Former Duke star dies

In Tom Powers' era, nobody used the phrase "student-athlete."

But few embodied that NCAA term better in the late 1940s and early '50s than Powers, a two-sport Duke star and scholar who died Monday in California. He was 77.

Powers, a native of Cumberland, Md., excelled in football and baseball, earned Phi Beta Kappa honors and was president of his senior class.

He lettered two years under legendary football coach Wallace Wade and set Duke's single-game record for touchdowns (six) and total points (36) against Richmond in 1950.

Powers also earned three letters in baseball and batted .305 in 1951, helping Duke to the Southern Conference championship.

The Washington Redskins drafted Powers in the third round, but he opted to go to Harvard Law School and later served in the Department of Labor during the Kennedy Administration.

"He was a gentleman in every respect, and outstanding in everything he did, athletics, the legal profession ... and as a husband and father,'' said Dub Graham, a Raleigh attorney and longtime friend.

(A.J. Carr)

WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

WRESTLING

NORTH CAROLINA 30, DUKE 12: Highlighted by a pin from two-time All-America Evan Sola, UNC (7-6, 4-1 ACC) ran off 19 consecutive points to open the match and held off rival Duke (7-6, 0-3) at Chapel Hill High School.

Winners of four straight ACC duals, the Tar Heels have won 32 of their past 33 meetings with the Blue Devils. Seniors David Dashiell and Spencer Nadolsky each added a technical fall, and UNC posted its second-highest points total of the season.

Duke got wins from Mike Rappo (141 pounds), Daniel Shvartsman (149) and John Barone (174).

(From College News Release)