Evening star., 1960-09-14
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
SideIights of Operation Football
BY MERRELL WHITTLEsEY

ONE OF THE LIGHTER moments of the sports writer's
tour of the Atlantic Coast Conference football camps
Coach Jim Hckeys story about Frank Riggs, cocaptan
and left guard of the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Riggs is graduate of Baltimores exclusive Gilman
School Lacrosse was his No sport there Four
when Hickey assistant to the late Jim Tatum he
sent to Baltimore to talk to Riggs and his family.
Il didn't know much about the boy" Hickey was
saying HE small, but he wanted to to North
Carolina So arranged an appointment for Frank and
his dad with Coach Tatum."
Hickey had reservation the first flight of
Baltimore but Riggs and his father arrived at Chapel Hill
just few minutes later I'm they chartered pane
Hickey said
When Hickey Frank and his father walked into
Tatums office Big Jim seated his favorite position
tilted back on chair with his feet on desk.
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"I INTRODUCED JIM to the boy and then his father"
Hickey said Coach Tatum asked Mr.. Riggs what business
he was in. He said he in the insurance business"
Hickey said Taum ratified off the names of several
prominent Baltimore insurance contacts he had made
at Maryland and asked Mr. Riggs he knew any of them
Yes, know all of them, Mr. Riggs replied After
a slight pause, he added, They work for me-"
Il had never seen Coach Tatums feet come off that
desk faster" Hickey said with a sad smile
Riggs added pounds and muscle his first two years at
Chapel Hill Early last season. in his junior year, Frank
made the starting team He weighs about 22O pounds
and is Solid because he spends the off in body
building co-captain this year, he has his heart set
pro football
But Riggs still doesn't have scholarship He's paying
his way that's the way father wants guess
might buy the school and fire me-"
COACH FRANK HOWARD was in one of his rare
serious moods when the tour hit Clemson Howard also
is the athletic director and he has problems other than
producing bowl teams
What football needs aid with ne-year
allowance all the country Howard said shifting his
chewing tobacco.
"why should we give a boy a four-year scholarship
Just because he could play high school football?
That's fine way for boy to start life" the Clemson
nach 'Ynu him for nOthi
but he doesn't have to produce.
IF boy gets scholastic scholarship and fails he
loses it, But if he gets athletic scholarship and doesn't
make good the school has to honor it, It's waste of time
and money 1t also discourages hustle the part of
the boy.
yearto-year basis" Howard thundered You'd have
better brand of football and better bunch Of boys"
Howard also advocates scholarship agreement
ognized by all conferences Il lost 10 boys the last week
in August Howard said Frank also said it's wrong for
conference to push the rule for graduation
He also thinks foolish for the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference to limit scholarships.
And Frank wasn't just talking to "a bunch of dumb
sports writer's to his favorite His audience
included Commissioner jim Weaver of the Atlantic Coast
Conference, who has heard Howard before.
COACHES CONFERENCE PICKS:
Tom Nugent Maryland: South Carolina could be the
dark horse
Dick Voris, Virginia: Wake Forest is my choice"
Billy Hldebrand Wake Forest North Carolina looks
tough"
Bill Murray, Duke: Reach in a bag and pick any one
of six teams I'm excluding and Virginia, because
don't play them"
Jim Hickey, North Carolina: IN C. State is the most
underrated"
Earle Edwards, N. C. State 1T looks even to me-"
Warren Gese, South Carolina: ANY team except
Virginia win it and Virginia can beat anybody on
given Saturday"
Frank Howard Clemson: ANY one of seven"