1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

PHI
SPORTS
Sports Update
By Jay Langhammer
FOOTBALL
On NFL active rosters as of mid-November
were two longtime Phi Delt veterans.
Sixteen-year punter John Kidd, Northwestern
'84, has been with the Detroit
Lions and New York Jets
while defensive end
Trace Armstrong, Arizona
State-Florida '89,
was back with the Miami
Dolphins for his 10* pro
year. Retired Buffalo
Armstrong
Bills standout Steve
Tasker, Northwestern
'84, made his debut as an NFL color analyst
for CBS-TV.
On collegiate gridirons, there were a
number of Phi Delt standouts back from
last year. Wide receiver Corey Peterson,
'00, of Mississippi had 9 receptions for
164 yards, 2 TDs versus Memphis and a
92 yard TD punt return against SMU.
Todd Johnson, '98, was Washington's top
tackier with 56 after the first nine games
and Jeff Pennington, '00, was back at
fullback for SMU. Adam Abrams, '98,
was Southern California's kicker for the
third year, booting a 49 yard field goal
against Florida State and 4 field goals in
the Oregon State game. Kansas offensive
guard Justin Glasgow, '00 is after All-Big
12 honors again.Watch for a complete
review on leading Phi Delt college players
in the next issue.
Former NFL player and broadcaster
Mike Adamle, Northwestern '71, competed
in the Ironman Triathlon at Kona,
Hawaii on October 3"*, the day before he
turned 49. The events consisted of a 2.4
mile ocean swim, 112 mile bike ride and
26.2 mile run. Mike saw the Ironman
competition first hand as a commentator
for ABC's Wide World of Sports in 1989.
BASEBALL
Pitcher Dave Burba, Ohio State '88, had
a fine year, leading the Cleveland Indians
into the American League playoffs. During
the regular season, he posted a 15-10
record, 4.11 earned run average
and 130 strikeouts in 203.2
innings. In the playoffs, he won
two games with solid relief
stints. Reliever Mike Timlin,
Southwestern '88, led the Seattie
Mariners with 19 saves
and 70 appearances. He had a
2.95 ERA and 60 strikeouts in
79.1 innings. In mid-November,
he signed a four year, $16
million contract with the Baltimore
Orioles. Mark
Brandenburg, Texas Tech '92,
spent the entire season on the
Texas Rangers' disabled list.
After being approached by
both the Los Angeles Dodgers
and Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati
general manager Jim
Bowden, Rollins '83, decided
to stay with the Reds and
signed a four year contract
- ''•'*
extension. He has been with
the club since October 16,1992
Among the Fraternity's minor
league players, pitcher Dan
Hubbs, Southern California
'93, had injury problems and
pitched in just 13 contests for
Albuquerque of the Pacific
Coast League. Lefty Matt ' ' '
Miller, Texas Tech '96, finished
the 1998 season with
Jacksonville of the Southern League after
starting with West Michigan of the Midwest
League. Between the two teams, he
had a combined 10-11 record with 151
strikeouts in 156 innings.
Other minor leaguers included third
baseman Clint Bryant, Texas Tech '96
(.241 average with 8 homers, 31 RBI for
Salem); pitcher Jeff Andrews, Davidson
'96, who finished the year with High
Desert of the California League; third
baseman Morgan Ensberg, Southern
California '98 (.230 average with 5 homers,
31 RBI for Auburn); and outfielder
f^-^.:^ ^
"Chip" Denure, Ripon '98 (.242 average
with 3 homers, 22 RBI for Batavia).
LACROSSE
Two of the top players in professional
lacrosse are former All-American
standouts Gary Gait, Syracuse '90, and
Paul Gait, Syracuse '90. Gary was
named 1998 Most Valuable Player of the
National Lacrosse League after recording
the first 50 goal season in 12 years of pro
lacrosse. The Baltimore Thunders star led
the NLL in scoring with 85 points (57
24 THE SCROLL FALL 1998