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Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers led the nation in ruqhfng with 1,781 yards. The 6-2, pound
tailback from Duiuth. Ga., later becante the first ptajforpicked in the National oot a
League's annual collegiate draft, being selected by the New Orleanf?*lnt$. (Photos by Dave Ro ac )
Review
By Richard Meyers
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The top ten sports stories of t^e year:
1. GEORGE ROGERS wins the Heisman Trophy. The 6-2,
220-pound tailback easily outdistanced Pittsburgh's Hugh
Green and Georgia's Herschel Walker for the Heisman,
representative of the nation's outstanding collegiate football
players.
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yards per carry, while scoring 14 touchdowns. He finished his
four year career at Carolina with 4,958 yards, to place fourth
among the all-time leading rushers in NCAA history.
2. ZAM FREDRICK leads the nation in scoring. The 6-2
guard from St. Matthews who scored only 189 points in his
junior season exploded for 781 in his final year to become the
country's top scorer with a 28.9 average.
Over the final 13 games of the season, Fredrick averaged
36 Doints Der same, including a career-hieh 43 noints in his
final contest against Georgia Southern.
3. USC'S BASKETBALL team is overlooked by the
National Invitation Tournament for a post-season bid.
Despite a 17-7 record, including 16 wins in their last 22 games
and the attraction of the nation's No. 1 scorer in Zam
Fredrick, the NIT chose not to invite the Gamecocks to
participate in their tournament.
After waiting all night, Coach Bill Foster called the
selection committee at midnight to be informed that Carolina
would not be invited. Conference upsets appeared to doom
the Gamecocks, as only five independent teams made either
the NIT or the NCAA tournaments.
4. GEORGE ROGERS is the first player selected in the
National Football League's annual collegiate draft. The New
Orleans Saints, trying to regroup after a 1-15 season, made
Rogers their first pick ns expected.
Rogers' teammate, ight end Willie Scott was also a first
round selection. The Kansas City Chiefs, with the 14th pick
overall, took Scott. Surprisingly, no other Gamecock players
were ianen in tne remaining rounds.
5. USC'S FOOTBALL team defeats Michigan 17-14. Before
the largest crowd (104,213) to ever see the Gamecocks play,
Carolina registered their biggest win ever with a 17-14 victory
over the Rose Bowl champions.
Trailing 14-3 at halftime, USC scored two second-half
touchdowns and held on to win the game when a Wolverine
last second touchdown drive stalled as time expired.
6. PITT CRUSHES Carolina in the 36th annual Gator Bowl.
Playing in their second bowl game in as many years, the
Gamecocks faced the third ranked Panthers of Pitt. George
Rogers gained over 100 yards for the 22 nd consecutive game,
but it wasn't nearly enough as Pitt won handily 37-9.
Aiinougn rne pame was supposed to snowcase
Heisman winner Rogers versus runner-up linebacker Hugh
Green, it never developed. Panther linebacker Ricky
Jackson stole the spotlight, racking up 17 tackles to help give
USC it's second consecutive 8-4 season.
7. ONE PLAYER and two administrators quit the Lady
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uamecucK oasiteioau leam. vjruara rai Mason, assistant
coach Karen Brown and administrative assistant Linda
Singer quit the team within a two week period.
The spark leading to the resignations seemed to stem from
an emotional team meeting the ballclub held in the Coliseum
parking lot for two hours following a victory over N.C. State.
Mason became the 16th player to quit in four years under
Parsons, who was rumored to be in danger of losing her job
after the incidents.
8.THE LADY Gamecock basketball team forfeits eight
games due to an ineligilbe player. Transfer Frani
Washington was ruled ineligible by the Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics for Women and USC had to forfeit
eight games that Washington played in.
Washington was found to be ineligible because she did not
make normal academic progress at her former school, Ohio
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State. Carolina appealed the decision, oui uie /lmn reiuseu
to change their original ruling.
9. USC'S BASKETBALL team beats Marquette. Starting
four freshmen on the road against the second winningest
team of the past ten years, Carolina pulled off it's biggest
upset in three years by edging the Warriors 91-89.
Fredrick canned two free throws with 12 seconds left to
seal the win. The senior co-captain scored 31 points that
night, to begin his scoring streak that eventually netted him
the national scoring championship.
10. CAROLINA'S BASEBALL team sweeps two games
from Clemson. After falling to the Tigers in the finals of last
year's regional playoffs at Clemson, the Gamecocks gained a
measure of revenge by beating Clemson twice in two days
before a total of 11,000 fans at Sarge Frye Field.
Carolina won the opening game 6-2 behind a complete
game effort by southpaw Dennis Lubert. USC watched an
early 5-0 lead evaporate before rallying for a 11-7 victory in
the following day's game.