The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 19, 1969, Page Page 6, Image 6
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Whatever the coverage, the
prerequisite to effective deep pass
defense is communication among
the deep zones and above the din
fans will be hearing the Cocks'
secondary defenders yelling "Four
call!" or "Mix it" or "Three call,
you take deep, rat!"
Cornerbacks Pat "The Rat"
Watson (No. 15) and Dick Harris
(No. 43) will be stationed near
either sideline, protecting first
agaifst deep pattern and then the
"out" cut.
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By SCOTT DERKS
Staff Writer
Over a million dollars spent in
the past two years for athletic
facilities is now paying off in warm
bodies.
The freshman team, unproven as
college football players at this
time, cited the facilities and the
coaching staff at USC as the
principle reason for coming here.
Ken Kurth of Newman, Ga., had
offers from Georgia and Auburn,
but picked the Gamecocks
because, "they had better things to
offer, it has better facilities and
living quarters than any school I
visited."
Sixteen out-of-state gridders
made the move to Columbia this
year as partial payment for the
!991,000 spent to build the Roost
and !82,000 expended for the soon
to-be-completed ticket office.
Charlton Haywood of Macon,
Ga., said, "I was real impressed
when I came down here. These are
better facilities than any of the
other places I went and it did not
take me long to make up my mind
after looking around. You don't see
many colleges that have rooms
like these," (indicating the Roost).
He is the first Negro signed to play
football at Carolina.
play'
Both are relatively small, but
Harris is blazing fast as Duke will
see when he returns kickoffs.
Watson is extremely combative, as
seen in his performances last year
when he led the ACC in in
terceptions with seven.
As the title of his position
suggests, rover "Bo" Davies (No.
18) does not have any one set area
to cover, but lines up according to
certain factors such as the strong
side of the offense, the wide side of
the field, or down and yardage.
Davies has a tremendous
tc $$$
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gonnel
Pennsylvania is hardly in this
neck of the woods but John Kooker
from Emmaus, Pa., refused
scholarship offers from other
football schools to come south
without financial help. "I heard a
lot about this place," he said,
"besides, the ACC is a good league.
I just wanted to play at Carolina."
With the urging of his coach, Don
Smith from Mahopac, N.Y., came
south for the winter. "Carolina's
got Coach Dietzel and is a real up
and-coming school in athletics,,"
he said. "I just wanted to be a part
of it. Besides, the winters are great
down here."
Coach Paul Dietzel feels that the
improved athletic equipment has
been a plus for both football and
basketball. The Roost was
financed in part by the athletic
program.
"I don't think that a fine
musician would go to a school
without a good music program and
I think the same is true of a boy
gifted in football. He will go where
there is a good athletic plan.
"In addition, I feel that the
friendly atmosphere and attitude
of the people at Carolina has also
been a big help with the athletic
program."
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may be
responsibility for a soph, but the
coaches believe that his great
athletic ability will more than off
set his inexperience. He was an all
state quarterback at Gettysburg,
Penn., played freshman basketball
last year and his best sport, ac
tually, is golf.
The last (deepest) man in
Carolina's defensive alignment is
probably the most outstanding,
safety Tyler Hellams (No. 11). Off
his accomplishments last year as a
sophomore Hellams is being touted
Watso
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Clemson back Buddy Gor
and Usher will be key f
quarterback Leo Hart anc
Leo Hart c
Duke quarterback Leo Hart
gained 212 yards rushing in 47
attempts last season, a 4.52
average. However, he was thrown
for a total loss of 74 yards, giving
him a plus 138 (2.94 avg.).
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the scouts from the team which is
now pro football's best, the Kansas
City Chiefs.
Hellams' abilities (great jumper
and very speedy) are perfectly
suited to his secondary respon
sibilities. He cannot let any pass
receiver get behind him for the
"home run." He'll be lined up in
the middle of the field, about 10
yards deeper than the other
defensive backs.
Via
n, Usher close the
>at Watson (15) and Al Usher
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actors in the Gamecocks' effc
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an run wit]
Coupling Hart's yardage gained
in the second half of the season
(212) with his total of the first five
games (117) moves him from fifth
position into second among the
team's leading ground gainers in
1968. However, he was dumped for
losses covering 227 yards, leaving
him only a plus 102 for the season.
But the 329 figure was second only
to team leader Phil Asack, who
picked up 690 yards.
Hart's consistency throwing the
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If the Cocks' defensive unit can
work closely as a well-coordinated
unit with Hodge and Usher
pressuring Hart and Padgett and
Usher covering the short zones, the
ideal play they'll be hoping for is
for Hart to throw behind or over
one of his receivers and to have
Harris or Hellams pick off the
errant pass with an open field in
front of him.
Such a fate or any "big play" on
defense could turn Saturday's
expected nip-and-tuck battle into a
decisive Carolina victory.
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gap
(33) prepare to greet
ver the Tigers. Watson
rts to bottle up Duke
night.
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football in 1968 is shown by a
similar breakdown. During the
first five games last fall, he
completed 76 of 151 passes for 1134
yards. In the final five contests, he
was 86 of 150 for 1102 yards. He was
intercepted only 11 times, five
times in the first five games, six in
the last five.
During first halves, Hart was a
steady 88 of 165 for 1164 yards. In
second halves, he hit 74 of 136
aerials for 1074 yards, 54 per cent.
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Good old Frank Howard's beei
The old master from the hills t
all summer throwing barbs at Ci
still smarting from the 7-3 lickin
and is determined to get even, at h
One day he'll be discussing hoN
this area he's outlasted and in ti
they never had a coach at Caro
anyways.
Next day he's jabbing his p
discussing the ACC prospects for
drawing the outright conclusion t
never had a champion in anything
champion this year either.
Now a great deal for Howard
whatever is pure baloney and he ki
else. No doubt he breaks out In a
time he manages to draw the ire
fan with one of his darts.
He came to the Field House tv
Tiger basketball team get chewe<
peacefully on the sidelines througi
halftime he could stand it no mo
Finding some excuse to make
walked across the court and back
and boos from the Gamecock fai
His bald head shining like the h
glared menacingly at the crowd i
finally broke into a smile and n,
uncontrollably over his performa
He had reason to gloat. It was i
played the mean old man to the hil
of slave traders, dognappers and
characters in the process.
Frank Howard has been around i
hope he stays around a lot longer.
soft spot in our hearts for villains
adds a lot to this game of football w
aimed at Carolina and imitati
snipping away.
We aren't going to get mushy an<
old man, a perfect grandfather anc
apple pie, because we know he woL
But he don't really mean no harr
hills and jab his pitchfork at us whc
let him win a few football games
After all, you can't have heroes
Frank Howard is just about the be
ever did see.
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OCK - September 19, 1969
Sports
column
JIM HANEY
Sports editor
i at It again.
as been running around
)rollna. Apparently he's
g he got last November
?ast verbally.
v many coaches around
ie process allow as how
lina for him to outlast,,
itchfork around again,
the coming season and
hat since South Carolina
1, they're not going to be
's predictions, logic or
iows it as well as anyone g
mischievious grin every
)f a hardcore Gamecock
vo years ago to see his
i up. He managed to sit
lout the first half, but at
re.
his presence known, he
again, drawing catcalls
thful assembled there.
ardwood court, Howard
is long as he could, but
early a laugh, gloating
nce.
1 good performance. He
I, summoning up visions
all kinds of undesirable
3 long time and we sorta
Maybe we've just got a
, but we figure Howard
Fith his pitchfork always
on backcountry drawl
I say he's really a sweet
I a credit to his mother's
ildn't want us to do that.
n so let him sit up in the '
never he likes and even
without villains and old
ist Devil's advocate we