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D ecember
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29, 1993 • T he
SPOI
A LO O K R A C K AT S P O R T S IN 1 9 9 3
by
J ohn P hillips
The world of sports are things
that most people look at as a way to
have fun and enjoy one’s self. But,
1993 was a year of celebration and
smiles, sadness and tears.
The most talked about story was
the richest and best known athlete of
all times, walked away from the game
he loved and mastered so well, Michael
Jordan. After leading the Chicago
Bulls to three NBA championships in
arow.and looking forward toa fourth,
Jordan retired. Why? Mainly because
of the death of his father, James. But
mostly because he needed time with
his family and time to himself. We all
would love to watch “Air” still rule
the NBA for Michael, because not
many black athletes can go out on top,
on top of the sports world. I wish
Michael all of the best for the rest of
his family life.
T here were so may ups and
dow ns in 1993 in the world of sports,
here are a few:
•BoslonCelticsstar Reggie Lewis
died of heart complications in a pick
up basketball.
• Steve Young of the San Fran
cisco 49ers passed for 27 touchdowns
and leads the NFL in Passing effi
ciency.
• Monica Seles the number one
ranked women’s tennis player in the
world was stabbed in the back during
a tournament in Hamburg, Germany.
• Barry Bonds hits 456 home
runs, bats 336 and wins another MVP
award in baseball.
• At the age of 49, tennis great
Arthur Ashe d ics of Aids-related pneu-
monia. Ashe was the only black man
to win the U.S. Open, Australian
Open and Wimbledon.
• Gail Devers won the 100meters
dash and the 100 meter hurdles in the
world championships.
• New Jersey Nets and Ex-Port
land T railblazer guard Drazxen
Petrovic dies in an automobile crash
near Munich, Germany.
• Sheryl S woopes led Texas Tech
to the NCAA Women’s Basketball
Championship with a spectacular 47
point night in the title game.
• 18 members of the Zambian
national soccer team were killed in a
plane crash.
• Mario Lemieux returns from
treatment for Hodgkin’s disease to
win the NHL scoring title, and the
Hart trophy as the league MVP.
• Lady golfer Heather Farr, 28,
dies in Scottsdale, Arizona after a4 1/
2 year battle with cancer.
• ShaquilleO’Neal lakes Jordan’s
place as the top NBA star. A crossover
star. He’s the best big man in rap and
the best Rapper in the NBA.
• Jessie Jackson and the black
coaches association try to make sure
racial equality is more than just a
phrase.
• Joe Montana says bye-bye to the
49ers, breathes new life into the Kan
sas City Chiefs. Shows why many call
him the greatest.
• Vince Coleman of the New
York Mcts tosses an explosive device
out of a moving car at a group of fans,
injuring a child.
• Charlie Ward wins the Heisman
Trophy and lets no one else even
come close.
• Larry Johnson’s 12-year, $84
million dollar deal takes NBA sala
ries to a new frontier.
• New Jersey Nets forward Der
rick Coleman turns down a $69 mil
lion dollar deal.
• Chris Sebber didn ’t need a time
out, he took a $74 million dollar deal.
I could go on and on but I just
hope in 1994 there arc many more
highs than lows in the world of sports.
Teen Says It's
Wrong
Derrick Brame Accepts Full
Athletic Scholarship From OSU
D errick B ram e, a running-
back this p ast season at F ranklin
High School has m ade a verbal
com m itm ent to accept a full a th
letic scholarship to play football
at O regon Stale U niversity next
fall. D errick was recruited by
o v er 20 schools and chose O r
egon State over the U niversity o f
W ashington and The U niversity
o f O regon w hich were am ong
the d iv isio n 1 schools recruiting
him. D uring the reg u lar season
he carried the ball only 138 tim es
for 1, 297 yards and 9.4 yards
per carry. He was first team P.I.L.
and honorable m ention all-state.
Derrick Brame
Florence Receives Grant
Governor Roberts announced
Tuesday that the City of Florence has
received a $1.9 million award from
the Oregon Economic Development
Department to help complete water
system improvements. Lottery-funded
awards include a $1.1 million Special
Public Works Fund loan, a $64,649
grant and $18,151 estimated interest
earnings. The department is also
awarding a federal $750,000 Oregon
Com m unity Developm ent Block
G rant. The city will contribute
$450,000 and repay the loans over 20
years with water revenue.
Meyer store parking lots.
Last year’s recycling effort col
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nearly 261 tons more than the 1991
campaign. Sponsors expect to collect
at least 2,000 tons this year. Most
phone books collected in the metro
area will be recycled into new direc
tory paper at the Daishowa America
mill in Port Angeles, Wash.
The 1993 phone book recycling
campaign is a community project
sponsored by US WEST Direct, GTE
Northwest, Metro, Columbia River
Girl Scout Council, Fred Meyer,
Daishowa America, EZ Recycling,
local governments and area garbage
haulers.
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Homicide
Investigation
N. Congress Avenue and Prescott
S treet v ictim -A llen L ashaun
Cunningham
Homicide Detectives investigat
ing the shooting death of Allen
Lashaun Cunningham DOB 1-2-77,
believe Cunningham was acciden
tally shot by a friend of his, who was
riding in the care with Cunningham
at the tim e o f the sh o o tin g .
Cunningham was found Tuesday,
D eccm bcr21,1993al2:03am inacar
at N. Congress Avenue and Prescott
Street, suffering from a gunshot
wound to the head. Cunningham was
taken to Emanuel Hospital, where he
was later pronounced dead.
D etectives
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that
Cunningham was accidentally shot
by one of his three friends, who had
been riding in the car with him.
Detectives have identified the
occupants in the vehicle and the in
vestigation is continuing.
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