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Time Out With Tany
THIS COLUMN WAS WRITTEN IN FRONT A
LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE
QUICK QUIZ
Who is the only National Basketball Association player to win the MVP award two
consecutive years while playing for a different team each year?
A. Moses Malone
B. Julius Erving
C. Earl Monroe
D. Craig Dill
QUOTABLE QUOTES
Former Illinois football coach Bob Zuppke, "No athletic director holds office
longer than two unsuccessful football coaches."
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Professional golfer Lee Trevino, "My wife doesn't care what I do when I'm away
as long as I don't have a good time."
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Former broadcaster Howard Cosell, "Sports is the toy department of human life."
IDLE THOUGHTS
It's finally official. Joe Vogl, interim athletic director at Saginaw Valley
State University, was officially named the school's athletic director. The Bay
City resident, who formerly coached the school's golf program for 13 years
(winning two league titles and three league Coach of the Year awards), was the
logical choice to replace Griz Zimmerman. Zimmerman, a former University of
Michigan gridiron standout, accepted an AD job at Gannon University back in
December. The hard-working Vogl, a prep standout in Owosso, was the main point
man when the Detroit Lions were in town for training camp.
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Well, well, well . . . what are we going to do with our Detroit Dead Wings? The
team has often been called one of the greatest teams ever because of all the
future Hall of Famers in the lineup. I wholeheartedly disagree. You can't call
them one of the greatest when they haven't won any Cups. Look for Brendan
Shanahan to take a nice, fat pay cut. Wouldn't it be nice if they had a roster
full of Kris Drapers on the team?
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I see where Bay City Western recently added 80,000 pounds of shredded automobile
tires into the grass on its football field. The Warriors became the first school
in the area to go to the 'crumb rubber' surface, similar to Ford Field in
Detroit. In fact, the Ford Motor Co. and Hagen Ford of Bay City donated the
ground-up tires. The material is excellent for drainage and the surface won't
produce as much mud as regular fields. It should also help reduce the number of
injuries.
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My Dad commented to me the other day on why the United State Postal Service is
sponsoring cyclist Lance Armstrong. I understand Armstrong works for the post
office, but I question how they can use taxpayers money to sponsor his races? So
when are stamps going up again?
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Ah, election season is right around the corner. Typically, professional athletes
are known as level-headed. Why on earth would then want to enter the fray of
politics? My top five politician/athlete combo:
5. Jesse Ventura
4. Jim Bunning
3. J.C. Watts
2 Jack Kemp
1. Bill Bradley
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Virtually Perfect Golf is a teaching devise developed by a Toronto company that
allows a golfer to actually imitate a perfect swing. What the computer-generated
model does is help 'muscle memory'. A golfer attaches a battery pack to the
waist and wears a pair of 3D glasses. In the glasses the golfer steps into the
computer-generated model, which is adjusted based upon the golfer's size. The
model will make the ideal golf swing and the golfer mimics it. King Par in
Flint, one of only four locations in the United State to offer the system,
offers a one-hour lesson for $89.
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I follow local high school sports about as close as anyone. I don't think I've
seen as many athletes playing two sports in the same season as this school year.
Most dual-sport athletes come in the spring where an athlete will run track and
play baseball at the same time. Girls will run track and play either softball or
soccer. This past winter saw a rarity . . . a Carrollton High School athlete
played basketball and wrestled in the same season.
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Whatever happened to Al Cowens?
QUICK QUIZ ANSWER
A. Moses Malone, with Houston in 1982 and Philadelphia in 1983.
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