A USA Today feature last week on Tony Dungy described the Super Bowl coach’s temper problem as a youth in Jackson, Michigan. As a student spectator at a University of Minnesota basketball game at Williams Arena, Dungy and Purdue coach Fred Schaus engaged in a surprising argument. Dungy is now as highly regarded as a person as he is a coach.
The Vikings hold the record for the fewest net yards gained in the Super Bowl, 119 against Pittsburgh in 1975. Better known is that the Purple and Buffalo, both 0-4, have the worst Super Bowl records.
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald wrote the following last week: “Several NFL people have expressed skepticism about whether Daunte Culpepper—whose decision-making and ability to make quick reads have been questioned—will be a good fit for Cam Cameron’s offense.” (Note: Cameron is the Miami Dolphins new head coach who was an assistant with San Diego and once was head coach at the University of Indiana where his record was 18-37).
General consensus now is the Timberwolves are enjoying the better of their trade with the Celtics last winter. The Wolves have two players who became starters, Ricky Davis and Mark Blount, while the Celtics’ Wally Szczerbiak has missed time because of injury and since returning to the team has been a sub. Davis and Blount, at 16.1 and 13.3 points per game, are the Wolves’ second and third leading scorers. Szczerbiak averages 15.9 points per game.
Former Gopher wide receiver Lewis Garrison refereed his first Division I basketball game late last month. A college referee for eight years working in conferences such as the MIAC, Garrison officiated the Division I game in Fargo on January 28 between North Dakota State and Utah Valley State.