University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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Okttumg j portg Page 13 . No Bowl for 7-4 Hurricanes One way to desribe the 1983 football season is — just short. This was the season whem UM came very close to getting a bowl invitation but fell just short. Despite a 7-4 record and an impressive 41-3 shellacking of the North Carolina State Wolf- pack in the game the day bowl bids were given, the Hurricanes were shunned by the two minor bowls which were reportedly considering them. The Independence Bowl over- looked Miami because bowl offi- cials said that UM would not bring a big enough following with them to Shreveport, La., the site of the fourth annual playing of the Bowl. A late upset of Notre Dame by lowly regarded Air Force pushed the Irish out of contention for Alabama ' s Hall of Fame Bowl, but instead of picking UM, they chose Air Force to face Vander- bilt. Miami went out on its final ame determined to make up for ot going to a bowl by blowing out the lowly Bearcats of Cincin- nati, but ended up holding on for dear life with a 19-13 victory. The Miami roller coaster sea- son began with a 17-14 loss to arch-rival Florida in Gainesville, then went on an up swing, when the Hurricanes manhandled the Houston Cougars, 31-12, before a regional television audience. A costly win over the Virginia Tech Hokies followed when UM came out with a 14-8 triumph but lost All-America and Heisman tro- phy candidate Jim Kelly for the season. With Senior Mark Richt start- ing his first game at quarter- back, Miami took on the winless Michigan State team in the Or- ange Bowl and had to rely on a dramatic, fourth down, one yard touchdown run by halfback Mark Rush with a minute to play to pull out a 25-22 victory. There was no upset in the making when Miami went up to Louisville and used fullback Speedy Neal ' s three-touchdown performance to roll over the Cardinals, 28-6. This set the scene for an epic confrontation with the Irish of Notre Dame, then the countr y ' s 10th ranked team in South Bend. Trailing by three points, in the third quarter, Richt un- corked a 79-yard scoring strike to speedster Rocky Belk to give Miami a 14-9 lead. The Irish used two fourth quarter field goals to overcome the upset It looked like Miami was in for another wipping from nemesis Mississippi State, when the Bulldogs stormed to a 14-3 lead. Miami took to the ground in the second half and stomped the Bulldogs for a 31-14 win. Florida State came to town and quickly deflated the Hurri- cane ' s head as the Seminoles handed UM a 24-7 homecoming loss. The rollercoaster dipped even further when Miami came up short against Maryland in a 18- 17 loss. The Hurricanes, forced to use freshman Kyle Vander- wynde at quarterback due to the suspension of Mark Richt, did everything but win on a last sec- ond field goal miss by kicker Jeff Davis. Miami then righted itself, with season ending victories over N.C. State and Cincinatti to give the UM football program its best 3 year, win-loss record ever at 25-9. By Jean Claude de la France Rejection leaves team homeless Hopes for a nearby stadium or the UM football team were lashed in September when the )ade County Commission re- ected a proposal to place the ex- mnsion of nearby Tropical Park m the ballot. UM had hopes hat Tropical Park, located one nile from campus, would be ex- anded, with Dade County pay- rig half of the costs through a emporary one-cent increase in he sales tax. The proposed in- rease, which was primarily de- igned to build a new football tadium for the Miami Dol- phins, was defeated by a 2-1 largin by voters in the Novem- er election. The University had eliminat- d all other nearby sites, and had oped to use an expanded ' ropical Park as their home sta- ium. UM would obviously refer a nearby stadium, said University General Counsel aul Dee, because our students orae from the Coral Gables South Dade area, as do many of our alumni. There is a direct re- lationship between a more re- moved stadium and being less desirable for our fans. With the defeat of the stadi- um proposal, and the subse- quent rejection by Dade County voters of the proposal, UM can count on using the Orange Bowl for a few more years, although plans are still being made to build a new stadium and demol- ish the Orange Bowl. A newer stadium would probably be lo- cated in North Dade. One other option has already been rejected by the board of trustees; that of an on -campus stadium, which football coach Howard Schnellenberger sup- ports. iy George Haj The proposal for an expanded Tropical Park stadium was rejected by the Dade County Commission in the fall. Schnellenberger C. Uvy UM violating Title IX rules The UM athletic department was found to be in violation of federal sexual discrimination statutes, according to a report released in November. - The report, which was given to UM in November by the Justice Department ' s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), detailed numer- ous athletic department viola- tions of Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments. Title IX states that No per- son in theU.S. shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from partici- pation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimina- tion under any education pro- gram or activity receiving feder- al financial assistance. The report cited violations by UM ranging from unequal bud- gets to unequal meeting facili- ties. The report said that wom- en ' s athletics at the university are not treated on par with the men ' s programs, as required by law. The report detailed several violations by the UM athletic department. The report ex- plained that while 44 percent of UM ' s enrollment is female, only eleven percent of all athletes are women. Athletics spent only one per- cent of its recruitment budget on women ' s athletics, the report de- tailed. In addition, the report as- serted that UM failed to provide competition for women ' s sports teams equal to their ability. The report ' s findings were not final and little action is expected to be taken by the government f against the university. By Jean Claude de la France

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Page 12 fcttartmiunrnt In Memoriam No Many notable performers and personalities from stage, screen and television died during 1982. Jack Albertson, 74; actor whose career spanned 50 years, won a Tony, Oscar and three Emmy Awards; best known for his role in the movie version of Days of Wine and Roses, and his role as the owner of a gas station in the television show Chico and the Man; died of a heart attack. Henry Fonda Hugh B eaumont, 72; actor whose claim to fame was as Ward Cleaver in the television series Leave it to Beaver. John Belushi, 33; comedian and actor who rose to promi- nence in NBC ' s Saturday Night Live after having spent several years in Second City and on the National Lampoon radio show. Appeared in several films, in- cluding National Lampoon ' s Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and Continental Di- vide. Belushi ' s last film was the comedy Neighbors, in which he co-starred with long-time friend and colleague, Dan Aykroyd; died of a drug overdose. Brenda Benet, 36; actress who was one of the stars of the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives; wife of actor Bill Bixby; committed suicide. Ingrid Bergman, 67; Swed- ish actress who won three Oscars and an Emmy for her final per- formance as former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in the TV movie A Woman Called Golda. Ray Bloch, 79; conducted the television orchestras for both Ed Sullivan and Jackie Gleason. Neil Boga rt, 39; entertain- ment producer and executive who founded Casablanca Re- cords; died of cancer. Victor Buono, 43; rotund character actor who was best known for his portrayal of vil- lains, includ- ing tbe role of King Tut in the Batman TV series; also known for his come- die poetry readings as a guest on the Tonight show; died of a heart at- tack. H o a g y C a r m i - chael, 82; entertainer and compos- er who wrote songs such as Lazy Bones and Star- dust. Karen Carpenter, 33; singer who made up half of the Seven- ties singing duo The Carpenters; known for such songs as We ' ve Only Just Begun and Close to You. Hans Conried, 66; character actor whose career in entertain - Ingrid Bergman ment spanned 40 years; best known for the role of Uncle Ton- oose in the TV series Make Room For Daddy. Bob Eberly, 65; big band singer who sang with Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Henry Fonda, 77; one of the most versatile actors of all time; appeared in over 100 stage and film roles, including his last film, On Golden Pond, in which he and co- star Katherine Hepburn won Os- cars; died of heart failure. Dave Garroway, 69; the first host of NBC ' s Today Show from 1952- 1961; also hosted the TV show Dave Garroway At Large; committed suicide. Sonny Greer, 78; drummer for the Duke Elling- ton Orchestra for more than 30 years. Pat Henry, 58; comedian who toured for years Grace Kelly with Frank Sinatra. William Holden, 63; award- winning actor whose career spanned 40 years; most notable films were Stalag 17, Sunset Boulevard, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Network. Died of cancer. Victor Jory, 79; veteran mov- ie and televi- sion actor whose career stretched 40 years. F e r - nando La- mas, 67; vet- eran actor and director; Died of can- cer. Harvey Lembeck, 58; veteran character ac- tor best known for his role in the television se- ries Bilko. Paul Lynde, 55; actor and comedian who was known for his regular appearances on the TV game show Hollywood Squares; Died of a stroke. Vic Morrow, 51; veteran TV and movie actor known for his performances in the movie The Blackboard Jungle, and the TV series Combat; died when cut by a helicopter blade during the shooting of the movie The Twi- light Zone. Warren Oates, 52; character actor who appeared in several motion pictures, including Dil- linger; died of a heart attack. Eleanor Powell, 69; tap- dancing star who appeared in several musicals in the 1930 ' s and 1940 ' s. Romy Schneider, 43; ac- tress born in Austria who ap- peared in over 60 movies. Lee Strasberg, 80; actor and one of the leading and most respected teachers of acting in the United States. Harry Von Zell, 75; radio announcer; announcer of the Burns Alien TV series. Don Wilson, 81; radio and television announcer who was long associated with the late Jack Benny. Natalie Wood, 43; famed ac- tress who was nominated for three Oscars; best known for her portrayal of a young Puerto Ri- can girl in West Side Story; died after a boating accident in which she drowned. By Howard Burns ) !gSi i half of the c teE:--, - the sales tax. Tt cr ease, which wa piped to build stadium f or ft, P : as defe marginbyvoters ber election. TJe L ' niver s m -dallothernearb idolise, «arb 9 » nearby :oiae from the

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Page 14 National sports Redskins beat Dolphins In only his second year as head coach, Joe Gibbs led his Washington Redskins to a Super Bowl championship with a win over the Miami Dolphins. The Redskins were led by quarterback Joe Theismann, who copped All-Pro honors for his efforts during the season; and John Riggins, whose bruis- ing running style stymied oppos- ing defenses all season long. Another key reason for the success of the Redskins was the kicking of Mark Moseley, who set an NFL record for most con- secutive games with a field goal during the 1982 season. The NFL season was marked by the first-ever players strike. The players were protesting what they felt was mistreatment on the part of the owners. As a result of the strike, the season had to shortened from 16 games to nine. The playoff sys- tem was also revamped to allow 18 teams to qualify for the post- season tournament. Some of the outstanding per- formers of the abbreviated sea- son were: Freeman McNeil of the New York Jets who was the NFL ' s leading rusher; Marcus Allen, the talented running back from USC who helped get the Los Angeles Raiders to the play- offs and was the NFL ' s Rookie of the Year; and the tandem of John Jefferson and James Lof- ton, the sure-handed receivers on the Green Bay Packers who helped their team reach the playoffs. By Howard Burns ' High fives ' after a Redskins touchdov awn. ' Bear ' wins finale College football ' s national championship was decided on New Year ' s Day in the Louisiana Superdome as the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs took on No. 2 Penn State. Led by quarterback Todd Blackledge and the running of Curt Warner, Joe Paterno ' s Ni- tany Lions beat the Bulldogs of Georgia 27-23 to win the nation- al title. In other selected bowl action; UCLA beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl; Nebraska held on to defeat LSU in the Orange Bow; SMU beat Pittsburgh in the Cotton Bowl; and Alabama beat Illinois in the Liberty Bowl to give coach Paul Bear Bryant a win in his last game as coach of the Crimson Tide. It was a fitting end to such an illustrious career, but little did anyone know that only a short time later, Bryant would pass away from a heart attack. Only a couple of weeks earlier, Alabama had named New York Giants Coach Ray Perkins to succeed Bryant. The timing of his death was certainly ironic. A moment of silence was given in Bryant ' s memory before Su- per Bowl XVII between the Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins. By Howard Burns