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S*tatisti Varsit By JIM HERSH Sports Writer Glenn Morris, Tommy Simmons, and Jim Mitchell paced the Gamecocks in the three important offensive categories this year, while Rick Brown and Dickie Harris stood out in the two vital defensive statistics. Morris led the team in both passing and total offense. The junior from Charlotte completed 104 of his 229 passes, a 47.3 com pletion percentage, for 1,313 yards. He fired three touchdown passes but was victimized 14 times by interceptions. Morris also ran for 136 yards to bring his total offense to 1,177 yards. Simmons led the squad in rushing yardage with 430 yards. He ran the ball 126 times for a 3.4 average. Billy Ray Rice was the second best runner in the injury riddled backfield with 317 yards on 73 carries, a 4.3 average. Carlton Haywood managed 194 yards on his 64 carries. Harris, while playing at running back for only two games, had 172 yards on 34 attempts. Harris' 5.1 average represented the top yard-per-carry total for the squad. Mitchell caught 47 passes during the year for 618 yards and two touchdowns. Jackie Brown was the second best pass receiver for the Gamecocks as he gathered in 25 receptions, accounting for 350 yards. His 14.0 average gain per reception topped the team in this category. Tight end Marty Woolbright accounted for 138 yards on his 11 receptions. Linebacker Brown made 105 tackles to lead the defensive platoon in that important statistic. He also had 38 assists and was responsible for causing 3 enemy fumbles. John LeHeup, the Gamecock's defensive tackle, was responsible for 80 tackles as well as 30 assists. The AP honorable mention All-America choice also recovered two fumbles. Pat Kahout and Gregg Crabb each made 65 tackles, while Kahout also assisted on 40 tackles and Crabb had 27 assists. Defensive back Tyler Hellams had 50 tackles and 31 assists. Joe Regalis accounted for 46 stops and 23 assists. Hamrs led USC in interceptions with five. The second team UPI All-America ran, back his in t erceptions for a total of 64 yards, a 12.8 average. Bo Davies and BeSuper Big ON CAMPUS ''.loe.Yor Turn 'em on with a smoking Super Poster. Ideal for student cam paigns. rallhes & room decorations. A great idea for gift or gag Send any 01W, color. polaroid or magazinej print, slide, negative. cartoon or drawing & we'll SUPER-IZE it for you. Better originals make better posters. Super sized poster mailed in protective tube. Your original re turned undamaged. 2 ft.x3 3t $350 1Wft x2 ft $2.50 3 ft. x 4 ft. $6.50 Add 5.50 for postage & handling for EACH poster ordered. 24 hr. rush service-add $2. for each poster ordered. In N.Y. add sales tax. No C 0.0. Send cash, check or M.O. to: Sue Posters FLIG, N ' 13 Ia. LCs tell tale Hellams each picked off four enemy aerials while Jimmy Nash made three interceptions. One of the premier kick return artists in the nation. Harris dominated the Gamecock punt and kickoff return statistics. Harris ran back 37 punts for 362 yards, a 9.8 average. He also had three sparkling touchdown runs off punts. Harris returned 22 kickoffs for 532 yards, a 24.2 average. During his career at Carolina, Harris returned kickoffs for 1,879 yards, an NCAA career record for kickoff returns. Robbie Reynolds punted the ball 89 times for the Gamecocks and the punts traveled 3,446 yards total. He had a 38.8 average and went the entire year without having a punt blocked. The Gamecock scoring leader was Simmons who ran for seven touchdowns and a total of 42 points. Harris was second in this category with six touchdowns for 36 points. Placekicker Tommy Bell kicked 19 out of 20 extra points and five of 11 field goals to tally 34 points toward the Gamecock scoring. The only other Gamecock with more than ten points was flanker Mitchell who scored 13 points on two touch down receptions and one extra point, which he booted when Bell was injured during the Maryland contest. In team statistics the Gamecocks scored 191 points while the opposition scored 196 points. Both USC and the enemy ran up 158 first downs during the year. Carolina had the edge in passing yardage with 1,462 yards to their foes 1,186 passing yards. However, the opposition was far ahead in rushing yardage, 1,746 to 1,338. Their lead in rushing yardage allowed the USC foes to have the advantage in total offense. STUDEN Tuesday - 5 1F RIB-EYJ DIN Tender, juicy Rib-ey"e Baked Potato Tossed Salad Garlic Toast NO TIPF 548 KNOX. X 4-W USC's Monty Mathews figh as unidentified Clemson stacked up by Gamecock de Ford nan LeHeup i Senior guard Dennis Ford of Beaver, Pa., and junior tackle John LeHeup of Temple Terrace, Fla., have been named Carolina's two top linemen for the 1971 foot ball season. Ford, 5-11, 218, won the "Black Spur" award as top offensive lineman in six of the Gamecocks' 11 games to sweep "Black Spur of the Year" honors. LeHeup, 6-2, 234 pound muscleman of the defense, was voted the "Garnet Spur" award three times during the season to take season honors. Ford was named the top of fensive lineman in the Georgia Tech, N. C. State, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee and Clemson games. Other Black Spur weekly awards went to sophomore guard 1T NIGHT M til Closing SST EAK NER ING ABBOTT t ed up ts off a block Tigers used a runner gets 'quarter to defi fenders. The in the season'r ted 'Blac 'Garnet ..~~... ... .. NEW S DEN LEVIS co -DEN DEN PEA COATS AN MOE corner La "Headquarters f4 ALL YOU ( MON. SPAGHETTI TUES._Buttermilk Pancaki WED. CHOW MEIN, THURS. SPAGHETTIi FRI. French Toast, che INTERNi HOUSE OF *9***JI*1*A4 d. -Doug Hoday big seventeen point second eat the Gamecocks 17-7 in finale for both teams. ~Spur'; Spur' John Dub4c of Atlanta, Ga., for the Duke game; sophomore tackle Dave Cash, Troutman, N.C., Memphis State; senior tackle Bill Boyte, Camden, S.C., Virginia; sophomore guard Rick Anthony, Pickens, S.C., Florida State; and senior guard Richie Moye, West Columbia, S.C., Wake Forest. LeHeup was named the top defensive lineman after games with Memphis State, Georgia and Wake Forest. Two other defensive players received "Garnet Spur" honors twice; junior linebacker Rick Brown of Rock Hill, S.C., for the Maryland and Clemson games, and tackle senior Joe Regalis, Tamaqua, Pa., for the Duke and Florida State games. 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