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GRESHAM (O re ) OUTIO O K and SANDY (O re ) POST Thurs
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Brooks considers Vince Williams one of the prem ier
fullbacks in the nation lie missed eight games last year < the
NCAA granted him another year of eligibility ». tint still gam
ed 2O.*i yards and is just 723 yards short of the Oregon career
rushing record Junior Terrance .Jones and sophomore
Ladaria Johnson w ill spell Williams
‘‘ I think we're in good shape at the runnnmg back
position," Brooks says "We have good talent and good
depth ”
Almost enough to take Brooks' mind oil his lack of depth on
the offensive line The bucks have what they consider one ot
the nation's best
centers in senior
M ike D elegato,
and are solid at
one guard position
with Stuart Ya,
sko fillin g the lull
"Delegato is a
b o n a fid e
a ll
A m e ric a
can
didate.” Brooks
says.
“ H e 's
started for three
years and is Hi
pounds bigger and
stronger than last
year Stuart is
definite pro pro
spec, ”
That still leaves
an open guard
Vince Williams
spot which w ill l>e
filled by the likes of Paul Sanborn, Brian Castle, Bandy
O'Rourke or Craig Kaylor
Both of ISRO's starting tackles are gone, but Brooks is high
on 260 pound Garrett Earle and 285 pound Rick Price
Oregon's most improved player a year ago may have been
Greg Moser, a sure handed junior who walked on to the team,
originally, and wound up leading it in receptions (32 for till
yards) last season ‘‘ Moser showed last year he was one of
the finest receivers on the West Coast," Brooks says "F o r a
team that didn’t throw as much as some of the others he stdi
ranked up pretty high in receptions He had one ol the highest
yards per catch averages in the country "
Mark James, a sprinter on the Duck track team las, tall,
caught 15 passes las, season as a freshman and frosh
Osborne Thomas earned a starting spot in spring drills
A, tight end, a battle w ill be waged between Senior Greg
Hogenson and junior Tim Tyler, who split the job las, year
Brooks is looking for a punter to replace th«* graduated
Mike Babb, bu, has two soln! place kickers in Doug
Jollym our, who w ill probably handle held goals and extra
points, and Paul Schwabe, w ho w ill take care ol the kickoffs
Even an untried front line doesn't dampen Brooks' en
thusiasm about his defense. "We lost a Io, of people ion the
line»," he says, "but I think we've go, some tme, young
talent, although it w ill lie a little inexperienced a, firs t.’’
The No 1 man up front is junior defensive end Mike Walter
"We expect big things from h im ," Brooks says Walter, a,
6-4. 226 pounds a
pretty big thing
himself, made 50
tackles last year
and is the only
returning starter
on the line On the
o p p o s ite
end
s h o u ld
be
sophomore Gary
Z im m e rm a n , a
b a c k u p c e n te r
la s t y e a r who
earned the sta r
ting end position
d u rin g
s p rin g
drills.
That fine, young
talent Brooks was
ta lk in g
about
comes in the form
Kevin I usk
of B ill Lowder, a
part tim e starter at tackle a year ago. and probable starters
Ed Rhone and Mike Gray, Oregon's only junior college
transfer Gray, a 6 4. 250-pounder, has all America potential
The linebacker position is crammed lu ll of talent and ex
perience " I t ’s one of the strengths of our team .” Brooks
says
In middle linebackers Chris Cosgrove and Ed Hagerty.
Brooks has two men who could probably find a starting spot
on any team in the conference Instead, they give Oregon as
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potent a one two punch as there is Cosgrove missed las,
season, bu, led the team in tackles, with 140, the previous
year Hagerty had 90 last year, putting him second in the
team totals
Flanking them w ill t>e senior Andy Vobora on one side and
either Mike Berkich or Dwight Ford on the other
The Ducks also are deep in ,he secondary Potential all
America Steve Brown anchors one cornerback position He
had six interceptions in his first two years He’ll also handle
kick returns Two other players who have seen starting duty
at the corner «are Dennis ( ’lav and Ross Gibbs
As if the Duck's lineup, alone, wasn't enough, they also got
some help from the schedule makers; enough, in fact, that
Brooks has already said his team has the potential to win
every game it plays Oregon opens w ith Fresno State, Kansas
and Pacific, then entertains Washington a, home
" I'v e lived with them a ll." Brooks says. “ I ’ll live with this
schedule, too."
These days Brooks and his Ducks can live with just about
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