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What is the role of the athlete in the college community?
This question is constantly being asked by people who do not
understand the importance of athletics to college life.
Athletics as a part of the college curriculum date
back to the late 1800's when the Ivy League schools
first engaged in formal competition. The idea of ath
letics as a part of college life developed as the college
and is now at its highest point.
Athletics provide college students with an outlet for
their emotions, a form of entertainment and something to
take pride in. It would be difficult for an American college
to exist without some form of athletic program.
The only major fallacy in the system of maintaining
college athletics at present is the extent to which it is
done. College football and basketball have become
money making operations.
It is now essential to spend large amounts of money to
field a team in these sports. Success on the field can be
determined by the amount of money spent.
In general, participants in major college sports can
be considered professionals. They trade their athletic
ability for the right to an education.
Whether or not they receive this education is solely up
to them. Their value to the team they represent is the most
important thing.
Athletes as individuals vary a great deal. It is not
true to say that all football players are big and stupid
or that they lack personality.
Athletes are a product of their environment. The foot
ball player at Hrrvard looks very much like any other col
lege football player, but his sense of values is probably a
bit more realistic than the average player in the Big Ten
or ACC.
Why does this discrepancy exist between the two
groups? First of all the football player at Harvard is
not under as much pressure as one from the ACC. He
likes to win, but winning is not essential to his exis
tence. He earns his degree through work in the class
room and not on the athletic field.
Secondly, the people whom he competes with or against
are not all subsidised athletes. Even those individuals who
do not have scholarships are given the opportunity to play.
In general, the Ivy League athlete or small college
athlete plays because he enjoys the sport and not be
cause his education depends on it. He may never make
All-American, but how important is this honor if it
turns out to be the last success in life.
College athletics should not be deemphasized. They are
of utmost importance to the college way of life, but the ap
proach which is made to them needs to be looked at.
When ahtletes graduate from a school, they are for
ever representatives of that institution and their suc
cess or failure mark that institution.
We should never look upon the athlete as a separate
class from ourselves or judge him solely by his performance
on the field.
Athletes are continually in the spotlight and there
fore more is expected of them than the average stu
dent. If they do something wrong, it always seems more
drastic than if an unknown individual did the same
thing.
The athlete should not be protected because of his value
to the team, nor discriminated against because of his unim
portance.
Athletes are the actors on any campus. They are
expected to be fierce animals when they play, but re
served individuals off the field. They are often con
damned for being stupid, yet who ever pictures an in
telligent "jock."
The good athlete must be a little bit of everything.
More is expected of him, but very often we never give him a
chance.
The next time one of those oversized individuals
goes by you; don't judge him b)y his appearance. He
may be more of a man than you give him credit for.
ACC Statistics
Total Offense
Player, School Games Plays Yards Avg.
Shiner, Maryland 8 252 1,001 3.9
Glacken, Duke 8 199 980 4.9
Rossi, N. C. State 8 225 969 4.3
Edge, North Carolina 8 175 946 5.4
Parker, Clemson 7 127 637 5.0
Reeves, South Carolina 7 202 587 2.9
Black, North Carolina 8 103 541 5.3
Wilkinson, Duke 8 95 517 5.4
Sweetan, Wake Forest 7 208 472 2.3
Willard, North Carolina 8 128 471 3.7
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After 9-0
By TOM HUNTER
Sports Writer
South Carolina lost their sixtl
ball game of the year last week t
a strong Memphis State team 9-(
but won the respect of 17,006 fant
most of whom had held a dir
view of the Gamecocks before th
game.
The first spark of hope came of
the third play from scrimmag
when an alert Pete DiVenere inter
cepted a short pass from Russel
Vollmer on the USC 37-yard line.
However, a stout Memphis de
fense stopped the drive before i
Undefeated
New Recor
Opening the offensive throttl
slightly, USC's freshmen score
thrice through the air in subdu
ing an outmanned Citadel froi
eleven, 21-7, and finished their sea
son as the first undefeated squa
to represent the University sinc
1907, when the Carolina varsit
Biddies Begin
Heavy Work
For Opener
After nearly five weeks of pre
season workouts, freshman bas
ketball coach Dwane Morrisoi
says his prior belief has been con
firmed that South Carolina ha
corralled one of its finest group
of freshmen ever.
"The talent is here to produc
some outstanding varsity star
of the future," Morrison said. "O
:ourse, they have a lot to leari
and it will take time but this i
an intelligent group that take
well to coaching and with thei
size and native ability I think
can turn them over to head coacl
Chuck Noe in good shape nex
season."
The Biddies' nine man roste
lists four "Big 'uns," the talles
being 6-9 Al Salvadori, a highl:
sought prospect from Beech Bot
ton, W. Va., who led Wheelinj
Central Catholic High School t
he State championship last win
ter. A bit on the skinny side a
200 pounds, Al or "Sal" as hi
teammates call him -- has excel
tional moves for a big man ani
a fine hook shot with either hano
and will play forward for th,
Biddies.
TIlE W. VIRGINIAN
Another West Virginian en
rolled in the Gamecock Roost i
G-6, 230-pound Gary Gregor o
South Charleston, a husky, stroni
h)oy who shows the effects o
having played in some of th,
fastest high school competition i
the nation. lie p)lays either for
wvard or guard, having the m~ove
andl quickness to play back cour
dlespite his size.
The center position with th
Biddies wvill be shared by tw
6-8 skyscrapers, 225-pound Lyr
Burkholder of Singers Glen, Va
andI 220-pound Bruce Wellsc
River Edge, N. .1. Burkholder,
Mennonite farm boy who hi
known hard work all his life, he
worked just as hard on the ha:
ketball court as on the farm bac
home and is (described by Morrr
son as "the most important nma
on the squad so far."
Burkholder possesses one<
the largest pair of hands any
where and can grip two baske
balls wvith the ease that norma
sized people grip a pair of grap<
fruit. Wells, who answvers to i
nickname "Sweetwater," is al
other hard worker with gtood pa
tential.
LITTLE MIEN
Back court, the Biddies has
five "little men" ranging in si:
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Win Over C
got started and forced a despera
tion field goal attempt by Mc
h Cathern that never reached thi
o end zone.
G, GOAL LINE STANCE
1, A moment of glory for Carolin
n came in the second quarter whei
e only a goal line stance prevente<
Memphis from scoring before th<
n half.
e The Gamecocks took over at thi
2-yard line and wedged the bal
I out to the six on a pair of sneak
by Dan Reeves. Jack McCathern
standing in his own end zone, thei
t sailed a punt out to the mid
Frosh Set
d With Win
le posted a 3-0 record.
d The current Biddies, with a 4-0
i- slate, overturned Gordon Militar3
h Academy, North Carolina State
- and Wake Forest, in addition t<
d The Citadel, and were tied by tha
e Clemson Cubs, 10-10, to become a,
y far as available records show
- USC's first undefeated freshmar
eleven.
The young Birds accumulated al.
most equal yardage rushing an(
passing and appeared their mosi
impressive of the season on theii
three scoring drives, but a sputter.
ing offense stalled their othei
scoring efforts against the Cadets
Defensively, the Biddies' tough linc
forced The Citadel to adopt ar
unsuccessful air attack and held
them well in check through mosi
s of the contest.
The Biddies scored early in the
first quarter, when, with ever.
member of the starting backfield
f slashing for yardage, they stormed
a from 5-10, 170-pound Waync
s Lacey of Seneca, S. C., to 6-2U
r 165, Bob Gorgrant of Bingham
ton, N. Y.
Lacey is expected to rejoin tlh
t squad next week after undergo.
ing surgery for the removal of
a cyst on his hip. He was "dis
covered" by Noe in the Sou 1
Carolina Coaches' Assoriat 1 .i
Clinic All-Star basketball g.ant
in Columbia last August %v!,n It
led the upstate squad to an ove
time victory. He posse:ses the
q quickness necessary to become at
outstanding guard.
Gorgrant, a fine shooter, at.
tended Augusta Military Acad
emy in Virginia lat year.
Earl Lovelace, 6-0, 17, i;,
Kingsport, Tenn.. was oached
through his junior year at lol
yns-Bennett High School by Mor
rison.
CLINIC
David Walker, G-1, 177, of New.
Sport News, V'a., was sp(otted( b,
eNoe wheni he at tended a elii
conducted by Noe when Lhb
.l Gamecock coach was still at Vir
ginia Tech. Walker played foi
Warwick HIigh School in Vir.
ginma.
eSteve Posey, 6-1, 18(0, is fron
SAmericus, Ga., and attendled the
same high school as Gmre
afootball qunarterback Da:n 1teeve
lie wvas All-State in Georgia an'
a played in the 1 968 G;eorgia All
Star game.
In addition to being goodI pres
pects as basketball pIn ers, t I'
k ldie squadl also boas s som,
outstandhing studlent5.lHurkholide
is majoring in mnechan icail en 'i
neering, Wells in P'sychology
Salvadori andl Gorgr ant in Enie
lish, Walker in Biologv. Lace
Lovelace and Posey in husinies
Sadministration, and Grg( il
physical eden tion.
botani
notes
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rndefeated
ramecocks
- field stripe where good coverage
permitted a return of only five
yards.
STORY OF A SEASON
Memphis finally scored with a
30-yard field goal from the 12
yard line on the last play of the
I third quarter. It didn't look as if
the three points would hold up
though when the Gamecocks took
the following kick-off and marched
I down the field.
Dan Reeves broke lose on a 25
yard run and put USC on the
Memphis 32, with a first down.
The drive stopped here, however,
- when Marty Rosen fumbled - the
story of a season.
MSU then wrapped up their
eighth win of an undefeated sea
son with a touchdown by fullback
Dave Casinelli, five minutes before
the end of the game.
A GOOD GAME
The Memphis State Tigers were
tough opponents and USC re
sponded with tough opposition.
Many of the boys played well but
those who played even better than
that were Jon Linder, Len Sears,
Steve Cox, Terry Soles, and Doug
Senter, plus Cock of the Walkers
Legat and Reeves.
91 yards to score, the final 33
coming on a pass from quarterback
Ted Wingard to halfback Buster
Kimbrell with six minutes left in
the opening period.
The next time they got the ball,
the Baby Birds churned 58 more
yards in four plays to make it
14-0 after the second of end Bill
Dicken's three kicks. The drive
was propelled by two offensive
newcomers, previously i n j u r e d
halfback Tommy Thompson, who
spurted around right end for 12
and 15 yards, and quarterback
Donnie Myers, a defensive special
ist and punter, who rolled out for
12 yards, then hit end Don Browne
in the end zone with a 25-yard
strike.
The Citadel first-year-men came
back for their lone talley on 13- 1
yard rollout by quarterback Bill
Ogburn, who completed four arials
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n the march. The Cadets, however,
were not able to pass with much
3 u c c e s s throughout the contest,
:ompleting only 11 of 28 attempts,
and were held to only 90 yards
rushing.
The Biddies put the game out of
reach with a wrapup score at the
ttart of the second half. Wingard
hit halfback Stan Juk with passes
f 10 and 25 yards, then switched
to end Dickens with a six-yarder
for the TD. Fumbles and pass
interceptions by b o t h t e a in s
stymied any further scoring.
Offensive leader on the ground
ror the Biddies was Billy John
;tone with 63 yards, making him
.he t h i r d fullback to top the
fledglings in that category this
teason. Wingard was accurate with
ine of 16 passes for 108 yards
o finish the year as the team's
otal offense leader.
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