Rams Have Good Depth on the Board
Photos of the Ram Advisory Board appear on pages 6-7 of the team’s media guide.
Why aren’t the Rams making better use of these people?
Former players Tom Fears, Elroy Hirsch and Rosey Grier must know something about winning. Not to mention Grier’s current designation, “Evangelist.”
You’d think Maureen Reagan, daughter of the former President, or State Assemblywoman Maxine Waters could tap some of their power.
And come on, Henry Mancini, when are we going to hear “Theme for the NFC West Title”?
Add Ram board: It’s clear that Bob Hope and Danny Thomas have done little to keep the team laughing--either at or with itself.
And finally, isn’t it about time Orange County Sheriff Brad Gates restored some order around here?
On the other hand, Gates soon might have a more important role to play. He’s also the Orange County Coroner.
Trivia time: The franchise now known as the Sacramento Kings has retired five players’ jersey numbers. How many of them can you name?
Free Inga: Oaklanders may be hanging their collective sporting head after the Cincinnati Reds’ World Series sweep, but maybe they should look on the bright side.
After all, what other American city has a Lithuanian husband-wife combination that consistently hits the jumper from three-point range?
Inga Marciulionis, 25, wife of Golden State Warrior guard Sarunas Marciulionis, is a 5-foot-11 guard for the Merritt College women’s team. In the Thunderbirds’ opening preseason scrimmage, she made seven consecutive three-point shots. Coach Fred Brown told the Associated Press that Inga is “the best pure shooter I’ve ever coached, male or female.”
Add Inga: She said that last year, during her husband’s first NBA season, she became “tired of sitting around the house with nothing to do.”
Under California community college guidelines, she is eligible to play, because she has never played college basketball.
Said Inga: “Basketball here is easy for me. I play at a very high level before. But I don’t play for about two years now, so we’ll see.”
Last add Inga: Asked about being several years older than her teammates, she said: “I don’t feel so old around them. If I can run with them, I’m OK.”
Florida’s own: Denver Bronco fullback Melvin Bratton grew up in the same Miami neighborhood as Luther Campbell, leader of the rap group 2 Live Crew. These days, he says, he uses “Banned in the U.S.A.”, the band’s album, “to get myself pumped up” before games.
A few years ago, Bratton joined the group on the road. After 2 Live Crew was acquitted recently by a Ft. Lauderdale jury of obscenity charges, Bratton was asked to comment on the censorship and obscenity issues generated by the band.
True to the art form, Bratton said: “From day one, it was all in fun.”
Florida’s guests: If Denver were to make it to Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, chances are the halftime show wouldn’t do much to pump up Bratton.
The New Kids on the Block announced Friday that they will lip-sync their hits “Step By Step” and “This One’s For The Children,” a song from their Christmas album, as part of a Walt Disney production featuring 2,000 children and no adults.
Said singer Donnie Wahlberg of the New Kids: “There’ll be a lot more 40-year-old men sitting around with bowls of potato chips and beer cans . . . seeing us than usual.”
And yes, the halftime show is scheduled to run the official 12 minutes.
Trivia answer: Bob Davies, 1949-55 (No. 11); Maurice Stokes, 1956-58 (No. 12); Oscar Robertson, 1961-70 (No. 14); Jack Twyman, 1956-66 (No. 27); Sam Lacey, 1971-82 (No. 44).
Quotebook: Quarterback Greg Jones, who backed up Vinny Testaverde and Steve Walsh at Miami before transferring to West Virginia, where he backed up Major Harris and now, as a fifth-year senior, backs up redshirt freshman Darren Studstill: “I have to look out for Greg Jones’ future, and right now it looks like that future will be teaching school somewhere.”