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Page 8 Summer Nebraskan, Tuesday, June 12, 1979 ' i r i K ft i FrnstFatioia fed Redwine to UNL By Ted Simpson No, not red wine. Not any kind of wine or beer, thank you. Jarvis wefers apple juice. Jarvis John Redwine, 22, is a new Husker runningback many Nebraska fans believe is destined to become a star. At the I-back position he is 6'0", 195 and runs the 40-yard dash in a flashy 4.3 seconds. Last summer Redwine, an all conference football player from Inglewood, Calif., was seeking a job with the Bend, Ore,, A's semi-pro baseball team after two frustrating football seasons at Oregon State University. Although he was drafted by the Oakland A's major league pro baseball team right out of high school, he chose to pursue a col lege football career instead. That is when Oregon State entered Red wine's life. Recruited by many prominent university football powers, he chose the Oregon State Beavers hoping that under their new coaching staff he would play a lot. Frustrations But frustrations mounted and he decid ed not to return to Oregon State after his sophomore year. "At Oregon State, it's who you know that recruits player and coaches," he said. "At Nebraska it's what you know." But Redwine added, speaking of one of his good memories: "As a freshman at OSU I got a lot of traveling in." The Beavers finished 1-10 for the year and Redwine said he tasted defeat routine ly. That was in 1976. As a sophomore Redwine led the Beavers' runningback yards-yer-carry averages with 5.88. His best game was a 41-10 loss to Tennese when he gained 89 yards and scored one touchdown in the se cond half. Redwine said previous promises of a car and an apartment were not enough to keep him at Oregon State. When his second year ended at OSU, he began looking for another school. A call to New Mexico told him that the coach who had recruited him there earlier, Gene Huey, had gone to Nebraska as an assistant coach. Hurry to Lincoln Huey's advice was to hurry to Lincoln and register for fall semester classes which began in a week. Redwine spent two weeks getting his National Collegiate Athletic Associate release from reluctant Oregon State. Then he and his wife, Francis, packed their bags for Lincoln. He emerged as a swift runner in the spr ing game May 5, picking up 94 yards on 16 carries. 'The opening game is nervous but after I touch the ball a couple times I don't usually hear the crowd. If you're nervous, the crowd will get to you," said Redwine of his first performance before a Husker crowd. The sensation, he continued, "is hard to describe. You step out of the locker room and get the feeling of all those fans. . .Big Red!" Redwine remembers the national cham pionship teams at Nebraska. He is happy at Nebraska. He said he feels fortunate to be listed second on the depth charts behind an experienced and proven I-back Uf . Hipp and be tied with Craig Johnson. However, in mid-May he'broke his clavi cle (a bone in the shoulder) in a bicycle acci dent so his training is limited to strengthening his legs. Broken clavicle "I ride the stationary bike and do five sets of stadium steps a day. It'll be mid July before the bone heals." Redwine also gets a workout for his arms at his summer job doing delivery and packing work for Capitol Supply Co. And, he said he has talked to UN-L baseball coach, John Sanders, about play ing on the team next spring. Basically Redwine sees himself as a quiet, mild-mannered man. He likes to stay home nights at his extravagantly self furnished and ash tray-free apartment and read or watch TV with his wife. Redwine's hobbies are sports (basket ball and baseball in particular). He enjoys photography, driving his 280Z with 'WINE' license plates and eating. Majoring in criminal justice, he hopes to one day enter a career in the probation area working with youngsters. More in the immediate future, however, Redwine said he plans for professional football. Sandlot ball "It's every college football player's dream to go to pro football. It can all be wiped out with an injury though." Redwine said he began playing football when he was 10. "We played sandlot ball. I lived in a Volleyball clinics Recreation Hours gang-type neighborhood of Los Angeles and there was broken glass and beer bot tles on the grass. It was part of the field. "We broke our bones and I'd go home blue sometimes. Those guys tried to hurt you." ' Although he has had reasons to be, Red wine said he is not a grudgeful or vengeful man. He attributes the good relationship he has with other Huskers to his positive attitude. "I'm not going to try to get ahead of my competition unfairly. I m going to help him and if I'm better, that's the way it is." Heavily recruited Baseball and football trophies, plaques and certificates line Redwine's fireplace mantle. He has three scrapbooks. The earliest compiled is of his illustrious high school sports career. His recruitment scrapbook has letters from coaches at Hawaii, Colorado, Arizona State, San Jose State, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Oregon State, Notre Dame, Utah State, Colorado State, Pacific, Indiana, Brigham Young and Ohio State. Also there is an autographed picture of high school pal, Reggie Theus, now with the Chicago Bulls professional basketball team and letters from the Oakland A's baseball team. His third book is of his career at Oregon State and is complete with newspaper ac counts, photographs and programs from the games. What will the new pages in his fourth scrapbook with the Nebraska Cornhuskers contain? Nebraska fans are eager to find out. And the season is just three months away. University of Nebraska-Lincoln instructor Russell Roso will lead a volleyball workshop for coaches and athletes Saturday, June 16 in Norfolk and June 23 in Kearney. The noncredit workshop is sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division of Continuing Studies and the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Workshop leader Rose is coach of the National Develop ment Program for Nebraska and is considered to be one of the top volleyball clinicians in the Midwest. The volleyball workshop will be divided into three ses sions. The first session will deal with skill acquisition, the second with the development of team play, and the third with the responsibilities of the coach. The first session will be from 9 a.m. to noon, the second from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and the third from 6 to 9 p.m. Par ticipation in the sessions will be optional. The registration fee is $17.50 for coaches and $5 for athletes. The registration deadline is Thursday, June 14. For more information or to register, contact Larry Ham mer, Department of Conferences and Institutes, Division of Continuing Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 205 Nebraska Center, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583, telephone 402472-2844. Mens P.E.-June 11-Julv 6. 3 o.m.-8 o.m. MTWThF July 16-July 20, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. MTWThF Colesium-August 8-August 17, 3 p.m.-8 pjn. MTWThF East Campus-May 21-August 17, 4 p.m.-8 p.m. MTWThF Activity Building Weight Room at May 21-August 17, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. MTWThF Colesium .Swimming Pool -May 21-August 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. MTWThF " Colesium .. Among other services furnished by the recreation department are trips such as white water rafting to rock climbing. Details for upcoming trips can be gotten from the recreation department The recreation department can also be a help to those planning a trip to Nebraska this summer by. furnishing maps and other information. Also any information which is available through the game and parks office is available through the recreation department. - First Summer brown Bag Lectureship Main Lounge Nebraska Union Thurs - June 14, 12:00pm Drt Galen Dodge Director of Nebraska Human Resources Research Foundation. Look for Brown Bag Schedule - 1979. . V U3 T, : Remember Father's Day! Every special Dad deserves a thoughtful Father's Day card from Hallmark. Sua, June 17. PEANUTS Ctttmctof: Copr. 1956. IKS United FMtuft Syndicate, me. 1979 HaBmwt Card kit Open 6-5, Monday -Saturday t3R 402-om Vintage Wardrobe a unique alternative itsyu S'lyju s Oldtime Sophistic 'n . 1930 s 40 s 50 s Tuxedo Rentals Large Costume Stock OPEN ALL SUMMER Mon. - Sat. 11:30 to 5:30 Wed. - Thurs. till 8:00 Q?3DJP& c" e $futtaiiU Gunnel's Compbx 13th V Q 432-2241 Father's Day Special Pine Duck Decoys 19.95 There's more - Pewter, wood, and bather gifts Just for Dad.