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1 The 41st Chess Olympiad BSTM Derek Jeter Major League Baseball s N.Y. Yankee Great Says Good-bye R Mónica Puig 1st Puerto Rican Player to Win a Women s Tennis Association (WTA) Title Clarence Big House Gaines The only African-American Inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a Coach HBCU Report Jerry West NBA s Mr. Clutch Ron Rivera Head Coach NFL s Carolina Panthers Jackie Robinson West Little League National Champions November 2014 Vol. 11

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3 INSIDE THIS ISSUE COVER STORY 26 Derek Jeter: Major League Baseball s N.Y. Yankee Great Says Good-bye COLUMNIST 15 The Negro League Up Close - A Few West Coast Thoughts SPECIALS 16 Michael Mike Carey: From Senior NFL Referee to TV Analyst 19 Landon Donovan: U.S. s Top Soccer Player to Retire 25 Pep Hamilton: Former Howard University Quarterback, Now Indianapolis Colts Offensive Coordinator FEATURES PHOTO GALLERY 4 Jackson State University - Prancing J-settes LITTLE LEAGUE 6 Jackie Robinson West Little League National Champions PROFESSIONAL WOMEN S TENNIS 10 Monica Puig - 1st Puerto Rican Player to Win a Women s Tennis Association (WTA) Title CHESS 12 The 41st Chess Olympiad - China Wins Open Section, Russia Claims Women s Section NFL 20 Ron Rivera: Head Coach of the NFL s Carolina Panthers NBA 22 Jerry West: The NBA s Mr. Clutch MARATHON 31 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto: World Record Holder - Marathon & 25 Km Road Distance HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUs) 32 Remembering Clarence Big House Gaines: The only African-American Inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a Coach 35 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association [CIAA] 36 Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] 37 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association [SIAC] 38 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference [MEAC] 39 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference [GCAC] 40 Other HBCUs BSTM is published digitally, monthly by Black Sports The Magazine, LLC. Principal Office: Washington, D.C. Melvin Bell, Chairman & CEO. LIST: We do not make our list available to anyone, e.g., firms, etc. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: For 24 hour service, please us at [email protected] or write us at BSTM, Post Office Box 55477, Washington, D.C BSTM and Black Sports The Magazine are registered trademarks of Black Sports The Magazine, LLC and may not be used without permission. WRITE FOR BLACK SPORTS THE MAGAZINE? Would you like to be a part of the BSTM team and write about sports that interest you? If you are interested in writing for us, please us with some of your ideas. ADDRESS: [email protected]. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: Articles and comments appearing in BSTM reflect the opinions of the contributors and are subject to editing. BSTM assumes no responsibility for photos, articles, press releases or unsolicited materials. Decisions as to the editing and publishing of materials are based on space availability and the discretion of the publisher and editor. BSTM assumes no financial responsibility for failure to publish an advertisement, incorrect placement or typographical errors in its publication. Advertisers are solely responsible for the content of their advertising and claims and offers contained within their advertising. No portion of this publication may be reproduced without the consent of BSTM. When by-line or attribute is vacant, source of articles and photos are credited to Wikipedia. Copyright 2004 BSTMLLC

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6 Jackie Robinson West Little League National Champions Thirteen high beam African-American shining stars have come forth in a blaze of bright glory lighting up a city, galvanizing a region and uniting the whole of the North America. With their polished manners, sparkling smiles and flawless execution on the baseball diamond, they have revived America s favorite pastime with a simple motto; Let s play ball. By Tony Brooks The Jackie Robinson West (JRW) All-Star Team has been on a magical carpet ride to the national championship in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, that would cause even Cinderella to shed a tear or two. In fact, several tears of happiness have been shared by the heroics of these 11 and 12 year old boys, who have displayed so much poise and sportsmanship. They are the first little league team from Chicago to reach the Little League World Series in 31 years. The last team from Chicago to go that distance was well, Jackie Robinson West. JRW certainly had their share of wand waving, heel clicking and bibbidi-bobbidi-boo transformations along the way. Major League baseball players stepped up to the cash register, and threw down financial assistance for the JRW families to make the trip. When you consider airfare, hotel expenses, meals out, there was just no way could some of the families have made a trip like this. Then there was the little league hero comes home story, only the little guy really had no stable home to return to. JRW 12 year old Jaheim Benton had unstable living conditions for most of the summer. His family had to split up, while his parents were in search of full-time employment. When the owners of Chicago s Leak & Sons funeral home heard about the hardship, they too stepped up to the plate, and are paying a full year of apartment rent for the Bentons. The Jackie Robinson Foundation, in partnership with the Ford Motor Company and U.S. Cellular, provided a four-year scholarship to a JRW team member. The recipient of this scholarship will receive a $24,000 grant, along with mentoring services, life skills training and even internship placements during their four year college career. For the right to play in the Little League World Series (LLWS) title game, JRW, the Great Lakes Region Champions, had to defeat one last U.S. team from Las Vegas, Nevada, a team they had lost to by a score of 13-2 six days prior. JRW definitely had revenge on the mind. Before the game in our dorm, we had a talk about how we wanted to get revenge against them, said the game s relief pitcher Ed Smooth as Silk Howard. It did not take long for JRW s bats to do the talking with a three-run first inning fueled by Trey Hondras two-run homer to right field. In the second inning, Hondras hit a single that scored Cameron Bufford for a 4-3 JRW lead. JRW went on to win the U.S. championship title game over Las Vegas 7-5. On the international side of the bracket, it was Seoul, South Korea, the Asia-Pacific Champions, who defeated Japan 12-3 to meet up with JRW. The teams from South Korea have been a perennial powerhouse over the years, capturing their third championship. This team emerged as the Asia-Pacific Champion, going 5-0 in the LLWS. Their potent offense was able to average 8 runs a game. Seoul Little League jumped out to a 2-0 lead before JRW put a run on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning to cut the lead to 2-1 in the LLWS 7 innings format of play. Seoul added a run in the fourth, and tallied another in the fifth inning. Up until the fifth inning, only Ed Howard and D.J. Butler of JRW had one hit a piece off Seoul pitchers Jae Yeong Hwang and Hae Chan Cho. Momentum was certainly flexing its muscle and lining up with the Seoul team. Heading into the top half of the sixth inning, Seoul turned on the point faucet, and poured out the runs with 5 hits and four runs, making the score 8-1. JRW had been in come from behind situations many times before, and knew better than to break the glass and ring the panic alarm. Down six runs in the bottom of the sixth, JRW started their comeback rally with single hits by Pierce Jones and Trey Hondras. Now with two men on base, Marquis Jackson ripped a bullet line drive directly into the glove of the right fielder s diving catch. Darion Radcliff stepped up to the plate next, and wrapped a two-run single, scoring Jones and Hondras, making it an 8-3 nail biting ballgame. Next up was Joshua Houston, who singled, and Radcliff scored on a passed ball, now 8-4 with hope shining bright and only one out. However, the cloud of adversity rolled in to cast a dark shadow on JRW s title hopes with a strikeout and a fielder s choice for outs two and three. Seoul Little League was the 2014 victor, 8-4 in their contention for the Little League World Series Title over Jackie Robinson West. Even with the loss to Seoul, South Korea, the fact still remains that the Jackie Robinson West players were the best little league team in the United States. Life on the little league playing field was ramped up to its highest level, but off the playing field, the boys from all over the world relaxed and simply hung out. The JRW team stayed in a dorm facility at the ball park next door to the team from Australia, who came by, ate pizza in their room, and became Instagram friends. The Canadians lived down stairs. When the boys competed recreationally, it was usually on the ping-pong table and the South Koreans ruled there as well. I asked JRW s Ed Howard if the South Koreans spoke English, he said no, but all involved in the score keeping quickly learned how to communicate with hand signals and acting out what was necessary to say. That truly is what used to be called a Kodak moment. At times, as parents were saying their goodbyes after a game and heading back to their hotels, teams would gravitate toward each other and then hangout, such was the case with Chicago and Philadelphia with their ace superstar pitcher Mo ne Davis (BSTM September cover story), who was eliminated from the series by JRW. The Jackie Robinson West All Star Little League team had a welcome home parade in the city of Chicago, fitting for a US ambassador that had just been promoted to head of state. The weather forecasters computers indicated there would be rain on the parade, but it never came. Instead, the windows of heaven 6 BSTM November 2014

7 Jackie Robinson West Chicago, Illinois #22 Prentiss Luster #1 DJ Butler #18 Eddie King #17 Joshua Houston #24 Trey Hondras #7 Lawrence Noble #14 Brandon Green #15 Draion Radcliff #16 Marquis Jackson #8 Jaheim Benton #9 Ed Howard #10 Cameron Bufford #23 Pierce Jones

8 Photo provided by Anthony Brooks (left to right) Ed Howard, BSTM writer - Anthony Brooks, and Ed s parents, Ed Howard, Sr., and Calandra Howard opened up over blue skies, and poured out a blessing of brilliant bright yellow sunshine and 71 degrees. The rolling caravan of trolleys and a Double Decker bus started on Chicago s far South Side, and proceeded north with a stop at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox and surrounding community tipped their hat to the Jackie Robinson West team with a fireworks tribute and over two thousand screaming, cheering fans along the sidewalks. The White Sox organization presented them with their 2005 Major League Baseball World Series trophy, as they came off the buses for photographs. After the U.S. Cellular Field stop, the caravan continued north to downtown s Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park for a rally. The Illinois State and national champion little leaguers were riding high atop a Double Decker open air bus in their hometown, accompanied by a lead escort of Chicago horse mounted police riding six abreast with an out front captain. To the right, the motorcade was flanked by a steady stream of motorcycle riding police officers, while flashing blue lights atop SUV cop cars brought up the rear. The young men looked like rock stars that were accustomed to fanfare and other celebratory noise at maximum decibel levels. City of Chicago officials estimated ten-thousand cheerleader, banner waving fans were in attendance. On hand to help celebrate were the governor, the mayor, the county board president, the state s attorney general and other local politicians. Representatives of the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox were there, and I even saw Operation Push leader Jesse Jackson in the mix. These national champions have been recognized, saluted and honored at different venues around the country. At Chicago s famed Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, JRW took to the field on their victory tour wearing Cubs jerseys, while the Chicago Cubs in pregame activities returned the favor wearing top half JRW jerseys. JRW head coach Darold Butler threw out the game s first pitch. The Cubs players told JWR that on the day of their LLWS championship game, the Cubs were in a rain delay, so they went into the clubhouse to watch their game. Head coach Darold Butler and his two assistant coaches, Jerry Houston and Jason Little, aided by the support of the parents, grandparents and other relatives have done a fantastic job in keeping the players grounded and focused. These young men - Jaheim Benton, Cameron Bufford, DJ Butler, Brandon Green, Trey Hondras, Josh Houston, Ed Howard, Marquis Jackson, Pierce Jones, Eddie King, Prentiss Luster, Lawrence Noble and Darion Radcliff were indeed international ambassadors from the city of Chicago. The secret of their success was revealed to me by straight A in the classroom student Ed Howard who said, Just go out and have fun. I was just happy to be there. Tony Brooks is a regular contributor to BSTM and can be reached at [email protected]. 8 BSTM November 2014

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10 Mónica Puig 1st Puerto Rican Player To Win a Women s Tennis Association (WTA) Title Mónica Puig has won one singles title on the Women s Tennis Association (WTA) tour and six singles titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit, the governing body of world tennis (made up of 210 national tennis associations or corresponding organizations of independent countries or territories). On August 26, 2013, she reached her best singles ranking at world number 44. On July 23, 2012, she peaked at world number 263 in the doubles rankings. In May 2014, Puig won her first WTA tour title at the 2014 Internationaux de Strasbourg. The 2014 Internationaux de Strasbourg is a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the tournament, and was part of the International-level tournaments of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place in Strasbourg, France, between May 17-24, During her junior career, in 2007, she entered her first tournament at the Prince Cup, but withdrew from the qualifying draw. In 2008, she started the season with a surprise run to the final of the Costa Rica Bowl (Grade 3) as a qualifier, losing in straight sets to Eugenie Bouchard. She continued her good form, winning two out of three tournaments. Puig continued good results in small Grade 3 and 4 tournaments. In her first Grade 1 tournament in Lexington, Kentucky, she defeated Charlotte Calhoun before losing to Lauren Embree. She continued to participate in bigger tournaments, though not with as much success as she had in the smaller ones. She had her breakthrough season in She started doing much better in the bigger tournaments. Puig reached her first Grade 1 final in Casablanca, Morocco, losing to Mai Grage of Denmark, Sweden. She continued playing consistently. Highlights of the latter months of the year included a semi-final appearance at a Grade B1 tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, losing to Bouchard in three sets. In her next tournament, she won the doubles title. In 2010, she continued her successes at a higher level. Puig started the year reaching the final of the 32nd International Casablanca Junior Cup (Grade A), falling to Sachie Ishizu of Japan. She then reached another final a week later at the Coffee Bowl (Grade 1) losing to An-Sophie Mestach of Belgium in straights. Puig followed that up with a semi-final appearance at a Grade 1 tournament in Barranquilla. Consistent results followed, before a huge Grade A title at the 27th Copa Gerdau, defeating Jessica Pegula in the final. After a semi-final appearance at another Grade A calibre tournament, she fell in the quarter-finals of the French Open in France. After that, she failed to advance past the quarter-finals of any of her tournaments until the 2010 US Open (New York) Girls Singles, where she lost to Yulia Putintseva. Puig finished the season with a flourish, falling in the quarters of Osaka, Japan (Grade A), the final of Mérida, Mexico (Grade 1), and the semis of Key Biscayne, Florida (Grade A), both to Lauren Davis. In July, 2010, Puig won the Gold Medal in the women s tennis singles event at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games. Puig was the second seed in the singles event at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, but lost in the first round to Zheng Saisai of China in straight sets. In January, 2011, Puig won the Loy Yang Traralgon International, defeating Yulia Putintseva of Russia. Puig was also in the juniors event of the Australian Open. She qualified for the final, but lost to Belgian An-Sophie Mestach. On February 20, 2011, she won the singles title in Surprise, Arizona, defeating Slovak Lenka Wienerová, 6 4, 6 0. Puig received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the 2011 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. She defeated Anne Keothavong in the first round, but was then knocked out by Sorana Cîrstea in three sets. In the juniors event of the French Open, she also qualified for the final, but lost to Tunisian Ons Jabeur. Puig won the Silver Medal at the 2011 Pan American Games, after defeating Christina McHale of the United States to advance to the Gold Medal round. She lost to Irina Falconi in the final. In January 2012, Puig entered the WTA Tour s ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, ranked 213 in the world. She won the first and second rounds of qualifying matches, but lost in the last round to the number 145 in the world, Karolína Plíšková. On January 16th, she entered the 2012 Australian Open qualifying draw, ranked 209. She lost in the second round to Kirsten Flipkens. On January 23rd, Puig entered the $25,000 Andrézieux- Bouthéon ITF Tournament as a qualifier. She won two qualifying matches, and was able to play in the main draw, but lost in the first round to Magda Linette of Poland. In the following month, Puig played on the qualifying draw of two WTA Tour events, Bogotá and Monterrey, without being able to get past the first round of the main draw. She received a wild card to play in the 2012 Indian Wells Masters qualifying draw, but, in the second round, lost to world number 66 Eleni Daniilidou. Puig s first 2012 breakthrough came when she reached the final of the Poza Rica $25,000 ITF Tournament unseeded. The last two matches prior to the final included wins against tournament seeds numbers four and one, although she lost to second seed Yaroslava Shvedova. The second breakthrough of 2012 occurred when Puig won the first ITF $50,000 tournament of her career at Joué-lès-Tours, France. She opened the first round by eliminating the number one seed and world ranked 87, Alexandra Panova. In the semifinals, Puig defeated An-Sophie Mestach, the same opponent to whom she lost in the 2011 Australian Open junior final. Puig reached her first WTA main draw quarter-final at the 2013 Portugal Open, competing as a lucky loser. She defeated number 8 seed and former top-15 player Julia Görges in round one before 10 BSTM November 2014

11 beating former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the second round. She lost in the quarter-finals to number 4 seed Carla Suárez Navarro of Spain. At the 2013 French Open, Puig had the most remarkable win of her career to date when she defeated world number 11, Nadia Petrova, in three sets. At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, she beat world number 5 and fifth seed Sara Errani in the first round, then defeated Silvia Soler Espinosa in three sets in the second round and Eva Birnerová in three sets in round three before losing to Sloane Stephens in the fourth round. Mónica Puig

12 The 41st Chess Olympiad China Wins Open Section, Russia Claims Women s Section The 41st Chess Olympiad, organized by the Federation Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an open and women s tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place in Tromsø, Norway, from August 1-14, The organizer was Chess Olympiad Tromsø 2014 AS on behalf of FIDE. Total number of 1,570 players participated at the Olympiad, with 881 in the open and 689 in the women s section. The number of participating teams was 177 from 172 countries in the open section and 136 from 131 countries in the women s section. The main competitive events were held at Mackhallen. The Chief Arbiter of the event was Greece s International Arbiter Panagiotis Nikolopoulos. The reigning World Champion, Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, was one of the eight official ambassadors. He also played on board one for the Norwegian team. China won the open section of the tournament for the first time, while Russia claimed victory in the women s section for the third consecutive time, as well as third time overall. Chinese Yu Yangyi, playing on board three, and Georgian Nana Dzagnidze, playing on board one, were the most successful players in the open and women s section, respectively. The event was also the last competitive tournament for Judit Polgár, the strongest female chess player in history, who announced her retirement from competitive chess after the end of the Olympiad. Playing as a reserve player for Hungary in the open section, she won a Silver Medal with her team and recorded four wins, one loss and one draw for a total score 4½/6. There were two cities bidding to host the event: Albena in Bulgaria and Tromsø. The bidding procedure, which was held in 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk, lasted several days. In the end, the Norwegians won by a vote. In May 2014, it was announced that the budget for the Olympiad would cost 15 million NOK. However, the Norwegians initially did not know that they also had to organize the Chess World Cup 2013, and therefore they did not take into account the cost for this event in the amount of 2 million. The organizers requested additional funding for the Olympiad apart from the 75 million NOK that were already secured, but the Norwegian government did not approve it. Then, they sought sponsorships to cover the unanticipated expenses, and managed to attract private sponsors. In June 2014, the Norwegian parliament approved an additional 12 million NOK for staging the event, whereupon the organizers confirmed that the Chess Olympiad would take place in Tromsø. The Administrative Director of Chess Olympiad Tromsø 2014 AS was Børge Robertsen. Chairman of the board was Henrik Andenæs, but later he was replaced by Herman Kristoffersen. There were eight ambassadors of the Olympiad: the reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen; former World Champion Anatoly Karpov; former Women s World Champions Susan Polgar and Alexandra Kosteniuk; Women Grandmaster Melanie Ohme; the historian, crime author, chess player and organizer, and politician Hans Olav Lahlum; former footballer Sigurd Rushfeldt; and the adventurer and journalist Lars Monsen. The playing venue was Mackhallen, which is situated in downtown Tromsø. Mackhallen is the former site of the world s most northerly brewery, Mack Brewery, dating back to The tournament was played in a Swiss system format. The time control for every single game was 90 minutes per 40 moves, with the addition of 30 seconds per move and 30 minutes after the 40th move. It is allowed once again for a player to offer a draw at any time during the game. A total of 11 rounds were played, in which every team played with four of their players against another team. Every team was allowed to nominate one reserve player. Teams were ranked according to the match points won in every round. In case of the same number of match points by two or more teams, the tie-breaker was decided by applying: 1. The Sonneborn-Berger system; 2. Total game points scored; 3. Sum of the match points of the opponents, excluding the lowest one. 12 BSTM November 2014

13 The opening ceremony of the Chess Olympiad was held on August 1 st, and the closing ceremony was held on August 14th. The closing ceremony started with a minute of silence after the deaths of the Seychelles player Kurt Meier from a heart attack and Alisher Anarkulov from the Uzbekistan chess federation. Tournament rounds started on August 2nd, and ended with the final round on August 14th. There were two rest days at the tournament, the first one on August 7th, after the fifth round and the second one on August 13th, before the final round. The open section of the tournament was contested by a record number of 177 teams representing 172 nations. Norway, as host nation, fielded three teams, while the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) and the International Committee of Silent Chess (ICSC) each provided one team. Players who participated at the Olympiad included the reigning World Champion and highest rated player in the world Magnus Carlsen, nine of the top ten players from the FIDE rating list published in July 2014, and four former World Champions. Former World Champion and challenger in the World Chess Championship 2014, Vishwanathan Anand, was the only player from the top ten who missed the Olympiad. The highest rated female chess player, Judith Polgar, represented Hungary in the open section. However, not all of the teams submitted their strongest line-ups for the Olympiad. China, who was expected to be one of the strongest teams in the tournament, was represented by only two players rated above Russia was the strongest team in the open section with average rating of 2777 points, followed by Ukraine with 2722 and France, led by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with 2718 rating points. Other teams with average rating higher than 2700 rating points were Armenia with the World No. 2 Levon Aronian playing on the top board, the United States and Hungary. China won their first Gold in the open event, and remained the only unbeaten team in the tournament. They scored eight wins and three draws for a total of 19 points, finishing two points clear of the opposition. Second place was shared by four teams with 17 points each: Hungary, India, Russia and Azerbaijan. Hungary won the tie-break for second place to claim the Silver Medal, and India, ranked third, won the Bronze Medal. Russia, who was once again clear favorite before the tournament, finished in fourth place. Armenia, the defending champions from the previous Chess Olympiad, scored 16 points to finish in eighth place. Open event # Country Players Average rating MP dsb 1 China Wang Yue, Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Ni Hua, Wei Yi Hungary Lékó, Balogh, Almási, Rapport, Polgár India Negi, Sethuraman, Sasikiran, Adhiban, Lalith Babu Russia Kramnik, Grischuk, Svidler, Karjakin, Nepomniachtchi Azerbaijan Mamedyarov, Radjabov, Mamedov, Safarli, Guseinov Ukraine Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Eljanov, Korobov, Moiseenko Cuba Dominguez, Bruzón, Quezada, Ortiz, Gonzalez Armenia Aronian, Sargissian, Movsesian, Akopian, Kotanjian Israel Gelfand, Rodshtein, Smirin, Sutovsky, Postny Spain Vallejo, Guijarro, Salgado, Illescas, Vázquez All board prizes were given out according to performance ratings. Yu Yangyi on the third board had the best performance of all players in the tournament: Board 1: Veselin Topalov (2872); Board 2: NguyÅn NgÍc TrýÝng Sõn (2843); Board 3: Yu Yangyi (2912); Board 4: Nikola Sedlak (2773); and Reserve: Sam Shankland (2831). The women s event was contested by 136 teams representing 131 nations. Norway, as host nation, field three teams, while the International Braille Chess Association (IBCA), the International Physically Disabled Chess Association (IPCA) and the International Committee of Silent Chess (ICSC) each provide one team. Among the players who played in the women s section were the reigning Women s World Champion Hou Yifan, seven of the top ten players from the FIDE rating list published in July 2014 (excluding Polgar who played in the open section) and three former Women s World Champions. Koneru Humpy of India and Viktorija Èmilytë of Lithuania were the only two from the top ten female chess players to miss the Olympiad. China was the strongest team in the women s section, having brought all their strongest players, with an average rating of Yu Yangyi Kateryna Lagno Russia was the second highest rated team with an average rating of 2521 and was represented by Kateryna Lagno on board one, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Natalia Pogonina, and Valentina Gunina. Ukraine with average of 2505 rating points was the third highest rated team, having Anna and Mariya Muzychuk, as well as the former Women s World Champion Anna Ushenina in their line-up. BSTM November

14 Russia claimed victory in the women s event for the third consecutive time, scoring ten wins and one loss with a total of 20 points. China and Ukraine tied for the second place with 18 points, but the Chinese won the tie-breaker to claim Silver, and Ukraine finished third to take the Bronze. Russia and China both had perfect scores before their match in the seventh round, when Russians defeated their opponents 3-1 to make a decisive margin for winning the Gold. Women s event # Country Players Average rating MP dsb 1 Russia Lagno, Gunina, Kosteniuk, Girya, Pogonina China Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Tan Zhongyi, Guo Qi Ukraine A. Muzychuk, M. Muzychuk, Ushenina, Zhukova, Gaponenko Georgia Dzagnidze, Khotenashvili, Javakhishvili, Melia, Batsiashvili Armenia Danielian, Mkrtchian, Galojan, Kursova, Sargsyan Kazakhstan Nakhbayeva, Sadukassova, Abdumalik, Davletbayeva, Dauletova Poland Socko, Zawadzka, Szczepkowska-Horowska, Bartel, Kulon United States Krush, Zatonskih, Abrahamyan, Katerina Nemcova, Foisor Germany Pähtz, Schleining, Melamed, Ohme, Hoolt India Dronavalli, Sachdev, Karavade, Gomes, Padmini All board prizes were given out according to performance ratings. Nana Dzagnidze on the first board had the best performance of all players in the tournament: Board 1: Nana Dzagnidze (2719); Board 2: Valentina Gunina (2651); Board 3: Alexandra Kosteniuk (2639); Board 4: Natalia Zhukova (2512); and Reserve: Rout Padmini (2584). The Nona Gaprindashvili Trophy is awarded to the nation that has the highest total number of match points in the open and women s divisions combined. Where two or more teams are tied, they are ordered by the same tie breakers as in the two separate events. The trophy, named after the former women s World Champion ( ), was created by FIDE in 1997: # Team MP dsb 1 place China place Russia place Ukraine 34 Nana Dzagnidze Want to Advertise with us? BSTM For Ad Rates Call: or [email protected] Read about Mo ne at 1st Girl to win a shut-out in Postseason Little League World Series History

15 The Negro Leagues Up Close A Few West Coast Thoughts Lately I ve come to the realization that the Negro Leagues and the Blackball scene on the West Coast or, for that matter, pretty much the entire country west of Kansas City has in many ways been ignored by history and historians. Well, not so much ignored, per se But By Ryan Whirty the West Coast Negro Leagues have been sorely underappreciated and poorly researched. Aside from fairly thorough studies of the California Winter League much deservedly so, given that it was the only integrated professional circuit at the time the West Coast just has not been seen as that important. In a way, I cannot really blame researchers for this dereliction. The west coast never had any big time Blackball clubs, and when something like that was tried, i.e., 1946 s West Coast Negro Baseball League (WCNBL), it failed miserably. So it is understandable that historians might have come to view the West as an afterthought. But on the other hand, the same could be said about organized baseball on the West Coast before the arrival of the Dodgers, Giants, A s, etc. Until those MLB teams moved, the West Coast only had minor-league and barnstorming action. However, those subjects organized minor-league ball, for example have been pretty well studied. Everyone knows, for example, that Joe DiMaggio launched his pro career with the San Francisco Seals, and the history of the Pacific Coast League seems to have been researched quite extensively as time has gone on. So, then, why has Black baseball that was occurring on the West Coast been shunted aside? Why, for example, is there currently a squabble between some historians of West Coast Blackball and House of David (HoD) officials over whether the famed bearded barnstorming aggregation this is the original, authentic, HoD team, although various copies of the squad did also tour the left coast played African-American teams when it swept its way west? Many people living today have personal, often familial, connections to Black baseball on the West Coast, spurring them to find out as much as they can about, say, the Berkeley Colored League or even the short-lived WCNBL. It s just too bad that such studies of Blackball in the West are being conducted by amateur historians, who are pursuing these passions partially out of personal connections and partially out of sheer curiosity. It s also too bad when these amateur historians might be brushed aside with the argument that they have a personal ax to grind or are obsessed with their subjects out of a subjective bias due to their connections. But, I would argue that such are the reasons West Coast Blackball needs to be explored because so many people living today have connections to those eras, teams and leagues, and they deserve to know about their ancestors and their ancestors roles in the history of the great American pastime. Their personal stakes in the matter do not reduce the validity of their research. In fact, they enhance it. Are the official House of David museum and its connected archival repositories ignoring Black-and-White, indisputable proof that their beloved famous team did in fact play Black teams in the West? Or, are the people who are persistently approaching the HoD for information just being pesky obsessives with an aforesaid personal ax to grind? Perhaps that is a matter of opinion, so I do not want to weigh-in on one side or the other. But, what I will discuss is why I do what I do. I tend to be attracted to topics that have been overlooked or forgotten or just unknown to modern-day Negro Leagues researchers stuff like the Berkeley International League, Blackball in Billings, Montana, and the Van Dyke Colored House of David (one of the admitted knock-offs of the original HoD, but one that is nonetheless fascinating for the fact that it was an ambitious, African-American version based in, of all places, Sioux City, Iowa). I think what we are seeing, perhaps, is just the natural progression of historical research about the Negro Leagues. Such research efforts were pretty much non-existent until Robert Peterson s Only the Ball Was White, and ever since that seminal tone, historians have furiously been playing catch-up when it comes to uncovering the story of pre-integration African-American baseball. And where is a natural place to start with that? The big time teams, leagues and players the Josh Gibsons and Rube Fosters and Judy Johnsons, the K.C. Monarchs and Newark Eagles and Homestead Grays, the Negro National and American leagues, the East-West All-Star Classic. You start from the top and gradually work your way down to the more detailed and obscure activity like what was happening on the West Coast, or, for that matter, much of the South, like my current stomping grounds in Louisiana. Perhaps what weare witnessing with West Coast Blackball research is just the gradual, sometimes glacial progression of the research process. Now that so much has been discovered, documented and detailed about the big-time Negro Leagues activity, time will eventually see the progression of research interest west (and south). At least I hope that is the case. For now, I am proud of my research into African-American baseball in the Pelican State, the locale of a lively and completely overlooked Blackball scene. The same goes for the Negro Leagues of the West Coast. Someone has to start to process, has to initiate what must happening through the evolution process within research. It might as well be we few, hardy souls who are fascinated by what remains overlooked. We like being trailblazers, and we hope we are doing a service to the research process. So, I guess I issue a call to all Negro Leagues and African- American baseball historians, both professional and amateur, to join us in our quest. We would welcome the help, because the more people we have combing through databases and box scores, the better. It has to be a group effort, and if there s one thing the Negro Leagues community has always proudly been is a close-knit, group effort to right the countless injustices that occurred in this country. Come join us. I guarantee you won t be disappointed. BSTM November

16 Michael Mike Carey From Senior NFL Referee to TV Analyst Michael Mike Carey is a retired football official in the National Football League (NFL). His uniform number was 94. Prior to his officiating career, he played college football as a running back for Santa Clara University. retired NFL official. He worked as a back judge from the 2010 NFL season until Before that, Don was a field judge from 1995 to 1997, a back judge from 1998 to 2008 and a referee in On June 24, 2014, Carey resigned from the NFL, and joined CBS Sports as an analyst for its Thursday night and Sunday broadcasts. He provides rules analysis, interpretation and rules explanations from the game site, as well as the NFL Network s studios in Culver City, California on Thursdays and from The NFL Today set in New York on Sunday. Carey was a respected official in the NFL for his thorough pre-game preparation, professional demeanor and fair play. In a poll conducted by ESPN in 2008, he tied with referee Ed Hochuli for most best referee votes among NFL head coaches. He had also ejected the most players in the league among current referees, as of 2002, including incidents involving Sean Taylor and Terrell Suggs. In his nineteenth year as referee with the 2013 NFL season, Carey s officiating crew consisted of umpire Chad Brown, head linesman Mark Baltz, line judge Tim Podraza, field judge Mike Weir, side judge Doug Rosenbaum and back judge Kirk Dornan. Carey was designated as referee of Super Bowl XLII between the New England Patriots and New York Giants, becoming the first African-American referee to receive the prestigious assignment. He officiated the same two teams when they played each other during the final week of the 2007 NFL season. At the time of his retirement, Carey was one of the two senior referees in the NFL, along with Walt Coleman. He was promoted in 1995, when the league added the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars and thus needed an extra officiating crew to handle up to 15 games per weekend, instead of 14, which had been the case between 1976 and He attended and later graduated from Santa Clara University (SCU) in 1971, with a Bachelor s Degree in Biology. While at SCU, he played running back for four years until an ankle injury ended his playing career. The injury continues to impact Carey today as it limits his running ability. He only allows himself to run on days he is scheduled to officiate games. Carey currently resides in San Diego, California, along with his wife, Wendy. Wendy, also a graduate of SCU, is the Chief Financial Officer of Seirus Innovation. The couple have two daughters, Drisana and Danica. His older brother, Don Carey, is also a In 1979, Mike and Wendy Carey founded Seirus Innovation, a privately held company that manufactures ski and snowboarding gloves, face protection and other cold-weather accessories. In September 2007, Carey was named Chairman of the Board for SnowSports Industries America (SIA). As chair, his goal is to get the suppliers, retailers, reps, media and resorts to come together as one community and work together, to create synergy to help strengthen the snow sports industry as a whole. Carey is an inventor, who owns or shares eight ski apparel patents, including Cat Tracks, a device which he created at age 30 to slip over the sole of a ski boot to provide increased traction when walking. He began officiating football in 1972, working Pop Warner football games in the San Diego, California, area after a suggestion by a friend. Progressing to the college level in 1985, he joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). In the WAC, he officiated three bowl games. Mike Carey 16 BSTM November 2014 Carey was hired by the NFL in 1990, as a side judge, before being promoted to referee for the start of the 1995 NFL season. He became the second African-American referee in NFL history after Johnny Grier in In addition to being selected as referee in Super Bowl XLII, he served as an alternate for Super Bowl XXXVI. In addition to the Super Bowl, he has officiated two conference championship games, four divisional playoffs and eight wild card games throughout his career as of the conclusion of the NFL playoffs. Carey has worked memorable games throughout his career, most notably during the 2005 NFL season. On October 3, 2005, Mike and Don Carey became the first brothers to officiate an NFL game together when they were assigned on the same officiating crew for the game between the Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers. The following week of the 2005 regular season on October 9, 2005, Carey was involved in a game between the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions, which featured a pair of ejections and 21 penalties for the Ravens. In the third quarter, with Detroit possession from Baltimore s 6 yard line, Terrell Suggs was penalized for roughing Detroit quarterback Joey Harrington

17 Mike Carey following an incomplete pass. Suggs then quickly approached Mike Carey to argue the call, and was immediately ejected from the game. Television replays were inconclusive to determine if contact with an official was made. After the game, Carey spoke to reporters and said, He bumped me with malice in his heart, and he was gone. He said a number of things to me. Two months later at the start of overtime during a game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers in December 2005, Carey was unable to locate a coin to use for the coin toss. He had given his coin to a child, who served as the Packers honorary captain, at the game s opening kickoff. The field judge was able to supply Carey with a penny. Carey was the referee during a playoff game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. At the conclusion of a play during this game, Redskins safety Sean Taylor spat in the face of Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman. Pittman retaliated with a slap to Taylor s helmet. Carey could be heard through a live microphone immediately ejecting Taylor from the game. Head linesman Steve Stelljes conferred with Carey over Pittman s actions, but Carey decided not to penalize Pittman. When questioned about taking no action against Pittman by Redskins players, Carey said in response to being spat upon, What would you do? Mike Pereira, the vice president of officiating, approved of Carey s handling of the incident saying that offsetting personal fouls would not have been appropriate. Pereira added, If anybody didn t eject somebody for spitting in somebody s face, I d be disappointed. Nearly two years later, Carey was named referee of Super Bowl XLII. On working the NFL s championship game, Carey said it was a personal honor and understood the historical significance of being the first African-American referee. On the significance of the event, he said it was a great sign of the evolution of our society that all barriers are eroding. During the fourth quarter, Carey s judgment was a factor in one of the important plays of the game. On third down, with just over a minute left in regulation, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning received the snap in a shotgun formation, and looked to pass the ball. New England Patriots defenders Richard Seymour, Jarvis Green, and Adalius Thomas grabbed and attempted to tackle Manning. Manning escaped the defenders, and threw a 32-yard pass to wide receiver David Tyree. Under NFL rules, officials are required to stop play when a player is in the grasp and control of the defense. Carey determined that grasp and control was never achieved since Manning s forward momentum did not stop. Speaking about the play, Carey said, I anticipated a sack. I didn t assume that was going to happen, but rarely do you see a quarterback escape when he s got that much weight on his back and being dragged by two or three guys who had a hold of him. I could see [Manning s] head was just straight ahead. He was trying to break free with desperation. Then all of a sudden he spun out, and then he started to come right back at me. BSTM November

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19 Landon Donovan U.S. s Top Soccer Player to Retire Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player currently playing for the Major League Soccer s (MLS) LA Galaxy. He has played for Bayer Leverkusen, San Jose Earthquakes, Bayern Munich, Everton, and the United States Men s National Soccer Team. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward for the Galaxy, but can also play as an attacking midfielder on either wing. A member of the inaugural class of the U.S. Soccer residency program in Bradenton, Florida, Donovan was declared Player of the Tournament for his role in the United States U17 that finished fourth in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship. He later signed with the German team Bayer Leverkusen. After six years with the club, the majority of which was spent on loan at the San Jose Earthquakes, Donovan moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2005, although he returned to the Bundesliga for a three-month spell at the start of 2009, on loan to Bayern Munich. He went on loan again from January to March 2010, with English Premier League team Everton. In Major League Soccer, Donovan has won five MLS Cups. He is the league s all-time top scorer with 136 goals. For the United States Men s National Team, Donovan is the alltime leader in scoring and assists, and has the most caps of all active players. He is the only American player to reach the 50 goals/50 assists mark. He is a four-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year Award (the only man to do so and the first man to win in consecutive years), as well as the only seven-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year Award. Donovan starred on the U.S. Team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he received the Best Young Player Award. His three goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Landon Donovan made him the highest scoring male American player in World Cup history and one of the three male American players to score in more than one World Cup (along with Brian McBride and Clint Dempsey). Donovan is widely considered to be the best player to ever come out of the United States. On August 7, 2014, he announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2014 MLS season. Personal information Full name: Landon Timothy Donovan Date of birth: March 4, 1982 Place of birth: Ontario, California Height: 5 feet 8 inches Playing position: Attacking midfielder / Second striker Club information Current team: LA Galaxy Number: 10 Youth career 1999: IMG Academy Landon Donovan Bio Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) Bayer Leverkusen II 28 (9) Bayer Leverkusen 7 (0) S. J. Earthquakes (loan) 87 (32) 2005 LA Galaxy 244 (112) 2009 Bayern Munich (loan) 6 (0) 2010 Everton (loan) 10 (2) 2012 Everton (loan) 7 (0) National Team United States U17 41 (35) 2001 United States U20 4 (0) United States U23 15 (9) 2000 United States 156 (57) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, Appearances (Goals). National team caps and goals correct as of August 9, BSTM November

20 Ron Rivera Head Coach of the NFL s Carolina Panthers Ronald Eugene Rivera, a football coach and former player, is currently the head coach of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL), where he won the 2013 Associated Press (AP) NFL Coach of the Year. Rivera played college football for the University of California, and was recognized as an All- American linebacker. He was selected in the second round of the 1984 NFL Draft. He played professionally for the 1985 Chicago Bears, who won Super Bowl XX. As a coach, Rivera was the defensive coordinator for the 2006 Chicago Bears, who won the National Football Conference championship and competed in Super Bowl XLI. Rivera was born January 7, 1962, in Fort Ord, California. His father was a Puerto Rican commissioned officer in the United States Army stationed in California. There he met his future wife, Rivera s mother, who is of Mexican heritage. As a result of his father s military service, Rivera had to travel, and was educated on military bases in Germany, Panama, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Finally his family moved to Monterey, California. There, he attended Seaside High School, where he first started playing football. He was granted a college scholarship, and played for the Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley. He was a consensus All-American linebacker, leading the team in tackles for his last three years as a player. He once held his school s alltime sack and career tackles records. Rivera still holds the Cal record for most tackles for loss in a season, which he set in He was the 1983 Lombardi Award Winner as the nation s top college football lineman, and the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 1984 East-West Shrine Game. During the 1985 season, Rivera played in Super Bowl XX, where the Bears beat the New England Patriots, He thus became the first Puerto Rican to play on a Super Bowl championship team. He became the starter in 1988, serving for three seasons. Rivera played for the Bears for a total of nine seasons ( ). In 1993, Rivera went to work for WGN-TV and SportsChannel Chicago as a TV analyst covering the Bears and college football. In 1996, he became a defense quality control coach for the Bears. In 1999, he was named linebackers coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. During his tenure with the Eagles, they advanced to the National Football Conference (NFC) Championship for three consecutive seasons. He is credited with developing linebacker Jeremiah Trotter into a two-time Pro Bowl performer. playoffs, losing in the second round to the Carolina Panthers The 2005 performance of the Chicago Bears earned him consideration for head coach assignments from several NFL teams. In 2006, the Bears defensive efforts failed to match the success of their 2005 season. Nevertheless, the team was still a notable presence in the league, finishing with the league s third ranked and conference s topranked points allowed category. The defense s success earned Rivera recognition among franchises looking for new head coaches. The Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers interviewed him in January He was a candidate for the vacant Dallas Cowboys head coaching position, a job that ultimately went to San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. Rivera was named as a potential candidate to replace the fired Marty Schottenheimer in San Diego, but the job was filled by Norv Turner, the brother of fellow offensive coordinator Ron Turner, Rivera s offensive counterpart in Chicago. After the announcement, ESPN reported that the Bears were considering letting Rivera go. This came after several other teams interviewed him, and the negotiations between his representatives and the Bears were making little progress. On February 19, 2007, it was announced that Ron Rivera s contract with the Bears would not be renewed. Ron Rivera The San Diego Chargers hired Rivera as the team s inside linebackers coach after he left the Bears. On October 28, 2008, Rivera was promoted to defensive coordinator with the Chargers after the team released former defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell. Rivera had used the 4-3 defense for most of his coaching career, but adopted a 3-4 scheme with the Chargers. On January 11, 2011, Rivera was named the fourth head coach of the Carolina Panthers. He is the fourth Latino to be an NFL head coach, the first being New Orleans Saints coach Tom Fears, former Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks coach Tom Flores the second and former New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts coach Jim E. Mora. During his first year as head coach, his Panthers went 6-10, and finished third in the division. In 2012, the Panthers finished 7-9 and finished second in the division. In his third year as head coach, he again started 1-3 before turning his philosophy around, and the Panthers finished the season 11-1 en route to a division title, second seed in the playoffs and a first round bye in the playoffs. He was honored as the 2013 AP NFL Coach of the Year on February 1, On January 23, 2004, Rivera was named the Chicago Bears Defensive Coordinator. In 2005, the Chicago Bears defense was rated second-best in the NFL. The Bears qualified for the NFC Over the first 34 games of his coaching career, he was known for exceptionally conservative decision making, which led to a 2-14 record in games decided by less than a touchdown. Against the 20 BSTM November 2014

21 Buffalo Bills in Week 2, Rivera decided to kick a field goal while up 3 points and facing a fourth and one deep inside the Bills territory late in the fourth quarter. The Bills proceeded to drive for a touchdown on their next drive, scoring on a touchdown pass with less than 20 seconds remaining in the game. Rivera then changed his coaching philosophy, and became a more aggressive coach. With Carolina opening the 2013 season 0-2, reports circled that the front office was already performing background checks on new potential head coach candidates. Facing a 4th and 1 from the two yard line in the first quarter against the also 0-2 New York Giants in week three, Rivera went for the touchdown instead of a field goal. A Mike Tolbert run found Ron Rivera the end zone, Carolina ended up winning the game Over the next five games, the Panthers went for a first down five times in situations where conventional strategy called for a field goal attempt. They converted on four of them and ended each of those drives with touchdowns, all in wins. The lone failure was against the Cardinals, when Brandon LaFell dropped a wide open pass across the middle from Cam Newton that would have resulted in a sure touchdown as well. This sudden aggression in his play-calling has earned Rivera the nickname Riverboat Ron, after Riverboat gamblers. Rivera has expressed discontent with the nickname, however, explaining he is a calculated risk taker not a gambler. BSTM November

22 Jerry Alan West is a retired basketball player, who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include Mr. Clutch for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation, such as his famous buzzer-beating 60-foot shot that tied Game 3 of the 1970 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. The Logo, in reference to his silhouette, has been incorporated into the NBA s logo. His nickname, Zeke from Cabin Creek, is after the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. West was born May 28, 1938, into a poor household in Chelyan, West Virginia. He was the fifth of six children of his mother Cecil Sue West, a housewife, and her husband Howard Stewart West, a coal mine electrician. West was a shy, introverted boy, who became even more withdrawn when his closest brother, David, died in the Korean War at age 22, when Jerry was 12. He was so small and frail that he needed vitamin injections from his doctor, and was kept apart from children s sports to prevent him from getting seriously hurt. Growing up, he spent his days hunting and fishing, but his main distraction was shooting basketballs at a hoop that a neighbor had nailed to his storage shed. West spent days shooting baskets from every possible angle, ignoring mud and snow in the backyard, as well as his mother s whippings when he came home hours late for dinner. He played so often that the NBA acknowledged it as obsessive. He attended high school in East Bank, West Virginia, from 1952 to During his first year, he was mostly benched by his coach Duke Shaver due to his lack of height. Shaver emphasized the importance of conditioning and defense, lessons which the teenager appreciated. Soon, West became the captain of the freshman team, and during the summer of 1953, he grew to 6 feet. Eventually becoming the team s starting small forward, West quickly established himself as one of the finest West Virginian high school players of his generation. He was named All-State from , then All-American in 1956, when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state s first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season, with an average of 32.2 points per game. West s midrange jump shot became his trademark, and he often used it to score while under pressure from opposing defenses. He led East Bank to a State championship on March 24th that year, Jerry West The NBA s Mr. Clutch Jerry West 22 BSTM November 2014 prompting East Bank High School to change its name to West Bank High School every year on March 24th in honor of their basketball prodigy, until its closure in Playing the small forward position early in his career, West was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University (WVU). He led the WVU Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game, earning the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player honor despite not winning the Championship. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Gold Medal Team in Rome, Italy, a squad that would be inducted as a unit into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in West s NBA career was highly successful. Playing the guard position as a professional, he was voted 12 times on the All-NBA First and Second-Teams, was elected to the NBA All-Star Team 14 times, and was chosen as the All-Star MVP in 1972, the same year that he won the only NBA title of his career. He holds the NBA record for the highest points per game average in a playoff series with He was also a member of the first five NBA All-Defensive Teams (one second, followed by four firsts), which were introduced when he was 32 years old. Having played in nine NBA Finals, he is also the only player in NBA history to be named Finals MVP despite being on the losing team (1969). West was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in He was voted as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history in After his playing career, he became head coach of the Lakers for three years, leading Los Angeles into the playoffs each year and earning a Western Conference Finals berth once. Working as a player-scout for three years, he was named general manager of the Lakers prior to the NBA season. Under his reign, Los Angeles won six championship rings. In 2002, West became general manager of the Memphis Grizzlies. He helped the franchise win their first-ever playoff berth. For his contributions, West won the NBA Executive of the Year Award twice, once as a Lakers manager (1995) and then as a Grizzlies manager (2004).

23 West ended his playing career with 14 All-Star, 12 All-NBA Team and five All-Defensive Team selections, and scored 25,192 points, 6,238 assists and 5,366 rebounds in 932 games, translating to an average of 27.0 points, 6.7 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game. Among retired players, only Michael Jordan, Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain surpass his 27.0 points per game average. He led the Lakers in scoring in seven seasons, and was universally seen as one of the greatest clutch players in NBA history. Only Jordan had a higher career scoring average in the playoffs (33.5 versus 29.1). In 1979, West was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Lakers retired his #44 jersey in In March 2008, ESPN voted him the third greatest shooting guard of all time. As a coach, West led the Lakers into three consecutive playoff campaigns, and then went on to win seven NBA championships as a general manager, building the 1980s Lakers dynasty under coach Pat Riley and players Magic Johnson, Kareem-Abdul- Jabbar and James Worthy and the 2000s under coach Phil Jackson and players Shaquille O Neal and Kobe Bryant. In the summer of 2000, the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, and West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood, dedicated the road outside of the West Virginia University Coliseum, Jerry West Boulevard. The same road is shared on the south end of Morgantown with Don Knotts Boulevard, in honor of another WVU alumnus. Also, on November 26, 2005, his number 44 became the first basketball number to be retired by West Virginia University, and on February 17, 2007, a bronze statue of him was honored outside of the WVU Coliseum. On February 17, 2011, a Jerry West statue was unveiled outside Staples Center at the Star Plaza in Los Angeles, California. Finally, the NBA logo itself is modeled after West s silhouette. West was an all-around combo guard, who could take the playmaking roles of a point guard and score like a shooting guard, while being equally strong on offense and on defense. He had a jump shot with a release the NBA lauded as lightning quick. He was known for making baskets late in the game, Jerry West statute earning him the nickname Mr. Clutch. Having played forward early in his career, West was also a capable rebounder and gifted with long arms, quick hands and strong defensive instincts. West was also once described as one of the best ball hawks, man-to-man defenders and shot blockers among NBA guards. When the All-Defensive Teams were introduced in 1969, West made every one of them until his career ended in He stole more than anybody, although they didn t keep records on it then, said Bill Sharman. However, contemporaries were most impressed by West s work ethic, obsessively practicing and shooting and rarely being satisfied with himself. West s all-round game and attitude is maybe best expressed in his statistically most spectacular game. He once was credited with 44 points (16 of 17 shots from the field, 12 of 12 free throw attempts) with 12 rebounds, 12 assists and (unofficially counted) 10 blocked shots, thus scoring a non-official ultra-rare quadruple double. Instead of being proud, he merely commented: Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn t feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played. BSTM November

24 Announces Tentative 2014 Football Schedule Date Opponents Location Time Classic (C) 08/30/14 Old Dominion Norfolk, VA TBA 08/30/14 Florida Jackson St. Jackson, MS 7:00pm 08/31/14 TX Southern vs. Prairie View Houston, TX 5:00pm Labor Day (C) 09/04/14 Lincoln Lincoln, PA 7:00pm Battle of the Firsts 09/06/14 Tenn. Alabama St. Montgomery, AL TBA 09/06/14 Delaware Delaware Newark, DE 6:00pm 09/06/14 Elizabeth NCCU Durham, NC 5:00pm 09/13/14 Bowie Morgan St. Baltimore, MD 1:00pm 09/13/14 Morehouse vs. Howard Washington, DC 3:30pm Nations Football (C) 09/13/14 Jackson St. vs. Tenn. State Memphis, TN 7:00pm Southern Heritage (C) 09/20/14 Howard vs. Morgan St. East Rutherford, NJ 4:00pm NY Urban League (C) 09/20/14 Benedict vs. Eliz. City State Rocky Mount, NC 4:00pm Down East (C) 09/20/14 W-Salem St. Winston Salem, NC 6:00pm 09/27/14 Florida Tenn. State Nashville, TN 7:00pm TSU Homecoming 09/27/14 Prairie View vs. Grambling Dallas, TX 5:00pm State Fair (C) 10/04/14 N.C. A&T vs. S.C. State Atlanta, GA 3:30pm Atlanta Football (C) 10/04/14 AR Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:30pm SU Homecoming 10/11/14 Morehouse vs Tuskegee Columbus, GA 2:00pm Morehouse/Tuskegee (C) 10/18/14 Florida Howard Washington, DC 1:00pm Howard Homecoming 10/18/14 N.C. Morgan St. Baltimore, MD 1:00pm MSU Homecoming 10/18/14 Virginia Bowie St. Bowie, MD 4:00pm BSU Homecoming 10/25/14 S.C. State Orangeburg, SC 1:30pm 10/25/14 AL State vs. AL A&M Birmingham, AL 3:30pm Magic City (C) 10/25/14 Jackson St. Jackson, MS 7:00pm Battle of the Big Cats 11/01/14 Virginia St. Ettrick, VA 2:00pm 11/01/14 B-Cookman Daytona Beach, FL 4:00pm 11/08/14 Albany St. vs. Ft. Valley St. Columbus, GA 2:00pm Fountain City (C) 11/08/14 VA VA Union Richmond, VA 1:00pm 11/15/14 CIAA Championship Game TBA TBA 11/15/14 SIAC Championship Game Atlanta, GA TBA 11/22/14 Florida A&M vs. B-Cookman Orlando, FL TBA Florida (C) 11/29/14 Southern vs. Grambling New Orleans, LA 2:30pm Bayou (C) 12/06/14 Pioneer Bowl TBA TBA SIAC vs. CIAA 12/13/14 SWAC Championship Houston, TX TBA HBCU Football About Heritage Sports Radio Network Founded in 2006, HSRN was created to provide a sports voice for the HBCU community. For over 100 years, HBCUs have participated in collegiate athletics with little to no media coverage. Stars like Walter Payton, Doug Williams and Michael Strahan are just a few of the many superstars who were HBCU athletes. There are approximately 7 million fans of HBCU sports who were media orphans in search of a home. HSRN is the only national radio network dedicated to HBCU sports. Our goal is to fuse the greats of the past with the stars of today to showcase the significance of this unique colorful and underserved sports community.

25 Pep Hamilton Former Howard University Quarterback, Now Indianapolis Colts Offensive Coordinator Pep Hamilton Pep Hamilton is the current offensive coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played quarterback from 1993 to 1996 at Howard University in Washington, D.C. While at Howard, Hamilton earned the team s Scholar-Athlete Award in 1995 and Hamilton started his coaching career at Howard University, where he served as the team s quarterbacks coach before becoming the team s offensive coordinator. He coached in the National Football League for the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers, before taking a position as quarterbacks coach for the Chicago Bears on March 5, In 2010, Hamilton was hired by the University of New Mexico Lobos after Tee Martin left for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. He was named co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. However, after Ron Turner left Stanford for the Indianapolis Colts, Hamilton left New Mexico before the start of the season to be the wide receivers coach at Stanford. In 2011, he was promoted to offensive coordinator under new head coach David Shaw. In 2013, he was named as the new Colts offensive coordinator, after Bruce Arians left the Colts to be the new head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Hamilton is reunited with former Stanford starting quarterback Andrew Luck. Pep Hamilton Bio Current position Title: Offensive Coordinator Team: Indianapolis Colts Personal information Date of birth: September 19, 1974 Team(s) as a player : Howard University Team(s) as a coach/administrator : Howard University (QB) : Howard University (OC) 2003: New York Jets (Offensive QC) 2004: New York Jets (QB) 2005: New York Jets (WR) 2006: San Francisco 49ers (QB) : Chicago Bears (QB) 2010: Stanford (WR) : Stanford (OC/QB) 2013 present: Indianapolis Colts (OC) BSTM November

26 Derek Jeter Major League Baseball s N.Y. Yankee Great Says Good-bye Derek Sanderson Jeter re-signed with the Major League Baseball (MLB) New York Yankees for a one-year, $12 million contract, for the 2014 season. Jeter announced on his Facebook page on February 12, 2014, that the 2014 season would be his last. During his final season, each opposing team honored Jeter with a gift during his final visit to their city, which has included donations to Jeter s charity, the Turn 2 Foundation. Jeter was a shortstop, who played 19 seasons in MLB for the Yankees. A five-time World Series Champion, he was regarded as a central figure of the Yankees during their success of the late 1990s and early 2000s, due to his hitting ability, base-running, fielding and leadership. He is the Yankees all-time career leader in hits (3,316), games played (2,602), stolen bases (348) and at bats (10,614). His accolades include thirteen All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards and a Roberto Clemente Award. Jeter is the alltime MLB leader in hits by a shortstop, and the 28th player to reach 3,000 hits. The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992, and he debuted in the major leagues in The following year, he became the Yankees starting shortstop, won the Rookie of the Year Award, and helped the team win the 1996 World Series. Jeter continued to contribute during the team s championship seasons of He finished third in voting for the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1998, recorded multiple career-high numbers in 1999, and won both the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP awards in He has consistently placed among the AL leaders in hits and runs scored for the past ten years. Since 2003, he has served as the Yankees team captain. Throughout his career, Jeter has contributed reliably to the Yankees franchise successes. He holds many postseason records, and has a.351 batting average in the World Series. Jeter has earned the titles of Captain Clutch and Mr. November due to his postseason heroics. Jeter has been one of the most heavily marketed athletes of his generation. He is involved in several product endorsements. His personal life and relationships with celebrities have drawn the attention of the media throughout his career. Teammates and opponents alike regard Jeter as a consummate professional and one of the best players of his generation. He was born in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, on June 26, His father, Sanderson Charles Jeter, Ph.D., a substance abuse counselor, is African-American. His mother, Dorothy, an accountant, is of Irish and German descent. They met while serving in the United States Army in Germany. As a child, Jeter s parents made him sign a contract every year that set acceptable and unacceptable forms of behavior. His mother instilled a positive attitude in her son, insisting that he not use the word can t. Jeter s sister, Sharlee, who is five years younger, was a softball star in high school. His father played baseball at Fisk University in Tennessee at the shortstop position. The Jeters lived in New Jersey until Derek was four years old, at which point they moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jeter and Sharlee lived in Kalamazoo with their parents during the school year, and spent their summers with their grandparents in New Jersey. Attending New York Yankees games with his grandparents, Jeter became a passionate fan of the team. Watching Yankees player Dave Winfield inspired him to pursue a career in baseball. Jeter attended Kalamazoo Central High School, where he played baseball and basketball. He posted high batting averages for the school s baseball team. He batted.557 in his sophomore year and.508 as a junior. In his senior year, he batted.508, and compiled 23 runs batted in (RBI), 21 walks, four home runs, a.637 on-base percentage (OBP), a.831 slugging percentage (SLG), 12 stolen bases (in 12 attempts) and only one strikeout. He received several honors after his senior season. These included an All-State honorable mention, distinguishing him as one of the best high school baseball players in Michigan, the Kalamazoo Area B nai B rith Award for Scholar Athlete, the 1992 High School Player of the Year Award from the American Baseball Coaches Association, the 1992 Gatorade High School Player of the Year Award, and USA Today s High School Player of the Year. Kalamazoo Central High School inducted Jeter into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003, and renamed its baseball field in his honor in Jeter s baseball talents drew the attention of the University of Michigan, which offered him a baseball scholarship to attend and play college baseball for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team. Jeter is considered to be one of the most consistent baseball players of all time. He has only played fewer than 148 games a season three times in his career: when he dislocated his left shoulder on Opening Day 2003 (119 games); when he injured his calf in 2011 (131 games); and in 2013, when he struggled with a myriad of injuries (17 games). Through the 2010 season, he averaged 194 hits, 118 runs scored and 23 stolen bases per year over the course of 152 games played. Highly competitive, Jeter once said, If you re going to play at all, you re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy!, I hate to lose. Seen as one of the best players of his generation, sportswriters believe that Jeter will be inducted on the 1st ballot into the Baseball Hall of Fame following his retirement, and could be a unanimous selection. Derek Jeter has always been above the fray. As someone who s wallowed in it, foot-in-mouthed it hundreds of times, said dumb things and backed up dumber ones, it s refreshing. He s shown up, played, and turned in a first-ballot Hall of Fame career in the 26 BSTM November 2014

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28 hardest environment in sports to do any/all of the above. Curt Schilling, September 14, An aggressive hitter, Jeter swings at most pitches in the strike zone and many near it. Though right-handed hitters often pull the ball into left field, Jeter s signature inside-out swing, dubbed the Jeterian Swing, results in most of his hits going to center and right field. Similarly, most of his home runs have been hit to right field than to center or to left, as his swing takes advantage of Yankee Stadium s close right-field fences. Jeter is also known for his professionalism. In an age where professional athletes often find themselves in personal scandals, Jeter has mostly avoided major controversy in a high profile career in New York City, while maintaining a strong work ethic. Due to his style of play, opponents and teammates hold Jeter in high esteem. A clubhouse leader, Jeter defuses confrontations between teammates. Jeter is noted for his postseason performances, and has earned the titles of Captain Clutch, and Mr. November due to his postseason heroics and ability to perform under pressure. He has a career.309 postseason batting average and a.351 batting average in the World Series. Except for 2008, 2013, and 2014, the Yankees have been to the postseason every year since Jeter joined the team. Jeter holds MLB postseason records for games played (158), plate appearances (734), at-bats (650), hits (200), singles (143), doubles (32), triples (5), runs scored (111), total bases (302) and strikeouts (135). He is also third in home runs (20), fourth in runs batted in (61), fifth in base on balls (66) and sixth in stolen bases (18). Jeter has won five Gold Glove Awards, more than all shortstops with the exception of Ozzie Smith, Luis Aparicio, Dave Concepción, Omar Vizquel and Mark Belanger. He is credited with positioning himself well and for a quick release when he throws the ball. One of his signature defensive plays is the jump-throw, by which he leaps and throws to first base while moving towards third base. Despite this, Jeter s defense has been the subject of criticism from a number of saber-metricians, including Rob Neyer and Derek Jeter & Dave Winfield

29 Derek Jeter, #2 the publication Baseball Prospectus. The 2006 book The Fielding Bible by John Dewan contains an essay by Bill James in which he concludes that Jeter was probably the most ineffective defensive player in the major leagues, at any position over his entire career. A 2008 study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that, from 2002 through 2005, Jeter was the worst defensive shortstop in MLB. Two sites that rely on advanced defensive statistics, FanGraphs.com and FieldingBible.com, rated Jeter below middle-of-the-pack status in 2010, despite his receiving his fifth Gold Glove Award that season. Jeter committed 18 errors in 2007, his highest total since finishing with 24 in After the season, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and his staff saw Jeter s defense as an area that needed to be addressed. At the Yankees request, Jeter embarked on a rigorous training program to combat the effects of age, by focusing on lateral movement and first-step quickness. His ultimate zone rating (UZR) improved from worst in the AL for shortstops in 2007 to close to league average in When asked to respond to criticism of his defense, Jeter replied: I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game, you take criticism as a challenge. He further asserted that many defensive factors cannot be quantified. The controversy over Jeter s fielding has become a flash point for the debate over whether the analyses of statistics or subjective observation is the better method to assess a player s defensive ability, and for criticism of the Gold Glove awards. BSTM November

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31 Dennis Kipruto Kimetto World Record Holder - Marathon & 25 Km Road Distance Dennis Kipruto Kimetto or Dennis Kipruto Koech is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in road running events. He is the world record holder at the marathon and the 25 km road distance. Kimetto was born January 22, Hailing from Eldoret, he is part of a training group including Geoffrey Mutai (former marathon world record holder). Kimetto s first major win came in the half marathon section of the Nairobi Marathon in Running as Dennis Koech, he topped the podium in a time of 61:30 minutes. He quickly rose into the global running elite in his first outings outside of Kenya. At the RAK Half Marathon, he defeated a field including Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich to win the race in 60:40 minutes. His age was misreported as ten years younger, and his following run of 59:14 minutes to win the Berlin Half Marathon in April was briefly considered a world junior best. An erroneous passport was the cause of both the age difference and the Koech misnomer, his surname actually being Kimetto. This was rectified in later competitions. With his personal data corrected, Kimetto went on to break his first major record at the BIG 25 Berlin (Germany). His time of 71:18 minutes at that race knocked a sizeable margin off Sammy Kosgei s world record of 71:50. After this, he made the fastest marathon debut in history. Again running in Berlin, he ran alongside training partner Geoffrey Mutai for much of the 2012 Berlin Marathon. He recorded a time of 2:04:16, one second behind Mutai, to set the fifth fastest ever run at that point. Some reporters observed that Kimetto stayed solidly behind the more prominent Mutai in the final section of the race, and concluded that he allowed his partner to take the victory. Without his team mate present, he won the 2013 Tokyo (Japan) Marathon with a new course record time of 2:06:50 hours. On October 13, 2013, Kimetto won the Chicago Marathon in a course-record time of 2:03:45. On September 28, 2014, Kimetto broke the world record at the Berlin Marathon with 2:02:57. He became the first man to run under 2:03. His 5k splits were recorded as: 14:42, 14:42, 14:46, 14:26, 14:32, 14:30, 14:09 and 14:42. He grew up in a rural farming community. I think what really motivates me to be a fighter is the fact that I come from a humble background, Kimetto says. I try to really make sure that I achieve my best so that I can assist my family. (r) Dennis Kimetto Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Time Representing Kenya 2011 Nairobi Half Marathon Nairobi, Kenya 1st 1:01: RAK Half Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st 1:00: Berlin Half Marathon Berlin, Germany 1st 59: BIG 25 Berlin Berlin, Germany 1st 1:11: Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 2nd 2:04: Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 1st 2:05: Chicago Marathon Chicago, USA 1st 2:03: Boston Marathon Boston, USA 1st 2:05: Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 1st 2:02:57 BSTM November

32 Remembering Clarence Big House Gaines The only African-American Inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a Coach Clarence Edward Big House Gaines, Sr., was a college men s basketball coach with a 47- year coaching career at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Among his numerous honors for his achievements, he is the only African-American to have been inducted as a coach from a Historical Black University into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Before graduating and becoming a coach, he had an outstanding collegiate career as a football player for Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Gaines was born May 21, 1923, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Lester and Olivia Bolen Gaines. He helped his family by working in a garage while in high school. He attended local Lincoln High School, where he excelled academically, played basketball, was an All-State football player, and played trumpet in the school band. He graduated as Class Salutatorian in Jim Crow Era segregation laws and the suggestions of a family friend led him to attend Morgan State University (then Morgan State College), a historically Black college in Baltimore, Maryland. He entered in the fall of 1941 on a football scholarship. At Morgan State, Gaines was given his nickname of Big House. A fellow student saw the 6 foot 3 inches, 265 pounds Gaines and declared: You re as big as a house. Gaines played as a lineman for the Bears football team, was a member of the basketball team, and participated in track. He was an All-CIAA selection as a lineman in football all four seasons and twice elected an All-American. When it came to basketball, he said he was a very average basketball player. In 2004, he explained, I was an All-America in football, but I was just on the basketball team to have something to do. Gaines graduated from Morgan State in 1945, with a Bachelor s of Science in Chemistry. He intended to go on into dental school. However, his college football coach, Edward P. Hurt, suggested that he temporarily go to what was then known as Winston-Salem Teachers College. At the time, the small southern college had one coach for all sports, Brutus Wilson, who was also a Morgan State graduate. Hurt suggested that Gaines would make a good Clarence Gaines assistant coach. Gaines agreed, and went to Winston-Salem. In 1946, Wilson left for Shaw University, leaving Gaines as the 32 BSTM November 2014

33 head coach for football and basketball, athletic director, trainer and ticket manager. He also taught. He served as football coach for three years ( ). In 1948, he was named Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Football Coach of the Year after leading his team to an 8-1 season. He dropped coaching football to focus on basketball in He earned his Master of Arts in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University in Gaines coached basketball at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) from 1946 to 1993, compiling an record. He led the Rams to eighteen 20-win seasons, eight CIAA titles. In 1967, led WSSU to a Division II NCAA Championship, making the WSSU Rams the first basketball program from a historically Black college or university to capture an NCAA national championship. Toward the end of his coaching career, Gaines struggled to recruit student players. The end of the Jim Crow Era laws led to college basketball becoming fully integrated at all levels. This made it difficult to lure star talent to WSSU. Among Gaines notable student players were Earl Monroe; Cleo Hill, the first African-American from a historically Black college or university to be drafted #1 by the National Basketball Association (St. Louis Hawks, 1961); and Stephen A. Smith, who became a noted commentator and columnist. As of April 2010, Gaines stands ninth on the NCAA men s basketball coaches win list. When he retired from Winston-Salem State University in 1993, only Adolph Rupp had amassed more wins. Gaines was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in He is the only African-American inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach from a Historical Black University. After winning the national title in 1967, he was named the NCAA Division II College Coach of the Year. He was named the CIAA coach of the year a record six times (1957, 61, 63, 70, 75, 80). He received the CIAA Basketball Tournament Outstanding Coach Award eight times (1953, 57, 60, 61, 63, 66, 70, 77). He was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame (1975), NAIA Helms Hall of Fame (1968) and the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1978). Gaines received the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America. In 2006, he was named part of the founding class of the College Basketball Hall of Fame. The C. E. Gaines Center (built 1976), an athletic complex on the WSSU campus and home of the basketball team, is named after him. WSSU s C.E. Big House Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame is also named after him. Gaines was a member in numerous organizations, including the Sigma Pi Phi ( the Boule ) and Omega Psi Phi fraternities, Boy Scouts of America, Forsyth County Heart Association and the United States Olympic Committee. He was a basketball consultant for the United States Air Force (Germany, England and Mexico). He served as President of the CIAA Basketball Coaches Association from ; NAIA District Chairman, ; President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1989; and was a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Trustees. In January 2005, Gaines was honored during a half-time ceremony at Rupp Arena, home of the University of Kentucky, during a game between the Kentucky and the University of Kansas. Before a capacity crowd of 24,000, he received the designation of Kentucky Colonel from Governor Ernie Fletcher, the highest honor a native son of the State of Kentucky can receive. Clarence Gaines The Big House Gaines Scholarship was established in 2006, by the Reynolds Rotary Club in recognition of the fact that Gaines was a charter member of that club. In 2011, Collegeinsider.com named the Clarence Gaines Award in his honor. It is for the best Division II college basketball coach of each year. In 1950, Gaines married the former Clara Berry, a teacher of Latin in the local county public school system. They had two children, Lisa Gaines McDonald, a private business consultant and Clarence Edward Gaines, Jr., a scout for the National Basketball Association s Chicago Bulls. He and his wife retired to East Winston-Salem. Gaines died on April 18, 2005, due to complications from a stroke. A large memorial was held at WSSU on April 22, Clarence Gaines Bio Sport(s) Football, basketball Biographical details Born May 21, 1923 Paducah, Kentucky Died April 18, 2005 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Playing career Morgan State Coaching career Winston-Salem State Head coaching record Overall Accomplishments and honors Championships o NCAA Championship (1967) o CIAA Championship (1953, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1977) Awards o NCAA Division II College Coach of the Year (1967) o CIAA Coach of the Year (1957, 1961, 1963, 1970, 1975, 1980) o Basketball Hall of Fame (1982) o College Basketball Hall of Fame (Inducted in 2006) BSTM November

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35 CIAA Bowie State University, MD - Chowan University, NC - Elizabeth City State University, NC Fayetteville State University, NC - Johnson C. Smith University, NC - Lincoln University, PA Livingstone College, NC - St. Augustine s University, NC - St. Paul s College, VA - Shaw University, NC Virginia State University, VA - Virginia Union University, VA - Winston-Salem State University, NC CIAA Announces Predicted Order of Finish & All-CIAA Team for Basketball Season The CIAA hosted its annual Men s and Women s Basketball Media Day today at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The head coaches from the CIAA s 12 member institutions were interviewed, and streamed live via CIAA-TV. Stan Lewter, the day s emcee, announced the Basketball season Predicted Order of Finish and the All-CIAA team, which include: Predicted Order of Finish Men s Southern Division Men s Northern Division 1. Livingstone 1. Bowie State 2. Winston-Salem State 2. Lincoln 3. Fayetteville State 3. Virginia State 4. Johnson C. Smith 4. Virginia Union 5. Shaw 5. Elizabeth City State 6. Saint Augustine s 6. Chowan Women s Southern Division Women s Northern Division 1. Fayetteville State 1. Virginia State 2. Shaw 2. Virginia Union 3. Winston-Salem State 3. Lincoln 4. Johnson C. Smith 4. Bowie State 5. Saint Augustine s 5. Chowan 6. Livingstone 6. Elizabeth City State 2014 Preseason All-CIAA Team Men Women Women Men # Name School 21 Donia Naylor BSU 11 Alisha Mabley CU 4 Jadda Jefferies ECSU 21 Deja Middleton FSU 14 Ashley Porter JCSU 23 Cierra York LC # Name School 32 Zephrah Pam TLU 4 Regime McCombs SAU 23 Tiffanie Adair VSU 12 Jessica Lyons VSU 4 Ashle Freeman VUU 14 Dionna Scott WSSU New Orleans, LA On the heels of the NCAA Championships and with the 2014 Division II Outdoor Track and Field season coming to a conclusion; the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Danielle Williams of Johnson C. Smith University(JCSU) as the National Track Athlete of the Year. Williams is the only female studentathlete at JCSU to ever receive this honor, and this is her second consecutive year being selected for the award. Williams won dual individual titles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Fractions of a second were all that separated Williams, a recent graduate from St. Andrew, Jamaica, from becoming the first woman in Division II history to win three track events in the same championships. Prior to winning titles both at 100 and 200 meters, Williams lost out to teammate Samantha Elliott (Kingston, Jamaica) in the 100-meter hurdles by just.006 as both ran This was an encore from last year s championships, where Williams won the 100 and 200 meters, and runner-up in the 100 meters hurdles. In 100 meters, Williams would ultimately be a runaway by comparison, as she edged out top-seeded Ada Udaya of New Haven by.06 in She capped her day in the 200 meters, where she was able to just barely hold off Janae Johnson of Lincoln (MO) by.01 of a second in Williams season also included a runner-up 100-meters hurdles finish at the Penn Relays and CIAA titles in all the aforementioned events. # Name School 10 Andre Jackson BSU 30 Miykael Faulcon ECSU 20 Darrell Ward ECSU 2 Joshua Dawson FSU 31 Emilio Parks JCSU 4 Eric DuBose LC Copyright (c) The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association # Name School 34 Eric Mayo LC 4 Larry Richardson SU 32 Alphonso Leary VSU 3 Ray Anderson VUU 22 Wykevin Bazemore WSSU 00 Marquez Jones WSSU JCSU s Danielle Williams Named 2014 NCAA DII Women s Outdoor National Track Athlete Of The Year BSTM November

36 SWAC Alabama A&M University, AL - Alabama-State University, AL - Alcorn State University, MS Arkansas-Pine Bluff College, AR - Grambling State University, LA - Jackson State University, MS Mississippi Valley State University, MS - Prairie View A&M University, TX Southern University, LA - Texas Southern University, TX Forward Aaliyah Lewis from Alabama State was named the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Lewis led the league and the Lady Hornets in goals (16), shots (61), shots per game (3.39), points (38) and points per game (2.1) in The sophomore from Anchorage, Alaska, earned last year s postseason Offensive Player of the Year honor. For the second consecutive season, Debbie Arguelles of Prairie View A&M was voted the SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. She led a defense that pitched five-consecutive shutouts to close the 2013 season. The Albuquerque, New Mexico, native would go on to finish the year with four goals, third most on the team. First Team Forwards: Aaliyah Lewis, Alabama State - Estelle Esperance, Alabama A&M - Alexandria Cannon, Alabama State Midfielders: Jalana Ellis, Jackson State - Ariela Lewis, Alabama State - Hailey Beekman, Mississippi Valley State - Nykosi Simmons, Mississippi Valley State Defenders: Rayana Speight, Jackson State - Andrea Chacon, Alabama A&M - Iita Pienimaki, Alabama State Goalkeeper: Kylee Hathaway, Alabama State Second Team 2014 SWAC Preseason Soccer Teams Announced Forwards: Eroncia Berry, Jackson State - Kimberlie Hernandez, Jackson State - Jami Blackston, Southern Midfielders: Ana Huetas, Alabama A&M - Josee Primeau, Mississippi Valley State - Celene Batrez, Prairie View A&M - Marlyn Campa, Texas Southern Defenders: Kyleigh Lo, Jackson State - Debbie Arguelles, Alabama State University Hornet s senior Amber Bennett (Baton Rouge, LA/McKinley) was named Offensive Player of the Year, while Jackson State University s Mikayla Rolle (Burlington, KY/ Cooper) garnered Defensive Player of the Year honors. Bennett begins the year where she left off. The 2013 Offensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference selection received numerous weekly honors from the conference, including four defensive and four offensive player of the week awards. Rolle was a second year letter winner in She led the Tigers and league in blocks and earned All-Tournament team honors last year. First Team Joining Bennett on preseason All-Conference First-Team are fellow Hornets Tiera Kelley (Amarillo, Texas/Vernon College), Myla Marshall (Memphis, TN/Houston), and Brooke Beasley (Winfield, AL/Wallace State-Hanceville CC). Kelly and Marshall were also All-Conference selections in Beasely led Alabama State in assists and was second on the team in service aces. Prairie View A&M s Candyce Alexander (Bedford, Texas/ MSU-West Plains), Texas Southern s Robyn Shannon (Houston, Texas/Westside) and Courtney Brand from Arkansas-Pine Bluff complete the First-Team. Both Shannon and Brand were 2013 All-Conference selections. Alexander tallied nearly 280 kills last Copyright Southwestern Athletic Conference Prairie View A&M - Shelby Carbin, Southern Goalkeeper: Alyssa Cobbs, Arkansas-Pine Bluff Predicted Order of Finish Teams Pts (First-Place Votes) Alabama State 153 (7) Jackson State 146 (3) Prairie View A&M 120 (3) Southern 97 (1) Mississippi Valley State 96 Howard 95 Texas Southern 79 Alabama A&M 68 Arkansas Pine Bluff 60 Grambling State 49 Alcorn State 26 Preseason Volleyball All-SWAC Teams and Poll 36 BSTM November 2014 season and 60 total blocks. Second Team The preseason All-SWAC Second-Team featured a tie at the libero position. LaKeisha Allen (McAllen, Texas/Nikki Rowe) from Prairie View and Vanessa Ortega (Oddessa, Texas/Odessa College) of Alcorn each contributed heavily in their team s respective defenses in Jackson State s Jenna Siddiqui (Rancho Cucamongo, CA/Los Osos) was named setter after recording 732 assists and nearly 30 service aces. On the front line, Rolle and Kali Fluke (San Antonio, Texas/Wagner) from Texas Southern earned their places at the middle blocker position. Fluke was named Freshman of the Year in 2013, and helped lead Texas Southern to a West Division Title. Mona Reed (Stafford, Texas) from Texas Southern rounds out the hitters with Alabama State s Rachel Smith (Riverside, CA/Martin Luther King) and Ashlie Jones (Plano, IL/Kentucky State) from Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Predicted Order of Finish Alabama State earned 69 points to lead the preseason poll. The battle for the number two spot in the east was decided by just three points as Alabama A&M (50) squeaked out Jackson State s 47 points. In the west, Texas Southern collected 62 points to earn the top spot. Second place Prairie View A&M picked up 50 points and Southern finished third with 43 points.

37 SIAC Albany State University, GA - Benedict College, SC - Claflin University, SC - Clark Atlanta University, GA Central State University, OH - Fort Valley State University, GA - Kentucky State University, KY Lane College, TN - Lemoyne Owen College, TN - Miles College, AL - Morehouse College, GA Paine College, GA - Stillman College, AL - Tuskegee University, AL Men s Basketball Preseason Honors Released Markeith Madison (Stillman) and Kendall Jackson (Claflin) highlighted the accolades. Madison was voted Preseason Player of the Year on offense, while Jackson was awarded with defensive honors. Madison averaged 16.7 points per game, helping Stillman to a record. He closed out the year with a team best 7.5 rebounds per game. Jackson led Claflin in blocked shots, with 25 to complement 21 steals. He averaged 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, shooting 41 percent from behind the arch, including 49 percent overall. Preseason Team Jerry Hampton (LeMoyne-Owen) Kendric Taylor (Paine) Markeith Madison (Stillman) Ulysses Thomas III (Kentucky State) Larry Bullock (Albany State) Austin Anderson (Morehouse) Kendall Jackson (Claflin) Quentin Henderson (Kentucky State) Bryant Hill (Lane) Andrew Crawford (Benedict) Alfonso Davis (Paine) Ralph Wilson (Fort Valley State) Maurice Crenshaw (Stillman) Marcel Hawkins (LeMoyne-Owen) Brennan Reynard (Benedict) Predicted Order of Finish East Division Team (First Place Votes) 1. Benedict - 29 (2) 2. Clark Atlanta - 25 (2) 3. Morehouse Albany State - 22 (2) T5. Paine - 17 (1) T6. Fort Valley State Claflin - 13 OH Emily Grieshaber - KY State OH Latosha Scott - KY State OH Chelcey Foster - Claflin MB Briana Shepard - Fort Valley St MB Pamela Allen - Tuskegee S Caleen Hawkins - Claflin L Rachel Walker - Paine West Division Team (First Place Votes) 1. Kentucky State - 36 (6) T2. LeMoyne-Owen - 20 T2. Tuskegee Stillman - 19 T5.Miles - 18 T5. Spring Hill Lane - 16 OH Terae Sweeting - Benedict OH Lorena Leao - Benedict OH Cori Smith - Clark Atlanta MB Sierra Scoggins - Clark Atlanta MB Bria Bronston - Claflin S Anjelique Kyle - KY State L Courtney Person 2004 thesiac.com Preseason Women s Basketball Honors Ashley Watts (Paine) and Artisha Holston (Albany State) spotlighted the 15-member squad. Watts highlights this year s list receiving SIAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after leading the nation in scoring with 26.5 points per game. In backto-back seasons, she ranked in the top five in points nationally. Holston was named the SIAC preseason top defender after earning the league s rookie award last year. She led the Lady Rams in scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounds (9.5 rpg) to help power the team to a NCAA Tournament appearance and a 21-7 record overall. Women s Preseason Team Artisha Holston (Albany State) Uniqua Mitchell (Claflin) Crystal Rayford (Lane) Shayla Moore (Kentucky State) Brieona Warner (Kentucky State) Ashley Watts (Paine) Angel Mitchell (Stillman) Keidra Green (Albany State) Shakeima Ravenell (Claflin) Chelsea Azore (Tuskegee) Brittnee Hazel (Fort Valley State) Tiffany Martin (Lane) Karahn Scott (Claflin) Jaquanna Davis (Claflin) Denissea Law (Clark Atlanta) Predicted Order of Finish Western Division Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Tuskegee - 35 (6) 2. Kentucky State - 29 (1) 3. Stillman - 26 T4. Spring Hill - 17 T4. LeMoyne-Owen Miles Lane Volleyball Preseason Teams Released Eastern Division Team (First-Place Votes) 1. Albany State - 20 (5) 2. Benedict - 17 (1) 3. Paine Claflin Fort Valley State Clark Atlanta - 6 Kentucky State University outside hitter Emily Grieshaber and Claflin University middle blocker Bria Bronston earned preseason accolades. Grieshaber was voted preseason Payer of the Year and Bronston earned top defender. Grieshaber was named SIAC Player of the Year following the 2013 season after leading the Thorobrettes to a tournament victory and 15-1 record in conference play. She led the league with 518 kills, posting 3.73 a set, while collecting 31 service aces, 57 digs, and 575 points. Bronston lands preseason Defensive Player of the Year for 2014 after closing the 2013 campaign with 95 blocks. She tallied 49 solo and 46 assists averaging.77 blocks per set. First Team Second Team Predicted Order of Finish East Division West Division Albany State 24 (4) Kentucky State 36 (6) Claflin 19 (1) Spring HIll 27 Benedict 18 Stillman 21 Clark Atlanta 15 Tuskegee 20 Fort Valley State 8 LeMoyne-Owen 16 Paine 6 Lane 14 MIles 12 BSTM November

38 MEAC Bethune Cookman University, FL - Coppin State University, MD - Delaware State University, DE Florida A&M University, FL - Hampton University, VA - Howard University, DC University of Maryland Eastern Shore, MD - Morgan State University, MD - Norfolk State University, VA North Carolina A&T State University, NC North Carolina Central University, NC Savannah State University, FL - South Carolina State University, SC Howard Athletics Celebrates 2014 Hall of Fame Class On Friday, September 26, 2014, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., Howard University s homecoming came early. There were hugs among former football players along with smiles of joy on the faces of former soccer players. It was all part and parcel of the Howard University Athletics 2014 Hall of Fame ceremony, sponsored by Bison Express. The formal induction included 26 former student-athletes and coaches, five teams and four special individuals. The ceremony began with the presentation of a check in the amount of $25,000 from an anonymous donor to Howard athletics. The presentation was made by Bison Express Board of Directors Chair Bruce Williams. This was the first of many surprises of the night, and just like that, the mood was set. Not only was the ceremony focused on celebrating new Hall of Fame inductees, but it also connected former Howard athletes to the current student-athletes at The Mecca. Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick took the stage in between inductee presentations to address the audience with a strong message. Our student-athletes are not here to play their sports as a hobby, Frederick said. My expectation is that sports are to be played to win. Played to understand teamwork. They are played to understand competition. They are played to understand discipline and to build character...our intent is to be best in class. Not to be best in the MEAC, but to be best in the country. It should be noted that President Frederick was the team manager for the last Howard men s soccer team to make it to the national championship. One of the many inductees that paved the way for current studentathletes is David Oliver, an Olympic Bronze Medalist. Joining Oliver: Gregg Butler (football); Noel Carr (men s soccer); Ruperta Charles (track & field); David Charlton (track & field); John Chestnut (baseball); Dorian Dent (men s basketball); Rhadi Ferguson (wrestling, football and track & field); Andrea Gardner (women s basketball); Peter Hezekiah (men s soccer); Jesse Holt (men s tennis); Ngozi Monu (women s swimming); Edward Morrison, D.D.S. (football and basketball coach); Clarence Pendleton (swimming coach); James Ratiff (men s basketball); Eddie Richardson (football); Anton Skerritt (track & field); John Spencer (men s basketball); Linda Spencer (women s volleyball and basketball coach & player); Ted White (football); Bruce Williams (football); and Rodney Wright (men s basketball). The four teams that were honored included: the 1961 men s soccer team that won the NAIA National Championship; the 1971 men s soccer team that won the NCAA Championship, but was later stripped of the title; the 1974 men s soccer teams that won the NCAA Title; the 1987 football team that won the school s first ever MEAC Title; and the 1993 football team that went undefeated at 11-0 and went on to capture the Black National Championsihp. What makes some of these former athletes so special is the Copyright 2005 meacsports.com 38 BSTM November 2014 adversity that the teams overcame in an era when African- Americans were fighting for civil rights. Ian Bain, captain of the 1974 men s soccer team, noted how racial remarks were common on and off the field. Before the 1974 NCAA Championship game, there was a sign that read Gorillas playing at Busch Stadium on the scoreboard. Bain, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, explained how the discrimination against his team was not important. What really mattered were the experiences that they shared together. Those things did not impact us at all, Bain said. To be honest, we all came from different countries, African and Caribbean, some African-American. We come from places where many of us have never even had a discussion on race. He continued, Everyone realizes that the real lessons are the ones in our journey of becoming friends, respecting each other. Those were the things and lessons of that particular season. Here we are 40 years later and this is part of our journey coming back from Nigeria, Trinidad, Jamaica, Guinea, Eritrea and all of us are here tonight. Another prominent Bison who was honored was former tennis player Jesse Holt. Known as the Godfather of Black Tennis, Holt made tennis so popular on Howard s campus that he taught two classes in the sport. While rising to Number 13 in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) rankings and Number 1 in the American Tennis Association (ATA) rankings, Holt competed at the U.S. Open Championships in 1980 and The four individuals presented with the Buffalo Soldier Award were Marjay Anderson, Ph.D., Hon. Larry Banks, the late Charles Franklin, M.D. and John Mercer, Esq. The aforementioned honorees were recognized for their steadfast and superlative support of Howard athletics through volunteering their time and expertise to contribute to the growth of Bison Express, which serves as a booster club for Howard University. The 2014 Howard University Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony commemorated past achievements, while looking forward to the future by directing attention towards continually improving Bison athletics. [Credit: Howard Athletics and Contributing Writer Umarah Mughnee]

39 GCAC Dillard University, LA - Edward Waters College, FL - Fisk University, TN Philander Smith College, AR - Southern University at New Orleans, LA - Talladega College, AL Tougaloo College, MS - Xavier University of Louisiana, LA 2014 GCAC Preseason Volleyball Team & Awards Preseason Player of the Year: Chinedu Echebelem - Xavier - OH Dallas, Texas Preseason Team Name School Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Stephanie Buhl SUNO S 5-6 SR Boenen, Germany Mercades Chevis Dillard RS 5-10 SR Houston, TX Chinedu Echebelem Xavier OH 5-6 SR Dallas, TX Christal Hollins SUNO OH 5-3 SR New Orleans, LA Franziska Pirkl Xavier S 5-9 JR Munich, Germany Jana Reininghaus SUNO MB 6-4 JR Bergkamen, Germany Zyra Wright Philander Smith OH 5-7 JR Dallas, TX Others earning votes: Brenisha Banks, Philander Smith; Darian Harris, Xavier; Claudia Haywood, Xavier; Adriana Titonea, SUNO Preseason Rankings 1. Xavier 2. SUNO 3. Philander Smith 4. Dillard 5. Talladega (tie)tougaloo 6. Edward Waters 7. Voorhees Louisiana Sports Hall Selects 61 XU Grad Washington The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (LSHOF) selection committee finally noticed Otis. Otis Washington a 1961 graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana and a football coaching legend at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans was announced as one of the 2015 inductees. Frankly, I was surprised, Washington said from his home in Baton Rouge, LA, about an hour after the inductees were announced. I wouldn t be telling the truth if I said I never thought about getting in. But after a while, I kind of forgot about it. Washington, who turned 75 in February, will enter the Hall with stellar credentials. His St. Aug teams won State championships in 1975, 1978 and 1979 in the LHSAA s highest classification at the time, AAAA. He parlayed that success into football jobs at LSU, Southern and Tulane, including head coach of the Jaguars from In July 2003, the Times-Picayune newspaper rated Washington s 1975 St. Aug team which was 15-0 and defeated previously unbeaten Covington in the championship game one of the 10 best in New Orleans history and the best of the 1970s. Coach Wash was a person you trusted and believed in. He lived up to that standard every day, said Jerry Reese, a St. Aug defensive back from the early 70s who played for the University of Oklahoma and two seasons with the NFL s Kansas City Chiefs. When he said he was going to do something, he did it. He was a very disciplined coach and knew his X s and O s. He changed my life. He wasn t just a coach. He was a mentor, a father figure. He always made sure we took care of our studies. He cared about us. Washington was enshrined on June 27, 2015, to culminate the three-day LSHOF Induction Celebration. Also inducted in 2015 will be football s Kevin Faulk, Jake Delhomme and Leonard Smith, basketball s Avery Johnson, coaches Pat Collins (football) Copyright (c) 2013 The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and Yvette Girouard (women s softball) and thoroughbred horse trainer Frank Brothers. Washington came to Xavier in 1957 on a football scholarship he was a 5-foot-10, 195-pound offensive guard and linebacker after graduating from R.B. Hudson High School in Selma, AL. He was part of a Selma pipeline which included Joseph Jackson, another athlete and the father of current XU men s basketball coach Dannton Jackson. They weren t all athletes who came to Xavier from Selma, Washington said. At one point at Xavier, we had about 20 from Selma at the same time. I don t know when it started, but Father Nelson Ziter, an Edmundite priest with the Don Bosco Boys and Girls Club in Selma, had a connection with the nuns at Xavier. It ballooned into something big. Washington was a captain on XU s football and baseball teams, and was All-SIAC in both sports. A catcher, Washington said three major-league teams the Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators scouted him and expressed interest in signing him. Washington was a junior when Xavier played its last intercollegiate football game, a 21-9 victory against city rival Dillard on Thanksgiving Day in We were just hanging on, Washington said of Xavier s financial decision to end athletics in the spring of Xavier honored all athletic scholarships after dissolving its teams, and Washington, with three years invested, opted to finish at XU. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education. Washington has few XU mementos his diploma, two yearbooks, a trophy which honored him as the 1958 team MVP and the silver dollar from the winning pregame coin toss with Dillard in 1959 but he maintains plenty of admiration for his alma mater. To this day, Washington said, Xavier is one of the best schools in this country. I tell everybody this. BSTM November

40 Other HBCUs Featured This Month Lincoln Inducted 2014 Athletic Hall of Fame Class Jefferson City, MO - Lincoln s 1958 Mineral Water Bowl-winning football team and two of its members highlight the eightinductee 2014 Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame Class. Herman O Neil and Louis Vetter, both of who played on that 1958 team, join fellow football players Willie Dent, Harold Robinson and Larry Shears, as well as track stars Walter Walker and Albert Wheatfall as members of the 2014 Hall of Fame class. The eight members of the 2014 Lincoln (LU) Athletic Hall of Fame Class were to be inducted in a special ceremony in the Scruggs University Center ballroom on LU s campus on Friday, Oct. 17. The class was also to be recognized during the Homecoming football game against Texas College on Saturday, Oct. 18. The Class of 2014 is one of our strongest induction classes yet, said Betty Kemna, Lincoln Athletic Director. The 1958 football team made history as the first to reach the postseason, and all seven athletes are very worthy of entering the Hall. Each of these outstanding individuals brought pride to the Blue Tigers, and we are looking forward to honoring them, and the members of the 1958 team, this October. The only team in program history to ever qualify for the postseason, the 1958 Lincoln football team capped a 7-1 season by winning the Mineral Water Bowl, 21-0, over Emporia State. Despite only playing eight games after several opponents backed out of scheduled contests. The 1958 squad scored 242 points, the sixth-most in school history. Lincoln shut out four of its opponents, including winning a 46-0 decision over Missouri- Rolla and beating Central Missouri, The only blemish on the record was a road loss to Mankato State. Lincoln only allowed 58 points all season, won the MWAA Conference Championship, and was ultimately ranked as the No. 2 Black college team in America. Outstanding Football Player Award that season. O Neil was selected All-MWAA First-Team following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons and was a four-year starter for the Blue Tigers, helping Lincoln win 27 games in the process. Another multiple All-MWAA honoree, Harold Robinson split time at center, offensive tackle and linebacker during a four-year career with the Blue Tigers. As a senior, Robinson made 74 unassisted tackles to help Lincoln win eight games en route to a No. 5 national ranking by the Pittsburgh Courier. As a sophomore, Robinson earned All-Conference honors at linebacker. In 1965, he earned the All-League Award for his play on the offensive line. Larry Shears spent four years starting at left corner for the Blue Tigers, leading Lincoln to three winning seasons. An iron man who only missed one game in his career, Shears was the captain and most valuable player for the 1970 squad which went 7-3 in LU s first season in the MIAA. Shears also led Lincoln to an 8-2 record as a sophomore, helping the Blue Tigers post two shutouts that year, and a mark as a junior. In 1971, Shears was selected in the 11th round of the National Football League draft by the Atlanta Falcons, and played in nine games during his rookie year. Following a two-year stint with the Falcons, Shears signed with the New York Stars (which eventually became the Charlotte Hornets) of the World Football League. Shears led the club in interceptions in 1975, after finishing second on the squad in picks in A member of Lincoln s 1958 Mineral Water Bowl-winning football team, Louis Vetter enjoyed a stellar three-year career on the offensive line with the Blue Tigers. Vetter played from , helping LU go a combined 15-2 as a sophomore and junior. In 1958, Vetter blocked on a line that helped Lincoln score 242 points, the sixth-most in program history. A three-year starter on the line, Vetter helped Lincoln score 630 total points. A two-star athlete who excelled in both football and track & field, Willie E. Dent compiled 1,870 rushing yards during a three-year career as a fullback. Dent, who played for Lincoln from after starring on Flint Northern High s 1960 undefeated State championship team, helped the Blue Tigers win 18 football games. As a junior in 1964, Dent, who earned All-MWAA honors as a sophomore, led Lincoln to an 8-2 record. Dent s best performance came in Lincoln s 74-0 win over St. Mary s (KS), as he gained 224 yards, and scored three touchdowns on just 14 carries. The Blue Tigers finished that season ranked No. 5 in the country by the Pittsburgh Courier. As a four-year member of Lincoln s track & field team from , Dent helped the Blue Tigers win several meets, including the 1965 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship. Dent competed in the decathlon of the 1964 St. Louis Olympic Trials, finishing in fourth place. A three-time All-Conference selection, Herman O Neil was one of the co-captains of the 1958 Lincoln football team. O Neil, who played for Lincoln from , earned HBCU All-American honors from the Pittsburg Courier in 1958, after helping Lincoln to a 7-1 record and a win over Emporia State in the Mineral Water Bowl. A stalwart guard on an offensive line that helped Lincoln score 242 points, O Neil was also awarded the Harry Stokes One of the fastest runners in the history of Lincoln track, Walter Walker was a three-time All-American with the Blue Tigers. Walker made a run at Bob Hayes world-record 60-yard dash time of 5.9, finishing just one-tenth of a second back with a top time of 6.0. His best time in the 100-yard dash, 9.4, broke the track record at Central Missouri. Walker ultimately earned All- American honors in 1968, 1970 and 1971, in the 100-yard (twice) and 4x100m relay events. After his stellar career with the Blue Tigers, Walker joined the United States Air Force, and continued his training, eventually qualifying in the 100m dash for both the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. A champion track athlete for Lincoln, Albert Wheatfall set school records in the 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash and the 4x100m relay during his time with the Blue Tigers. He led Lincoln to the 1964 MWAA Track & Field Championship, giving LU its first league title in that sport since In the championship meet, Wheatfall, a co-captain on the team, set conference records with winning times of 21.2 in the 220-yard dash and 40.9 in the 4x100m relay and also was the winner of the 100-yard dash with a time of 9.9. He also helped LU win the 1965 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship, setting meet records with wins in the 100-yard dash (9.5) and 200-yard dash (21.3). 40 BSTM November 2014

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