The Knoxville News-Sentinel du lieu suivant : Knoxville, Tennessee • 18

TheJCnoxvjjleewg-Sentlnel Wednesday October 3 1990 W3 NEWS-SENTINEL WEST Football best optioafor Charlie Webb Harold Harris On of eight Knoxville boyi Phu Dickena rounded up and took to Word GoUege in Greenville SC Charlie "Hook-Arm1' Webb looks back cm the 1947 episode as a turning point in his life "The way I saw it was I had two options: 1 play college football and get an education or2 forever wield that goose-neck hoe on the farm" KEITH NEELY Keith hoe been with Pienaar Peat far ever 14 yeoie end hoe completed many hewn of training in Termite A Keith is ppMcafr by the Dept of Agriculture and both he and his wife the for- mer Helen Maxey enjoy traveling So far been to Europe Hawaii and Alaska "Europe and Hawaii cant touch Alaska in my book That'S a fabulous Hook-Arm (he got that nickname because bet a lefthander) is proud to have been drawn to participate in the "Ultimate Outdoor Experience" an ESPN -sponsored TV show be aired Oct 27 at pm "We were at Estill SCL for the July 12 13 and 14 shindig I was one of six drawn for the Lancaster Outdoor Trail Wild-Hog Classic to hunt for wild Russian 1 call Keith hr expert I treatment RADON TiSlMS Outdde Protective Perimeter Tmotment VfVIVVOTWlfrlMV PH688-1800 Charlie chose option No 1 and 43 years later he fent sorry Now retired from South Cen trai Beil after 35 years WeM played end at Young High School with such standouts as Earl Hoff-meister Bob Pollard and Elrod Cheatham Those three plus Webby John Gabo and Gene Huff all from Young High and Bob Dunn and Harvey Moyer from Knoxville High were recruits They formed the nucleus for the winning seasons Dickens put together A former Tennessee tniiwir standout Dickens used the sin-" he had learned under ibNevland "Phil needed a standout quarterback-tailback to lead his team" Hook-Arm reminisced Bob Privette from North Carolina But North Carolina alumni came down and kidnapped Privette Then some Wofford alumni went to Chapel Hill and re-kidnapped Privette and PtOHEEROFUCES TO SERVE YOU North Ks U177T Bid 9 OIO MIOIew MvHi I killed mine at 8 am on Friday the 13th He weighed about 185 pounds and dressed out at Webb plays no favorites in "I fish all the lakes in the A frequent fishing companion is Burton "Puss" Hodges who the subject of this column a While fiiSk occupies i lot of his time bird-hunting is his favor- ite sport He has four bird dogs that make the sport more enjoyable Charlie is enjoying his retirement Ihn not hooked on any of the soap operas" he chuckled "There are too many good fishing put him up in a hotel until after the first game Soon as he played in that first game North Carolina EWELBY SPECIAL VALUES Prices Good Thru Oct 1000 spots on the lakes and too many birds to hunt to sit around in an chair Pm too young for S- Charlie Webb had no claim on him He was the regular quarterback through his whole career at Wofford" Webb who played guard at 210 pounds ana his mates are proud of their undefeated 1948 season and in the Guinness Book of Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not What made the 48 season so unique was that the Terriers tied the first five games then won the next four Tied were Hampden-Sydney Northwestern State Catawba Furman and Davidson Then the Terriers beat Newberry Presbyterian Tennessee Tech and Ran- PANDA RING Charlie and Helen live on Maloney Road off Alcoa Highway Webb got more than an education at Wofford even though he unable to stay around and ladipkxna "Besides the educational value I got a real character-building ex-at Wofford" he said in my Junior year my I had to father died and I had to go When Knoxville players were seniors they beat Auburn in 1950 19-14 and on the basis of his play in that game Bob Pollard made All-American at guard If you find the need to call Charlie better do it early in the morning before he gets away to one of his favorite fishing holes nms nmi vwvb had been deferred for educational reasons) and I was in the Army pretty quick I was in for two years and I played football both of those years at Fort Bragg NC After I was released I went home and to South Central BelL" The Webbs have two sons Chuck a Baptist preacher and Randy who is with Child and Family Services Chuck has a 13-year-okl daughter BLUE TOPAZ RINGS ebb finds it easy to stay since retirement an bird-hunter and fisherman to help out mi the farm The draft in Spartanburg called (he 5ST LAYAWAY NOW WITH ONLY 500 DOWN! 7023 KINGSTON PIKE umM ACROSS FROM MCDONALD'S IN THE 1fc0030 WEST HILLS CENTER Set 10000 584-3966 WELRY SHACK Cedar Bluff merchants welcome work on interstate problems like trying to turn left onto Cedar Bluff Road from the westbound exit" he said "Dm also very happy the state is going ahead with the slip ramp before they start major work at the intersection Just as we had asked them to da "We came up with the suggestion and prevailed upon them to complete it in this way The improved exit ramp should make a big difference when the major of the construction project part of who come in here are concerned about the temporary disruptions but they appreciate the fact that we Just can't carry on with traffic like it is" Steve Boles vice president of Wood Properties was less enthusiastic but not less optimistic "Every little bit he said "The new road should reduce traffic problems if it's used the way supposed to be used A lot of the residential traffic will get moved up a little bit and they should be able to move along a little better" A Massengill Jr of FMP Development Corp is happy for two reasons "The slip ramp will be a great help in relieving some of the By JOE PARISH Newa-8mUnal conoopondent The headlines kept proclaiming week after week tion on Cedar Bluff-I-4075 to begin" Finally on Aug 6 the was broken officially crews from the Rogers Group Inc of Nashville started building a road The road called a slip ramp starts at the Cedar Bluff Road exit on westbound 1-4075 and will extend north to Executive Park Drive Construction of the slip ramp is the first phase of a construction project that has been divided into two parts "The estimated time of com pletion for the first part Phase I about a year ana a half" said Gwen Hopkins spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Transportation "The slip ramp will help provide some relief from traffic congestion while Phase is under way during Phase that we will be adding loops around the interchange in addition to realigning and expanding some of the existing ramps Phase II also includes some improvements between Peters Road and Cross Park Drive" Some local merchants think Phase I is a fine beginning I can say is 'Hallelujah! 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