Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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By Tammy Kilpatrick Gamecock Staff Wntor To Max Kunager. football is an emotional game filled with pep talks and cheering fans. To most professional football players, however, football is the business of becoming famous and onrnina _ 0 vv,. iiiuiiv yf , ft (111 11 Id 11 cl 1 Li 11 ? it V of life. Kunager. the Philadelphia Eagles' rookie punter and a former USC star, believes the enthusiasm and the business aspects of the game can be combined. "I kind of took my college chatter up into the professional ranks because I'm just a very active person on the sidelines," he said. "I try to keep everybody going. It helps me stay in the ballgame." Most of his opponents and teammates, according to the 23-year-old Kunager. view football as a business, preparing themselves for a game privately instead of with noisy chatter as is customary in the college ranks. "They (professionals) know what they have to do," Kunager said. "It's what you call putting on your game face. You bottle everything up inside of you until the moment comes when you have to aDDlv all that is inside of you against an opponent." RUNAGER'S FIRST year as a professional was rewarding, he said, especially since Philadelphia had a 12-6 record and went to the playoffs. He also points out the Eagles were the only team in the league to defeat both Pittsburgh and Dallas. "We felt good as a team and I felt good as far as my personal goals," he said. His career as a professional punter started out on a bleak note, however, when his first punt was blocked by the New York Giants. They recovered the ball on the two-yard line. "That's about the worst thing that can happen to a punter," he said. Fortunately for Kunager and Philedelphia, the Eagles intercepted a pass on the next play and saved a touchdown. The rest of the game was better for Kunager, whose next five punts all were downed within the 20t;a r*H 1 i r?A J U A U 1 11 IV/ . "That was the only black spot in my entire year," he said. "I only had two blcoked punts at USC, one my sophomore year and one my junior year." Kunager said he feels the Pittsburgh game, in which Philadelphia defeated the World Champion Steelers, was the first time he kicked as well as he could. "I didn't feel like I was giving the team what they deserved. After that game with the Steelers, things started coming in place. It really turned my season around." Although he likes Philadelphia and the Eagles, Kunager said he would have enjoyed punting wherever he played. "It's something I've always wanted to do. I had to work to get there, and it really made it eniovable to be associated with a winning team," he said. PLAYINC; FOOTBALL since an early age, Kunager first became interested in punting when he participated in the Punt-Pass-and-Kick See Runoger. page 13 Alabama U SC women By Brett L. Friedlander Sports Editor The IJSC Ladv Gamecocks overcame a cold shooting first half and used their superior depth to defeat a stubborn Alabama team 58-47 Wednesday night at Tuscaloosa, Ala. After falling behind by as many as six points in the early going, coach Pam Parsons' team ran off 14 unanswered points to take a lead they never relenquished. Evelyn Johnson and Suzanne Woolston led the sixth-ranked Lady Gamecocks with six and four points respectively during the streak. Alabama was able to pull to within three at 22-19 with less than three minutes remaining in the first half, but Woolston hit two more long-range jumpers and 6-3 center Cynthia Jacobs scored her first two points of the game, to give her team an eight point ^ J ? i *1? : ? A ! ?; ctuvciiiicigt' cii me liiieniussion. JACOBS RALLIED during the second half and ended up as USC's leading scorer with nine points. Carolina's offense featured a balanced attack in which five players scored eight or more points, but none were in double figures. The Lady Gamecocks, now 16-2 on the season, Happy homecom Gamecocks HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (AP)-It was a pleasant homecoming for USC basketball coach Frank nff ? * t * ? ? lvicuuire. in ms last New York appearance as Carolina coach, McGuire showed the hometown fans what his club could do as the Gamecocks routed Hofstra 89-62 in the Nassau County Coliseum. The Gamecocks, paced by Mike Doyle's 20 points, put four players in double figures. The win improved USC's record to 12-6 while the Flying Dutchmen had a five-game winning streak snapped and slipped to 10-7. The issue was never really in doubt. The Gamecocks built a 23-5 lead in the first half and and had a cushion of 11 at the intermission. Carolina HnRQ^^HB ^t^MSBaK^* #BM8jiy ag&BB B ; JB ' fita^r | && 5 ' 4f 4'LV-^V^ ;: Former Carolina punter Max Runager drills one against Georgia at Wi/liams-Brice Stadium. Runager is now playing for the i not rnarI iirin 1 vvml1 opened the second half strongly. With Shelia Foster, Jean Walling and Jacobs controlling the inside, USC scored 10 consecutive points to build up its biggest lead of the game at 49-32 with 8:32 left in the game. Foster pulled down a game high total of five rebounds while Jacobs contributed four boards. With Parsons substituting freely, the Lady Gamecocks were able to maintain their big lead, only letting the Crimson Tide get as close as the final margin of 11 ooints. FOLLOWING JACOBS in the scoring column were Woolston, Walling, Cheryl Autry and Evelyn Johnson, all with eight points. "Sweet E" scored all of her points in the first half, but saw limited playing time in the final 20 minutes because of a back injury. Also, Rita Johnson saw less action than usual because of a sprained ankle. Both players are expected to be at full strength for the Clemson game this Saturday. The game with the Lady Tigers has been moved up to 4:30 in the McGuire Arena so that it can be shown on local television. Tickets are still available. ling for McGuire m * ^ i win twelfth coasted through the second half building a 32-point lead with three minutes remaining. CEDRIC HOKIHjES and Tommy Wimbush had 17 points for the Gamecocks while Kenny Reynolds added 12. Lionel Harvey picked up 13 points to lead Hofstra. McGuire was honored by Madison Square Garden's Sonny Werblin and coach Lou Carnesseca of St. John's during cerimonies at halftime. Carnesseca played for McGuire when the Irishman coached at St. John's. Three players also enjoyed the homecoming. Doyle, Reynolds and Kevin Dunleavy, who hail from thP Mp\lf V n *"*11 ~ ?1 1 * * " their friends and family. 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