Texas junior college quarterback echoes Morenz legacy
Cameron Hollway profiles Max Knake of Texas Christian University and recalls Shea Morenz, the San Angelo Central star of 1992 famed for 3,463 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, as well as Morenz’s baseball drafting by the Toronto Blue Jays. Morenz chose baseball over UT football. Knake later joined TCU after McKinney High School.
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Shea Morenz
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San Angelo Central
University of Texas
Superprep Magazine
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New York Yankees
Return of Knake and shifting stars at Texas
The piece recounts Knake as co Offensive Player of the Year returning for his senior season while Morenz, struggling with a party injury, redshirted then set UT freshman records in 1993. Morenz later faced injury setbacks, James Brown's surge after a comeback against Oklahoma sparks UT wins, and Knake hopes for a pro contract while valuing education.
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James Brown
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SWC marks final countdown as 82nd season opens
The Southwest Conference celebrated 81 years at the GTE-SWC Kickoff Luncheon while preparing to disband. Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor and Texas Tech join the Big Eight to form the Big 12, with Rice, TCU and SMU moving to the Western Athletic Conference. Former Bay lor coach Grant Teaff urged teams to end with a strong farewell season.
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TCU
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Grant Teaff
Sparks Garners Feature on Faces in the Crowd
Brandon Sparks of Permian High School is highlighted in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd. Daly defends his national floor title with a 9.65 in San Jose as Texas captures its third straight team crown. Sparks led with a 1994 national floor title and starred on Permian’s two state championship squads with vault high bar floor finals and a 1995 high bar runner-up finish.
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Permian
Sports Illustrated
John Daly
San Jose
Calif
Texas
Sparks
Bucs' Selmon Sets standards for defense
Roy Selmon, the most decorated Buccaneers player, blended talent and humility, excelling as a dominant defensive end. He slipped through camp with illness, yet teammates and rivals recall his impact and the era he helped shape. Selmon’s notable 1983 sack of Detroit QB Eric Hipple is highlighted.
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Fla
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Roy Selmon
Tampa Bay
Lee Roy Selmon
Detroit
Eric Hipple
Largent Cleared to Run in Final Season Chargers Helped by Progress
Steve Largent, sidelined by an elbow break, was cleared by doctors to jog through pass routes in his final season. He could not practice with the Seahawks teammates but could run plays as team commentary continues on Page 80.
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Steve Largent
Seattle Seahawk
Twin Cities to host TIDA event
Slick Yeomans uses a six cylinder V six engine on his Ford Thunderbird in the Texas International Drivers Association Late Model race at Twin Cities Speedway. He aims for a second win this season as 20 plus cars race 100 laps with bombers mini stocks and street stocks also on the program. Tickets are 10.50 adults 4 children under 11 and free for under 6 with pit passes 15.
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San Antonio
Tommy Grimes
Midland
Jay Watson
Grimes
Watson
Sooner International Speedway
Altus
Okla
Twin Cities Speedway
Seles to Begin Comeback in Atlantic City Exhibition
Monica Seles returns after 820 days in a high profile comeback exhibition with Martina Navratilova titled The Return of the Champions at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The match, not counting toward records, tests Seles while Navratilova seeks to boost the WTA and lure Seles back to full competition soon. Both players carry minor injuries and long absences but the event aims to gauge Seles's strokes and desire ahead of potential open tournaments and the U.S. Open next month.
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N.J
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Seles
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Martina Navratilova
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