Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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Jackson Upset Grambling’s top performance of the season came Feb. 22 against Jackson State. Coach Fred Hobdy’s crew upset the Mississippi Tigers who were then leading the SWAC. Charles Price’s 23 points and 10 rebounds paced the cagers to a 71-67 victory in Memorial Gymnasium. Two! Tanner drives. Clarence Tanner “gets down. Robert Swafford: his last home game. ig4 %y i Baskeftball 155

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Price Chosen Best SWAC Newcomer Freshman sensation Charles Price was cho- sen as the SWAC’s “‘Newcomer of the Year.” The 6’-6” forward from Napoleonville led his squad in scoring and rebounding. Price fin- ished the regular season with an 18.0 scoring average and 8.8 rebounding norm. His best performance came against Texas Southern when the flashy frosh ripped off 35 points and collected nine rebounds. Charles also maintained an assist average of 1.3 per game. Although Alcorn defeated GSU in SWAC tournament action, Price managed to score 19 points and haul down 11 rebounds. Catch me if you can! a Reuben Charles fires. Neely sets up.

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Second In Indoor Meet Track Team Takes Third in SWAC The GSU men’s track squad had a rewarding year as the tracksters placed second in the SWAC Indoor Championships and third in the Outdoor Championships. During the outdoor meet held in Houston in early May, sophomore Wesley Francis captured the individual field events point-total title. The Trinidad native placed first in the hammer (137-5), first in the javelin (205-2), second in the discus (152-4) and sixth in the shot put (46-5). His feats gave him 29 points, the most scored by a field event person in the 1980s. The Tiger 400-meter team of Derrick George, Willie Williams, Charles Tyler and Mike Johnson raced to a second place finish with a 40.41 clocking. Other first place spots were garnered by Donald Gibbs in the high jump (7 feet) and Wilbur Ferdinand in the 1,500 meters (3:50.61). Ferdinand also was second in the steeplechase (9:56.20) and third in the 5,000 meters (15:28.81). Ivory Hurst was second in the javelin with his 170-10 toss while Stephen Shelley was fourth in the triple jump with a 47-7-3 4. Other standouts included Milton Bunch, long jump (second—23-6%); Bill Terrell, steeplechase and 10,000 meters (sixth—10:24.30 and 35: 10.60); Derreck George, 100 meters (fourth—10.72) and 200 meters (sixth— 21.29); Ulric Graham, 400 meters (second—47.55); Dereck Codrington, steeplechase (fifth— 10:09.30); Hume Jacobs, 1, 500 meters (fifth—3:58.25) and 5,000 meters (sixth—15:44.30); Donald Allen, javelin (fifth — 163-3). The 1,600-meter relay unit placed fourth with a time of 3:10.08. In the outdoor meet GSU placed third behind Jackson with 111 points. During the indoor competition last winter, the Tigers were second behind Jackson with 102 points. In the Jackson indoor competition Wilbur Ferdinand, who also captured the 3,000- meter run, set a SWAC record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3 minutes, 56 seconds. Dale Jones won the 1,000-meter run, the 800-meter dash and anchored the winning 4x800-meter relay squad. (First Row L-R) Steve Lloyd, LaTrell Newsome, Samuel Isokpunwu, Rodney Jackson. (Third) Calvin Brown, Charles Ross, Elston Terrell, Dale Jones, Stephen Shelley, Charles Tyler, Dereck Codrington, Willie Ty Conley, Elton Jones, Ulric Graham, Noel Parkinson, John Fenton, Williams, Wilbur Ferdinand, Terry Shell, Michael Johnson. (Second) Derick George, Don Gibbs, Don Allen, Kenny Woods, Wesley Francis, Carlos Benton, Milton Bunch, Pat Patterson, Michael Jordan, Henry David Rogers, LaVelle Kindell, Hume Jacobs, Lawrence Steel, Terry LaBlanc, Van Carr, Darryl Lawson, Gregory Modica, George Young, Gadson. 156 Track