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Page 12 Portland Observer April 30. 1981 Sports Talk PUBLIC FORUM By Ron Sykes. Sports Editor At last George Rogers w ill have his day. Born d irt poor and often as a child not knowing when and where his next meal would come, the 6-2, 215 pound running back from South Carolina and this year’ s winner o f the coveted Heisman Trophy award is expected to become the firs t player picked in the 1981 NFL draft. Rogers is expected to be drafted and signed by the New Orleans Saints and where else but America can one go from dirt poor to filth y rich in one day? Yes, what a difference a day w ill make for Mr. Rogers. All those who belittle sports on the collegiate level should only take a look in the life o f one George Rogers. Athletics opened many doors to George Rogers, whose m other raised 10 children by herself, while the father was doing time in prison. Through sports young George was able to give a good life to the mother who struggled so hard so that her family could exist. When George signs his lucrative contract, for him, the ‘ ‘ American Dream ” w ill have been realized. And Ralph Sampson, the 7-4 center from V irg in ia , has shocked the basketball w orld by declaring to remain at school. The D etroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks o f the NBA both vowed to make the young man the highest paid rookie ever. period. It's m ind boggling to imagine anyone turning down that much money. To earn a college degree is fine, but one has to ask ‘ ‘ What is the reason for obtaining a degree?” A degree w ill help you get ahead in your chosen field; it w ill give you the potential to earn more money; it w ill give you a chance to secure your future; it will not earn you 3.3 million dollars probably in your en tire lifetime. It is the opinion here that the man from Virginia should have taken the money and run. I t ’ s obvious that at some venture in his life, he w ill be come a pro basketball player. It is also a fact that i f not fo r his basketball ability, the University of V irg in ia would not have been in terested in Ralph Sampson, and it is also known that i f he suffers a severe knee in ju ry w hile playing basketball, and it could happen at anytime. His value w ill diminish, if not disappear, and that great love affair with the NBA will be over. C ongratulations to In d ia n a ’ s Isiah Thomas, who knew all along his goal was to be a N BA player. Isiah announced that he was giving up his last two years at Indiana to earn money and take care o f his mother who toiled fo r 19 years to take care o f him. • The Philadelphia Sixers w ill fin a lly pay their debt to the C ity o f B ro th e rly Love. For the past three years, after failing to capture the w orld cham pionship, they’ ve told the C ity ‘ ‘ we owe you one.” This year they w ill w in, and fo r sure, the cham pionship series is being played in the East between the Sixers and the Boston Celtics. H ouston has perhaps the best center playing the game today in Moses Malone, but Moses w ith all his talents cannot beat the many bodies that Philadelphia w ill have. And don’ t believe a certain TV an nouncer when he tells you L a rry Bird is the best forward playing the game today. B ird is good but the best? Bobby Jones, 6-9 fo rw a rd fo r Philadelphia plays so well in every department and is just as effective as the B ird and w ith fewer tu rn overs. And I can ju st see M ilw aukee’ s Marques Johnson laughing aloud when Bird is called the game’ s best. Bird is just another "H ope.” But as always, this is ju st one Black man’s opinion. Police and the Community • Deputy Chief Phil Smith • Captain Ron Aichley. Internal Affairs • Stan Peters Portland Police Association • District Attorney Mike Shrunk • Public Defender's Office • • • • May 2, 9:30 A .M . 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