August 30,1984 Page 16
SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN
Former Javhawks make NFL cuts
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This was just one of seven touchdown catches former Jayhawk split end Bob Johnson had last season for the KU football team. Johnson, who was picked in the third round of the United States Football League draft by the Philadelphia Stars, decided to pass up the USFL for a chance to play in the NFL. As an NFL free agent, he survived the final cut of the New York Giants' training camp, and he will start at wide receiver in the Giants' season opener Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles.
By PHIL ELLENBECKER Associate Sports Editor
Most KU football followers would have to agree that the Jayhawks had a lot of talent off of last year's team.
They would have to agree more after Monday, when National Football League teams made their way to the league's headquarters to the league limit of 49 players.
Four members of last year's KU team, only one of whom was an NFL draft pick, survived those cuts and will be suiting up for their respective teams Sunday, when the NFL season begins.
The former Jayhawks who made NFL teams are offensive guard Paul Fairchild of the New England Patriots, wide receiver Bob Johnson and defensive back Elvis Patterson of the New York Giants and defensive back Jeff Colter of the Minnesota Vikings.
"I'm proud of them," said KU head football coach Mike Gottfried. "That's great for our program. I'm really proud of Bobby Johnson and Elvis Patterson and Jeff Colter for making it as free agents."
Two other 1983 Jayhawks, quarterback Frank Seurer and offensive tackle Reggie Smith, played this summer in the United States Football League. Seurer played with the Los Angeles Express and Smith with the Tampa Bay Bandits.
Johnson, who caught 58 passes for KU last year, was drafted in the third round of the January USFL draft by the Philadelphia Stars, but he walked out of their training camp before the season began.
"THE MAIN REASON I walked out was because I wanted to play in the NFL." Johnson said. "When I got into camp I figured out that the USPL was not what I was looking for. I wanted a chance to prove to myself that I could play in the NFL."
Passed over in the NLA draft, Johnson hooked on with the Giants as a free agent and was one of five wide receivers that they kept on the roster. He said he would be starting Sunday.
Johnson credited KU's pass
oriented offense with giving him an edge against the 16 other receivers that were at the Giants' camp
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"Some of the receivers they had here last year had trouble catching the ball." he said. "It helped me a lot that we threw the ball so much last year. When I came into camp I was pretty much used to seeing the ball."
a terrible job," he said. "They did give me a fair chance. I was expecting it. I wasn't really into it." Kallmeier said he would go back to school now and isn't sure that football is in his future.
Fairchild was also chosen in the USFL draft, but didn't sign a contract, preferring to stay in school and wait for the NFL draft. He was a fifth-round draft pick of the Patriots in April.
"I'm kind of tired of football," he said. "I've been playing for 13 years now and I think I would enjoy doing something else now."
Besides Kallmer, other 1983 Jayhawks cut by NFL teams include offensive kicker Renwick Atkins, tailback Kervin Bell, fullback E.J. Jones, linebackers Carky and Marky Alexander and Eddie Simmons and wide receiver Daren Green. Atkins was a seventh-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions. The rest were free agents.
"A lot of the guys at camp hadn't come from schools that had thrown that much," he said. "That gave me an advantage, at least on the rookies. We pretty much ran a pro-style offense at KU last year"
Another Jayhawk who was drafted by the Patriots, place-kicker Bruce Kallmeyer, was cut last week. A seventh-round pick, he was the first place-kicker taken in the draft.
He will be the third guard on the Patriots, backing up Pre-Bowl choice John Hannah and Ron Wooten. He was one of eight offensive linemen kept by the Patriots out of the 18 they invited to camp.
HE ALSO CREDITED KU's wide-open aerial attack with helping him prepare for the pros.
Black, 14-10, shut out the Rangers after giving up Ward's first-inning solo homer, his 16th. The left-hander struck out five and walked none in doubling Frank
The win, coupled with a Minnesota Twins loss to the Boston Red Sox, brought the second-place Royals to three games back in the American League West pennant race.
Kallmyer, an All-American last year, took the cut in a matter-of-fact way. He said an ankle injury he suffered over the summer hurt his preparation for training camp
Mrae's triple scored Darryl Motley in the bottom of the first to tie the score 1-1.
"I wasn't worried about Black in the first inning," said Royals Manager Dick Howser "He was throwing the ball too well. Ward hit the ball pretty well, but the other two (singles) were ground balls.
"Our defense was excellent tonight, especially in the infield. We made good plays. McKae's really hitting the ball well. He's hit it all over the park."
The Royals took a 3-1 lead in the second. Greg Pryor singled and scored on John Wathan's triple. Willie Wilson drove in Wathan with a fielder's choice.
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Tanana, 14-12. It was Black's fourth consecutive victory.
Royals beat Rangers with aid from McRae
By United Press International
season in the middle to make it 4.
After Ward's home run in the
first, Buddy Bell and Larry
Parrish both singled, but Pete
O'Brien grounded into a double
play to end the inning.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first-inning home run Bud Black gave up to Gary Ward may have been the downfall of the Texas Rangers Monday night.
McKae hit his third homer of the season in the third to make it 4-1.
"I knew I had to shut them down the rest of the way," the Kansas City left-hander said following the Rovals' 4-1 victory.
"The Rangers had a pretty good guy (Frank Tanana) out there pitching, and I couldn't expect a lot of runs in support. But I knew if I kept the score down we were capable of winning. It was up to me to get the job done."
By United Press International
Connors easy winner on hectic day at Open
NEW YORK — Jimmy Connors began his quest for a third consecutive U.S. Open Championship Wednesday night by thrashing an outclassed Matt Mitchell. 6-3, 6-0, 6-2.
closed the one-sided contest by sweeping the last five games with the loss of only three points.
McEenroe, washing away the lingering memory of a rare defeat, and Navratilova, who barely remembers what it feels like to lose, also were impressive although contending with a strong afternoon wind.
On a hectic day devod of any major surprises, the two favorites. John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova, also won their opening round matches in straight sets.
Connors, winner of the Open five times overall, wasted little time or energy in his opening round match, requiring only 1 hour and 29 minutes.
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McEnroe, after dropping only his second match of the year last week to Vijay Amritraj, was in devastating form as he crushed Britain's Colin Dowdeswell, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, winning nine games in a row.
Mitchell, the NCAA champion in 1977, managed a mere 14 points in the second set. He also held his first two service games in that final set. Connors
Navratilova stretched her winning streak to 49 matches although she was surprisingly extended more than an hour in beating Lea Antonoplis, 6-4, 6-2. The defending champion has been beaten only twice since January 1983 and now has won 232 of her last 237 matches.
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