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Whatever Happened to Tradition?
The death of three former Sun Devil greats has reminded ASU fans that Arizona State has been losing more than football games.
By Barry Sollenberger
Whatever happened to tradition?
It's the little things. Like gold helmets and gold pants. White jersey tops on the road, Maroon jersey tops at home.
The little things.
For almost half a century, Arizona State football was vintage Sun Devil football. The best game in town. Win or lose, they played and looked like Devils.
Today, trying to recognize ASU football is no easy task. The Devils are 0-2 in all- gold uniforms, having lost to Arizona in 1989, and USC in 1990. Both games were played in Sun Devil Stadium. " The House that Kush Built." Some fans were as con- fused as the opponents.
"They looked like bananas," said Arizona linebacker Chris Singleton, after the Cats' 28-10 win. His opinion mirrored that of many local fans, as well as mem- bers of the media. "It just made me want to play harder."
Along with his teammates, Singleton and the Cats have turned this annual con- test into the most lopsided in-state college football rivalry in the nation.
But some people never learn.
Last fall, ASU seniors asked if they could wear the gold jerseys again, this time against USC. Coach Larry Marmie agreed. Whose running the show?
Southern Cal wasn't impressed, either. Neither was ESPN announcer Tim Brando: "Those are arguably the worst uniforms I've ever seen in college football."
USC won, 13-6.
"When you turn on TV today, you don't even recognize
ASU. We like it that way." se
The Devils are 0-2 wearing new maroon pants. Who says the school has money problems? Coach Marmie's forces fell 21-17 to Arizona, then 62-45 to Houston in Japan. In maroon pants? Honest!
Whatever happened to tradition?
"When you turn on TV today, you don't even recognize ASU," said Bob Coleman, a former USC pitcher who resides in Los Angeles. "We like it that way."
Coleman should know. Like many USC fans who made the trek, Coleman had a
"Those are arguably the worst uniforms I've ever seen in college football.”
front row seat in Sun Devil Stadium in 1978, when ASU - vintage ASU - stuffed the soon-to-be national champs, 20-7.
Whatever happened to tradition?
Is somebody trying to bury the past? Those who have worn the maroon & gold in past years are upset. Lots of them.
"Arizona State teams, two of which fin- ished undefeated, have played in 15 bowl games," wrote Tim Tyers in the Phoenix Gazette, "They've won nine and tied one. The blood, sweat and tears of those teams should be honored as much as the Rose Bowl champs.
"It's called tradition, people. It shouldn't be brushed aside."
Tyers was referring to the "1987 Rose Bow! Champions" sign, hanging above the loge section in Sun Devil Stadium. Plus the Rose Bow! plaque sitting outside the south entrance to the stadium.
More than one member of the undefeat- ed 1970 Peach Bowl team, honored last year during the Oregon State game, asked the same question. "Does this school think football started here in 1986?"
It goes deeper than football.
Wrote Bob Moran of the Mesa Tribune: "You wouldn't know it by looking up at the ceiling at the Activity Center, but the Devils played in nine NCAA Tournaments. Evidently, it's more important at ASU to hang banners of the Pac-10 schools, than to promote to its players, student body, and ever-expanding fan base that Ned Wulk took ASU to the Big Dance nine times."
Times have changed. The Sun Devils are no longer the "only game in town." They aren't even the only game in Sun Devil Stadium.
"Arizona State made a mistake, in my opinion, in leasing the stadium to the Cardinals," former Sun Devil coach John Cooper told the San Diego Union, "Look at any city where there is college and pro football. With the exception of Seattle, the rest of the college teams are really hurtin.'
"Look at Houston. Look at SMU, down in Dallas. Look at Atlanta, with Georgia
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Tech. Look at Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh won a national championship and never sold out."
It's been a blue decade, and a blue, blue year. On and off the field, the Devils have lost more than football games.
Last October, Larry Todd, a former run- ning back for Arizona State and the Oakland Raiders, died of cancer at age 50. In 1963, Todd played in the same ASU backfield with John Torok, Gene Foster, Ben Hawkins, Jesse Fleming and Jim Bramlet. They went 8-1 and anniliated Arizona, 35-6. Eight teammates signed pro- fessional contracts.
But Todd was plucked from the college ranks after his junior year by the Raiders, starting a brief conflict between Oakland's Al Davis and ASU head coach Frank Kush.
"They came in and signed Larry before his senior year," recalled Kush. "The NFL didn't do that then. But the AFL did. That didn't set well with us."
Todd played six years with the Raiders. His best game came as a rookie: 20 carries, 134 yards and a touchdown against Houston.
Last February, former running back Travis Williams, who fought poverty most of his adult life, died after a long illness. He was 45. Williams, one of the fastest Sun Devils of all-time, returned four kickoffs for touchdowns - an NFL record - during his rookie season with Green Bay in 1967. He returned two in one game with Cleveland.
That same Packer team beat Oakland, 33-14, in Super Bowl II. At Arizona State, Williams, a 9.3 sprinter, played in the same
DY "Is somebody trying to bury the past? Those who have worn the maroon & gold in past years are upset?" a a mE ata Lee
backfield with Max Anderson. "I was sad when I heard about Travis," said Anderson, who resides in Tempe. "He really had it tough, I guess."
Last April, John Hangartner, the starting quarterback on Arizona State's 10-0 club in 1957, was killed in a solo car accident in California. Hangartner played for two dif- ferent head coaches at A-State: Dan Devine and Frank Kush. The 54-year-old former
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signal caller is survived by his wife, Janel, and three children.
He passed for 1,203 yards in 1957, and 1,208 yards in 1958, when he was the team's co-captain with Tom Ford. With Hangartner calling singals, the Devils blitzed rival Arizona, 47-0, in his next-to- last game at ASU. It was in 1958, Kush's first year as head coach, and the game was played in Tucson. The Devils finished 8-2.
A former CIF player of the year from Glendale's Hoover High, Hangartner returned to California and became a suc- cessful high school coach.
He came to Anaheim right out of col- lege, as an assistant at Western High. He later assisted the legendary Clare Van Hoorebeke, himself a former Sun Devil, at Anaheim High. Hangartner was soon pro- moted to head coach at local Kennedy High, and later coached at Magnolia.
He retired after a heart attack in 1987, but may have suffered another heart attack while driving.
His Nissan careened off the freeway, plowed through 150 feet of foliage, became airborne for another 100 feet, then nose dived onto railroad tracks below. An oncoming train later struck the car.
"When John left high school football, I got out too," said Bob Switzer, Hangartner's assistant since 1964. "He was a tremen- dously strong individual and disciplinarian in all aspects of his life."
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How Long Will The Drought Last?
Young Bret Powers, from Cactus High, looks promising.
There's been two droughts in one. First, the Sun Devils haven't beaten rival Arizona in almost a decade. Second, it's been four years since ASU went bowling. To Sun Devil fans, that's an eternity.
But you can't cry over spilt milk. A 4-7 campaign, worst since World War II, is over. The 1991 campaign is here. An open- ing game date with Oklahoma State is right around the corner.
What can Devil fans expect?
First, ASU's squad has more depth than any of Coach Larry Marmie's first three teams. The Devils return seven starters on offense and nine or defense, not to men- tion both place kickers.
Second, this ASU squad has talent on defense. Lots of it. Overall, 34 of the 44 players listed on the two-deep chart return. High-profile players include cornerback Phillippi Sparks, flanker/return artist Eric Guliford, linebacker Darren Woodson, place kicker Mike Richey, fullback Kelvin Fisher and defensive tackle Shane Collins.
The Sun Devils will benefit from experi- ence gained by underclassmen and the return of those injured. During one three- game stretch, ASU played without nine full- time starters. Nineteen players missed a total of 87 starts.
Only eight players started every game. Twenty-seven separate operations were
performed on key personnel, during and after the season. This has been a major concern of both coaches and fans alike.
"I think our players, particularly the three-and four-year players, have a clear cut idea of what we expect and how we're trying to do things," says Marmie's, 16-16-1 as the Devils' head coach. "I don't think there are any secrets among our players about what it takes to win."
The offense starts at quarterback, and Paul Justin is gone. Three weeks after the Missouri game, in which Justin was hurt, sophomore Bret Powers (6-6, 216) started against Oregon. The former Glendale Cactus star is that position's leading candi- date. The staff is hopeful that senior Bobby Valdez (6-2, 184), a former state player-of- the-year at Tucson Sunnyside, will con- tribute.
The front wall will be anchored by cen- ter Toby Mills (6-2, 263), who started five games as a true freshman. The former Henderson, Tx. native has lived up to his press clippings.
At quick guard, senior Jeff White (6-3, 271) started three games. Redshirt fresh- man Troy Martz (6-4, 250) shows promise. Senior Bob Robertson (6-4, 272) is the pro- jected starter at strong guard.
Senior Tim Kirby (6-5, 277) has been moved to quick tackle. Competing with Kirby is DeMario Vaughn (6-6, 270), a red- shirt freshman, and JC transfer Craig Ritter (6-4, 260).
Mike Ritter (6-7, 293) returns at strong tackle. Backing him up is giant junior Joe Penniplede (6-7, 320) and sophomore Pat Fresch (6-6, 300). "I think we're going to be better on the offensive line because we've got some good experience coming back," adds Marmie's. "One of our goals with them is to be more physical."
The Devils are loaded at tight end. Junior Bob Brasher (6-5, 225) is the pro- jected starter, He will have strong competi- tion from soph Brian Ryder (6-3, 227) and redshirt freshmen Marquis Tucker (6-6, 245) and Nickie Moore (6-5, 225). Tucker is a former two-sport star (basketball/foot- ball) at Phoenix Carl Hayden.
Junior wide receiver Eric Guliford (5-8, 157) earned honorable mention all-Pac 10 honors after catching 48 passes for 837 yards and four touchdowns. The former Peoria High all-stater missed three games with an ankle injury. Sophomore Derrick Hart (6-3, 170) backs him up.
Flanker Eric Moss (6-2, 205) caught 15 passes for 215 yards and one score. Junior Kevin Snyder (5-9, 161) saw lots of action.
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Tough defensive tackle Shane Collins hopes to return to action.
Incoming freshmen with excellent football skills include speedy Derrick Land (5-9, 165) from Mesa Red Mountain, and Cactus High's Jason Birdsong (6-0, 170), the most productive receiver in Phoenix high school football (see chart). Land is a former 5A state sprint champion.
At tailback, junior Leonard Russell jumped to the NFL. Sophomore George Montgomery (6-1, 204) was the starter before suffering early season injuries. Impressive in spring drills was transfer Jerone Davison (6-0, 215). He scored 19 touchdowns and rushed for 1,360 yards for Solano CC in California.
Another newcomer to the backfield will be Tucson Amphi prep All-American Mario Bates, the state player-of-the-year. He gained a state single-season record 2,747 yards and scored 34 touchdowns for the state's 5A finalist.
Senior Kelvin Fisher (5-11, 215) is the starting fullback. A good receiver, he caught 20 passes for 230 yards and two scores. Junior Tom Harkrader (6-0, 189), sophomore Larry Boyd (6-2, 205) and red- shirt frosh Parnell Charles (6-2, 210) back up Fisher.
If championships are indeed won with defense, ASU has a shot. Nine starters are back, starting with corner Phillippi Sparks (5-11, 189), a former JC All-American who
Here's two items Sun Devil Stadium needs more of: 1)touchdowns - lots of them - scored by the Sun Devils them- selves, and 2)fans - lots of them. Above, Eric Guliford scores against Stanford, a 30-22 Arizona State win.
starred at Phoenix Maryvale. His head coach compares him to former Sun Devil greats like Mike Haynes, Mike Richardson, David Fulcher, Eric Allen and Nathan LaDuke. If he lives up to his press clip- pings, he might be ASU's top pro prospect. It's a local flavor at the other corner, also, Junior Kevin Miniefield (5-10, 169)
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started nine games. At Phoenix Camelback, as a point guard in basketball, he re-wrote the school's scoring and assist records.
The free safety slot is up for grabs. Junior Adam Brass (5-10, 186) and redshirt freshman Kendall Rhyne (6-3, 205) will both play.
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Buster Madariaga, Round Valley Don Ahee, Tucson
Dan Russell, Mesa
Gus Headington, Yuma
Oscar Carrillo, Tucson
Charles Beall, Mesa
Charles Beall, Mesa (jr)
Fred Enke, Jr., Tucson
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Place kicker Mike Richey, from Corona del Sol H.S., earned a schol- arship the hard way.
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WR....Peter Marine, 6-2, 185 OL.....Craig Ritter, 6-4, 260... OL.....Greg Thurston, 6-4, 265 OL.....Chuck Underwood, 6-3, 260 DL.... Jon Kirksey, 6-4, 295 . DB... Jean Boyd, 6-1, 190 ..
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the coaches have moved him to outside backer. Sophomore Shante Carver (6-6, 220) will compete with Hooks. He led the club with 10 QB sacks. Junior Brett Wallerstedt (6-1, 232) is the inside backer.
However, the defensive line must improve. Hopefully, this area is the most improved.
It better be.
Defensively, the Devils have been near the bottom of the Pac, for too long. Players like David Dixon and Arthur Paul should make a difference. A big difference.
Paul (6-5, 290) and Dixon (6-6, 318) are big, physical players who should anchor a much stronger front wall. The other defen- sive tackle is senior Tim Landers (6-3, 276), the best lineman to come out of Round Valley High in Springerville since all-pro Mark Gastineau. Senior Shane Collins (6-4, 273), a former Pac-10 shot put champion, suffered a knee injury against Baylor and missed the '90 campaign. He missed spring ball. His future is clouded. Senior Pat Mason (6-4, 280) is listed as the starting nose guard,
Junior place kicker Mike Richey, a walk-
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on from Tempe Corona del Sol, earned both a scholarship and honorable mention all-conference honors. He's made 11 of 13 field goals, including a career-best 49- yarder. Junior Steve Rausch, a member of Mesa Dobson's 1987 state championship club, handles kickoffs and long-range field goals. His farthest as a Devil is 51 yards.
Sparks and former Arizona player-of- the-year Kevin Galbreath (Phoenix Maryvale) will again handle kickoff returns. Sparks and Guliford will share punt return duties. In 1989, Guliford became the first freshman ever to lead the Pac-10 in punt returns.
It's been a long time since ASU opened with this tough a schedule. After a Sept. 14 date in Stillwater against Oklahoma State, the Devils travel to Los Angeles to face USC. Not too long ago, ASU all but owned the Trojans. But lately, that rivalry has become lopsided ... in the Trojans' favor.
When the Devils open at home on Sept. 28, the opponent is Nebraska. Following a home game with Utah (Oct. 5), ASU travels to Oregon State, then returns home for a two-game stint with Washington State and UCLA.
The Devils travel to Washington (Nov. 2) to face the Rose Bowl champs, then plays Oregon Nov. 9 at home. After a road game at California Nov. 16, ASU plays host to rival Arizona on Nov. 23.
Coach Larry Marmie's crew, after a 2-0 start, won only two games in the next three months. The injury bug was to blame, among other things. If it bites again, it might be another decade before they beat rival Arizona. No matter what color uniforms they wear.
The Rose Bow] will be just a dream.
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Cardinals Strive For Respectability
By David Kukulski
The Cardinals would like to complete some unfinished business in 1991. To bring a winner to Phoenix!
Since the Big Red moved to the Valley three years ago from St. Louis, the club has undergone tremendous change. New faces in management. A fresh coaching staff. Nearly a total overhaul of the team.
But one item hasn't changed at all. The team still hasn't won. Seasons of 7-9 in '88, 5-11 in '89 and 5-11 in '90 have put tremendous pressure on everyone in the organization to get in done on the field — and the quicker the better.
This year's edition of Cardinal football will be young but promising on offense, clearly rebuilding on defense and in a transitional stage on special teams.
Coach Joe Bugel will showcase his youthful group of skill position players on offense. Watch for Timm Rosenbach, now in his second full season as the starting quarterback, to direct an improved offensive attack.
Rosenbach made good progress last fall, throwing for 3,098 and rushing for another 470 yards. He connected on 237 of 437 passing attempts, throwing for 16 scores and 17 interceptions.
Keying the running game will be second-year performers Johnny Johnson and Anthony Thompson. You should recall that Johnson parlayed his seventh-round draft status last season into an amazing 926 yards rushing, earning All-Pro laurels along the way.
Thompson saw more limited action, due mainly to an extended holdout that caused him to miss the majority of training camp. However, when he played, Thompson showed a lot, carrying the pigskin for 390 yards on 106 carries. He scampered for 136 yards and one touchdown against New England.
Bugel is switching from last season's one-back formation to a new two-back set that will get both Johnson and Thompson into the starting lineup.
Veterans Terrence Flagler and Ron Wolfley, an improved Larry Centers and rookie Ivory Lee Brown will compete for the remaining running back positions.
Two of the better receivers in Cardinal history — Roy Green and J.T. Smith — have been traded away, as Bugel decided to go with his younger wideouts. The starters figure to be second-year standout Ricky Proehl and fourth-year pro Ernie Jones.
Proehl led Phoenix in receiving as a rookie in '90, grabbing 56 aerials for 802 yards and four scores. Meanwhile, Jones
Tim McDonald leads the Cardinal defense from his strong safety position.
was not far behind, with 43 catches for 724 yards and four TD's.
Plan B signees Derek Hill, a former Pittsburgh Steeler who previously played at the University of Arizona, and Tony Lomack provide depth, along with Don Holmes and John Jackson.
The tight end spot will once again be manned by Walter Reeves, a blocking specialist who nabbed 18 passes in '90.
Of course, Bugel still has his big, experienced offensive line, headed by perennial All-Pro tackle Luis Sharpe. Tootie Robbins, Lance Smith, Derek Kennard and Bill Lewis are the other returning regulars up front, although Joe Wolf, Vernice Smith and Willie Williams, a former tight end, may push for playing time. Wolf, in particular, appears ready to challenge for a starting position at one of the guards.
Of course, the defense has undergone a remarkable facelift. Fritz Shurmur is the new defensive coordinator, coming over from the Rams.
Phoenix will utilize a 3-4 front, making use of a strong group of linebackers. Rising star Ken Harvey, who recorded 99 tackles and 10 sacks last fall, will team with Freddie Joe Nunn at outside backer. Nunn
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began his NFL career seven years ago as a linebacker before moving to defensive end. He's now at linebacker again in Shurmur's new set.
Competing for the two inside backer slots will be Eric Hill, Garth Jax and Anthony Bell. Hill had 96 stops a year ago, fourth best on the team.
Who will play in the three down positions is anyone's guess. The most likely answer is a lot of people.
Bob Clasby has retired, unable to come back from his knee injury. Dexter Manley could be a major factor or he may not even make the team. Vets Jim Wahler and Rod Saddler should contribute.
But there's little doubt the Cardinals want more size and probably will go with youth to a large extent. First-round draft pick Eric Swann (6-4, 315) has exceptional physical skills, but he needs seasoning. He'll probably be a spot player his first year. So far, Swann has been slowed by a knee injury. Second-round selection Mike Jones (North Carolina State) and fifth-round choice Vance Hammond (Clemson) will get long looks, as will Plan B addition Jeff Faulkner and World League graduate Chris Williams.
Change is the name of the game in the secondary too. Strong safety Tim McDonald is the one constant. He's simply one of the best around, as demonstrated by his 132 tackles and four int's last season.
The Cardinals traded away free safety Lonnie Young, so either Marcus Turner or Michael Zordich should move up to full- time status there.
The cornerback spots are wide open. Competing for work are returning starters Jay Taylor and Cedric Mack, as well as holdover Lorenzo Lynch, World League standout Anthony Parker (a former ASU Sun Devil) and rookies Aeneas Williams, Dexter Davis and Herbie Anderson. The versatile Turner could also see action at one of the corners, as the Cards switch to primarily zone coverage in '91.
Vai Sikahema used the Plan B route to become a Green Bay Packer, so Bugel is looking for help on both punt and kickoff returns. Larry Centers could be the answer, although consideration will be given to Proehl, Hill and Lomack.
Rich Camarillo is the punter, after leading the NFC in net yardage last year. Expect a battle for the placekicking job between Cardinal veteran Al Del Greco and Plan B signee Greg Davis.
The Phoenix Cardinals appear to be headed in the right direction. We'll know soon enough how far away they really are.
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