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Smelters · week 2 · 1980

Whitfield Gaskin was not supposed to be here

Dez Cruikshank, team beat

Whitfield Gaskin QB
Smelters

Whitfield Gaskin had 158 yards. He was converted from linebacker in his second professional season. He is 26, and he has never been described as easy to coach. It counts the same as anybody else's.

He has 8,237 yards from scrimmage in four seasons, and 131 touchdowns. There was a 2,265-yard year in there. This is not it.

He is from Baltimore, Maryland.

Smelters are 1-1 through two weeks. Nolan Danforth is in year three of it.

One more thing: he refuses to be taped by anybody but the same assistant trainer.

This feature ran in the paper in week 2 of 1980. The rest of the season is there too.

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