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e,skill and speed.. Connell's key to the pros Ireyne n jnnell has dreamed a- jofootball career for a jand now his dream is jch. ¡11,22, is the college ¡1 director and coached lull team's secondary [it was during this sea ls decided he wanted to fessional football. thought (to play foot- i still-in my head and ¡¡Is I was coaching I that I missed playing," gid. "I worked out off during the fall and I jetting serious about id November." McGriff, former head coach, originally recrui- back so we moved him there," McGriff said. "I recognized when I recruited him that he had good speed." "I was recruited to Clackamas mostly on potential. I didn't start until the third game of the season but then I played the rest of the year as a starter," Cpnnell said. ' While at Clackamas Connell held the record for the most pass interceptions and was an All Conference, All-Region, and Nat; ional Junior College Athletic As sociation All-American mention. He was recruited by schools such as Oregon, Washington, and Mon tana State as well as his choice, Colorado State. "At Colorado as a junior I started and played the whole season. I was thinking about the pros then but I was doing more dreaming then I was working," Connell said. "I worked until the last day before training camp my senior year and I was in worse shape than I anticipated. By daily doubles I was in fair shape but the combination of the altitude and the loss of training got to me. "For the first two or three days I lost my concentration. I was moved down to second string. It was tough to make the climb back up but I stuck it out. I was second string the rest of the season," he said. "I got a hold of Seattle and Denver after I got through my senior season," Connell said. "I was going to try out for the team as a walk-on but I wasn't sure I was mentally ready. Physically I was, but I was afraid of dis appointment." In the spring, Connell decided not to go out for the team and instead accepted his present job, as intramural director. and the ability to play are the main things the coaches will be interested in. If a player catches their attention he will be invited back for their regular summer camp. "Now, I'm in the best shape I've ever been in to play foot ball," Connell said. "I anticipate going to Seattle (as a walk-on) but I will go anywhere I have to in order to play professional ball." "I think that Dan is an out standing young man who has worked extremely hard to pre pare himself toplay in the pros," McGriff emphasized. "As a free agent it is difficult to be no ticed." Connell hasn't scrimmaged since his senior year in 1976 but feels that this won't hurt his chances for the pros. "The lack of play won't help me but it won't hurt that bad. I think wanting to play and hustle will make up fora lot of it. It won't be easy," Connell said. "I've talked to the Seattle Seahawks' Assistant director of player personnel. I'm going to their two or three-day spring camp," he said. Connell stressed that physical abilities, speed, size quickness At 6-3, 202 pounds, Connell has the size and speed required to play in the pros as a free safety. He has run a 4.5 for 40 yards which is below the 4.7 standard. Connell lifts weights every day for 11/z-2 hours and runs 2 to 3 hours working mostly on speed. I go there I ■to in ir to play football.’ pell to Clackamas in Connell played first as a |iver and then as a de- ■ ¡day the backs and the ceivers traded positions ¡really did a good job at Dan Connell is currently working out seven days-a-week preparation for the Seattle Seahawks' camp to be held this spring. 'I want to prove to myself that I can Play.’ "Right now I don't want to make pro ball my career," Con nell said. "I want to prove to myself that I can play. I plan to finish school in the off-season and get my degree in marketing." iseball team's musical medley out of tune cCaffrey Cougars of is County would make musicians no doubt. The hestra would have rea- good rhythm mixed harmony but when it Keeping a beat you jink they all flunked pinglessons. Unable to 8 steady winning beat jars dropped 3 of five st week. The fact that pelosses were in league ion certainly makes for etty disonant chords to second half of league [foheart-breaking league »league leading Linn- pie about not so much from lack of effort but rather from the inability to keep a con stant rhythmic pressure on the opposition. Case in point: After dropp ing- the first game 5-3 behind four hit pitching by RobTollef- sen the Cougars Jim Coffman pitched no hit baseball, that is no hit baseball, for eight com plete innings. Coffman, who had been sick at the beginning of the season, allowed 3 hits and one run in the next two innings but was,forced to leave the game in the eleventh inning with no decision; The visitors then pushed a- cross three runs on two Clacka mas errors and only one hit to take away the game. Statistically the Coug's came up with seven hits while the opponents man aged only four but the Cougars committed ten errors in this game, fourteen on the afternoon to explain the differences in the scores'. Trying to get back in tempo, the Clackamas came out to swing later in the week against Van couver's Clark College. Led by Wayne Snoderly's first inning three run. home run, the com bined pitching of Dave Snoderly, and Bob Simirile managed to hold off Clark batting rallies for Buddy Patnode and fen lost their opening »Hied to win. I)of number one man nard and number two Me featured in the with Treasure Valley combined for the only Clackamanians unleashed their fury on the poor men of Judson Baptist College scoring in the third inning six runs on five consecutive hits, including rip ping Wayne Snoderly's double and singles by Anderson and Kabusriter. This put the Baptists away in a league competition. In the sixth inning, with the Cougars ahead 9-2, nature released her own fury putting any form of baseball games away for the day. At press time Coach Gene Pet erson was still trying to arrange a good make-up date for the second game. SPORTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS am shows potential ffis men's tennis team d their upward climb week as they defeated Main 5-1 and tied with ■Valley 3-3 last Friday lion, p Cougars victory over Main, the men did not patch until David Riggs Pickens lost to Nick find Steve Doherty 7-6, a 4 to 3 non league victory. In the second game the Cougars must have lost count again when despite Mike Sprague's fine first outing performance the team managed to commit three errors in the sixth inning to hand Clark the second game 5-2. In the on again-off again team-orchestra that is this ball club it is not often that one knows what to expect from this jumbled mixture. Saturday the Maynard beat Ernie Costello 6-1, 6-1; Patnode defeated Mike Haines 6-2,7-6 and the two com bined for 9-7 win over Haines and Wilkens in doubles play. The Cougars ended the week with a 3-2 loss against Umpqua last Saturday at home. In that match, third man Bobzein and fourth man Sam Pickens claimed the only Cou- gar points with victories over Jeff Cole, 6-1, 7-6 and Jeff Stilwel(6-3, 7-6, respectively. "We stil need a lot of work in some areas, but we're still show ing a lot of improvement and hopefully we will start showing this improvement with more vic tories as the season progresses," Rich Taylor, head coach said. Mt. Hood Relays 7:00 Gresham 22 Mt. Hood Relays 7:00 Gresham Wed Fri Sat 19 21 22 Judson Baptist Lane, Central Oregon 3:00 Home 3:00 Home 12:00 Bend Men's tennis Wed Fri Sat Tue 19 21 22 25 Mt. Hood Lane Central Oregon Concordia 3:00 3:00 12:00 3:00 Golf Fri Tue 21 25 Conference Match Open 12:00 Arrowhead Baseball Wed Fri Sat Tue 19 21 22 25 Mt. Hood Linfield Chemeketa Umpqua 1:00 3:00 1:00 1:00 Women's track Sat Men's track Sat Women's tennis April 19, 1978 centimeters Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab Gresham Home Bend Portland Home Home Home Roseburg
