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USC may never see a y
success as the 1980-81 can
home more honors and trof
in its history, and there ma
ever.
USC achieved an NCAA fi
the Division I rushing crowin
basketball, a feat never a
same school in an academi
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come, so let's take a quick
special year.
George Rogers not only 1
up from the second slot in 1
Heisman Trophy, the syn
football player, as well.
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averaging just over seven ]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
' Twelve recruits from foi
sports recently announce
their intent to attend USC.
Phil Kobey and Keil
Mallon have signed socc<
grant-in-aids. Kobey, a 6100-pound
midfiekie
earned All-America honoi
during 1980-81 at Irmo Klig
School. Kobey, who scort
nine goals and had 1 a assist
was also named to tl
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Mallon, a 6-1, 175-poui
goalkeeper, is a transit
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ear filled with as much athletic
ipaign. The class of '81 brought
)hies to USC sports than any year
y never be another year like it ?
rst when Gamecock athletes took
n in football and the scoring title
iccomplished by players from the
c year. There were several other
t may not be matched for years to
look at what made 1980-81 such a
ed the nation in rushing (moving
1979) but he captured the coveted
nbol of the vear's best college
K led the nation in scoring ? after
points per game as a junior ? to
s "Kiddie Corp Plus Two" to a 17oundup:
Ive Athlete
from Meramec Community
College in St. Louis. Mallon
posted a 15-8 record in his
ir freshman season, and last
id year as a sophomore, he
compiled an 18-3 mark with
10 shutouts.
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tennis grant-in-aids. They
r - are Thomas Hoe Kruger,
rs Arthur Heller, Kevin
'h Campbell and Sterling Cook.
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Sarasota, is ranked third in
L>r Florida's age-lG singles.
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tournament bid before taking the F
Columbia and advancing to the si
World Series, finishing fourth in
pressive 46-15 slate.
Throw in Carolina's appearance
postseason football game to dat
tournament appearances by the wc
squads plus the successes of t
programs and you have a year f
performances.
But that's just the point.
HAS THE CAROLINA athletic p
of its success? Gamecock coaches c
improvements on past performance
year and have a valid point.
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Cook is the No. 2-ranked AA,
junior in the Bahamas. 100
Harold Butts and Andrew a h
Mattison have signed track Jin
grant-in-aids. Rutts from
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Decatur, Ga., was the state 500
runner-up in the 440-yard higl
dash and runs a 9.7 100. and
Mattison, from T.L. Hanna Jur
High in Anderson, was an tea:
outstanding Class AAA
performer. The 5-8, 145- L
pound Mattison won the Col
state 100-, 200- and 400-meter Gai
dashes in that classification. hig
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Four standout prep fin
swimmers have also signed fre
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yard butterfly as well as J
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yard freestyles, was a ^
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lior National water polo
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alist in the 200-yard
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Coach Foster's hoopsters, who stui
lasketball world with a 17-10 slat^ i
Marquette despite having the nation's
he nucleus of last year's squad along
ecruits. But Carolina will be w
eadership supplied by senior ?
tlaymaker Kevin Dunleavy. This y<
nay need a while to adjust, and
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east a year.
Gamecock grid mentor Jim Carlen
enter his season around as Carolim
ight - win season. But without t
ailback Rogers and seven other off<
md his coaches have had to change
ind take advantage of the number o!
>lus add a few offensive wrinkles
lependable George.
Coach June Raines' baseball squad
radition of baseball excellence by ac
Vorld Series for the third time in se\
eniors and at least one underclassr
ollege transfers and incoming fresh
lent of current Gamecocks could tak
f these losses.
THE SOCCER SQUAD and worn
hould rebound from their relatively '
yith the growth of other USC sports t
;iory 10 me university sports prograrr
But all in the same year?
Will USC followers ever again set
nuch success and national promine
ippreciate the fantastic events w
>rivileged to witness and be a part of
is we lie on the beach, toil at our jobs
eality of the situation may sink in ?
ewarding sports year. Will we ever si
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with five highly-sought
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probably will put off
wildest hopes for at
has a strong defense to
i seeks a third-straight
wo-time Ail-American
ensive starters, Carlen
i their offensive attack
f good backs returning,
to offset the loss of
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fen years, but lost nine
nan to pro ball. Junior
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most off the sting out
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during the 1980-81 year.
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