Draft had some waiting by their phones
I m going to sit around all day and hope the
phone rings. '
That was the sentiment some former Oregon
football players shared throughout Tuesday s na
tional Football League draft. It must have been
nerve-raking to sit by the telephone, waiting for a
call that could have meant big bucks as well as
the prestige of becoming a professional athlete.
For 6-7, 255-pound Greg Schwab, just the op
portunity to play pro football would fulfill a
childhood dream.
Oh yeah, it is something I've dreamed of: It's
something everyone dreams of." he said.
From the Sidelines
by Joe Arndt & Dennis Fernandes
Schwab probably has the tools for the pro
market. As an offensive tackle, his size and
quickness helped keep pursuing defenses
away from Duck quarterback Chris Miller dur
ing the past two seasons and helped open
holes for running backs like Tony Cherry.
Since the Ducks' season-ending Mirage Bowl
loss last November., Schwab has been lifting
weights four or five, times a week and running
wind sprints, all in the name of pro football
aspirations. .
'(The draft) is such an inexact thing," Schwab
said. ' There's no indication of what team might :
pick you or when. . :you just wait.”
Schwab said he saw a report from.an indepen
dent prognosticator that said he could go as high
as the fourth or fifth rounds. But he admitted you
have to remain realistic and not get caught up in
wishful thinking.
But Schwab has gone as far as hiring an
agent. Ken Stanninger. a Montana attorney, will
take care of any official contacts and potential
contract discussions with .MFL teams.
Previous to Tuesday's draft, four .teams had
shown interest in The Dalles product. Seattle,.
Miami. Green Bay. anti the Mew York Jets had all
sent scouts to personally inspect Schwab, who led
the Ducks in total offensive plays last season
(773). When the scouts came to town. Schwab ran
timed sprints and was tested on agility.
You really can t count on those teams and
there’s some other clubs that I’ve talked to or cor
responded with," Schwab said.
Schwab, who first received some pro inquiries
during his junior year, is anxious for a shot at pro
football, he said earlier this week he would call
his family and agent as soon as he had heard
from the riri. team that
Then , in May. he'll
report to a mini-camp
where he II have a
physical exam perform
ed and be basically
checked out:. After
that, it's rookie camp In
July and then the rough
road to making some
NFl. team's roster.
It just gets harder"
from here. Schwab said
about the drafts Tm
just crossing my flngefs
and hoping f.or the.
best.”.
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: Receiver Lew Barnes at’5.-9.and I 70 pounds,
.might have trouble cracking pads with the. big
fella's; '• .
But hc-cerfainly held his.own last season
despite being double-teamed.almost every game,
he turned In’ a great.year.. • ' ; •
’.. . Barnes, a first teanuall-American according to
the polls of the-FodtbaJI Writers of America and
” the football Hews also played in the Blue-Gray
Classfc on Christmas’Day and in the East-West
Shrine game in Palo Alto." Calif.
Short but sweet Barnes credentials at Oregon
are certainly pro caliber: In Just three years he
• became the all time career receiving leader In
yardSswith’2!048.. ttis 1.8 scores tied him for the
r- ‘ ’ . . .
career lead In touchdowns. Me was first team all
Paciflc-10 Conference for three years, one of them
as a return specialist.
There Isn't much room In the Mrt. for short
wide receivers but Barnes speed and athletic
ability as a hick returner will be too hard to pass
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Tailback Tony Cherry who became only tlw
third Oregon player ever to rush for more than
1,000 yards in a season Is in the same boat as
Barnes — his sire may undercut his ability.
But someone who Is already In the .fin. may
have helped him out tremendously, flew York
Giants running back Joe
Morris at 5-9, 2 12
pounds led the national,
football Conference In
^rushing last; season;
Cherry Is listed at 5 8.
184 pounds, tike Mor
ris/ he has a lightning
quick first stej»> hits.Jfhel
. holes fast and is a hard
. man to tackle, becailsc.;
of. his low • center . of •
. ..gravity; :• ■
• Cherry received first *
j team; Pac: 16-honors his:.
• last two years oneas a return”spc%£alist and the
other aCtail.b'ack. tie also.played alongside,Barnes
’in the. .Cast West Sfrririe game: •;
Ih addition Oregon fans mlgV.f ret ail his
unlimited enthusiasm-and drive naalched by no
ot'hef. K team-that heeds,a hard runner.could taki
Cherry in. the middle rounds. ’ ”.• • • „
•-, Safety Doug Judge (6.-2, 225 pounds) probably
has along with Schwab a solid chance to make a
career', for himself in the big leagues.
\ Me has the.size speed strength arid big hitter
potential to make It'as a safety or maybe even as
a defensive back. -
The problem because of injuries and position
changes. Is that he turned in better seasons his
Hour judge
Continued on Page 7B
Barnes goes
Compiled from Emerald '
and wire mrric* reports ^
Although Aubur'n’"s Bo
Jackson was the first player
taken in the National Football
League's draft on Tuesday,
Oregon receiver Lew Barnes
was the first Oregon football
player drafted in this year’s NFL
draft. .
The Super Bowl champion.
Chicago Bears made Bames the
last pick of the fifth round, the
138th pick overall. He was at '
home around 3:30 p.ra. when
they called and told him he had
been chosen. .' ’ *
“It feels good,“ Barnes said
later in the day. He said he had
hoped to go earlier in the draft,,
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. ‘.'realistic' - for him. ..
“This is a great opportunity,"
Barnes said of getting the
chance to go to a team with the
stature of the Bears. "It’s the
best opportunity I've ever had.”.
. Barnes expects to stay at the
receiver position, and the Bears
also drafted another reciever.
-- David Williams from Illinois, in
the third round. He will go to
the Bears mini-camp on May
18-19.
Barnes, a 5-9. 170-pounder
from San Diego, Calif , tied the
record for career touchdown
receptions (18) last season, and
finished his career as the all
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2,048 yards. Barnes also return
ed punts for the Ducks.
In the ninth round, tailback
Tony Cherry became the second
Duck to be drafted when he was
selected by the San Francisco
49ers, the 240th pick overall.
The 5-8, 184-pound Cherry,
from Victorville, Calif., became
only the third Oregon running
back to rush for more than 1.000
yards in a season.
Oregon linemen Drew
Smetana was drafted in the 11th
round by San Diego.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
who made Jackson the first pick
in the draft, made it clear they
would outbid baseball for him.
Jackson, Auburn’s Heisman
Trophy-winning running back,
is considered one of the best pro
football prospects ever, and a
pretty fair outfielder, too. The
Bucs said they would match any
baseball team, dollar for dollar,
for his services.
Bucs president Hugh
Culverhmise vowed to make
him “the highest-paid draft
choice in NFL history.” But
Jackson was noncommittal, say
ing he would make no decision
before baseball’s June 2-4 draft
of college and high school
players. . « .
The second pick behind
Jackson also was a foregone
conclusion — nose tackle Tony
Casillas of Oklahoma by the
Atlanta Falcons. Then the
Houston Oilers look quarter
back Jim Everett of IHirdue,
perhaps with an eye toward
trading Sl-miUion-a-year in
cumbent Warren Moon.
Then came defensive end Jon
Hand, taken by Indianapolis.
The Cotta had traded Monday
with Dallas for quarterback Cary
Hognboom in anticipation of
Kverott being gone.
Three Pac-10 players and the
first Canadian college player
ever taken In the first round
were also among first-round
picks. Washington linebacker
joe Kelly, to Cincinnati, was the
first Pac 10 pick, followed by
USC offensive tackle James Fltz
Patrick. picked by San Diego,
and Mike Sherrard. a UCLA
receiver picked by Dallas.
Offensive lineman Mike
Schad of Queen's University in
Toronto, to the Los Angeles
Rams, was the first Canadian
college player ever taken in the
first round. Oregon State
receiver Reggie Bynum was
chosen in the ninth round by
the New York Giants.