Grambling State University - Tiger Yearbook (Grambling, LA)

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Ss sa SO Harris Named Top Athlete Following the address by Southern-Shreveport Chancellor Leonard Barnes, nine Tigers were honored for their outstanding performances during the record-breaking 1985 grid season. In addition, all in attendance enjoyed one of the most elaborate athletic banquet meals in recent memory. Linebacker James “‘Hollywood’’ Harris led the list of award winners. The All-American performer was chosen “Outstanding Player” and also ‘“‘Most Valuable Player.”’ Others cited included Levelle Moore and Dwayne Richard, John Gee Memorial Award; linebacker Fred Collins, Jr., Tiger Award; Jerome Penn, outstanding of- fensive lineman; Wayne Hill, outstanding offensive back; Sean Smith, outstanding defensive lineman; Robert Goins, outstanding defensive back; Toney Griffin, outstanding freshman. Chancellor Leonard Barnes (L) and coach Robinson. Award Winners (L-R) Jerome Penn, outstanding of- fensive lineman; Wayne Hill, out- standing offensive back; Sean Smith, outstanding defensive lineman; Robert Goins, outstand- ing defensive back. Photos by DANA CAPERS (L-R) Fred Collins Jr., Tiger A- ward; Toney Griffin, outstand- ing freshman; James Harris , most outstanding player; Levelle Moore and Dwayne Richard, John Gee Award. BOGE EET LOE PO

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In Intra-Squad Game Gold Beats White Grambling s spring workouts drew to a close in mid- April when the Gold squad defeated the White unit 43-29 in ne an- nual intra-squad game. Actually, the White players scored only eight points as they Gotta sae were given 21 prior to the game. se It’s all defense. Wingback Pat Scott led off the scoring with an eight-yard TD ht he reception from quarterback Chauncey Allen in the first quarter. Ardashir Nobahar kicked the extra point. o The Gold picked up 14 more points in the second stanza when guard Toney Griffin recovered a fumble in the end zone and Terry Rose grabbed a 16-yard TD aerial from Clemente Gordon. Nobahar was good on both PATs. Three more TDs were recorded in the third quarter. Rose scored again—this time on a 42-yard reception from Allen. Scott ran for the extra point. Roderick Jones picked up : points on a one-yard plunge and Nobahar kicked the poir after. Roderick Jones then ran for a one-yard TD and followed with the PAT conversion. Michael Lazard, who led all rushers with 86 yards on eich: attempts, ended the scoring with a 13-yard TD receDeae on : Allen. Nobahar kicked the PAT. Roderick Jones picked up the only White score on a one-yard plunge. He also kicked the extra point. Allen led all passers with his 195 yards. He completed 14 of 22 and had one age intercepted. First Grid Clinic Conducted Mario Cabello and Charlie Smith (R) look on. Rob instructs. Celebrities were everywhere during the first annual Eddie Robinson Football Camp conducted on the GSU campus. Such grid standouts as Sammy White, Bert Jones, Matthew Reed, Lee Fobbs, Sylvester Moy and Charlie Smith served as guest instructors at the activity de- signed for 11 to 17-year-olds. The initial event, held during the sum- mer of 1985, attracted over 50 youngsters from throughout the United States and Mexico. “We’ve enjoyed a very successful camp and appreciate all of the guest in- structors who helped teach the youngsters some skills that they might be able to use later,’ Robinson ex- plained. “The pros and ex-pros that come into Grambling are always looked up to and appreciated by our players at GSU and I know that participants in our camp this week enjoyed having them here.” Official ‘‘Eddie Robinson Football Camp” t-shirts were presented to all participants. 178 Football

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: 3 poo MEN’S TRACK—(L-R) Isokpunow, Jones, Francis, George, Johnson. i € a = = we MEN’S BASKETBALL—(L-R) Swafford, Gomes, Godfrey, Price, Wes- ley, Tanner. MEN’S TENNIS—(L-R) Brown, Wellington, Washington. Spring Athletes Cited At Banquet Softball standout Doyla Morales and basketball sensation Charles Price captured four trophies apiece during the annual spring sports banquet held for the first time in McCall Dining Hall. Morales, a sophomore from Evanston, Ill., amazed the large crowd by being named ‘‘Best Defensive Player,” ‘Best Offen- sive Player,” “‘Outstanding Pitcher,’ and ‘‘Most Valuable Play- er.” Napoleonville freshman Price was selected ‘Outstanding Freshman,” ‘“Top Rebounder,” ‘‘Top Scorer,” and ‘Freshman of the Year.” Others receiving trophies included: GOLF—Maurice Carney, Ontario, Canada, “‘Most Valuable Player’; Darrell Adams, Shreveport, “Outstanding Golfer’’; Michael Otter, Kelowna, British Columbia, “Academic Award.” WOMEN’S BASKETBALL—Aretha Sparks, Miami, “Best Defensive Player’; LeChandra LeDay, Opelousas, “‘Best Offen- sive Player’ and ‘‘Coaches Award’’; Mary Curie, Dubach, “Best Rebounder’ and ‘Most Valuable Player’; ReaLisa Sampson, Arcadia, “Most Improved Player’; Sue Powell, Mil- waukee, “‘Outstanding Freshman’’; Shelia Sanders, Hammond, “Academic Award.” MEN’S BASKETBALL —Robert Swafford, Lena, ‘‘Outstand- ing Senior’; Clarence Tanner, Palmetto, ‘“Most Valuable Play- er’; Ian Gomes, Diego Martin, Trinidad, “Academic Award’’; Michael Godfrey, Fairbanks, Ala., “Fred Hobdy Award”; Terrell Wesley, Grambling, ‘“‘Willis Reed Award.” MEN’S TRACK—Dale Jones, Antigua, West Indies, ‘‘Out- standing Freshman” and ‘Most Valuable”; Wesley Francis, Trinidad, West Indies, ‘“‘Outstanding Field Event”; Dereck George, Trinidad, West Indies, ‘Most Outstanding”; Michael Johnson, El Dorado, Ark., ‘‘Coaches Award’’; Samuel Isokpunow, Nigeria, ““Academic Award.” WOMEN’S TRACK— Jocelyn Joseph, All Saints, Trinidad, ‘“‘Top Freshman Cross Country’’; Joy Bryson, Trelwany, Jamaica, “Most Outstanding Cross Country’’; Nadine Ebanks, Palo Seco, Trinidad, ‘‘Top Freshman Indoor and Outdoor Track”’; Sonya Henderson, Brooklyn, ‘Most Outstanding Indoor and Outdoor’; Caren Askew, Brooklyn, ‘““Academic Award”’; Shelia McCann, Brooklyn, ‘Most Outstanding Field Person’; Christine Bain, Curepe, Trinidad, ‘‘Most Valuable.” SOFTBALL —Maria Gooding, Minden, ‘‘Most Improved Play- er’; Marie McCaskill, New Orleans, “‘Coaches Award’’; Sharon Minnick, Abbeville, “Academic Award.” WOMEN’S TENNIS— Sabrina Olds, Miami, ‘‘Most Improved Player’; Lisa Mitchell, Miami, ‘‘Outstanding Freshman’’; Morolake Olagbegi, Lagos, Nigeria, ‘‘Most Valuable’’; Kenyatta Scott, Grambling, ‘““Academic Award.”’ MEN’S TENNIS—Craig Brown, Greenville, S.C., ‘‘Most Valuable’’; Darrell Wellington, New York City, ‘‘Outstanding Freshman’”’ and ‘‘Academic Award’’; Paul Washington, Shreveport, ‘Most Improved.”’ BASEBALL— Juan Watkins, LaPlace, ‘“‘Outstanding Hitter”’ and ‘Most Valuable Player”; Palfrey Polk, New Iberia, ‘‘Out- standing Senior”; Rodney Lofton, East St. Louis, Ill., ‘‘Out- standing Freshman’’; Martin Foley, New Orleans, ‘“‘Most Valu- able Pitcher”; Tony Bailey, New York City, ‘Academic Award.” : Featured speaker for the banquet was former Public Rela- tions and Sports Information Director Collie J. Nicholson.