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Huskerpros return
to UNL in off-season
By Scott Jones
Remember those "20 Years Later-Where Did
They Go?" articles found in sports magazines?
In this case, it's one or two years later and
,they"-Husker footballer turned
profesSiorjal-have all returned to Lincoln, either
to assist with spring practice, attend classes or
workout.
Monte Johnson, for example, has returned to
assist with spring football practice after a
successful second year with the Oakland Raiders.
Johnson played second string defensive tackle
behind John Dutton and Bill Janssen at defensive
takle his senior year at Nebraska in 1972. He was
shifted to linebacker by the Raiders, played
extensively last year and said he expects to start
next season.
'Natural position'
"I have to say to myself that it's a natural
position for me and from what I've done I think
I've proven that I can do the job," said Johnson,
who intercepted three passes in one game against
Kansas City last year.
"I think 111 probably be the starting middle
linebacker next year," he said.
John Dutton also is enjoying success as a
professional with the Baltimore Colts. He was
named to the all-rookie team at defensive end
last year.
Dutton said a lack of offense and
experience-33 of the 47 players were either
rookies or first year players-hampered the Colts
last year.
"The difference between each team is so
minute that it's whoever makes the mistakes and
the older teams usually don't. Defensively, we
held our own," he said, adding that a change of
head coaches should help the offense.
Colts a letdown
Dutton said he likes the Colts, but was critical
of the practice fields, training equipment and
other facilities provided for the team.
"It was really a big letdown from here," he
said.
Steve Manstedt was one, of several former
Huskers injured last season. He started at outside
linebacker as a rookie for the Birmingham
Americans of the World Football League but
broke his hand on almost the first play of the
season.
He missed 12 games, but started the last five,
including the WFL title game against Florida
which Birmingham won.
Manstedt, a fourth round draft choice of the
NFL's Houston O' ;rs, said he received only
about three-foui uj of his salary from
Birmingham but was still happy with the team.
"Even though a lot of people didn't get paid I
still ended up better than I would have in the
NFL," he said. "I really enjoy it. I think there
are some good teams there."
Manstedt, who is completing his requirements
for an industrial education major and assisting
with spring football, said the Birmingham fans
"might be a little crazier," than Husker fans and
"really followed us well."
Trying to regain position
Larry Jacobson will be trying to regain a
starting defensive tackle position with the New
York Giants during his fourth professional season
next year.
Jacobson said he started 10 games as a rookie,
missed the next season entirely after he severely
cut his foot on some glass, and hurt first his
back, then his hamstring and groin last year after
starting the first five games.
Jacobson expressed an opinion shared by
other former teammates concerning their new
homes.
"New York is a good place to visit for a night
and then get the hell out of there," he said.
Frosty Anderson, an eighth round draft
choice of the New Orleans Saints, also was
injured last year. He said he started at wide
receiver the first three exhibition games while the
veterans were striking, but separated his left
shoulder during the fifth exhibition contest.
Rookie year again
Anderson separated his right shoulder during
his senior season at Nebraska in 1973.
He said he is now recovered and is
approaching next year "just like I was a rookie
again."
Jim McFarland, who recently obtained his
masters degree in social education, will be
"looking to see if I can start," in his sixth season
at tight end for the St. Louis Cardinals.
McFarland has played behind Jackie Smith
and said if there is no chance to start in the
future hell "get out."
Beyond football, he said, "I'm trying to be
flexible and try for various careers and not get
'locked into one."
College teaching
High on his list are teaching or coaching on a
college level which he said are very similar and
rewarding because, "if you see someone improve,
you like to feel you've had something to do with
it."
Among the other former Huskers now in
Lincoln, Zaven Yaralian started as strong safety
for the Philadelphia Bell of the WFL last year
and expects to be traded to Birmingham next
year.
Maury Damkroger did something, "I've always
wanted to do," by playing outside linebacker for
the New England Patriots last year although he
played mostly on the special teams as a rookie.
He is taking his final 15 hours toward his
business degree.
Rich Sanger has signed a two-year contract
with the Los Angeles Rams as a punter.
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Steve Manstedt (left) and Maury Damkroger (right) have
returned to UNL to help with spring footbaH drills. Manstedt
played outside linebacker for the Birmingham Americans of
the World Football League. Damkroger also played linebacker
and special teams for the New England Patriots of the National
Football League.
Women's tennis team
to compete at Kansas
The UNL women's tennis team will face tough competition this
week at the Missouri Valley Women's Tennis tournament in
Lawrence, Kan.
The Missouri Valley title of the tournament designates the
competition as a tournament of the United States Lawn Tennis
Association, according to coach Gail Whitaker.
Top individuals from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, as
well as Nebraska, are entered in the meet.
"We are going mainly for the competition experience,"
Whitaker said. "We're excited to face some of these top players but
I really don't expect us to do very well."
Number one UNL netter, Kathy Hawkins, is seeded in the
tournament, Whitaker said.
Five other UNL women will make the trip. They are Vicki
Maseman, Cindy Gossard, Barb Scribner, Helen Glover and Gcri
Fisher.
The tournament begins today and ends Saturday. Sunday is a
rain date. There will be both singles and doubles competition.
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One teams dominates intramurals
1641 adds track tlt e to list of wins
photo by Ted Kirk
Pat Gamy throws the .
shot-put . during the
intramural track meet
Wednesday and Thursday.
Garvey won the event with a
throw of 51 ft. 11 in.
There has been one team that ' has
dominated UNL's intramural program
this school year: 1 641 . The tam has won
the football, basketball, co-rec basketball
and indoor track championships.
Thursday night they added the outdoor
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1641 won the meet with 47 points.
Runner-up Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) had
-30 points while third-place Tau Kappa
Epsilon (TKE) finished with 23.
Bob Matthews, a junior in Jaw school,
led 1641. During the first session of the
meet, held Wednesday night, Matthews
won the 100 and 440 yard dashes with
times of 10.25 and 51.7 seconds,
respectively.
Thursday night he won the 220 in
23.1 and was a member of 1641's
winning 880 yard relay team, along with
Mark George, Steve Leffler and Steve
Morrison.
The intramural meet was the f"u-th at
UNL for Matthews, who never
participated in track while in high school
at Creighton
"I had been working out a couple of
times a week for about a month, with my
roommate Steve Leffier," Matthews said.
"You have no idea before a meet if
you'll win an event," he said. "You never
know who will enter. There is a big
variance in talent from year to year."
Matthews credits 1 641 's success this
year to the large number of people they
have to pick players from.
"When you win one or two events and
then ask people to be on your team,
they're pretty eager to play," he said.
The team, which derives its name from
a house at 1641 N. 26th St., where
Matthews, two other law students and an
attorney live, has had about 75-80 people
play on its various teams, according to
Matthews.
Tom Fagot, assistant intramural
director, said he was pleased with the way
the meet was run.
"It went pretty good; however, we
didn't get as many people as I would have
expected," he said.
ATO won both the 440 and mile
relays. Pat Hossle from Sigma Chi won
the 880 yard race. In the field events,
1641's Hal Anderson won the long jump;
Russel Hallberg from Schramm 6 won the
high jump; and independent Pat Garvey
won the shot put.
ssorls shorts
UNL's Crew travels to Madison, Wis.,
to compete in Midwest Sprints. Among
the teams competing will be Wisconsin,
defending national champion, Purdue,
Notre Dame, Washington State, Kansas
State and Oklahoma State.
UNL will enter the men's varsity
eights, men's varsity fours, men's
lightweight fours, men's junior varsity
eights, freshman men's eights, women's
varsity eights and freshman women's
eights.
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Still leading the Big 8 conference, the
UNL baseball team will host third place
Iowa State in a crucial three game series
today and Saturday. The two teams will
play a doubleheader today starting at 1
p.m. and will play a single game Saturday
starting at 1 :30 p.m.
Entries ire due today for the
Intramural Uepartment's bike race, to be
held Sunday.
The UNL soccer club will travel to
UNO tonight for an 8 p.m. game with the
Mavericks. In their last outing, the
Mavericks beat the Huskers 3-2.
friday, april 25, 1975
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