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■ FOOTBALL; The defensive coordinator
leaves the Oregon staff onty a year after
accepting the position
By Titvoi tMiwy
<y«»'«i fan
Charlie Water* rmtigned hi* ttolmutv* rowdiiM
lot potllion at Oregon In the b<**! intern*! of hi*
family, head ci»< h Mite Bellotti **td at a new*
txmmmat on Monday evening
Waters' resignation comes
(ust three months after hi* I7<
year old son Cody diet! in his
sleep According to a statement
from Waters that ttellottl reed,
the Waters family Will be tnuv
to Texes to be close to fam
ily and cope with the loss of
his son
"ft is with a greet th*d of sad
ness that I am making this
announcement to leave the ■■■t a oaaa
Uni vet si ty of Oregon." Water* “ATfMI
said in the statement, "Due to
the loss of my beloved son Cody. I feel it is of the
utmost importance to live near the comfort and
support of close family moodier* in Texas *
According to BelloUl. Water* was currently
looking for bousing and employment — either in
or out of football —» in the state of Texas
"Obviously the circumstances of Charlie's
departure are much different from the norm." Bel
lotti Mid "I don't know that this decision Is any
more difficult than figuring a way to survive after
losing a son."
"I think it was tough because he and his family
truly loved Eugene." he Mid. "In times uf stress
you look towards (amity as a help and support sy*
tern, and he feels that is the best course of action
right now
"I think he did feel that the most Important thing
for him at this point was to get his family bac k to a
support system centered around the family In
Texas And in doing so. he pul the needs of his fam
ily above his own professional and personal goals
and I understand that and do support him "
Whether or not Water* will take a fool bail
coaching job in Texas, such as the Baylor or Texas
Tech )oh* be has been reportedly associated with,
still remains to he seen
I know he has applied for several jobs in ath
latu administration, some football, some even out
side the coaching realm I will support him in any
mdwttnr he choose*.'* Bailout said.
to the month* foil owing Onguni t Union Bowl
appearance, Watar» future with the Ducks, and in
(begun, became unclear, as rumors swirled about
the family's return to Texas
Monday's annoum emenl cleared those rumors
up. however, and comes just over a week after the
Ducks had filled the only kulr in their coaching
staff by naming Dirk knot let lire team's offensive
coordinator, replac ing A! Borges, who look the
coordinator gib at UCLA,
About two weeks ago. Waters informed Bellottt
of his decision, hut ftellntti wanted to hold the
decision urtlil after the Dork* chose the new offen
sive coordinator
"f asked him to help me with the process of the
«eIn non of the offensive coordinator and to hold
of I on the annoum swum! until I felt that we were
in the pcMiition. from a program standpoint. In let
that go." Bellottt said
The head trtsdt plans to find a replacement tor
Waters within the next few weeks, and has already
talked to several possible isniliiUtM fur the open
gib. including former Oregon State coach Kim kv
Long However. Long took a job with UCLA last
week
While Waters leave* Oregon after fust one year
of coaching, he lias had visible impart on ihe pro
gram
We have learned from a lootnall standpoint
some scheme* that lie will leave with u»," Hello! ■
ti '*.ild "There are some thing* he did and ho will
leave this loam with, both (rum a kwh lung stand
point and a player relationship standpoint, that we
will be better for *
Waters brought several new weapons to an
already accomplished Oregon defense, the most
notable of which were several hlit/ing schemes
Those improvements helped the Ducks lead Ihe
Pactli> 10 Conference In ilefwose and earned Ore
gon a No » national ranking in rushing defense
“He is very intelligent about the game of fool
ball,* defensive lineman Mark Schmidt said "He
brought a whale different aspect He taught the
game of football esi eilentiy You couldn't ask for
a better coach "
"To tell you the truth, I am sad he is leaving."
cornerhack Kenny Wheaton said "Hut family Is
first ami being >he man be is, he has to do what t»
right he hit fatuity, so I am l win mi him all the way
and I wish him the best
"But at the same time I have to admit I am going
to mi** him "
■ TENNIS: The women beat Idaho,
Seattle and Willamette on Sunday,
and the men won too
By Rywi Frank
Frmtme* Spent Ikvamr
For the only time *11 year, both the Ore
gon men's end women's tennis teams
were in town
Idaho. Seattle and Willamette were in
town (or three matches tn three day* to
(ace the Oregon women's team Idaho's
men's team also made the trip to Eugene
(or a Friday match
On Friday, the Oregon women
squeaked by Idaho &-4. swept Seattle 9-0
on Saturday and didn't drop a set a* it
swept Willamette 9 0 on Sunday. The
three wins move the Ducks to 9-2 lor the
season.
Oregon's top three singles players won
their matches, including freshman All
Napier Napier. Oregon * No 2 singles
player, began a successful weekend with a
win over Rachel Dive No. 4 Hannah King
and No $ Shaneile Kaneshiro dropped the
only two singles matches fee the Ducks
On the double* side, No. 2 Allison So#
now and King won the only match lor
Oregon with * win over Andre* Khtltng
and Erin Wentworth
After battling it out with Idaho, the
Dudut easily defeated Seattle on Saturday
king started her streak of two straight
match** without losing a game by taking
cate of Megan Joyce A t). A O No 3 Jamie
Martin was the only Duck to go to three
sets before edging out Marcie Scott
On Sunday against Willamette, only
No A Crtsti Cnsvairo was tented as tire first
set of her match went to a tie breaker
Every other match was decided in straight
sets Napier didn't lose a game all day a*
she won her singles match AO. then
teamed up with Craveiro to win their dou
bles match A O at No 3 doubles Once
again, king didn't drop a game as she
defeated Laura Kagee
Next weekend the women's team will
traval to California for tha third tima this
season, playing four matches in threa
days. Oregon will take on Cal Poly
Pomona and Sacramento State on Friday.
Cal Poly Sen Luis Obispo on Saturday and
$t Mary's on Sunday All four matches
will take place In Moragx Calif., the home
of St Mary's.
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AMMtw •'Ua&MOKM'MMH
Frwhdian AM Hapiar had a atrong waakand.
picking up wtna on Friday and Sunday.
Portland doesn’t j
need Strickland
Dear Mr Rod Strickland.
As a Portland native
and long-time supporter
of the Trailfotaxetr*. t take
offense at your recent Iwhavior If I
have my l*tt«
i Bfwi. you
wanted to la
trailed be lore the
NBA trading
deadline because
you don't like
playing tot the
Blazer* bead
coach I* |. (jule*'
Imo.
When the trad
I.I
mg deadline came and went with
out the Blazer * (runt offices* being
able to work out a trad# that waa
beneficial to the team, you vowed
that your "day* a* a Blazer were
over"
if I continue to have my tact*
correct, you then curved out your
team and Car leal mo at practice
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