Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

Chicago Bears ' Jim McMahon and kicker Kevin Butler on the sideiines of the Super Bowl XX against the New England Patri- ots. In the world of sports, the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago Bears and the Boston Celtics were the teams to watch and try to beat. Each team won the championship in their respective fields. The school year started with the baseball playoffs. St. Louis and Kansas City won the right to compete in the World Series. Kansas City got off on a slow start by losing three of the first four games. No team had ever come back and won the World Series after being down three games to one. But Kansas City became the first. Behind strong pitching and clutch hitting, the Royals defeated St. Louis three straight games to win the series 4-3. The most outstanding individual achievement of the year was Pete Rose becoming the All-Time leading hitter. He passed Ty Cobb ' s record of over 4000 hits. He also became the Cincinatti Reds ' player-manager. Un- der his supervision, the Reds improved from fifth to second in their division. In football, the Chicago Bears were the team to watch. The Bears not only won the Super Bowl, but they complet- ed the regular season with only one loss. They will go down in history as one of the greatest teams ever. The stars for the Bears were Walter Payton, Jim McMahon (famous for his notorious headbands), and William " the Refrigerator " Perry. Peyton showed why he is the leading rusher in NFL history with another 1000 yard season. McMahon drew laughs fr om everyone with his crazy headbands. After being fined for wearing a head- band with an endorsement, he proceeded to wear a headband with commissioner Pete Rozelle ' s name on it. In the Super Bowl he wore head- bands for charitable causes drawing applause from his fans. William Perry became a star when Chicago made him the first 300 pound running back. Al- though he was used only in short yardage situations, he won the hearts of everyone. The 85-86 basketball season was a record year for the Boston Celtics. They only lost one home game while winning over 80 games for the year. They defeated the Houston Rockets four games to one in the championship series. They were led by Larry Bird who won his third straight MVP award and led his team in scoring. The Celtics now have 17 championships which is more than any other team. On the whole, sports enthusiasts will concur that the 1985-86 year in sports held as much drama, humor, and excitement as anyone could hope for. ^^^ ©or bports Around the Nation ^^ By Landis Harris 246— Issues