Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Sports briefs Footbi University of South Carolina Head Football Coach and Athletic Director W /^l 1 jim ^anen announced Friday the resignation of offensive backfield coach Bob Brown and the hiring of former Carolina assistant coach Ken Shipp. Shipp's coaching experience includes a stint as head coach of the New York Jets, an ofensive coordinator with the Houston Oilers, and a Carolina assistant coach in 1963 under Marvin Bass. Shipp will be the quarterback coach with the Gamecocks after having spent this past season with the University of Texas. Brown has served as an assistant football coach under Carlen since 1969 at West Virginia. He followed Carlen to Texas Tech in 1970 and to USC in 1975. Brown was responsible for coaching the running backs. No explanation for Brown's resignation was given. In the coaching | reorganization, Kay Goff, formerly an offensive assistant, will coach the running backs. HE ISM AN TROPHY winner George Rogers will be honored by the Columbia Touchdown Club in a ceremony to be held Friday Jan. 23. The USC tailback ended the season with 1,781 yards rushing, averaging 162 yards a game ana six-yaras-percarry. CI 1 J TheV is JAN 23 Entr\ JAN 26 Com| FEB 12-14 R Tennessee Further info available in 777-7130 Sf ' i Jill coach i CLEMSON DEFENSIVE s back Jack Cain received the r Brian Piccolo Award for the ii most courageous athelete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. II The award, given annually s in memory of the late Wake g Forest and Chicago Bear s< halfback Brian Piccolo, will P be presented to Cain by the k Greenville Touchdown Club v in a ceremony Jan. 30. e Cain lettered the last three years for Clemson and was injured 10 times. He played e numerous games while s suffering from various in- v juries. He underwent c corrective surgery on his right shoulder Jan. 5.Cain had 94 tackles during his a Clemson career, recovered si one fumble, broke up three g passes and intercepted two f others. F ?? D BOSTON COLLEGE a shocked over allegations g that some members of the 71978-79 basketball team engaged in point shaving for bribes, promised full cooperation with federal investigators in a Justice Department probe. BC Athletic Director William Flynn confirmed Friday that the Justice Department is investigating the "possibility of illegal activity," but emphasized that federal authorities had advised the college that "none of its coaches, personnel or present players are subjects of the investigation." Flynn declined to identify the former players named in the federal probe. He also hum nil arsity Sport of the Mill coming to U.S.< 'Deadline (32 T< Detition Begins egional Comp rmation & ent Pm 907 PUN Xi I I fcW# IV.? I.W. )onsored by k i: resigns aid he did not know how nany games were involved n the investigation. Based on statements by an lformant, one unidentified ource said at least three BC ames during the 1978-79 eason were involved in oint shaving ? which enails holding the margin of ictory under the stablished betting line. "It got to be a joke by the nd of the season," the ource said. "Many bookies /ouldn't even put BC on the ard." The players involved were lleged to have been paid to have points in three ames ? Feb 2. against ordham, won by BC 71-64; eb. 6 against St. Louis, lost y BC 85-76, and March 1 in n ECAC regional playoff ame won by Connecticut 91I. Easy UiUt 4SY, TH4T ^ earn limit) i t ) ? etition in rvt/vi 7 HI I et/(RY PA ClTiZiN (JILL UATCH I* yPOV US. tflLLIOAJS OF ClTIZtA/S (jJILL Sti ITT ' 808, r >t 5URt bOlA/6 tfY GK/\t/DCHILDRi* A THIS HISTORIC 61/dVT I Zh id :ry forms u. or Call h I ! russell house ? miVM Lady Gamecock Pat Mast night. Carolina won the 1C ?A L. 1 - ? aencn early in the first half. I ryS54H RifibWS 1/ T*UEST '3 souths to P6 voT* P ? rtS s/*s? ' ? 'tLI" A V I i I I M^IKnimB / ' 7 JA I I HBBBHRjjB HI \ J xTj I [1\//^ KPP,M |v ii"^ EVER WAP TO BE A " Free University have some int< you would be contact the Act Russell House R mZZMmm "" 11 ' ' " to* *** 1/7 <700$ up for a layup against ) p.m. match 82-54 aftar ow (Photo by John Parnell) MikeF W&uMTio* V~-that's A/or 6* ^i>i r^K?^ *a Mm <4TED rEACHER? r flPA/ic Inctrnr*#/\ <>?v/v/\?u laioil UV/IVI cresting skill or h s willing to shai ivities Office loca m. 209 or call 777 ^x ' ^fff ~^='rn'""I ' p* "** Mercer last Thursday rercoming a 10 point :ishen 4CTIY (JHAT^\ our... J rs. If you lobby that e, please ted in the 7130 ra si ? I ..