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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1981)
sports Several Ducks have shot at pro ball Brown, Williams, Delegato get most attention from NFL scouts By DONALD COULTER Of ft** EmaraM Post-sea son bow! scouts aren't the only ones stalking college football practice sites these days National Football League scouts are out in full force to separate the wheat from the chaff of this year's harvest of seniors In the past few weeks, repre sentatives from the Philadelphia Eagles. San Diego Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers have visited Oregon with an eye on several Duck seniors who loom as potential draft picks "It s hard to determine what they're looking for." Oregon head coach Rich Brooks says of the NFL scouts "They never tell you much All I know is that they evalute our guys against other seniors across the country, like we do in recruiting high school players ” Brooks says the seniors get ting the closest looks are run |kg backs Reggie Brown (6-0. and Vince Williams (6-0, 218) and center Mike Delagato (6-4.220) Also. Brooks says the scouts have shown interest in offensive guard Stuart Vatsko. tight end Greg Hogensen, of fensive tackle Rick Price, safety Gary Beck, and linebackers Andy Vobora and Mike Berkich According to the pro scouts it is a poor year for seniors in the Pac-10 and across the country,” Brooks says? because many of this year's graduating class redshirted as freshmen " Dick Haley, a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers scouting staff for the last 11 years, agrees with Brooks ' Because of the redshirts. there are not not quite as many quality players in number this year. Haley said during a visit to an Oregon practice last week There are a lot of underclass men we'd like to get ahold of But I've seen years that were lean and the players turned out well You can never tell Our number-one requisite is ability — at whatever level But we look closely at the major conferences, like the Pac-10. because of the first rate level of competition It s also nice if a player can stay healthy and productive.” Haley said the Pac-10 seniors who the Steelers have an Photo by Bob Baker Reggie Brown, Oregon tailback, thinks his poor showing this season will hurt his chances in next year’s NFL draft. interest in are USC tailback Marcus Allen, Stanford running back Darrin Nelson, and Arizona State running backs Gerald Riggs and Robert Weathers At the Oregon camp, Haley said he had been watching Brown, Williams and Yatsko in particular Even in a tough year, a football program can produce some quality talent, the scout said "I know they feel they’ve had a disappointing year out here,” Haley said of the Ducks' 1-9 record ' Unfortunately, they've been unlucky with injuries," One of those who has re mained healthy, tailback Reggie Brown, says the Ducks’ poor season probably won’t help his chances in the draft "When you have a season like this, it doesn’t make things bet ter They (the scouts) don't look at us as much as they do at the USC’s or the UCLA's •'But whatever happens, happens I'm just hoping for the best." Brown says his durability, quickness, blocking ability and the successful jump he made from junior college to the Pac-10 will help "The Pac-10 is among the best in the country. If you can play here, you can play any where "Regardless of what round of the draft I go in. I’ll be picked,” Brown says confidently “If I get picked higher, it just means more money." McCray resigns grid post When Oregon coach Rich Brooks tallies up the losses of this dismal football season, high on his list will be the resignation of offensive line coach Bob McCray, who announced his decision to leave his post Monday McCray, who doubled as the running game coordinator for the Ducks, said he has decided to go into a business that does not involve coaching "I am disappointed that Bob is leaving the staff " Brooks said He is an original member of the staff, and put in a lot of time and effort building back good football at Oregon " Brooks said McCray's recruiting efforts produced a number good players in from the state of Washington — players that helped turn the program around Among the players recruited by McCray were Vince Goldsmith, Vince Williams, Bryan Hinkle Rich Schwartz, and Rick Price McCray's resignation, which will take ef fect Jan 15, will bring to a close 14 years of college football coaching that started in 1968 He began his college career with the University of Hawaii, before moving to Colum bia Basin Junior College in Pasco, Wash in 1970 In 1972, McCray led his Columbia Basin team to an 8-1-1 record and 12th place in the national rankings That success earned him an appointment as the offensive line coach at the University of New Mexico in 1973 McCray came to Oregon in 1976 — the initial year of the Rich Brooks era "Although this year has not been what we expected." 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