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...Sept. 19, 1783, at Versailles, the first aeronauts--a sheep, a rooster and a duck--take to the sky in the Montgolfier brothers' hot-air balloon. On Nov. 21, Jean Francois Pilatre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes drift over Paris in a Montgolfier, achieving the first manned free flight (2). Asked what good are balloons, U.S. envoy Ben Franklin replies, "What good is a newborn baby?" The English Channel is crossed in 1785, and ballooning soon becomes the stuff of daredevils (3). But in 1794 the world's first air force is born: warring France uses tethered balloons...
When my plane left Logan Airport last Friday, I began my journey to a state about which I knew very little. I did know Lincoln was the capital, Omaha was the largest city, Mike Rozier had won the Heisman Trophy a few years ago and the former governor used to date actress Debra Winger...
...N.F.L. has been losing some rather choice material to the two-year-old spring league-from eminent Underclassmen Herschel Walker (newly renegotiated New Jersey Generals contract: $6 million for four years) and Marcus Dupree (New Orleans Breakers, $6 million for five years) to 1983 Heisman Trophy Winner Mike Rozier (Pittsburgh Maulers, $3 million for three years) and Young, whose playing obligation is four years. A 6-ft. 1-in. lefthander, he passed for an average of 395 yds. per game last season. Cincinnati Bengals Assistant General Manager Mike Brown, who intended to choose Young first in the May 1 N.F.L...
...what we call a burner, unbelievable speed," he says. In fact, the Redskins did not credit the clocking provided by the school. "He runs a 4.28 forty [yards]," says Beathard with a chuckle. "That's our time." Plus he enjoys collisions. "Not to take anything away from Rozier," Beathard says, "but Fryar should be considered more of a prize in the National Football League, a game breaker. Not quite a burner, Rozier is an excellent back who breaks tackles and does a lot of good things on his own, sometimes makes his biggest plays out of nothing...
...straw-haired and bottle-jawed, Steinkuhler is the tobacco-spitting image of "Herby Husker," Nebraska's mascot in bib overalls. Pro-football scouts are afraid to say how good he is, because he may be the best offensive lineman they have ever seen. "In Steinkuhler, Fryar and Rozier," says Dallas Cowboy personnel man Gil Brandt, "Nebraska might have three players drafted in the first ten." That such a player could come out of Burr (pop. 101 and getting smaller-"I don't look for it to last much longer," Steinkuhler sighs) is more than farfetched. When...