Wednesday, November 29.1978
University Daily Kansan
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Sims brings Heisman to Hooks
NORMAN, Okla. (UPI) - Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims shared credit for his achievement yesterday with his roommate and "the man upstairs."
Sims, the third Oklahoma player and sixth junior to win college football's top prize, appeared relaxed and confident before television cameras and reporters at a news conference minutes after his selection was announced.
"I never thought I was going to win," Sims said, though it was pretty close, but not exactly that close.
Leach, the Michigan quarterback, finished third in the voting of more than 900 votes on Saturday for Sims and Penn State quarterback Chuck Fusina. Southern California running back Jeffrey Rowe scored a touchdown.
Sims said his roommate, Greg Roberts, winner of the Outland Award honoring the year's outstanding interior lineman, deserved a large share of the trophy.
SIMS SAID this season he had hoped to win the Heisman and had hoped Oklahoma would win the national championship. But the win was more important than either goal.
"He can have it all if he wants it," Sims said. "I give a lot of credit to our offensive players."
Sims, asked whether there was anyone he wanted to thank, replied, "The man up-
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However, Sims said he didn't "say his or ravers" the night before the voted ending.
"ME AND the man upstairs, we've got a good understanding," he said.
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Sims said thoughts of the approaching selection did not cost him any sleep.
"I slept like a baby," he said.
He said his first thought, upon learning he was the winner, was, "I'm No.1 Me."
Sims said he did not think he had changed as a person during the football season that year.
"But I know Hooks won't be the same," he said.
Sims said he planned to go home to Hooks this weekend to attend a Billy Sims Day Carnival.
Hooks is Sims' hometown, in northeast Texas, near the Oklahoma border.
"THEY WERE going to have it anyway," he said
Sims was the third Oklahoma player to
Sims, the nation's leading roster and scorer with 1,762 yards and 20 touchdowns, said he had no particular goals for next year. He has not failed to win again to win the national championship.
win the Heisman. The others were Billy Vessels in 1952 and Steve Owens in 1969.
He said he was eager for the Orange Bowl rematch with Nebraska, the team that handed Oklahoma its only loss, 17,14 and the Sooners from their No. 1 ranking.
"I love it," he said. "I wish we'd play tomorrow."
Billy Sims
The Lord of the Manor invites you to usher in this holiday season by joining in the festivities of the fifth annual Christmas Madrigal Dinner. The celebration will be in the Kansas Room at the Student Union Friday Dec. 8 (7:00), Saturday Dec. 9 (7:00), Sunday Dec. 10 (5:30) and Monday Dec. 11 (7:00).
Tickets are $8.25 and on sale at the SUA office, Round Corner Drug Store, Adventure Bookstore and Garden Center West.
The South's Gonna Do It Again!
THE CHARLIE BAND DANIELS
Thursday December 7,1978
8:00 P.M.
Hoch Auditorium
$6 and $7 / $5.50 and $6.50 for Students (before Dec 1)
Tickets available at the SDA Box Office
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Liberty Sound in St Joseph, Mother Earth in Topeka,
Tiger's, and Davids in Emporia
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KU to meet FDU in curtain raiser
The men's basketball season starts for real tonight when the Jayhawks try to break the spell of a 9-day-old loss to the Russian National team.
Fairleigh Dickinson of Teaneck, N.J., sends it Knights into Allen Field House for the 7:35 p.m. game.
The Knights—6-18 last season—are 1-0
this year after beating Towson State 94-85 in overtime. They broke KU's 100-point-a-game string early last season, and the team's 116 probably will start three freshmen.
Starting for Kansas will be Tony Guy,
John Crawford, Paul Mokeski, Moe
Fowler and Darnell Valentine.