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: SP ANKE ERIKA RAKE RLY POOLE ECT ECCT TCT CEE EO LET Johnson Best ‘Slammer’ Keith Johnson of Ringgold jammed his way to victory in the first annual Favrot Student Unior Board Slam Dunk Contest staged last spring in the Women’s Gymnasium. ; Participants battled in three separate rounds. In each round each player attempted three slams. A panel of judges chose the winners from a field of 15. Scoring was based on a one to 10 system. Placing second was John Griffith of Lake Providence while Rodney Boyd of New Orleans finished third. Gramblinites also participat- ed in three-point competition. i Contestants had 60 seconds to score as many points as possi- ble from designated spots on the court. THREE-POINT SHOOTING—(L-R) Jimmy Jackson (third), John Adams (first), I.L. Robinson (second). SLAM DUNK—(L-R) Keith Johnson, John Griffin, Rodney Boyd. Photos by MICHAEL BEATY Athletics 129
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Defensive unit readies for next play. SWAC Co-Champs Make Playoffs Tigers, Rob Make Grid History There will never be another football season like the one of 1985. : ‘Coach Eddie Robinson and his G-Men were the names and record breaking was their game. . From the very beginning, the eyes of the world were focused on “Dear Old Grambling,”’ and the fighting Tigers provided their fans with a hard-hitting, 13-act performance that kept sports historians busy. ; Of course, most attention centered around coach Robinso and his “bear hunt.’’ Completing his 44th year as head coach at GSU, Rob surpassed both Paul “Bear’’ Bryant’s 323 wins and George ‘“‘Papa Bear” Halas’ 326 victories to become the “winningest” coach in collegiate football history. His record now stands at 329-109-15. Rob’s record-shattering feat, however, didn’t over shadow the tremendous effort exerted by a very talented collection of Ti- gers. : For the 15th time, GSU finished at the top of the SWAC chart—this time as co-champions with Jackson State. Upon ending the regular season with a 9-2 mark (6-1 in the confer- ence), Grambling traveled to Jonesboro, Ark., for the first round of the NCAA 1-AA playoffs. A last-second Arkansas St. field goal finally brought GSU’s 1985 season to a close. Throughout the year, football analysts compared the ’85 - squad to the tremendously talented 1975 unit. And in many 130 Football instances, history actually repeated itself. Both teams got off to tremendous starts with convincing wins over Alcorn. Then major college foe Oregon State challenged the Tigers, but the Cats were too big and quick for the Beavers. One of the sternest tests came in Nashville. Not since 1975 had Grambling won in Tennessee. When the final gun sounded, it was GSU 31 and Tenn. St. 21. ‘Midway through the ‘75 and ’85 seasons, undefeated Grambling teams faced Jackson St. in Jackson, Miss. In both instances, Jackson prevailed. Another interesting comparison involved the Bayou Classics of 85 and ‘75. During the earlier confrontation with Southern, backup quarterback Darryl Zimmerman led the Tigers to-victo- ry after Doug Williams was injured. In 1985, second team signal caller Chauncey Allen guided Grambling to a 29-12 win. School field goal records were also broken during. both seasons by Larry Scrubbs in 1975 and Ardashir Nobahar in 1985. : Junior running back Wayne Hill led the G-Men in rushing by gaining 715 yards on 177 carries for a 54.8 average per game. Clyde Dyson, a sophomore fullback, followed with 526 yards on 116 hauls (42.9 yards per game). . In the passing category, senior quarterback Terrell Landry fired for 2,015 yards. This was accomplished by completing (continued on page 131)
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