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Classified Section THETAMPA TRIBUNE Wednesday, December 25, 1985 Tom McEwen XT The Morning IV After 'A i Harvest is down, but talent still abounds in Florida all you sports xl SPORTS AT TflE Read on now about the 37 Blue Chippers of 1985: Kirk Klrkpatrlck, linebacker, 6-3, 220, Brandon. Physical. Smart. Team leader of a championship team. Anthony Ware, 6-6, 280, defensive lineman, Belle Glade.

So big and strong he has no need for pads. Reggie Jackson, 6-4, 350, offensive lineman, Ocala Forest. Doesn't need pads, either. Refrigerator, Jr. Larry Chesteen, 6-4, 230, Dun-nellon, offensive and defensive lineman.

Stud. Willis Peguese, 6-5, 215, linebacker, Miami Southridge. Can't miss, on the field. Walker "Slip" Watkins, 6-0, 170, running back, Fort Lauderdale Aquinas. Slippery he is.

Prize back. World-class speed. Leroy Butler, 6-1, 190, defensive back, running back, Jacksonville Lee. Could play many positions. Very versatile.

Jerome Martin, 6-2, 210, linebacker, Tallahassee Godby. Quick. Strong. Anxious to play. Vince Robinson, 6-4, 240, quarterback, Jacksonville Raines.

That size is correct, 6-4, 240 and he can still run and he can still throw. Stacy Simmons, 5-10, 175, running back, Dunedin. Could be back or wide receiver. A burner. Won Class 4A 100-yard dash.

Lamar Williams, 6-3, 275, nose guard, Pensacola Escambia. Anchor in that good defensive line that took Escambia to the state championship. Chris Bromley, 6-5, 225, center, Pensacola Woodham. Off that Class 5A state runner-up team that Manatee defeated. Yes, he is the younger brother of former All-SEC center Phil Bromley, centerpiece of the 1984 Great Wall of Florida.

Doyce Jackson, 6-3, 230, defensive end, Bradenton Southeast Could play one of several positions. Off that Class 4A state runner-up club in this Year of Manatee and Escambia Counties in prep football. Trey Walker, 6-5, 220, tight end, Bradenton Manatee. Three-year starter with that strong program. Played some defensive tackle.

Sure thing. Punts as well. See MORNING AFTER, Page 5C The football harvest of Blue Chippers is down a tad off the extraordinary 1984 crop, but It is bountiful nonetheless. And it is spread the state's length and breadth, from Pensacola to Miami. It also is balanced by positions.

And it is surely inviting enough to attract college recruiters from the nation over. But there is one new, critical consideration hanging over this recruiting period. It is called Proposition 48. This is the proposed NCAA academic requirement for granting of football scholarships. It hasn't passed, but it may.

Voting' comes in New Orleans in mid-January. Scholarship signing-time nationwide is Feb. 13. "We are having to examine our prospects with the assumption Proposition 48 will pass," said one recruiter. At the moment, all that is required by the NCAA is a 2.0 academic average in high school.

However, some conferences and many schools have higher requirements for entrance. The 2.0 assured entry for those who would accept such a grade either unconditionally or conditionally. In any case, the player-student had to maintain the university's requirements once in college. 1 Proposition 48 stipulates that to sign a grant a prospect has to have a 700 on his SAT test up from none or 15 on the ACT. It would be a mighty development if it passes.

There is opposition, of course, from those who simply are against it, those who feel it would dismember their programs, from those who say it will discriminate against disadvantaged. It may even be challenged in court. If it is passed, you may see Florida and Florida State joining Miami in more recruiting out of state. But it is not a rule yet, so offered to you on this Christmas morning as an annual sports gift is The Tribune's original Blue Chip list, offered under existing academic requirements. Some of the athletes on the list could not qualify under the proposed requirement.

I iiu Art by LAMAR SPARKMAN Inside Curry hottest property in Virginia Virginia Tech's Dell Curry has enough basketball talent to make people want to find Blacksburg, a town buried in the southern hills, to see him perform. i I 7 0 A xt 1 If i 1 AlexEdlin graduated 1972 1 I Bucs have 4 of top 40 picks A The Raiders' victory over the Rams Monday night further clarified the Bucs position in the college draft. Coach Leeman Bennett shares his thoughts on the draft and the team's needs and strengths. Eddie Caldwell graduated 1972 Paul Orndorff graduated 1972 Bob Martinez graduated 1957 Armando Flores graduated 1967 UT Hall of Fame names new inductees Gators represented in Blue-Gray game Along with five Florida players, the Gators' Coach Galen Hall will direct the South squad in the nationally televised Blue-Gray All-Star Classic today. Saltwater licenses intent of ABM The Agency for Bay Management agreed to work toward passing legislation that would require a license to fish Tampa Bay and surrounding waters in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Pasco counties.

Mayor Bob Martinez heads the list of former Spartans who will be inducted during a Feb. 7 ceremony. A special tribute will be paid to the late Mar-celino Huerta, longtime UT football coach who died six weeks ago. The dinner will be held at a new location, the Airport Holiday Inn-Cypress. Gene King Is once more the chairman and the Tampa Alpha Alumni Chapter once more the sponsor along with the selection committee.

Overseeing its production will be new UT Athletic Director Fran Curci, who was honored at the affair last week when his teams were toasted. Soon after that he returned to Tampa as the AD. Mayor Martinez, a distinguished graduate of the university, has been unfailing in his support of his alma mater since departing after a 1957 senior year. He remains a member of the board of trustess. In 1984, he was a key in the development of a $1.4 million renovation of the famed minarets, the UT landmark.

He proved the 1983 leadership for the city to provide $300,000 for the track and field facility that centers Pepin-Rood Stadium at the Spartan Sports Complex. Pusins was the UT's most valuable player in 1964-65 and in 1965-66 when he scored 30 points even times. He had a 51-point night against Florida Southern and is in his 17th year as head boys' basketball coach at Leto High School. He was coach of the year in Hillsborough County in 1973-74. Armando Flores already is a member of the Jesuit High School Hall of Fame where his foot-See HALL, Page 5C By TOM McEWEN Tribune Sports Editor Six athletes and the mayor of this bustling city will be inducted into the University of Tampa Hall of Fame at banquet ceremonies on Feb.

7. Four football players of great achievement, one basketball player of excellence and Bob Martinez will be the honorees at the ceremonial feast that comes during UT homecoming week and Gasparilla. The basketball player is Dick Pusins, point guard for the Bob Lavoy teams of 1964-67, in 1964-65 averaging 23.4 points a game, second in Florida only to Rick Barry of the University of Miami. The football players are Eddie Dixie Howell from the 1933-50 era, Armando Flores, Eddie Caldwell, Alex Edlin and Paul "Mr. Wonderful" Orndorff of the 1950-74 period.

Dick Pusins graduated 1967.