Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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A sporting good time A merica has often been de- scribed as rushed and tense, and its citizens the same. That may or may not be true. Nevertheless, Americans certainly knew how to relax and enjoy their free time. One of the best ways to do that was through sports. In 1982, many family relation- ships were strengthened as fathers sat with their families instead of at the television watching pro-foot- ball. The reason - there was no professional football to watch. Players in both the National Foot- ball League and the American Football League went on strike over wage contention. After many long Sunday afternoons, the strike was resolved with players getting more money and playing an ex- tended season to incorporate missed games. The extension also meant later draft Choices, which posed a prob- lem for those college athletes try- Sports 1 qv IT WAS HANDLING like this that won Georgia's plenty of time to stack up yardage, as in this 49-yard Hershel Walker the Heisman Trophy. Before it was touchdown run against Georgia Tech. awarded to him in December in New York, he had maria

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TRYING TO KEEP a stiff upper-lip, a member of the AdAmAn Club surveys the snow on Pikes Peak left by the record-breaking blizzard. Noisemakers Theres snow doubt about it The weather predictions may have said partly cloudly through Saturday with snow likely in the mountains , but Springs residents knew better. Partly cloudly turned into totally snowy as seven inches of snow fell on the city and up to 48 inches around the state. But the blizzard which hit the night of the 23rd and continued all day Christmas Eve, brought more than just snowflakes and inconvenience to holiday travelers. Thou- sands were left stranded after a blizzard reminiscent of the one that made Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, a hero, buried Colorado in up to three feet of snow. The storm killed five people, and it took weeks for proper- ty damages to be assessed, with the final figure in the billions. The Blizzard of '82 caused the closings and cancellations of roads and flights across the state, including I-25 and Stapleton International Airport, the world's seventh busiest, which closed for the first time since 1954. Snow plows and their drivers were called to work at 2 a. m. on Christmas Day to begin the clearing of thoroughfares and the over 140,000 driveways in town. The work didn't stop until the overtime had totalled nearly 3,000 hours and 5400,000. Despite the inconvenience and near postponement of Christmas celebrations, the blizzard did bring some pleasant after-affects. Up to 24 inches of new snow was dropped on the north slope of Pikes Peak, while the south slope received 19 inches. This snow, along with what was left behind in the Blue River system, helped bring the watersheds, which supply Colorado Springs' water, up to normal. While many residents, young and old alike, had been dreaming of a white Christmas, the clouds overdid it a little, and with relatives housebound or trapped in other cities on Christmas Day, it was sometimes hard to look for the silver lining. Mini-magflet it snow

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BEFORE llIS DAYS as the Orange Crush's leading man were over. lied Miller was on top ofthe world, as in this picture where he touches the elusive trophy of Superbowl winners. As head coach ofthe Denver Gold, Miller again found himself in an impressive position. ing to decide between the NFL and the newly-formed United State Football League, which drafted about four months earlier. In the USFL, teams were able to draft 26 players from five schools assigned to them. The rest of the players, from unassigned schools, were selected in a two- day draft by the twelve teams. Colorado Gold Coach Red Miller said that although his district didn't include the top athletes, he was looking forward to improvement and lots of surprises. Lots of surprises were Ricky Henderson's specialty. The Oakland A's outfielder wiped out the previously unbeaten mark, 118 stolen bases set eight years ago by Lou Brock, with his record 130 steals. Ricky wasn't the only one to break records. Hockey great, Wayne Gretzky, shattered all former scoring records in 1982 and was named number one male athlete of the year by the Associated Press. Named third in the survey was boxing's heavyweight champ, Larry Holmes, who defended his title against Gerry Cooney by a KO in the thirteenth round. Not having to defend his title, Georgia's running back Herschel Walker was only the seventh junior to ever receive the Heisman Trophy. In his three-year college career, he has broken 10 NCAA records, 15 Southeastern Conference records, and 29 school records. Other record breakers included the Air Force Falcons who, with a surprising victory over Army, won the Com- mander-in-Chief Trophy, a feat which had never been done before. Due to their exceptional season, the Falcons, after a little persuasion, were invited to participate in the Hall of Fame Bowl. The committee was not disappointed in their choice as Air Force went on to beat Vanderbilt. While striving for excellence, competitors in all sports had a chance to show their skill at the National Sports Festival. After two years in other cities, Colorado Springs was once again awarded the right to hold the Sports Festival and give residents a taste of the action to come IU 1984.IRQ Mini mag