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Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1968 Griffin Daily News
Pro Scouts Call FSU’s Sellers
No. 1 Receiver In College Ball
By DAVID MOFFIT
DPI Sports Writer
ATLANTA (UPI) — The word
from the pro scouts is that the
No. 1 receiver for this winter’s
college draft probably will be
lanky Ron Sellers — Florida
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State’s “Jingle Joints.”
“I’ve been listening to them
talking and there’s no doubt
that Sellers will go early in the
fir t round,” said Falcons Gen
eral Manager Frank Wall.
“Whenever the subject turns
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to receivers, Sellers is usually
the first name you hear.”
The question came up as to
whether the 6-foot-4, 187-pound
Jacksonville, Fla., senior is
heavy enough to play with the
pros.
Another Alworth
“That’s no problem,” Wall
replied. “A flanker or a split
end isn’t expected to do much
blocking. His job is to catch
passes—and Sellers has proven
he can do that. I expect he’ll
be another Lance Alworth
(San Diego’s 180-pound flanker
from Arkansas who has been
one of the top receivers in the
AFL).”
Sellers was voted to UPl's
All-America second team. But
if the balloting had been de
layed until after last Saturday s
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game, he might have gotten a
first team berth.
In that game, which Florida
State won 42-24, Sellers caught
14 passes for 261 yards and
five touchdowns. It was his
open field running as much as
his brilliant receiving that ac
counted for touchdown plays of
26, 5, 48, 28 and 30 yards.
Florida State Coach Bill Pe
terson, who had Fred Biletni
koff before Sellers showed up
and thus has a long-standing
acquaintance with outstanding
receivers, said after the game:
“Sellers put on the greatest
exhibition I’ve ever seen. I just
don't know anything else to say
about him.”
Holds National Record
There’s this to say: with one
regular season game remaining
(against offensive minded Hous
ton before Sellers’ home folks
in Jacksonville Friday night),
“Jingle Joints” already holds
the national collegiate record
for most yardage gained by a
pass receiver.
Sellers’ three-year total (not
including the 14 passes he
j caught against Penn State in
hast year’s Gator Bowl) is 108
| receptions for 3,385 and 22
I touchdowns. That yardage is 42
I more than the previous record
I set by Tulsa’s Howard Twiiley
| in 1963-64-65.
The thing about Sellers is not
so much the number of passes
lie catches, but the yardage he
gains afterwards. Last year, he
was only third in the nation in
receptions with 70 but first in
yardage with 1,228. He scored
nine touchdowns.
This year, with the Houston
game remaining, he has topped
all of his ’67 marks with 72
catches for 1,283 yards and 11
touchdowns.
“He’s got the speed, the hands
and the moves,” said Wall. “In
short, he’s a natural.”
Obviously, the Falcons would
like to have Sellers, but with
draft odds of 25 to 1 that isn’t
too likely. However, Atlanta
i fans get a chance to see him
Dec. 30 when Florida State
plays LSU in the Peach Bowl.
Arizona Joins
Auburn In
Sun Bowl
EL PASO, Tex. (DPI)—It
took action by the University of
Arizona Board of Regents, but
Arizona will go against Auburn
in the Dec. 28 Sun Bowl game.
The Board of Regents had to
waive their rule prohibiting the
school from playing in post
season games, passed years ago
because of the pressure exerted
by a now-defunct bowl game in
I Phoenix.
The Sun Bowl selection
committee had been attempting
to land either Arizona or
Arizona State as the host team
for the game.
It was learned early Tuesday
Arizona had voted to accept an
invitation on condition it was
offered before Saturday’s game
against. Arizona State.
Arizona hold® an 8-1 record
going into Saturday’s game. If
the Wildcats win, it will be their
best season mark since football
first appeared at the campus in
' 1899.
Game Rated Tossup
50,000 To See
Tech, Georgia Frosh
ATLANTA (UPI) — A record
crowd of close to 50.000 is ex
pected Thursday for the annual
ly best attended freshman foot
ball game in the nation —Geor-
gia Tech vs. Georgia.
A spokesman said ticket sales
ire running ahead of last year
vhen the frosh game drew
ibout 45,000. AH proceeds from
he Scottish-Rite Thanksgiving
Jay Classic go to the Shriners’
Hospital for Crippled Children
n Decatur, Ga.
Thursday will be the 34th re
newal of the game w’hich has
raised $1.25 million for the hos
pital — not counting this year’s
Miss. State’s Pharr
Nears 2,000 Mark
BIRMINGHAM (UPI) — Mis
sissippi State’s “mighty mite,”
quanerback Tommy Pharr, is
one game and 111 yards away
from joining the exclusive South
eastern Conference 2,060 yard
club.
The membership presently
stands at two. Georgia’s Frankie
' Sinkwich gained 2,187 yards in
| 1942 while Heisman Trophy win
ner Steve Spurrier of Florida re
ceived his card in 1965 with 2,123
yards and renewed membership
in 1966 with a 2,078 yard sea
son.
Pharr gauieu all but 200 yards
of his 1,889 yard total on the
strength of his passing arm. He
leads the passing department
with 1690 yards worth of com
pletions. Tennessee's Bubba
Wyche moved into second place
on the strength of his perform
ance against Kentucky when he
completed 17 of 24 passes for
159 yards.
Tennessee's Richard Pickens
has lengthened his rushing lead
over Florida’s all - conference
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The game is rated a tossup
in keeping with the series which
is knotted up 16-16-1 thanks to
Tech’s 14-0 victory last year.
Both freshman teams have
failed to live up to expectations
this season with Georgia 1-2-1
and Tech 1-3.
The Bullpups beat Gordon
Military (20-14), tied Clemson
(28-28) and lost to Auburn (40-
18) and Florida (17-15). The
yearling Yellow Jackets beat
Clemson (13-10) and lost to Mi
ami (27-14), Florida State (14-
12) and Tennessee (22-8).
Baltimore
Rocks Hawks
BALTIMORE (UPl)—The At
lanta Hawks had another L&M
hangover today — that’s for
Loughery and Monroe, the point
happy twosome of the Baltimore
Bullets.
Earl Monroe got 29 points and
Kevin Loughery got 27 Tuesday
night in Baltimore’s 102 - 99 vic
tory over the Hawks, the Bul
lets - third straight over Atlanta.
In their last meeting with the |
Hawks, Monroe and Loughery I
combined for 54 points.
Th a victory increased Balti- i
more’s lead in the Eastern Di-1
vision of the National Basket-|
I ball Association, while the
: Hawks remained in third place ■
i in the Western Division with a i
10-12 record.
Icu Hudson’s 21 points were
high for Atlanta, followed by
Zelmo Beaty’s 20 points.
Georgia’s offense is built
around the passing of quarter
back Mike Douglas of Dothan,
Ala., who has completed 50 of
114 passes for 940 yards and
five touchdowns, and the receiv
ing of flanker Rex Putnal of
Macon who has caught 21 pass
es for 501 yards and four touch
downs.
Georgia Tech’s top runner is
Brent Cunningham of Eatonton,
Ga., who has gained 295 yards
—l3O more than his team as a
whole. The passing is in the
hands of quarterbacks Charles
Dudish of Avondale (15-33 —
166) and Jack O’Neill of Savan
nah (31-54—342).
back Larry Smith. Pickens has
better than a 50 - yard advan
tage over Smith as they pre
pare for the final game of the
regular season. Bruce Kemp of
| Georgia is third.
Season - long pass receiving
leader, all-conference end Sam
my Millner of Mississippi State,
seems assured of capturing the
title with but one game to go.
Auburn’s all - conference end,
Tim Christian, is a distant sec
ond with LSU’s Tommy Morel
moving up from sixth to third.
IN MEMORIAM
The passing of time cannot
erase from the memory, nor
close the door of the hearts
of the children of Mr. Oscar
Sibley and Mrs. Estelle Post
Gatlin who found that peace
that passeth all understand
ing one year ago.
Mrs. Marion Polk,
Mrs. Jackie Hazelwood,
Mr. Buster Gatlin.