Word: ditka
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...ENDS: Ted Kwalick, Penn State, 6 ft. 4 in., 230 Ibs.; and Ron Sellers, Florida State, 6 ft. 4 in., 187 Ibs. Kwalick is heralded by one scout as "probably the finest tight end since Mike Ditka came out of Pittsburgh." He can go deep for a pass, and once he has the ball "turns upfield and just knocks somebody over. He'll not out-nifty anybody, but with his size he bowls over the de fense like duckpins." Some scouts say Kwalick will have to learn a bit more about blocking to become a real pro star. Sellers...
...Bears. The first set up a St. Louis touchdown; the second he ran back 29 yds. for another TD; the third stopped a last-ditch Chicago drive. Wilson also got knocked dizzy in the third quarter, wound up the game with a gashed and bruised right hand. "Mike Ditka [6 ft. 3 in., 230 Ibs.] stepped on it," shrugged Wilson, who regards injuries as badges of honor. "If a man comes out of a game without a bruise or a scrape," he says, "he shouldn't have been out there. Football means hitting-and I enjoy hitting people...
...Pittsburgh End Mike Ditka: "We draw about $80,000 into the stadium every Saturday, and we should get at least $30 a month for toothpaste and clean shirts...
Ends: Dan La Rose, 21, Missouri; 6 ft. 4 in., 221 Ibs. Mike Ditka, 21, Pittsburgh; 6 ft. 3 in., 218 Ibs. Excerpt from a scout's report on Ditka: "Pound for pound, as fine a college player as there is in the U.S." On LaRose: "Great man at rushing the passer and blocking kicks." In addition, the scouts rate Indiana's solid (6 ft. 5 in., 240 Ibs.) Earl Faison as a promising defensive end ("Just an animal charging in there"), and, because of his pass-catching skills, the pros are thinking of making an offensive...