Page 12 P o rtlan d O b s erver T h u rsd ay. S e p te m b e r 20. 1979
Cole quits Harlem Globetrotters
by Ullysses Tucker, Jr.
When the Harlem Globetrotters
open the 1979-80 basketball season
wit their theme song “ Sweet Georgia
Brown," one player who will not be
clow n in g, spinning balls on his
fingers, and keeping the crowd in
laughter is Portland's Ron Cole.
Cole, a 1974 graduate o f Jefferson
High School, and a member o f the
Demos slate championship team in
1972 said from M att Dishman
C om m unity Center in Northeast
that, “ obtaining a Master’s degree is
the most important goal in my life at
this moment."
The former All-American (1977-
78) at the University o f San Diego
continued, “ I sustained a injury last
season that really made me think
about the future, I became aware o f
how insecure I was as an athelete.”
Degreeless at the tim e. Cole
decided to return to San Diego where
he completed the required courses in
summer school and earned a B.S. in
Business Administration.
"G oing back to get my degree was
the best move o f my life,” said the
24-year-old. "Pursuing a graduate
degree will be even a better move.”
“ Sugah,” as he is called by fellow
Trotters also said, "M u rp h y ’s law
says what can go will go wrong, so I
want to have education as an ace in
the hole, just in case the law tries to
get into effect.” Cole plans to secure
a Masters in IS m onths at the
University o f San Diego.
Last season Cole played in 283 out
o f 306 games with the Trotters as a
rookie while touring the U.S., Spain,
France, Denm ark, H o lla n d , and
Sweden.
“ It's beautiful to receive so much
international exposure at such a
young age,” said Cole. “ I learned a
lot about other cultures and myself.”
How do you feel as a role model? “ I
have to always be conscious because
people are always looking at me,
especially the youngsters.”
Cole, like many Black athletes,
Sports Talk
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by Ron Sykes
Sports Editor
It isn’t a question anymore as to
which center in the NBA is most
valuable. W ith the commissioned
decision on compensation to Port
land fo r losing B ill W alton, the
Commissioner has virtually declared
no contest between Kareem Abdul
Jabbar and Bill Walton. After many
months and much frustration Com
missioner L arry O ’ Brien awarded
Portland the following: 30-year-old
veteran guard Randy Smith, a back
up center. Kevin Kunnert and
stron gman 6 ’ 8 ” fo rw a rd Kerm it
W ashington, plus a 1980 d ra ft
choice. Also San Diego has an option
to pull one player back and give the
Blazers a 1981 first round choice.
Must believe that San Diego is the
winner here.
When Jabbar decided to leave
M ilw a u kie fo r the smog o f
L A . . . L A gave the Bucks h a lf a
franchise, and all quality players.
Now the trades begin. Don’ t be
surprised to see many new faces on
the court wearing the fam iliar red
and black.
It ’s a known fact that the Blazer
org an izatio n is peddling Lionel
H ollins and Maurice Lucas, their
two all-pro players. Jack Ramsay,
fo r some strange reason, prefers
Dave T w ardzik over the much
superior Hollins. Ramsay buildeth
and Ramsay destroyeth. I t ’ s been
said in the past that given time Ram
say would destroy a team. And it ap
pears now that he’ s well on the way.
There w ill be again this year a good
player cut to make room for Larry
Steele.
Portland’ s highly-touted number
one draft choice Jim Paxson is on a
guaranteed contract and must stick
with the team as is Steele.
So now Greg Bunch, Stan Eck
wood and Abdul Jeelani, all better
than competent player—Steele isn’t—
will have to scrap for a spot on the
roster. Realistically only one w ill
have any chance o f sticking.
Is Spartacade over yet?
Don’t give up on the Ducks who
lost to a good Michigan State team
....R em em ber they’ re young and
good but prone to a few mistakes.
Trailing 20-17 in the third period
they allowed MSU to break o ff a 101
yard kick-off return that broke their
backs. Look for Oregon to rebound
to beat the highly rated Huskies in
Eugene this Saturday.
Whatever happened to Shaler
Halimon? Shaler is now working and
residing in the Portland area.
I
fundamentals about the game.
“ I ’d like to do great things for the
Portland community once I finish
my career, because there are so many
people who helped me along the way
as a youth. I love this city and it’ ll
always be home for me.”
J
Cole says that he has no inten
tion o f playing basketball in the
NBA, or with the Trotters again af
ter completing his education. “ I ’ ll
probably go over to France for a few
years since I have a good friend Carl
Byrd (another former Demo stand
out who starred at C a lifo rn ia -
Berkeley) is over there.”
I
J
RON COLE
works out at Matt Dishman Center
every day as well as teaching the kids
Remember the Saturday night
massacre? Well, look for the Blazers
to have one shortly after Friday
night’ s opener in Minneapolis.
The best comeback in pro basket
b a ll. . . Lionel H o llin s , a fte r su f
fering a knee injury and a relatively
poor season last year.
Guard Stan Eckwood, fast and a
good shooter, looks like the sleeper
o f this year’ s Blazer squad.
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The N C AA All-Am erican base
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Battle o f the B a y s ...w o n by
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do it well but please have something
to fall back on just in case that
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Jeff Friday night. Pick the Demos by
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