audience of almost 80 million anticipated. Network Television National Broadcasting Co. Pre-game program at p.m.

CST. Network radio National Broadcasting air time 2:15 p.m. CST. Players' Shares Winners sX ''i Noonan Will Be Helping As Non-Player I vi ii i if roster since his return nearly six weeks ago from a preseason injury. "I have worked out with the team every day since receiving permission from the doctor.

I feel I'm ready to go, but I'm still listed on the injured roster." Kari admitted that he hoped to have been activated for the final weeks of the season since he was ready physically. 'There's no chance now unless something drastic happens to one of our receivers at the last minute." The former record-breaking pass catching end for the Hawkeyes suffered a severe shoulder separation in preseason play that necessitated surgery. The injury kept him on the sidelines the entire season although Karl Attended practices and meetings regularly after being released from the hospital. "THE SHOULDER feels fine and it has held up without any problems in practice," explained Karl, who believes he could do his job as well now as he did before the injury. Actually, Noonan saw only limited action last season although he did get into the Super Bowl as the holder on a field -NOONAN Continued On Page 3B By Jerry Bretag Aitant Sports Editor When the Miami Dolphins charge onto the Los Angeles Coliseum field this afternoon for the Super Bowl game, one familiar number to Quad-City football fans will be missing from the squad's 40-man ranks.

Missing will be No. 89, the jersey number that Davenport-er Karl Noonan has worn since joining the Dolphins right out of the University of Iowa in 1966. Noonan will take an active part in the Dolphins' battle with the Washington Redskins, but not as a player. He will be sitting in the pressbox alongside members of Don Shula's coaching staff. Their jobs as spotters will be to find holes in the Redskin defense and report it to the bench.

"IT'S REAL disheartening," said Noonan by telephone from the team's headquarters near Anaheim, Calif, as he talked about being ineligible to play in his second Super Bowl. The former Davenport Assumption all-around prep star explained that the club has not activated him on the playing though neither Shula nor Allen ever has won the big one. Allen never got this far before, despite a career record of 69-24-5. Only Simla's 105-30-5 record is superior to Allen's in the NFL. Money is one of the motivators.

Sunday's winners get an average of $25,000, wliile the losers go weeping away with $17,500. But, for the biggest names, the side benefits of being Super Bowl champion can be even more financially rewarding. "Our only goal since losing to the Cowboys in last year's Super Bowl has been to win this thing at the very next opportunity," said Simla, a 43-year-old former NFL defensive back. "EVEN IF WE are 16-0 now, the season becomes an instant failure if we don't take the world championship back to Miami." Miami's offense will be directed by cold, skillful Bob Griese at quarterback, although the major weapon is the running skills of Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris and Jim Kiick. The 235-pound Csonka bulled his way to 1,117 yards and Morris darted for 1,000, the first time an NFL team ever produced two runners in the same backfield.

Kiick became unhappy as Morris' backup, but still rumbled lor 521 yards as the Dolphins shattered the NFL's all time ground gaining record with 2,960 yards. "MIAMI HAS THIi finest three-man rushing bunch ever," said Allen, continuing his obvious setup of the Dolphins. Simla countered such sugary comments with, "I'm honored George thinks so much of our team. I'm sure he's sincere and not just setting us up." Shula's tongue almost poked through his check. Allen has a magnificent running game on his side, too, led by Larry Brown, who gained 1.216 yards despite sitting out the final two games.

Brown, a 196 -pound blend of power and finesse, scored eight touchdowns and averaged 4.3 yards per carry with workhorse average of 23 carries a game. Charlie Harraway serves mainly as Brown's blocker, but the steady seven-year veteran gained 567 yards lumsell and scored six times. Herb Mul Key, the non-collegian with the sclf-imposel hyphen, could see action (or occasional breakwuy value. BOTH SHULA and Allen admit the game probably will be decided by the de-lenses. "I see a hard fought, low-scoring game," said Allen.

It's a matchup of Miami defenders, who were ranked No. I in the NFL against a battalion of Redskin graybeards who were best in the National Conference. Middle linebacker and the safety positions are the areas to watch in Miami's defense. Dallas turned the 1972 Super Howl into a romp when it contained middle linebacker Nick Buoniconti. The Dolphin sal-tics-Dick Anderson and Jake Scott -are among the finest in the game.

"Dallas kept me going the wrong way, but it's not going to happen again." said Buoniconti, an 11-year pro. Washington quarterback Bill Kilmer has promised. Karl Noonan Washington's star running back Larry Brown relaxes on the eve of today's big game. (AP Photo) however, that the Redskins will be gunning for Buoniconti. "IF YOU MOVE Nick, you can beat Miami," said Kilmer, "lie's the fellow who holds their defense together, calling the plays and plugging up the middle.

We've got to contain him or we'll lose." Kilmer is expected to pick at Miami cornerbacks Lloyd Muiiiphord and Curtis Johnson Willi his short passing game, especially the 165-pound Mumphord who was shoved into the starling role because of Tim Foley's shoulder separation in the American Conference championship game at Pittsburgh. "The corner guys get a lot of help from Scott and Anderson, who are just tremendous," said Kilmer, a 33-year-old who is among the happiest of the re-cycled veterans of Allen's team. "I think both of Miami's safely man are All Pro. They scare you they're so good." Some of Allen's build 'cm up, knock 'em down tactics seem to have rubbed oil on his troops. The Redskins have been nothing but complimentary of their opponents.

UP FRONT, Miami has an under-rated pass rusher in 6 fnot 6, 255-pniind Vern Den Herder from Sioux Center, Iowa. He could he the surprise of the game. Simla thinks he has been at least the equal of his All Pro partner at end, 260-pound Bill Stanlill. They call the Dolphins' defense the "No-N'amers," but that can't really be accurate alter two years of cx'Misure in th Siqwr Bowl. The 250-pound Manny Fernandez Is recognized as a tremendous defensive tackle.

The heart of Allen's "The Future Is Now" declaration was his defense, a collection of skilled, highly paid, well-traveled veterans who could produce instant success for the Redskins. LINEBACKER JACK Pardee is 36. LaavegOver Hill At 24? THE FIFTH exhibition game of the season means nothing, however, compared to the championship in pro football and Laaveg admits that he really didn't learn much about the Dolphins in the eaiiv meeting. "I played against a guy named Jim Dunaway in the exhibition game," said Laaveg. "Bob Heinz is supposed to be their (Miami's) starter for the Super Bowl.

I've never played against him and really don't know what to expect." Dunaway came to the Dolphins trom Buffalo along with Marlin Briscoe in a preseason trade. Heinz, who also played in Miami's Super Bowl loss to Dallas list year, is known to his teammates as The 6i, 265 -pounder will open at defensive tackle. "I'VE BEEN watching films of Heinz all week." said Laaveg, "By now, we've seen just about everything defensively so there is really not much to simulate. We've mainly been watching films of their defensive line and pass rush." Laaveg has started in every game except against New England, which was one of only three teams to beat Washington in the regular season and playoffs. The road to the top has not been an easy one for the high school all-stater from Belmond, Iowa.

He never played on a winning team at University of Iowa LAAVEG Continurd On Page 3B By Mike Ebbing If the Washington Redskins ever have to check their Over-The Hill-Gang membership cards, 24-year-old Paul Laav eg might have to do some cheating. Laaveg, a third-year pro from the University of Iowa, will be one of the youngest players for the Redskins today as they embark on Super Bowl VII against the Miami Dolphins. "I GUESS I'll be our youngest starter in the Super Bowl." said Laaveg from his Santa Ana hotel room this week. "Bill Brundige is a month younger than me, but he probably won't start." The 6-4 250-pound offensive guard Is one of the few young players Coach George Allen has used in the Redskins' long journey into the National Football League's championship game in nearby Los Angeles. "It really feels great to be starting in the Super Bowl," said Laaveg, who will be wearing No.

73 for Washington today. "It's something that a lot of people don't get to do. I guess I am just in the right place at the right time." The Redskins have faced Miami once already this year but that was in an exhibition contest. A field goal in the final seconds gave the Redskins a 27-24 victory and no other team has beaten the Dolphins since. I it'll ii Paul Laaveg SUPER Continued On Page 3B.