Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-17
SEGH AT LARGE
Choo Choo Gives
The Real Lowdowr
BY MORRIS SIEGEL

ONE OF THE MOST relentless manhunts of any grid
iron age sudden end September morning in
1885, when Charlie Justice No the mostwanted list
of SIS institutions with modern confinement facilities for
football players meekly turned himself IN to authorities
at the University of North Carolina.
The Tar Heels had been close his trail several times
during the intensive breakdown but never were definitely
convinced they had bagged Justice until the moment
he decided to do his fouryear stretch at Chapel HILL
When the chase officially over and the posses
withdrawn Carl Snavey the dour Dutchman who super
intended the football rehabilitation program Tor North
Carolina made the longest speech since his final marriage
vow.
"1 hope" he said with uncharacteriStic humor, "he
comes out for the football team"
AT DUKE, SOUTH CAROLINA and other universities
whose offer of specialized physical fitness scorned by
Justice there talk today of how much cost North
Carolina to acquaint Choo Choo with the nicetes of
college education.
Nobody will believe it anyway" said Justice who
is visiting here 80 I'll start by telling you what didn't
get" Justice oil distributor then began the frank
est recitation of public figures financial status since
Dick Nixon dsavowed practically everything except good
old faithful Checkers in his famous TV confessional
II didn't get $4,000 check in the bank didn't get
Cadillac didn't get completely furnished five-room
house and also didn't get hgh-salaried lifetime job
that supposed to be waiting for when finished
playing"
MANY FANCY OFFERS were dangled before this
ashy haback who had shot up from nowhere to become
at 49, the big star Of pro-Studded wartime football
at cambridge Navy
zone school did offer to deposit $4,000 check pay
able when my eligibility over" he said Another did
offer completely furnished five-room house free Of
charge, to be mine when through playing Another
said would give 10 per cent Of the gate receipts
There also the promise of $0O00a year Job from
another school,"
North Cardinals proposition was less pretentiouS but
1t cinched the Justice deal nevertheless The Tar Heel
proposition was SIS month for apartment rent, plus
scholarShp-for Choo ChooS wife Sarah
she's probably the only girl who ever attended college
on football grant" Justice chuckled IT didn't need
scholarship. The CT Bill gave my ride plus $1lO
month AS have said time and time again. nobody be-
lieves this but that's it."
WHETHER NORTH CAROLINA would have gone high
er Justice had baked is another matter but at least
one Tar Heel booster prepared to sweeten the pot
This fellow, I've forgotten his name" Justice con-
tinued was willing to underwrite my scholarship give
me 500 month for all four years Carolina would give
him 10 per cent of the money it got out of bowl games
while there"
BY conservative estimate, Justices anonymous
woud-be benefactor would have done we'll Justice easily
CaronaS greatest player led the Tar Heels to three bowls
in four years. Two Sugar Bowl jaunts followed by
Cotton Bowl excursion brought approximately $45OOOO to
North Carolina in the Justice era.
=, NOBODY IN YEARS got the acclaim and public,tv
showered on the threetime AAmerican now 80 and at
zoe pounds about IS over his playing weight
In Chapel Hill, streets and babies were named after
hln Dogs, too, Charlie said. But when his four years
were up, there only firm Job offer: From the
North Carolina Medical Foundation at 900 year After
sitting around for several weeks without knowing what he
was supposed to do Justice finally yielded to George Mar
shas perSistency joining the Redskins in time for their
seventh game Of the 1850 season.
He quickly learned the difference between the pros
and colegianS In his first outing in Philadelphia he
broke away for 70 yards and appeared headed for touch
down when Neil Armstrong, 26O-pound Eagle tackle
nailed him. 1t the first time Choo Choo ever had been
tackled from behind
Before got up" he said, II told myself 'Choo Choo
somewhere between last fall and today you've lost four
or. five steps,"
He retired In 1851 but returned to the Redskins in
1852 1t wasn't difficult decision to make was making
ADOO year as an assistant at Carolina The Redskins
offered $4,000"
In 1854 the fancydan triple threaten who wore No %
with such distinction at North Carolina followed his Jersey
into permanent retirement