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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1978)
Beekley voted most valuable The University s foolball team voted Bruce Beekfey as winner of the Vernon Hoffman Most Valuable Player Award in Monday s awards banquet Beekley was also named to the Pae-10's Challenge Bowl team (Pac-10 aH-stars play Big-10 all-stars), along with teammate Bril Hoffman. Beekley set a school record this year with 190 tackles, and was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for his effort against Oregon State. Hoffman shared the Soistrom Award with Wllie Blasher. The award is given to the player(s) who best exemplify the ideal of the scholar-athfete-citizen. Hoffman was the offensive captain against Colorado and Wisconsin, and was a starting tackle all year. Linebacker Blasher was second on the team in tackles for the second year in a row and recovered two fumbles. Blasher was also selected to play in the Can-Am Bowl. The Clarke Award for the most im proved playerf s) went to fullback Vince Williams and defensive tackle Terry Dion. Williams was the top sophomore rusher in Oregon history, gaining 842 yards on the season. After two years, he « just 62 yards away from toeing one of the top 10 career rushers at Oregon, and his efforts this season were the fourth best in Oregon history. Dion lead the team in tackles for los ses with 14 and was sixth in tackles. He caused four fumbles and recovered two. The Bob Officer Award was given to Pete Laughlin for playing with pan. An offensive lineman. Laughlin underwent two knee operations in the last three years. He has also had tom thumb liga ments, a chipped lower leg bone, and a recurring groin injury. The Len Casanova Award for best first year varsity player was given to Neil El shire. The sophomore defensive line man was injured and did not play last yea. but was fifth in the team in tackles with 70 this yea. Elshire predicted a the banquet that we l be in the Rose Bowl soon, maybe next yea." and the team vowed to win more than two games next yea. 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Norwich, New York 13815 ea *17 Most people find Encare Oval comptetefy satisfac tory In a limited number The most talked about contraceptive since the pH Running back Sims narrowly wins Heisman NEW YORK (AP) — In the sec ond dosest vote in history, Bitty Sims, Oklahoma s record-setting running tack, won the 44th annual Heisman Trophy Tuesday al though he received 12 fewer first-place votes than Penn State quarterback Chuck Fusma. Sims, a 6-foot, 205-pound blend of power and speed, came to Oklahoma from Hooks. Tex., in 1975 as one of the most heavily recanted players ever but suffered a string of nagging injuries and was redshirted while missing al most aH of the 1976 season. This year, however, he is the nation's leading rusher and scorer and smashed the Oklahoma and Big Eight Conference single season records by romping for 1,762 yards in 11 games and av eraging 7.6 yards per carry while scoring 20 touchdowns. During the season, he tied a national re cord by rushing for 200 or more yards in three consecutive games. “I never thought I would win it, but I thought I was going to be dose," said Sims, onty the sixth junior ever to win the Heisman. Blazers dump Celtics, 102-97 PORTLAND (AP) — Consecu tive steals by Dave Twardzik and Ron Brewer broke open a dose game and ignited the Portland Trail Blazers in their 102-97 Na tional Basketbai Association vic tory over ihe Boston Celtics Tues day night. The Blazers won their second game in a row while the Celtics lost their second straight. The Blazers led 96-91 when Twardzik stripped the bail from Billy Knight and drove the length of the floor for a layup, giving the Blazers a seven-point lead with 2D1 remaining Brewer followed with a deflec tion of a Jo Jo White pass It re sulted in two Brewer free throws and gave the Blazers a 100-91 lead with 1 51 left SPECIAL GIFT IDEAS * - ■ - »■ - .— llltakla m TiOlfl naiTf lulCMI 14 Kt GOLD INITIAL PENDANT & EARRINGS A cm** M Tot mm <m tsal m 14 Kt faM It Mtack mt K «m pm. Student accounts —4rnm»