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Friday, September 26, 1975
University Daily Kansan
Towle claws way to pros
Steve Tewle was sweating three weeks ago, worse than he ever had. And it wasn't until now that he started to feel better.
Photo by DAVE PETERSO
What Towle was sweating out was the final cut by the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. As the Dolphins approached the 43-man limit—the number of players they could keep during the regular season, chances of making the team improved.
Last week, Towle, a 1975 graduate of the University of Kansas and one of the best
An exhausted Steve Toute gets some helping hands after KU's 20-13 win over Kansas State last year
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linebackers the Jahyhaws ever produced,
made a pro football team.
THE SIGNIFICANCE of that event hasn't been lost on him, Towle said in a telephone conversation from Miami yesterday.
"It's always a lifelong dream of mine, making a pro team," Towle said. "There's no way you compare high school football to college football and college ball to pro ball. There's just too much difference in everything."
Towle left KU after breaking the school record last fall for number of tackles in a single game. He campaigned, breaking the old mark by 33 tackles. If not for an injury-plugged junior year, he might have ended as KU's top tackler in history. As it was, he endured third
FORMER KU COACH Don Fambrough
saw off of his car to a mile hit
safely after their cars on a bridge.
It's that hard-nosed quality that Towle helped him make the team, Towle help.
Admittedly, Towle's chances of making the Dolphins weren't overwhelming at the start. Drafted in the sixth round by the two-time Super Bowl champs, the 6-5, 250 pound Towle was realistic about his chances of making the team.
"I knew I had a lot of work ahead of me, for sure," he said. "I thought that I'd make a good impression in some of the scrimmage rookies had before the veterans came in.
"But after the pros (veterans) started coming in, I started to wonder a bit," he said with a laugh. "That really started me to wondering about my chances."
OBVIOUSLY, TOWLE made the grade in the eyes of Miami coaches, although it was a bit disappointing.
Stories about the traditional hazing that rookies go through in pro camps.
for the whole team or doing ridiculous dances at dinner time.
But there was none of that in the Dolphin camp.
"The minute we made the team, the rookies were accepted as part of the team by the regular players," Towle said. "It's very much a business-like procedure down here. That's why I think they've been so successful."
THE DIFFERENCES between college football and the pro brand of football are getting to be more and more obvious each day, Towle said.
"The guys are bigger and stronger and the running backs are quicker," he pointed out. "And when they hit you, it's a lot harder."
"In college ball, there's a little more room for error. It was more of an emotional game. In the pro, there's very little room for error. The knowledge that's involved in playing in the pro ranks is unbelievable.
"PRO FOOTBALL IS just like a lot of other jobs," he said. "From 9:30 to 12 every morning we're in meetings. We break for lunch and from one to two we're watching films. From two to four we practice. It's just like a nine-to-four job. But instead of carrying a briefcase home at night, I carry a playbook."
The horror stories told about pro football playbooks are also coming home to Towle, he said. He studies the book every night. He's been watching the midsizable account, excent for one thing.
"Well, our book is about 600 pages, I guess," he said. "It's unbelievable. We have to know every offensive play every team in the NFL runs."
WITH ALL THAT memorizing of different Dolphin defensive套队—plus the offensive formations of the other teams—it's no wonder that Towle said his head was spinning from his recent indoctrination into the pro football ranks.
"In college, you would make an
educated guess as to what the offensive team was going to run," Towle said. "In the pros, you make that same educated guess. But if anything happens different changes in a splicesecond. They are some quick checks and balances."
Towle said he played in about a third of Monday night's loss to the Oakland Giants, which led to action, he said, when an injured Miami linebacker had to leave the game early.
"I HADN'T PLANNED on playing that much, for sure," he said. "But we've got to be ready to step in. That's our role." *towle* went down down a position on the specialty squads.
Towle has been meeting some of the so-called "big names" in pro football the past weeks. Yet he has not to know them that well. One example is Miami quarterback Jackson, who projects an All-America image. Is it a true indication of Grise's personality?
"I really don't know," Towle said. "I until you're really on the team, the veterans don't talk on a friendship basis. They'll talk to you on a player-to-player basis. I'm just beginning to get to know the other players well."
ONE MAN THAT Towle has gained immediate respect for its Dolphin coach Don Shula, one of the most successful coaches in the sport.
"First of all, he's all of the players' friend," Towle said. "The minute you step in and play, there's a spectator for him and from him. I think it's better to respect I had for my other head coaches."
Before they were beaten by Oakland in a playoff game last year, the Dolphins were driving for their third consecutive Super Bowl.
Naturally, they're going all out to come back this year. And Towle said he had noticed the sense of commitment on the team.
'WE'RE GOING TO try to win our
match. And this game we can get
in the playoffs, he said.
"We've been on top and have been knocked down. A lot of players just want to work their way back. These guys have been together for some seven to 10 years, gotten some real strong feelings about winning. And it's rubbing off on us rookies."
That yearning for being successful is what Towle has been chasing through high school and college football. He thinks he has already just the place to attain that success.
"Up to last week, all my effort was directed at making the team. Now that I've made it, I'm just looking forward to achieving my chance. What more could I ask?"
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IN THE BEAVERS, HOWEVER, they may have found a team even more destitute. In its two losses, San Diego State (25-0) and University of Southern California (24-7), the Beavers have tallied a grand total of one touchdown.
It's shaping up as the Un-scoring battle of the year.
With that kind of information, you'd think that KU head coach Bud Moore might be a little less worried going into Saturday's game, right? Wrong.
At least that's what the statistics indicate for Saturday's game between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the Oregon State Beavers. The game starts at 1:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. A crowd of 47,000 is expected.
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"They played the team that won the national championship last year (USC) an good game. Moore said, "That gives us a good indication of what kind of team they have."
Some oddsmakers are listing the Jaywhays to 80 at 10 point favorites. That's a luxury刀周 won't see much of this year. It's also a prediction Moore doesn't agree with.
Through the first two games, KU (1-1) has been less than impressive moving the ball. Consequently, the Jayhawks rank last in the conference in rushing, passing and scoring.
The offensive woes of the Jayhawks bother Moore. But he stressed that he won't be making any radical changes to pump life into KU's attack.
"THAT'S RIDICULOUS," he said of the
"I win one ball game—no way you
can beat that."
"We can't afford to get fancy," he said. That means both Scott McMichael and Nolan Cromwell will probably see equal duty at the quarterback spot.
Although their scoring power isn't great, the leavers do have some weapons to throw at.
LEADING OREGON STATE, in his first start this year, is Kyle Gossart, a 6-foot-4, 195-pound sophomore. He take over from Steer Gervais, who had a bad habit in OSU's first two games—he threw five interceptions.
in the backfield will be Ron Cule, a toured transfer from Arizona State. Jerome Osterholz
Youth shows up on the Orgon State defense, where only two seniors start. Best of the bunch are linebacker Born Horn, Dennis Dembo Diley and defensive back Jay Locey.
KU'S BIGGEST PROBLEM Saturday will be moving against that defense. It has been bent a few times this year, but still holds to hold powerful UCS to only 24 points.
The offensive line is big, with the likes of
Wood (6-foot-5), and Kurt
Jurgensen (10-foot-8) the largest.
"It's obvious we have a way to go with our offense," he admitted. "We're operating with a very young offensive line and consequently we have had problems in gaining the pressure we can't continue putting this much pressure on our defense and expect to be successful."
That worries Moore.
The game is the junior Jayhawks' first of season. They lost the Tigers, 14-6, last year.
KU's junior varsity football team hosts the practice field behind Allen Field House.
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SOCER HOSTS OTTAWA -KU's Soccer Club meets Ottawa at 2 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks own a 1-0 season mark after beating Nebraska, 5-1, last Sunday. The starting goaltender Sunday is Rafael Feele. Randy McClain, who scored two goals in last week's game, German Gomez and Tony Wilcox will have to play together for the NFC. K凯儿Culenil, Stan Kuinkipi, player-coach Bernie Mullin and Paul Addison, Felipe Santos and his cousin, Rafael, will be the forwards, along with Jann Damassio.
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