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Tuesday, January 20, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Ditka says threat was made hastily
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Mike Ditkka acknowledged yesterday that he told his assistants he would quit as head coach of the Chicago Bears after the 1987 season, but added that he said it in a fit of anger and did not mean it.
"I did mention that to them, but of course I mention a lot of things in the heat of anger," Ditka told television station WBBM in Chicago. "I'm not sure everything
I say would stay that way.'
Ditka also said he did not tell Bears President Michael McCaskey or anyone in the front office of the National Football League team that he planned to leave after next season when his contract ends.
The Boston Sunday Globe reported that Ditka had told his bosses he would leave.
"I said nothing to the management of this organization, or to any reporter," he told WBM.
lowa beats Purdue remains undefeated
From Kansan wires
iowa 70. Purdue 67
Kevin Gamble scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 3:58 remaining last night, and undefeated Iowa held off Purdue 70-67 in Big Ten basketball.
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Iowa, 17-0, trailed 48-40 with 17-48 remaining in the game before taking a 67-65 lead on Gamble's basket. After Purdue missed a pair of three-point shots, a three-point play by Ed Horton gave the Hawkeyes a five-point lead.
A basket by Melvin McCants pulled Purdue within three, and Iowa's B.J. Armstrong missed the first shot of a one-and-one free throw situation with 12 seconds. Troy Lewis, who led Purdue with 20 points, missed another three-point attempt with three seconds remaining, but Iowa was called for traveling with one second left.
Horton scored 14 points for the Hawkeyes, 5-0 in the Big Ten.
Purdue is 14-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference.
DePaul 61 Indiana State 49
Dallas Comegys scored 19 points and awoke lethargic DePaul midway through the second half last night and lead the Blue Demons to a 61-49 college basketball victory over Indiana State.
The Blue Demons had trailed 38-34 early in the second half before reeling off 11 consecutive points.
Comegys hit three clutch baskets and Andy Laux had two three-pointers and four steals as DePaul improved to 15.0.
After the Sycamores moved to within two, 45-43, with 7:02 remaining, Rod Strickland hit a jumper and a free throw. Comegms made a six-foot shot and Laux had his second three-pointer for a 10-point DePaul lead with 6:10 left. Strickland finished with 18.
St. John's 63 Pittsburgh 62
Shelton Jones scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, including two free throws with 21 seconds remaining, last night lifting St. John's to a 63-62 Big East Conference victory over Pittsburgh.
Indiana State, now 6-11, was paced by Darrion Applewhite with 12 points.
Pitt's Charles Smith missed an eight-foot jumper with three seconds left and Willie Glass grabbed the rebound and sealed the victory that improved the Redmen to 13-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference.
The Panthers, who dropped to 13-4 and 2-2 after leading by as many as 9 points in the first half, went scoreless the last four minutes of the game. The loss was Pittsburgh's eighth in 10 Big East games against the Redmen.
Mark Jackson had 16 points for St. John's and Matt Bratt and Glass added 10 each. Mike Goodson led Pitt with 15 points, while Aiken added 14 and Smith 12. Jerome Lane had a game-high 18 rebounds but just 9 points as he sat out much of the second half in foul trouble.
Robinson, a senior, connected on 11 of 16 shots from the floor and grabbed 8 rebounds, giving him a school record 1,122 for his career. Robinson also blocked seven shots, giving him a nation-leading 72 this season.
Navy 84
Deleware 60
David Robinson scored 32 points and became Navy's all-time career leading rebounder last night in a 84-60 victory over Delaware.
The victory was the fifth straight for the Middies, 12.3. It was also Robinson's third straight game over Louis and the ninth time this season.
Navy, which led at the half 35-22, had only one other player in double figures as Carl Liebert scored 12 points and hauled down 11 rebounds.
Super Bowl Pieces fall into place for New York Giants
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The New York Giants' players who survived the years of frustration said they always believed they would finally see better days.
United Press International
"I always knew if I stayed around long enough, something good like this would happen." 11-year veteran line-backer Harry Carson said.
"I've played in a lot of Super Bowls, driving back and forth to work," said quarterback Phil Simms, whose leadership has led the Giants to Sunday's NFL championship game against the Denver Broncos. "I always thought that I'd get a chance to play in a game like this. I think all athletes are dreamers."
Carson, defensive end George Martin and offensive tackle Brad Benson
The last piece to fall in place for the Giants was a winning attitude. Some players pointed to last year's 21-0 playoff loss to Chicago.
With that, the Broncos headed for their Southern California base camp in Newport Beach and a week of work that will lead to Super Bowl XXI against the New York Giants Sunday.
Reeves, making his sixth trip to a Super Bowl and familiar with the hectic atmosphere surrounding the week leading to the game, was concerned more with making things comfortable for his team than celebrating another birthday.
eventual Super Bowl champions in their past three postseason appearances but outscored San Francisco and Washington 66-3 to storm to the NFC championship. They are 10-point favorites to defeat the AFC champion Broncos.
The day after the Giants and Broncos won their way into the Super Bowl, New York was installed an 8-point favorite. The oddsmakers since raised that number to 10 in 2007 and that Chicago Bears were favored over New England in last year's Super Bowl.
were part of "The Fumble" game of 1978 that symbolized the franchise's frustration from 1963 until 1981. Simms joined the Giants as a first-round draft choice in 1979 and suffered through four losing seasons in his first five years.
"Six years ago we started from the ground floor because we weren't very good." Burt said. "Having started from the bottom and getting here feels good, I don't think it would be as much of an accomplishment if I joined a winning team. You have to develop pride, and that takes time to develop."
"Against the Bears last year a lot of people here didn't believe we should have been in the game, let alone win," Taylor said. "But after the game we realized we had a chance to win the game."
United Press International
PASADENA, Calif. — The Denver Broncos yesterday celebrated the 43rd birthday of Coach Dan Reeves with a trip to the Super Bowl.
"If you think last week was good," Denver quarterback John Elway told the thousands of fans who gave the team's wild sendoff, "wait until next week."
Those Giants, particularly Simms, have heard boo loud and often. They noticed a big difference Sunday when they arrived in their Super Bowl headquarters and were mobbed by Gians' fans.
But most of the current Giants have known mostly winning seasons. They made the playoffs as a 9-7 wild-card team under Coach Ray Perkins in 1981 and, after a 3-12-1 season in Bill Parchell's first year as head coach, have made the playoffs the past three years.
"We'll try to keep it as much like a regular week as we can," Reeves said. "Except for the press conferences, which are scheduled by the league, we'll try to keep the same schedule we had during the season." There are, of course, differing opinions.
"You always hear 'long-suffering Giants' fans," nose tackle Jim Burt said. "But we made the playoffs and we've won years. A lot of teams are worse off."
"Now, the closer we get to the title, the more wins we get, the better the team becomes."
The Giants were eliminated by the
Players like Burt, Simms, Lawrence Taylor, Carl Banks, Joe Morris and Leonard Marshall take satisfaction in knowing they were chiefly responsible for turning around a long-time losing franchise. These players think of the Giants as a winning organization, despite the previous decades of miserable records.
"Because of the distractions," said Philadelphia Coach Buddy Ryan, who participated in the Super Bowl last year as defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears. "it's important to get your work done beforehand."
Fans give Broncos loud sendoff
The Giants, who came to the Los Angeles area a day ahead of the
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"We've talked a little about the media portion of the week," New York Coach Bill Parcells said. "We've had a meeting on what kind of things can go wrong. But I think our team has enough orientation that they know what is important to say and what is not important.
"I've tried to make this as easy as possible for them to ease their mind as much as possible. We've talked about tickets and we've talked about the players' families. Now they all know what the schedule is and all they have to do is relax and get ready."
That routine will be broken Tuesday by the first of three days of overwhelming media attention. Tuesday has become known as picture day at the Super Bowl. At that time players from both teams stand at a practice field in their game jerseys while writers, broadcasters and photographers by the hundreds glean whatever information they can from the participants.
Broncos, slipped into their routine Monday with a team meeting and workout.
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With heat possibly a factor during the game, conditioning played a part of the Giants' preparation. Despite the fact the team had already played 22 exhibition, regular-season and playoff games, Parcelles put the Giants through wind sprints after practices last week.
"We could have 70-degree weather on the day of the game and we haven't played in that kind of weather in a long time." Parcels said. "The possibility of tiring out concerns us in that kind of weather. But it's cold in Denver, too, and they haven't played a game in this kind of temperature in quite a white."
The Broncos did play in unseasonably warm conditions in their playoff game against New England. It was 65 degrees at kickoff in Denver that day and the Patriots appeared to wear down in the second half during which the Broncos uncharacteristically rushed for more than 100 yards.
There was ideal weather in Los Angeles Monday and forecasters said it would remain for the weekend.
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