Newman
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brought Newman fame in
Oregon prep circles, and it was
football that paid his way to the
University. He holds every
rushing and scoring record in
Beaverton history. Newman
topped off his career in 1983
with a 1,861-yard,
23-touchdown senior season
that earned him the state Offen
sive Flayer of the Year award.
One coach, after losing 30-0 to
the Beavers, even called him
‘‘the best high school running
back I’ve seen in this state since
(ex-University and NFL star)
Mel Renfro. Anthony can
single-handedly beat you."
As an Oregon freshman,
Newman played on most of the
special teams, as well as in the
Ducks’ nickel-back defense. He
also returned kickoffs an
average of 22 yards, second on
ly to Tony Cherry.
“He's an outstanding
athlete,” said football coach
Rich Brooks. "Anthony will
challenge very seriously for a
starting safety spot this spring
and next fall. He’s got size,
quickness, good instincts and
he's a quality person as well."
To Newman, baseball was
mainly a way to stay in shape
between spring football drills
and fall camp. Newman was a
four-year letterman at Beaver
ton, but he never reached the
fame he did in football. On a
team that boasted four all
staters, Newman wasn’t even
all-league. He missed most of
his junior season with a cut ten
don in his hand and hit only
.190 as a senior.
Newman also had a number
of tryouts after his senior season
for different pro teams. The
tryouts were drills that
measured hitting, speed and
throwing ability. "I did real
vvelf lfi those." said NnWrffiWi.
"We had four all-staters at
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Beaverton, and me and one
other guy were the only ones
drafted.
Dave Roberts, former Duck
All-American and the first pick
of the 1972 primary baseball
draft, is the Cleveland scout
who drafted Newman. He
agrees with Bubalo’s assess
ment. “We realize that Anthony
is football-oriented, but we still
want him because of his athletic
ability, as well as his baseball
skills.”
Newman isn’t letting the
heady experience of pro
recognition go to his head. “I’m
not going to play baseball. I love
football too much. Baseball is a
little slow for me. I like to get
out there and make some con
tact, take my agression out on
other people. In baseball, you
can’t do that. You have to be
relaxed and control your
emotions.”
Newman also cites the harsh
schedule and farm system as
reasons why baseball has little
appeal for him. He admits that a
baseball career is often longer
than a football career, but “you
often spend most of those years
in the minor leagues: Double-A,
Triple-A, always traveling, liv
ing in a Motel 6. It just wears
you down, traveling all the
time. Plus, you can go from
Single-A to Triple-A, and then
they'll drop you back down to
Double-A. You’re just not
stable."
Newman is perfectly happy
with his football career. “This
year was really fun. It was a lot
different than high school,
everyone’s so much faster here.
I enjoyed getting in the games
when I did, and I can’t expect to
start off real fast. I’m satisfied
wlttrtvhat I did, and I’m look
ing forward to next spring when
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Duck cornerback Anthony Newman harasses OSU punter Jim Nielsen during the 1984 “Civil
War.’ ’Newman, who expects to contend for a starting role on the ’85 football squad, exhibits star
qualities on the baseball diamond as well.
Dan Wilken and I will battle for
the number one free safety posi
tion. He’s got the experience on
me, but I think I’m faster than
he is.”
There is also the hope of a pro
football career. According to
Brooks, "Anthony has some
potential professionally and he
understands that. He’s got a lot
of things to do between now
and the end of four years to ac
complish it.”
“It’s way too soon to tell
now,” Newman says, “But if I
work hard enough and do mv
homework (running and lifting
weights) and then get some luck
here and there, I feel I’ll get
drafted. 1 feel 1 can do it. You
have to feel that way if you want
to make it all the way to the
bigs.”
Moreover. Newman wants to
get an education. “That’s the
main thing. I want to have a job
afterwards, because I can’t play
football all my life. I have to
have a good education to get a
good job to support my family. 1
could be traveling forever play
ing baseball.”
A telecommunications and
film major, Newman wants to
work behind the camera. “1 just
like to work with the people in
that area.”
This is not to say Newm n
has eliminated the option of
playing baseball. “They say
that you can be drafted every
year. So I always have that op
tion, if I get hurt and can’t play
football. I guess the scout from
Toronto told my Dad that they
are just going to keep drafting
me, because they want me.”
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