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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2002
Football greats to be inducted into Hall of Fame
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — George "Sonny" Franck never thought he'd live to see this day.
The former All-America tailback at Minnesota from 1938-40 didn't know whether he would ever make the College Football Hall of Fame — despite his accomplishments with the Golden Gophers.
"I thought maybe I'd die first," Franck said.
He was wrong.
the 84-year-old Franck is one of 15 former greats set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame Tuesday night. The other players are Auburn split end Terry Beasley, Princeton running back Cosmo lacavazzi, Arizona State receiver John Jefferson, Southern California safety Ronnie Lott, Pittsburgh quarterback Dan Marino, Navy tailback Napoleon McCallum, Michigan offensive
guard Reggie McKenzie, Georgia Tech defensive back Randy Rhino, Texas offensive tackle Jerry Sisemore, Kansas State linebacker Gary Spani, Tennessee defensive tackle Reggie White and Missouri tight end Kellen Winslow.
The coaches to be inducted are Carmen Cozza, who spent 32 seasons at Yale, and Earle Bruce, who coached at Tampa, Iowa State, Ohio State, Northern Iowa and Colorado State.
Franck, the oldest of this year's inductees, also played quarterback, safety, and was a punt and kickoff returner. In 1940, he finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy, was an All-American and helped the Golden Gophers win the national championship with an 8-0 record.
He played alongside Bruce Smith, another College Hall of Fame member, and the two combined for more than 60 percent of Minnesota's touchdowns.
Francé said he never worried about making the Hall of Fame.
"I thought, if they miss me, they miss me," Franck said. "Maybe I'm too old to worry about those types of things... Sometimes when you're in your 80s, people forget about you."
One of the games he remembers most vividly was in the season finale against Wisconsin in 1940.
After college, Franck signed up with the Navy and served time as a World War II captain USMCR/Fighter Pilot.
He returned an interception for a touchdown in Minnesota's 22-13 win, which sealed the national championship.
He won nine battle stars and survived his plane being shot down in the South Pacific in 1945.
He returned to the United
States after the war and spent a few seasons with the New York Giants. Franck went on to coach high school football and is retired and living in Rock Island, Ill.
"I'm so happy to be here," Franck said. "The guys worked so hard to get me in. They pushed and pushed and pulled the right buttons."
Another player surprised with his selection was Spani, the first player to be honored from Kansas State. Spani was the school's first consensus All-America in 1977 and is the Wildeats' career leader in tackles (543) and assists (343), playing during a time when Kansas State was not nearly as good as it is now.
Spani credits Kansas State's turnaround to coach Bill Snyder. He was on the hiring committee when the job came open and knew Snyder was the perfect fit.
"Kansas State has done a lot in
the last 10 years," Spani said. "It's an honor to represent the old-timers. Kansas State struggled so much prior to me getting there and after I left. It's a miracle what coach Snyder pulled off."
McCallum is hoping for a miracle for Navy. The Midshipmen have struggled recently, going 2-10 this season, and McCallum said it's been frustrating to see what has happened to the program.
"They have a very unique situation, they can be as good as they want to be," said McCallum, who played from 1981-85 and set 26 school rushing and return records. "I get mad. They have potential. I know it. Because of the standards the administration set for themselves, it's difficult."
Also honored yesterday were the National Scholar Athletes, selected from all NCAA divisions. The Division I-A winners
are offensive tackle Kyle Eaton of Oklahoma State, linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer of Vanderbilt, linebacker Bradie James of LSU, end Chris Kelsay of Nebraska, quarterback Kliff Kingsbury of Texas Tech and offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb of Georgia.
The Division I-AA winners are running back Cameron Atkinson of Princeton, running back Ryan Johnson of Montana State and safety Mark Kasmer of Dayton. Quarterback Kelby Klosterman of North Dakota was selected from Division II, and cornerback Todd Baldwin of Augustana (Ill.) College, wide receiver Andrew Hilliard from the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) and linebacker Brandon Roberts from Washington University were selected from Division III.
Wide receiver Luke Klinker of Nebraska Wesleyan was selected from NAIA.
Woods' caddie drowns fan's camera
The Associated Press
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — With $200,000 on the line, Tiger Woods dug his feet in the bunker, waggled his sand wedge over the ball and was at the top of his swing when the silence was pierced by a nerve-racking noise he has come to despise.
Click!
Splash!
Even more outrageous was the sound that followed.
Not long after someone took a premature picture of Woods at the Skins Game, caddie Steve Williams took the law — or the lens, in this case — into his own hands and threw the camera in the pond surrounding the 18th green at Landmark Golf Club.
"I walked over to him and grabbed the camera," Williams said. "He put up a little resistance, but not much."
The question is: who crossed
the line? Does a caddie have the right to destroy someone's property?
"Just because he's Tiger Woods's caddie doesn't give him the right to do that," said Vijay Singh. "If my caddie did that, I'd make him fish it out of the lake."
No one knew who the fan was, only that he was not authorized to have a camera or be stationed inside the ropes. Policies make it clear that cameras are not allowed once the tournament starts, although that has never stopped anyone before.
"Did Stevie throw the camera away? I've been wanting to do that for a long time," said Davis Love III. "I've taken them away from people, but I haven't smashed one or thrown one yet. I think it's fair."
It was not clear whether Williams would be fined or ordered to reimburse the man, if he ever comes forward. Photo-
journalists who saw the camera said it was worth about $7,000.
Any fine — and Woods said he expected one — is assessed to the player, who then passes it along to the caddie. But Woods said he would pick up the tab.
This is not the first time Woods has defended his Kiwi caddie.
During the "Showdown at Sherwood" three years ago, a PGA Tour official told Williams he could not wear shorts, even though the temperature was pushing 90 degrees. When Williams refused to change, the official told the caddie he would no longer work on the PGA Tour.
"Guess I'll be playing in Europe next year," Woods said, and that was the end of that.
In the case of the camera, Woods had reason to stand by his man.
He had to back off twice because of cameras on the opening hole at the British Open,
where Woods was going for the third leg of the Grand Slam. An early click on the final hole in Ireland cost him a chance at his first bogey-free tournament.
And those are just a few examples from this year.
The national photojournalists are guilty by association. The early clicks almost always come from those who don't cover golf, such as the Japanese photographer who got Woods on the first fairway at Muirfield and was puzzled when he was asked to leave.
The real problem stems from fans who come to the course with cameras,from marshals who spend more time watching golf than policing the crowds,and from tour officials who fail to enforce their policies.
"We've had poor camera control on the PGA Tour," said Phil Mickelson, "and it's jeopardizing the integrity of the championship."
Job opening: New Kentucky football coach
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky wants a new football coach in place by Christmas to replace Guy Morriss, who is leaving for Baylor.
Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart spoke to the school's Athletics Association board of directors yesterday, less than 24 hours after Morrisr returned from Waco, Texas, and resigned.
Barnhart said he has a long list of possible replacements, but would not identify anyone. He said he would prefer someone with head-coaching experience.
"The Kentucky job is a great
job in a great conference," Barnhart said. "There's a good foundation here. There is interest, there are people calling, so that's encouraging."
The 51-year-old Morriss returned to Lexington on Monday night. He met with the Wildcats on yesterday but did not speak with reporters.
Kentucky spokesman Tony Neely said Morriss wanted to make his first public comments about the move there.
Morriss was awaiting his introduction as Baylor's coach at a news conference today in Waco.
"The future looked really bright," kick returner Derek Abney said after yesterday's 45-
minute meeting. "I don't want to say we have a dimmer future now, but it's not as solid."
Quarterback Jared Lorenzen said he understood Morriss' decision.
Barnhart admitted he lost a bidding war with Baylor to keep Morriss. He would not reveal the details of his offer.
"It hurts us a lot, but we're going to go on," Lorenzen said. "A couple of guys got a little emotional. It was tough, but we're happy for him."
In September, Morriss signed a contract that would have kept him at Kentucky through the 2007 season and paid him a base salary of $400,000.
Barnhart said he sweetened Morriss' contract with performance incentives, but Morriss told him it was not enough.
"I put something on the table and we were pretty firm in where we wanted to be," Barnhart said.
Morriss became a head coach for the first time when he succeeded ousted coach Hal Mumme before the 2001 season. The Wildcats went 2-9 in Morriss' first year, then improved to 7-5 in 2002.
Kentucky is on probation for NCAA infractions under Mumme and was ineligible for a bowl this season.
Missouri utilizes comebacks to build team confidence
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, Mo.- Coming from behind is no big deal to the Missouri Tigers.
Each comeback win simply gives them more confidence.
"It just shows it doesn't affect us," center Arthur Johnson said.
Rickey Paulding scored a career-high 25 points and all five Missouri starters scored in double figures as the Tigers defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 88-67 on Monday night.
It was the second time in three days that the Tigers fell behind in the second half and came back to win. Missouri used a 17-2 run and made seven 3-pointers in the second half to pull away from Wisconsin-Green Bay, which took a brief three-point lead early in the half on a Brandon Hansen 3-pointer.
Missouri (5-0) had a bigger comeback Saturday, when the Tigers came from 51-40 down with 15:41 left to defeat Southern California 78-72 at Anaheim, Calif., in the John R. Wooden Classic.
"It just builds our toughness and our character," Paulding said. "There are going to be games like this along down the season, and we just have to battle the adversity. We're not always going to play a good first half, but if we bounce back on the next play, I think we'll be OK."
Missouri bounced back in a hurry Monday. Point guard Ricky Clemons scored the
"Our team has good character, and we stick with each other through whatever happens on the court."
court."
Ricky Clemons Missouri point guard
Tigers' first eight points of the second half on a combination of 3-pointers and drives to the basket. The Phoenix kept stride, coming within 43-45 with 15:52 left, but Paulding hit a 3-pointer four minutes later and increased Missouri's lead to 57-49. Then, the Tigers pulled away.
Missouri coach Quin Snyder thought the game taught his team about its mental toughness.
"I told our team before the game that this would say a lot about where we are this season," Snyder said. "This was an unbelievably tough game for us."
After scoring only three points in the first half due to foul trouble, Clemons had 16 points six minutes into the second half. Teammates said he took over the game and almost single-handedly gave the Tigers a five-point lead with 14:07 left.
"Our team has good character, and we stick with each other through whatever happens on the court," Clemons said. "Those are the things that we're building on right now, and it's working for us right now."
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