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S^edj agility, aftd versa t* iiity afe the words of Texas Lutheran College head football coach Jiiii Wacker as he deS-cribes his 19f4 NAIA All-Ameri* ctft quarterback Mike Wash* ington.Washington, 5-10, 170 pounds, was named to the AiL-Americantea hi as the second-unit quarterback last week following voting • by the NAIA coaches,Was hi ngton, a n Aus ti n Johns to n graduate, was one of only two sophomores selected for All-American honors and accordingSteinke voted coach of yearGil Steinke, veteran coach of the Texas AI University Jave-linas, has been named NAIA National Football Coach of the Year for 1974,This is the second time that Steinke has been named NAIA Coach of the Year. He received the same honor in 1970 when his team won the national championship with an 11-1 record.The Texas Ai coach will receive his coach of theyearaward at the annual awards banquet held at the NAIA Annual Convention in March in Kansas City.This season Steinke guided theto Wacker': He’s one of thefinest option quarterbacks in the natidn*-‘a major reasdnfor Texas Lutheran being one of the offensive leaders this year.*'fn the final NAIA ratings, TLC rated second ih both rushing and total offense with 328.2 yard average per game rushing and 456.2 yards tola! offense per game.Although playing only two games in their entirety, Washington completed 44,8 per cent of his passes for 636 yards and threw for nine touchdowns. He also took team honors for most points scored with 15 TDs and one two-point conversion for a total of 92 points,Washington, timed at 4.5, also cleared the 1,000 mark rushing and averaged 97,2 yards per game on the ground, with a 7.7 yard average per carry.Mike is the best all around athlete I have ever had the opportunity to coach, Wacker stated, He also has a great attitude and tremendous leadership abilities which set him apart from the crowd.Mike has made it happen, Wacker concluded. The only thing that makes me more thankful than he's been named All-American is the fact that he's also just a sophomore--and we are anxious to see what he’ll do in the next two years for us f4
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Seguin Gazette
Seguin, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 02, 1975
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