The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 110

'rnn1 rv WV -w' 'iff i 6-E THE MIAMI HERALD Fri Nov 24 1972 WHAT MAKES Jittery Rodgers Claims Police Harass Him 1 'in in liman ini nti lit! i I III! I I IE! 'll Hill I I li Jll JOHNNY RUN? till mu mill 1 1 1 Him imu Mii'ii 1 IV it inn i t1 rryvrrrrrrrrTV1 1 statistics show I've tone more than he (Oklahoma's Gref Pruitt) has but a lot of people uho won't vote for me because of my character Well that's up to Ileisnian Candidate Johnny Rodgers purpose runner (a statistic compiled from yards rushing receiving and punt and kickoff returning) in NCAA history Yet Rodgers downgrades his chances of winning the Heisman because of his so-called notorious past He believes his good friend and Oklahoma rival Greg Pruitt or even teammate Rich Glover the superb middle guard will beat him out called Greg up last Friday morning just to Rodgers said both came to the conclusion that it could go to either of us statistics show done more than he has but a lot of people who vote for me because of my character Well up to them guess a lot of people around the country are like some of our fans out here They dig me for getting them up on their seats when I have the ball But they dig Johnny Rodgers the person They just know me as No 20 "Once in a while I just feel like saying the hell with it I feel like it just worth it Somebody is out to get me I know why But stuck it out because I like to play football and the game has done a lot for me made mistakes and I know now how cold-blooded life really can Maybe go to him after this season He also indicated he had given serious thought to transferring to the Omaha branch of the University of Nebraska he is a native of the city after the football season ends But his probation officer would not allow it feel like in an ocean of trouble" he told an interviewer last month trying to swim out I can see the dock I keep trying but I can't swim out not smart enough or lucky enough to make it I feel like getting closer but I just make ALL OF the pressure has hardly done wonders for i'T however once he steps onto the playing field This season he has scored 17 touchdowns caught 54 passes for 942 yards gained five yards a carry rushing and averaged about 16 yards per punt return A STARTER for three years the five-foot nine-inch 170-pound senior owns or shares 20 school offensive records and is the leading all- health He always has had a nervous stomach that often forces him to vomit while on the sidelines during games doctors say an ulcer some say not" he said just always bothered me now more than ever Whenever the pigs come to my house I get nervous I get sick I do much of nothing All of that changes AW wa wAAwAwt fi Johnny Rodgers Hurdles Foe tries to hurdle tainted past -Mi LifY Oklahoma Overcomes Fumbles To Shock Cornhuskers 17-14 the one Nebraska which has won or shared the Big Eight title seven of the last nine years gained only 181 yards total offense in the game a sharp contrast to last year when the Cornhuskers nailed down the national championship with a 35-31 victory over the Sooners rnrr rs 6s t-n I' It srs'4 Zt'QQ HOLIDAY SPECIALS fWtu St rAsi Joe Continued from Page IE two long field-goal attempts earlier in the game kicked the winner when the Sooners were able to gam only two yards in three plays The victory was preserved as Ken Pope whose first-quarter fumble led to first touchdown intercepted two passes by in a desperation Grambling Gets Assist DURHAM NC (AP) North Carolina Central will play host to Grambling College in the inaugural Pelican Bowl here Dec 2 at Wallace Wade Stadium Grambling backed into the bowl by vntue of Jackson 28-14 upset over Alcorn Thursday a game which gave Grambling the Southwestern Athletic Con-fereuce championship Jackson State finished the season with a 5-1 conference mark and 8-3 over-all record while Grambling which had to cancel its last league game at Southern University because of student unrest has a mark of 4-1 and 8-2 catchup attempt in the final four minutes Both Nebraska touchdowns came following Oklahoma fumbles on punt returns POPE dropped an attempted fair catch in the first period Jeff Moran of Nebraska recovered at the Oklahoma 49 and Bill Olds scored on a 14-yard draw eight plays later Early in the third quarter Joe Wylie fumbled while running back a punt and Jerry List recovered for the Cornhuskers at the Oklahoma 24 It took Nebraska just six plays to score with Dave Goeller slamming over from Post Rips Ilofstra 54-6 BROOKVILLE NY (AP) Ron Carmen ran for four touchdowns all on one-yard-ers as Post slammed Hofstra 54-6 to win the Metropolitan Football Conference title Thursday Post finished with a 6-3 record winning its final five games Hofstra wound up its season 4-5 Post was 3-0 in the first year of the Met Conference and won the Rockefeller Cup By LEONARD SHAPIRO Washington Post Service LINCOLN Neb The Johnny Rodgers few people know drives 50 miles to Omaha every week to talk to the children black and white about the importance of staying out of trouble and in school The Johnny Rodgers few know presented the Orange Bowl game ball to Rex Lowe a former Nebraska football player dying of disease in the dressing room after the Cornhuskers had destroyed Alabama last Jan 1 And the Johnny Rodgers few know claimed Tuesday that he is constantly being harassed by local and state police to the point that the football season ends be a scared person THE Johnny Rodgers everybody knows is the most dangerous all-purpose running back in America and some say the leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy despite his heavily publicized transgressions of the law The Johnny Rodgers everybody knows took part in a gas station robbery the last day of classes his freshman year a prank he would say later netting him $90 dollars and two years on probation And last summer Rodgers was arrested for alleged possession of marijuana a charge since dropped for lack of evidence NOW he says the police simply will not leave him alone "In the last two he said police have been to my apartment eight times And they never come except at 1 2 and 3 in the morning give me this jive crap about people complaining about the noise that the music is too loud Sometimes they say my dog is barking too loud How can that be when asleep0 just trying to harass me I know why They done anything to offend me but there all the time Being on probation they can do anything they want to you But been straight got nothing to be afraid of" LINCOLN police Chief Joseph Carroll vehemently denied that his men were keeping close watch on Rodgers no we bother the chief said we think a great football player the biggest boosters got We even hire some of the football players over the summer as replacements for people on vacation Some of them are colored boys Nevertheless life in this bleak midwestern city of 160000 has been miserable for Rodgers this season He lives alone in a small tastefully furnished apartment off campus his scads of trophies propped up on a bookcase he made himself in he said I do is go to school and watch television every night I go to parties I go out for a beer I do anything except play cards once in a while with some of the guys You stay out of trouble that RODGERS said he has talked to Coach Bob Devaney about some of his problems with the police in the past but does not like to bother the coach he has done so much for me already Utah Stale Trips Weber Weber St Utah St 10 21 54-218 38 H8 69 289 3 12 0 18 38 3 11 37 4 36 11 43 9-103 7 55 First downs Rushes yards Passing yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties-yards ufcj is Jz jz JZ 1: iz iz iz iz iz iz iz 25 BRINKTUM REG $235 MOW MS5 CASH CARRY BRUNSWICK RENNISSANCE 4Vi'x9' 3 PIECE SLATE 795 00 DELIVERED GOLD COAST BILLIARD 1536 SO DIXIE (OPPUNIVof NATION ATI BALL RETURN N' INSTALLED RECREATION k) SUPPLY CORAL GABLES MIA) 661-5041 Washington (24) Leaps for Extra Yardage as Nebraska defenders close in in second quarter Rodgers Raps Play-Calling After Loss Press International Telephoto Oklahoma Nebraska 0 7 10-17 0 7 0-14 Olds 14 run (Sanger kick) Goeller 1 run (Sanger kick) Ok Washington 1 run (Fulcher kick) Burge) I run (Fulcher kick) FG Fulcher 41 76587 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING Oklahoma Crosswhite 29-95 Washington 16 41 Nebraska Goeller 12 63 Dixon 6 22 RECEIVING Oklahoma Owens 5108 Carroll 3 46 Chandler 3 32 Nebraska Rodgers 3 41 Reuelte 3 20 Anderson 1 19 PASSING Oklahoma Robertson 10 22-0 186 yards Nebraska Humm 10 33 3 104 tMtoidiJI gfA Press International Telephoto to the air because Nebraska us from doing the things we normally do had trouble going Robertson explained STONE CRIB RESTAURANT Holiday Magazine Award Every Year Since 1961 SEA rOODS STEAKS CHOPS TELEPHONE 673 0365 CORNER BISCAYNE STREET AT WASHINGTON AVE MB and how to fill it Husker game plan whi he said did not call for hint to handle the ball enough thought we stayed on the ground longer than we should Rodgers said after the Huskers fell behind the final period there are a lot of people around here who get paid more than I do for making decisions like SOONER quarterback Dave Robertson passed more than he normally does hitting 10 of 22 for 186 yards and said he was forced to go Quanlico Buries Xavier 34-0 Quantico Xavier 18 52 257 23 28 183 190 9 19 3 18 44 5 6 40 8 45 3 33 14 116 9 85 First downs Rushes yards Passing yards Passes Punts Fumbles lost Penalties yards CINCINNATI (AP) The Quantico Marines playing their last football game before dropping the sport buried Xavier of Ohio 34-0 Thursday as Mike Jay ran 78 yards for one touchdown and passed for another IQuanhco 14 3 10 Xavir 0 0 0 Harrison 2 run (Nasbv kick) Gua-Jay 78 run (Nasby kick) FG Nasbv 42 FG Nasby 32 i A I lams 68 pass from Jay (Nasby kick) Wihams 30 pass Interception (Nasoy kick) 4 017 By TIM AHERN Associated Press LINCOLN Neb Both coaches spoke in superlatives Thursday after Oklahoma rallied for a 17-14 Big Eight football victory over Nebraska has to be one of the greatest victories of my coaching exulted Sooner Chuck Fairbanks was never mdre proud of a team than I was IN THE dressing room Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney leading the Cornhuskers for the final time Lincoln called the loss one of his disappointments got a big group for the quipped Deva-ney as he greeted newsmen deserved to win" Devaney summed up saving no one play could be singled out as decisive outplayed us has a gieat team but we were just better Fairbanks said-TINKER OWENS the freshman wide receiver who caught five passes for 108 yards and sparked the Sooners after starting wide receiver John Carroll was injured said think it would oe this good Owens is a brother of former Sooner star and Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens now of the Detroit Lions must be something in that commented Fairbanks NEBRASKA star Johnny Rodgers said he felt his ribs had been cracked when he was slammed hard to the artificial turf in the first half Rodgers called the loss biggest disappointment of my career Rodgeis was critical of the A Christmas stocking big enough to hold a small motorcycle? 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