Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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ed Nobahar drills 54-yard SWAC record. ‘Addie’ Sets SWAC Kicking Record It looked as though it might be blocked, but it wasn’t. Once airborne the water-drenched pigskin drifted nonchalantly toward the goal posts. Above the metal uprights it hesitated, as if not sure which way to go. But at the last moment, the “‘air sick’’ ball drifted gently behind the crossbar. History had just been made. Junior place kicker Ardashir Nobahar had just drilled a 54-yard field goal for a new SWAC record, His feat on a rainy Nov. 2 afternoon was against Texas Southern. Ironically, the old record of 53 yards was set in 1974 by TSU kicker Charles Stafford. It was booted in the Astro- dome against Grambling. Nobahar’s boot also erased the previous GSU record of 52 Shall we punt or try a field goal? yards set by Larry Scrubbs in 1975 in Hawaii. The New Orl eans resident was actually in attendance during the home- coming battle. When asked where he got the necessary leg drive for the kick, Nobahar said, “It was just all heart. I might weigh only 160 pounds, but my heart weighs more than that.” The Iranian native attributed much of his success on the 54- yard boomer to snapper Arnold Radford, holder Pat McNeill and Tiger kicking coaches Melvin Lee and Billy Manning. Pointing to Lee, coach Eddie Robinson said, ‘‘There is the man who insisted we go for it. I wanted to punt.” Laughing, Rob added, “If he didn’t kick it, Coach Lee was going to catch some hell.” The celebration is on.

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TSU Suffers 30-6 Loss It was definitely a record-breaking after- noon. As the Tigers were busy dismantling an of- fensive-minded Texas Southern team, Eddie Robinson and Ardashir Nobahar were demol- ishing two long-standing records. Coach Rob eclipsed “Papa Bear’ Halas’ all-time collegiate pro win mark of 326 victo- ries with his team’s 30-6 thrashing of TSU. Nobahar, who kicked three field goals dur- ing the battle, made SWAC history by booting a record-breaking 54-yarder early in the fourth quarter. GSU initiated the scoring when Wayne Hill romped 14 yards for a TD. Nobahar’s 25-yard field goal in the second quarter gave the Ti- gers a 10-0 lead. © But then TSU tallied when Donald Narcisse caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from signal caller Johnny Cole. The PAT failed. Grambling made it 17-6 at halftime after Terrell Landry drilled a 28-yard scoring aerial to John McFarland. Following a scoreless third quarter, Carlos Ellison of the Tigers scored on a one-yard scamper. Nobahar later added his record- setting three-pointer covering 54 yards. The junior kicker finished the scoring with a 30- yard field goal. : Tight end Arthur Wells paced the Tiger re- ceivers with six catches for 108 yards. Hill, the national scoring leader in Division I- AA, finished with 60 yards on 14 carries. Landry had a good afternoon, finishing with 13 completions in 23 attempts for 237 yards. The win boosted GSU’s overall slate to 7-1 and revised its SWAC record to 4-1. Biddle Medley gets a sack. Hill finds a king-size hole courtesy of Lee and Moore. a

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Fumble! Falls 28-0 Alabama ‘Needed Some Relief The battle was staged in Atlanta and was part of a doubleheader aimed at raising funds for “African relief.” When the dust finally settled, Alabama State was definitely in need of some relief from a devastating Tiger assault. Before 12,000 fans in this Atlanta Football Classic, the G-Men rolled over Alabama 28-0. Employing a balanced scoring attack, Grambling tallied twice passing and two times rushing. Quarterback Terrell Landry hurled scoring passes of 17 and 23 yards to wingback John McFarland and halfback Wayne Hill, respectively. Running backs Carlos Ellison and Sherman Cowley crossed the goal line on runs of one and two yards. Grambling’s first two TDs were set up on pass interceptions by defensive back Roberts Goins. Rushing honors went to Hill who accumulat- ed 46 yards on 10 carries. Landry was nine of 16 for 106 yards. “We got a balanced effort from our offense and that’s something we have been striving for this season,” noted coach Eddie Robinson. Michael iacard returns kickoff. Which way should I go?