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Raking in new members

Before you begin raking leaves this profession is sometimes swift. So, part of June 2004 fall, we want you to gather new members our membership turns over every year. this summer. The FWAA is beginning its On the other hand, there are some of Vol. 42, No. 2 “Raking in New Members Drive.” you who have been constant members Starting in June, we’d like every ac- over the years. tive FWAA member to get one other per- We always appreciate your comments Inside this issue: son to join the organization for the 2004- concerning possible improvements in 05 school year. anything we do. And we think we have This could be the co-worker who has been responsive in making college foot- put off joining, or a journalist at another ball easier to cover. Here’s to a great President’s column 2 paper or web site, or a sports information 2004 football ! associate in an allied field. Tro- It’s easier than ever to join the FWAA. DIVISION I-A MEDIA DAY DATES phy preseason watch 3 A potential member merely needs to (FWAA representative in parentheses) list go to www.fwaa.com and click on “Join ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Us.” July 25-27, Greensboro, N.C. (Bob Thomas) There’s an explanation of what the BIG EAST FWAA, a 64-year-old organization, does July 28, East Rutherford, N.J. (Mark Blaud- All-America checklist 4-5 and the many benefits for members. schun) There’s also an application form, which BIG TEN can be printed out and sent in to the na- Aug. 4-5 Chicago Hyatt Regency (Chip Scoggins) tional office at FWAA, 18652 Vista Del Members of the FWAA BIG 12 5 All-America committee Sol, Dallas, , 75287, along with the July 20-22, Kansas City, Mo. (Dennis Dodd) $40.00 annual dues. CONFERENCE USA We will have an FWAA representative Aug. 2-3, Memphis (Russ Anderson) at each of the 11 Division I-A preseason MID- media days this summer. They Aug 2-3, Detroit (Gary Richter) John 6 run from mid-July to early August. The MOUNTAIN WEST preseason watch list representatives and dates of the confer- July 21-22, Las Vegas (Steve Kiggins) ence media days are listed on this page. PACIFIC 10 The FWAA reps will help you with the July 28, Sheraton Gateway at LAX (Charles application process and answer ques- Durrenberger). Ira Berkow on former tions about the organization as well. SOUTHEASTERN Post sports 7 But you don’t need to wait until then July 27-29, Birmingham, Ala. (Ron Higgins, editor Pat Harmon to rake in your new member. Do it now! Tony Barnhart) The world of newspaper and web SUN BELT coverage, as well as many broadcast July 18-20, New Orleans (Judy Willson) WESTERN ATHLETIC mediums and the sports information Key contacts at the July 27-29, Reno, Nevada (Chad Hartley) 8 field, is constantly changing. And the FWAA movement of people in and out of the Page 2 THE FIFTH DOWN

President Dick Weiss New York Daily News

First Vice President President’s column Alan Schmadtke miles from the beach and near numerous Orlando Sentinel Joe Hornstein. restaurants. The has re-

Second Vice President Joe Hornstein. served 330 rooms for us. The rate is Dennis Dodd Joe Hornstein. $169, very good for South Florida that CBS SportsLine He and his col- time of year and better than last year’s leagues from the media hotel rate. The hotel also hosted Executive Director FedEx Orange Bowl the media for the NHL All-Star game. Steve Richardson Dallas Morning News have come on like a There are plenty of direct flights into clap of thunder, the Fort Lauderdale Airport, which is less 2004 Directors working really hard than five miles from the hotel. Mark Anderson to upgrade the me- All of the formal interviews, which Las Vegas Review & Journal dia situation for the begin Dec. 30 with the coaches and go Jack Bogaczyk 2005 national cham- through Jan. 3, will be held in the Mar- Charleston Daily Mail pionship game in riott ballroom, with the exception of Jan. DICK Charles Durrenberger Miami. 2, when the annual Orange Bowl media Arizona Daily Star WEISS Mark Blaudschun day will be at the stadium. There will be of the Boston Globe shuttle bus service every day to both Rob Daniels and I made a special trip to Miami re- practice sites and Jan. 2 to the stadium. Greensboro News & Record cently to check out the progress. And, There will be a computer work room at Chad Hartley aside from the flight problems I experi- the hotel with high speed access. Reno Gazette Journal enced getting into the Miami Airport at On game day, there will be a police

Steve Henson the tail end of a President’s Day week- escort for the media buses to the sta- Times end, I came away impressed with the dium on a regular basis between 2:30 initial game plan. and 6 p.m. Kickoff will be at 8 p.m. EST. Todd Jones Columbus Dispatch No, the Football Writers Association The press box has limitations, ever of America is not about to open a can of since the Dolphins split it up and put the Rich Kaipust worms with APSE and stay at a new ca- majority of the media in the corner on the Omaha World-Herald sino hotel, as was originally thought. But southwest side of the stadium. There will

Steve Kiggins Hornstein, who came over from the Uni- be room for 200 working media inside Casper Star-Tribune versity of Miami in November 2002 to with an auxiliary press box outside for become media relations manager, has those who are not on deadline or late Malcolm Moran USA Today worked hard with CEO Keith Tribble, applicants for credentials. And here’s president Chris Knight, associate director some good news. There will be 250 pub- Joseph Person Stephan Benson and Phoenix Harvey lic phone lines and a huge pregame buf- The State (S.C.) and Mike Partee from his staff and the fet as well as halftime and postgame Michael Pointer Greater Fort Lauderdale Conventional snacks. Writers also can purchase their Indianapolis Star and Visitors Bureau to correct the mis- own lines through Bell South.

George Schroeder takes that plagued ’s pre- Unlike the , the media will Daily Oklahoman mier BCS event here in 2001. be allowed on the sidelines from the Yeah, we all remember staying down- eight minute mark. There will be a pres- Chip Scoggins town in a hotel where there was nothing entation ceremony afterwards, but there Minneapolis Star-Tribune to do in the immediate area, the lack of will be quickie quotes with ASAP stenog- Jeff Shain directions to the practice sites, having a raphers typing them up for dispersal Miami Herald media bus get lost on the way to the within 10 minutes. The media will be able

Bob Thomas game at Joe Robbie Stadium and having to watch the postgame interviews on Florida Times-Union OU coach spend a hour on closed circuit TV. Photo will have their the field with his players and with own area with high speed access. Keith Whitmire ESPN’s Game Day before gracing us One more thing. The Orange Bowl Dallas Morning News with his presence in the media interview has planned a welcome reception for the Ex-officio session at 1 in the morning, long after media on Dec. 30 and a blowout bash on Chris Theisen the Eastern print deadlines were over. Jan. 2 on a yacht that will sail up the In- Big 12/BCS liaison Hornstein has arranged to put the tercoastal to the ocean and back. Jon Jackson media up at Marriott Marina Hotel on the If Hornstein can pull this off, we Duke/CoSIDA Intercoastal waterway, less than two should have a winner. Page 3 THE FIFTH DOWN

Bronko Nagurski candidates

The FWAA has announced the 2004 Bronko Nagur- ski Watch List, which is a compilation of the best defen- sive players in college football regardless of position. The winner of the , pre- sented by the FWAA and the Charlotte Club, will be named on Dec. 6 at a banquet in Charlotte, N.C. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops will be the keynote speaker. Last season’s Bronko Nagurski winner was Okla- homa , who was the second Sooner to win the award in three seasons. Oklahoma defensive back won the award in 2001. The FWAA will select a defensive player of the week during the 2004 season. Top defensive performances around the country will be submitted by schools and con- ferences. And an FWAA committee will select the winner from those nominees. None of the 2003 Bronko Nagurski finalists returns this season, but a finalist from 2002, end , is returning for his senior season. Missouri James Kinney (24) is one of One player per school is listed below. But all defen- the 59 players on the initial watch list for the sive players on the All-America Watch List (Pages 4-5) Bronko Nagurski Trophy. are considered by the FWAA All-America Committee. Those players who win defensive player of the week considered. Please contact your conference committee awards and have not been previously listed also will be person for updates during the season. NAGURSKI WATCH LIST

(One player listed per school) Adell Duckett, DE, Texas Tech , LB, St. Muhammad Abdullah, DB, Simon Fraser, DE, Ohio St. Terna Nande, LB, Miami (Ohio) Kentucky , DT., Miami, Fla. David Pollack, DE, Georgia Allan Adami, DT, SMU , LB, UCLA. , DE, BYU Brian Atkinson, LB, Northern Illinois , DE, Vanderbilt Josh Powell, DB, San Jose St. Andy Avalos, LB, Boise St. , DT, Wisconsin Julius Roberts, DE, Boise St. Adrian Awasom, DE, North Texas Eric Henderson, DE, Georgia Tech Robert Rodriguez, LB, UTEP Jermaine Berry, DT, Kansas St. , LB, Clemson Matt Roth, DE, Iowa Jason Berryman, DE, Iowa St. D'Qwell Jackson, LB, Maryland DeMeco Ryans, LB, Alabama Jamaal Brimmer, DB, UNLV , LB, Texas James Sanders, DB, Fresno St. , LB, Southern Miss Jarvis Johnson, SS, Rutgers Morgan Scalley, DB, Utah Nick Bunting, LB,Tulsa Adam Jones, CB, West Virginia Marcus Spears, DE, LSU , LB, Tennessee Eric King, DB, Wake Forest John Syptak, DE, Rice Chris Canty, DE, Virginia James Kinney, LB, Missouri , LB., N.C. St. , DT-DE, USC , DE, Boston Col. , DE, Notre Dame , LB, Florida Maurice Lloyd, LB, Connecticut , LB, Temple Will Derting, LB, Washington St. Jamus Martin, DE, Marshall Darrent Williams, DB, Okla. St. Diamond Ferri, SS, Syracuse Donnie McCleskey, DB, California Jimmy Williams, DB, Virginia Tech , DE, Oklahoma Mitch Meeuwsen, FS, Oregon St. Pierre Woods, LB, Michigan Trent Cole, DE, Cincinnati Eric Moore, DE, Florida St. , LB, UAB Justin Crooks, LB, Baylor Zach Morris, NG,Wyoming Page 4 ALL-AMERICA OFFENSE , Purdue , Akron , Michigan , Connecticut , Miami (Ohio) Brad Smith, Missouri Jason Avant, Michigan , Purdue , Utah , Toledo Earvin Johnson, UNLV Ryan Hart, Rutgers J.R. Russell, Louisville Walter Washington, Temple , Hawaii Bruce Eugene, Grambling St. , Arizona St. , W. Virginia Geoff McArthur, California , Utah , UCLA David Greene, Georgia Kerry Wright, Middle Tenn. , Florida Mark Clayton, Oklahoma Matt Jones, Arkansas Nehemiah Glover, Texas Tech Kevin Kolb, Houston , Florida St. , Memphis Jason Anderson, Wake Forest Timmy Chang, Hawaii , LSU , Arizona St. , California TIGHT ENDS , So. California Tim Day, Oregon Jason White, Oklahoma , Colorado St. Joel Klatt, Colorado Alex Smith, Stanford , Clemson Troy Bienemann, Wash. St. Chris Rix, Florida St. , Tulsa , North Carolina Steve Fleming, Arizona David Thomas, Texas Matt Herian, Nebraska , Virginia RUNNING BACKS T.J. Williams, N.C. St. Walter Reyes, Syracuse Anthony Davis, Wisconsin Marion Barber III, Minnesota , Minnesota CENTERS , Rutgers Matt Tarullo, Syracuse Justise Hairston, Rutgers Jeremy Hines, West Virginia DonTrell Moore, New Mexico Todd Londot, Miami (Ohio) Lynell Hamilton, San Diego St. , Bowling Carnell Williams, Auburn Green , LSU Trenton Franz, Wyoming , Tennessee Donovan Raiola, Wisconsin DeAngelo Williams, Memphis , Minnesota Robert Merrill, TCU , LSU RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS (Clockwise from top Eric Shelton, Louisville Mike Degory, Florida left): Mark Clayton, Jason White and Antonio Per- Chance Kretschmer, Nevada Joe Vaughn, Kansas Mike Bell, Arizona Richie Incognito, Nebraska kins, all of Oklahoma, and Florida State’s Alex Bar- Patrick Cobbs, North Texas. , Texas A&M ron. Darren Sproles, Kansas St. Keoki Fraser, Arizona , Texas Matt Brock, Oregon St. Zach Tuiasosopo, Washington David Castillo, Florida St. T.A. McLendon, N.C. St. Vince Carter, Oklahoma Nick Kaczur, Toledo Steve Subia, New Mexico St.. P.J. Daniels, Georgia Tech Jason Brown, North Carolina Jake VerStraete, No. Illinois Daniel Loper, Texas Tech , Virginia Blake Lingruen, Wake Forest Erik Pears, Colorado St. Grayling Love, Arizona St. , Wake Forest , Utah , Oklahoma , Maryland Mike Kracalik, San Diego St. Alex Barron, Florida St. , Alabama , Miami, Fla. OFFENSIVE LINE Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia , Virginia David Bass, Michigan Michael Munoz, Tennessee C.J. Brooks, Maryland WIDE RECEIVERS , Wisconsin Justin Geisinger, Vanderbilt , Florida St. Rhema McKnight, Notre Dame , , LSU Chris Myers, Miami , Fla Chris Henry, West Virginia Ryan Krug, Connecticut , TCU Sam Mayes, Oklahoma St.. Tres Moses, Rutgers Brian Duffy, Rutgers Harvey Dahl, Nevada Shawn Tucker, Rutgers , Syracuse Adrian Gonzalez, La. Tech Fred Gibson, Georgia Tim Brown, West Virginia Dartangon Shack, Fresno St. Jovon Bouknight, Wyoming , West Virginia , Hawaii , West. Michigan Jeff Berk, West Virginia , Oregon , Toledo Doug Nienhuis Oregon St. Page 5 CHECKLIST DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE LINE Pierre Woods, Michigan Brady Poppinga, BYU Brian Atkinson, Northern Illinois Zach Morris, Wyoming Terna Nande, Miami (Ohio) Matt Roth, Iowa Brandon Hoyte, Notre Dame Jamus Martin, Marshall Rian Wallace, Temple Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin Kirk Morrison, San Diego St. Simon Fraser, Ohio St. Adam Seward, UNLV Justin Tuck, Notre Dame Matt McCoy, San Diego St. Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston Col. Randy Tscharner, Wyoming Trent Cole, Cincinnati Guy Tuell, Wyoming Julius Roberts, Boise St. Michael Boley, Southern Miss John Syptak, Rice Zac Woodfin, UAB Allan Adami, SMU Andy Avalos, Boise St. , Oregon St. Nick Bunting, Tulsa Shaun Cody, So. California Robert Rodriguez, UTEP Mike Patterson, So. California Spencer Havner, UCLA Adrian Awasom, North Texas , So. California Returning All-Americans (L-R) of Adell Duckett, Texas Tech , Oklahoma Tennessee and Derrick Johnson of Texas Jason Berryman, Iowa St. Will Derting, Washington St. Jermaine Berry, Kansas St. Derrick Johnson, Texas Donnie McCleskey, California Mitch Meeuwsen, Oregon St. Dan Cody, Oklahoma James Kinney, Missouri , Michigan Oshiomogho Atogwe, Stanford , Texas , Nebraska Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin Cedrick Williams, Kansas St. Eric Henderson, Georgia Tech Justin Crooks, Baylor Dustin Fox, Ohio St. Josh Bullocks, Nebraska Orien Harris, Miami, Fla. Leroy Hill, Clemson , Boston College J.J. Billingsley, Colorado Chris Canty, Virginia Ahmad Brooks, Virginia Adam Jones, West Virginia Darrent Williams, Oklahoma St. Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma Pat Thomas, N.C. St. Jarvis Johnson, Rutgers , Miami, Fla. Eric Moore, Florida St. Darryl Balckstock, Virginia Diamond Ferri, Syracuse Justin Miller, Clemson David Pollack, Georgia A.J. Nicholson, Florida St. , Syracuse James Butler, Georgia Tech Jovan Haye, Vanderbilt D'Qwell Jackson, Maryland Jamaal Brimmer, UNLV Donte Nicholson, Oklahoma Marcus Spears, LSU DeMeco Ryans, Alabama Aaron Francisco, BYU , Oklahoma Kevin Burnett, Tennessee Ben Stratton, Colorado St. Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech Abdul Hodge, Iowa Channing Crowder, Florida Morgan Scalley, Utah Eric King, Wake Forest , Iowa DEFENSIVE BACKS James Sanders, Fresno St. , N.C. St. A.J. Hawk, Ohio St. Muhammad Abdullah, Kentucky Josh Powell, San Jose St. Jamaal Fudge, Clemson Gabe Franklin, Boise St.

SPECIALISTS FWAA ALL-AMERICA KICKERS Kyle Basler, Washington St. , Ohio St. , Baylor COMMITTEE Dave Rayner, Michigan St. John Torp, Colorado Ben Jones, Purdue Cole Farden, Oklahoma St. ►Rich Kaipust, Omaha World-Herald Collin Barber, Syracuse Gary Cook, UNLV Big 12, [email protected] Wes Zunker, New Mexico Adam Podlesh, Maryland Deric Yaussi, Wyoming , W. Forest ►Chip Scoggins, Minneapolis Star-Tribune Jonathan Nichols, Mississippi Big Ten, MAC, [email protected] Brett Visintainer, Fresno St. RETURN SPECIALISTS ►Bob Thomas, Florida Times-Union Jared Siegel, Oregon Jim Leonhard, Wisconsin ACC, [email protected] Nick Novak, Maryland , Michigan Connor Hughes, Virginia Tres Moses, Rutgers ►Charles Durrenberger, Arizona Daily Star Jon Peattie, Miami, Fla, Adam Jones, West Virginia Pac-10, [email protected] Xavier Beitia, Florida St. Bo Nagahi, Utah ►Joe Person, The State Josh Barge, Wyoming SEC, Sun Belt, [email protected] PUNTERS Skyler Green, LSU , Michigan St. Marvin Young, Southern Miss ►Steve Kiggins, Casper Star-Tribune Brendan Carney, Syracuse Chris Carr, Boise St. Mountain West, [email protected] Matt Payne, BYU Charles Gordon, Kansas ►Todd Jones, Columbus Dispatch Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee , Oklahoma National, C-USA, Independents, [email protected] Cody Ridgeway, Mississippi Terrence Murphy, Texas A&M Eric Wilbur, Florida Charles Frederick, Washington ►Chad Hartley, Reno Gazette Journal Ryan Dougherty, East Carolina Mike Imoh, Virginia Tech WAC, [email protected] Jared Scruggs, Rice Steve Suter, Maryland ►Jack Bogaczyk, Charleston Daily Mail Bryce Benekos, UTEP Tramain Hall, N.C. St. Big East, [email protected] Tom Malone, So. California Leon Washington, Florida St. Page 6 THE FIFTH DOWN

Outland Trophy watch list includes returning All-American Alex Barron

The FWAA has announced the 2004 Outland Trophy Watch List for college football’s top linemen, The Outland Trophy annually is presented to the top interior lineman in college football on either side of the ball — tackles, centers, guards — in a vote of the FWAA All-America Team Committee in late November. Presented since 1946, the Outland Trophy is the third oldest award in college football behind the Heisman Tro- phy and . It is named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at the University of Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. Last season’s Outland Trophy winner, offensive of Iowa, was selected by the Oak- land Raiders as the No. 2 pick of the NFL draft. Gallery was the third Iowa player to win the Outland Trophy. The 2004 Outland Trophy winner will be announced on Dec. 9 on the ESPN College Football Awards Show from Orlando, Fla. The Outland Trophy will be pre- sented to the winner by the Omaha Sports Committee on Jan. 13 at a banquet in Omaha, Neb. Below is the Outland Trophy Watch List, which in- cludes the only returning 2003 FWAA All-America line- man, Alex Barron of Florida State. Florida State’s Alex Barron OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST Allan Adami, SMU Keoki Fraser, Arizona Mike Patterson, Southern California Anthony Alabi, TCU Justin Geisinger, Vanderbilt Erik Pears, Colorado St. Alex Barron, Florida St. Max Jean-Gilles, Georgia Rob Petitti, Pittsburgh. David Bass, Michigan Adrian Gonzalez, Tech Donovan Raiola, Wisconsin Jermaine Berry, Kansas St. Geoff Hangartner, Texas A&M Samson Satele, Hawaii Wesley Britt, Alabama Orien Harris, Miami, Fla. Dartangon Shack, Fresno St. Matt Brock, Oregon St. Anttaj Hawthorne, Wisconsin Adam Snyder, Oregon C.J. Brooks, Maryland Jeremy Hines, West Virginia Steve Subia, New Mexico St. Elton Brown, Virginia Richie Incognito, Nebraska Matt Tarullo, Syracuse Jammal Brown, Oklahoma Nick Kaczur, Toledo Adam Terry, Syracuse Jason Brown, North Carolina Chris Kemoeatu, Utah , Boston College Dan Buenning, Wisconsin Mike Kracalik, San Diego St. Joe Vaughn, Kansas Vince Carter, Oklahoma Ryan Krug, Connecticut Jake VerStraete, Northern Illinois David Castillo, Florida St. Blake Lingruen, Wake Forest Andrew Whitworth, LSU Shaun Cody, Southern California Todd Londot, Miami (Ohio) Ben Wilkerson, LSU Harvey Dahl, Nevada Zach Morris, Wyoming Ray Willis, Florida St. Mike Degory, Florida Dan Mozes, West Virginia. Eric Winston, Miami, Fla. Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma Scott Mruczkowski, Bowling Green Rodrique Wright, Texas Greg Eslinger, Minnesota Michael Munoz, Tennessee Trenton Franz, Wyoming Chris Myers, Miami, Fla. Page 7 THE FIFTH DOWN

Pat Harmon blessed by family, memories Pat Harmon, a 62-year member of the FWAA, will Pat Harmon began his career as a 17-year-old in receive the Bert McGrane Plaque at the Mayor's Break- Illinois in 1932. During those Depression days, he hitch- fast on Aug. 13 in South Bend, Ind., during the College hiked from game to game, slept on wrestling mats in Football Hall of Fame Induction Weekend. The following school gyms and sneaked into chow lines with the is an excerpt from an article that appeared in The New teams he covered. Harmon remembers one coach who York Times when Harmon retired from the Cincinnati had a wife named “Shep” and a dog named “Marie.” Post in the mid 1980s. Harmon is the historian for Col- Pat became widely known in Illinois when he inaugu- lege Football Hall of Fame. rated the selection of all-state high school and football teams. One of those he selected on the first By IRA BERKOW team he ever picked, in 1933, was a dark-haired bas- ketball player named Lou Boudreau, who threw full- On July 31, Pat Harmon re-tired at age 69 as sports court behind-the-back passes. To this day, Boudreau, editor of The Cincinnati Post, a position he held for 34½ the Hall-of-Fame player, never fails to thank years. He held onto the position for two reasons: first, he Harmon for that honor. loved writing about sports, and second, there were 13 ● mouths to feed at home, and sometimes more. The late Buddy Young, a member of the Pro Foot- He and Anne had 11 children, who now range in age ball Hall of Fame, once told Pat how much it meant for from 27 to 44. For years, the family Christ-mas card him to be selected for Pat’s 1945 all-state football team. showed the Harmon family lined up like a football team, Young, from Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, four kids in front, seven in back and the two coaches on was picked along with his teammate Earl Banks, who the sides. Each kid wore a jersey with a number on it — would become head football coach at Morgan State. the number indi-cated the offspring’s age. Young and Banks marveled that Harmon had the cour- The household swarmed with kids, and not just the age to select two blacks on the team. The practice was Harmons’. Anne once counted 26 of them playing in their unheard of in those days. backyard. Another time, Pat came home late and rather In 1974, Pat was inducted into the Illinois High bleary-eyed and saw a. roomful of kids watching televi- School Coaches’ Hall of Fame. When the committee sion. He shooed them all upstairs to bed. All except one. asked him for his views of the new Hall, he compiled a “I’m not going upstairs,” the boy said. list of 26 mistakes concerning people left out — and “How come?” asked Pat. people left in. “Because I live next door,” came the reply. His days as a sportswriter in Illinois are memorable ● for some-thing besides his coverage of games. As a On the day Pat retired, he wrote, a farewell column college student at Illinois, working for The Champaign and recalled the most remarkable athlete he’d overseen: News-Gazette, he met and married “my college sweet- Harry (Pete) Rose, father of Pete Rose, who played in a heart, an Irish beauty.” Pat and Anne were married in tough amateur football league in Cincinnati and “made 1941, and she traveled with him to basketball games, ferocious tackles” when he was 44 years old. “That’s sometimes as many as eight in a day. At home, and where Pete gets the hus-tle from,” Pat said.. now used to large gatherings, the couple began working Pat recalled the day Jimmy Dykes confronted an um- on a crowd of their own. pire who was working in shirt sleeves. “Mr. Dascoli, do Ironically for a father of eleven, Pat was an orphan you miss your coat?” and only child. Pat’s parents were trapeze artists with “No, why?” the Adams, Forepaugh & Sells Bros. circus. Pat’s father “Well, you’ve missed everything else today.” was killed in a train accident four months before Pat Dizzy Dean invited Pat to sit with him when broad- was born, and his mother died when Pat was 12. casting a baseball game in Cincinnati. “Dean had trouble “Besides having no brothers or sisters, I had no un- with some names,” wrote Harmon. “The Reds trapped a cles or aunts or grandparents,” said Pat. When his base runner in a rundown play, and the ball went rapidly mother died, he was taken in by a family that lived down from Borkowski to Kluszewski to Perkowski. Said Dean, the street from his home in Fort Madison, Iowa. “I was ‘The ball goes from Borkoby to Kluminski to Percolator, never devastated by these things.” said Pat. “I lived in a now it’s back again and it goes to ... well, them same room with this family, and I got very independent. Anne fellas.’ says ‘too damn independent.’” “Telegrams were delivered to the booth and Dean Pat says that he was blessed with his family. “I’m a read them on the air. “School teacher says I don’t know guy who had nothing, and now I’ve got a family and it’s the King’s English. Heck, I don’t care if he is.’” a whopper.” Page 8 THE FIFTH DOWN KEY CONTACTS AT THE FWAA

►Bert McGrane nominees: Tom Kensler, Post ►Fifth Down/ FWAA Best Writing Contest: Ken ([email protected]) Stephens, Dallas Morning News ([email protected]) ►Volney Meece scholarship nominees: Dave Sittler, Tulsa World ([email protected]) ►Bronko Nagurski Award: John Rocco, Charlotte Touchdown Club ([email protected]) ►Grantland Rice poll, Internet questions: Ted Gangi, HiTex! ([email protected]) ►Outland Trophy, All-America Team, Steve Richard- son ([email protected]); Gene Duffey ►FWAA Directory: Charlie Fiss, Cotton Bowl ([email protected]) ([email protected]) ►ESPN The Magazine/ FWAA Courage Award nomi- ►Press Box Committee: Mark Blaudschun, Boston nations: Dennis Dodd, CBS SportsLine Globe ([email protected]) ([email protected])

►FedEx Orange Bowl Liaison: Chris Theisen, Big 12 ►Scripps/FWAA Freshman All-America Team: Mike ([email protected]) Griffith, Knoxville News-Sentinel ([email protected])

►Eddie Robinson Award: Shawn Schoeffler, ([email protected])

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