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Payton faces new challenge
Former Chicago Bears’ legend
Walter Payton has a new role to
play in life. It doesn’t deal with
finding a hole in his opponent’s
defense or leaping over the pile for
a score or barreling through his
defenders with grace and grit. This
time, there is a path in front of
Payton that he has never seen
before. But it deals with more
important things than seven points
or a rushing record; it deals with
his life.
With Payton’s announcement
last week that he has a rare liver
disease, the world began to see the
once powerful man in a state of
heavy emotion, sadness and fear.
Payton didn’t mince words, “Am
I scared? Hell yeah, I’m scared.
Wouldn’t you be scared?” But
behind the fear and weakened
body lies a man that once graced
the football field in a way many
people never saw before. So
instead of looking at this man as a
fallen hero, I look at him as a man
that has overcome incredible odds
before, so why not do it again.
Payton’s career truly belongs
with the elite of the sport. When
you think of great running backs
in history, you think Jim Brown,
Tony Dorsett, Gale Sayers, Eric
Dickerson, John Riggins, Barry
Sanders and Walter Payton.
Payton was at the top of excellence
You Make The Call!
Who do you think is
the best basketball
player now, that
Michael Jordan is
gone? Why?
“Antoine Walker, because I’m a Celtics’ fan
and he’s the best player on the Celtics. The Celtics are going all the way baby!”
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“Scottie Pippen. Although no one can replace Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen comes
pretty close.”
“Kobe Bryant. I would say Scottie Pippen or Hakeem Olajuwan, but they are getting
old.”
Scottie Pippen, because he’s been around for a long time, and now that Jordan left, he
should take over. He is a strong-willed player.”
Lions streak continued from page 10
time. A balanced scoring attack
and Behrend’s experience payed
dividends down the stretch against
a much younger Frostburg team,
and they came away with a 82- 77
victory.
Bovaird again led the Lions in
points, with 23, and also led the
team in assists with six. Four other
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through his numbers and attitude, but
also through his durability and style.
Payton’s list of achievements runs as
long as anybody else’s. Probably
longer. He was twice named the NFL
Player of the Year and Most Valuable
Player (1977, ’B5). His most
recognized accomplishment is his
record for most career rushing yards
with 16,726 yards. His also holds the
record for all-purpose yardage with
21,803 total career yards. In addition,
Payton ran for 275 yards against the
Minnesota Vikings, which is a record
for most yards in a game. He ran for
100 yards in a game 77 times
Lions scored in double figures, as
Hughes scored twelve, Paloskey and
Emick scored eleven, and Willson
scored ten. Emick led the team in re
bounds with nine, and Bovaird and
guard Asheley Orris each grabbed two
steals.
The men’s next game is another criti
cal home contest as the men face Pitt-
throughout his career.
Payton’s durability was proven as he
played 186 consecutive games after
missing only one in his rookie season.
To add to his story, he caught 495
passes for 4,538 receiving yards and
threw for 331 passing yards. His
athletic talent earned him nine trips to
the Pro Bowl. And as you hear of the
many greats that could never win the
ring, Payton wasn’t one of them. He
captured his First and only Super Bowl
Championship in 1987, one-year
before he would retire.
Because of these marks, Payton was
enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of
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Greensburg this Saturday. At press
time, Pitt-Greensburg was tied with
Pitt- Bradford for second in the AMCC
standings at 4-2. The men then travel
to Waynesburg on Monday, February
15, and host Allegheny College on
Wednesday, February 17, in a pair of
non-conference games.
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JASON SNYDER
Fame in Canton, Ohio in 1993
I can still remember the times that
I would play video games with my
friends and they always wanted to be
the Bears. At first I didn’t understand
why. But then I realized. When
Payton got the ball every time, I was
in for a long day. I guess I somewhat
understand what the poor defenders
felt at that time. 1 just didn’t have to
deal with the hits he would put on
people and the sense of chaos he
would bring to his opponents.
After a career that would leave
many men overly proud of themselves
and selfish, Payton continued to build
his name off the field. In 1988, he
established the Halas/Payton
Foundation to help the inner-city
youth of Chicago with education.
Walter Payton now will have to face
a different challenge. But if his past
is any indication of his near future,
Payton will undoubtedly fight this
disease. He hopefully will continue
to exhibit his never say die attitude.
We all just pray that on fourth down
and one, Payton can hurdle this
disease with as much certainty as he
hurdled his gridiron counterparts.
Snyder is the sports editor for the
Beacon. Out of Bounds appears
weekly on this page.
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Brock Bovaird, a senior guard, has been named the Housing and Food Service Athlete of the Week. Bovaird has
helped lead the Behrend Lions to the top of the AMCC with a 6-1 record and a 16-3 mark overall.
On Wednesday, Bovaird was 6x9 from the field and 5x5 from the line to finish with a game-high 19 points. He
also had three rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals in the 19 point win over the Storm. In another key
conference battle, Bovaird stepped up for the blue, white and red with 23 points and six assists in a tough win in
Maryland. Bovaird rallied the Behrend Lions, who were down early, to the come from behind victory.
For the season, Bovaird leads the team in scoring at 12.7 ppg and in assists at 4.3 apg. He is making 39% of his
three-point attempts and 82% from the field. In addition, he is the number one all-time three-point percentage
leader having made (100-220) 45% of his attempts. He is also climbing the all-time charts for assists in a season
and in a career.
Bovaird is a graduate of Brockway High School.
Intramural
Penn State Behrend senior forward Brock Bovaird was named the
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Athlete of the Week for men’s
basketball this past week. Bovaird has been a major contributor to the
success of the Lions’ basketball team which is 6-1 in the AMCC.
Bovaird started the week with a 19 point performance against Lake Erie
College in Erie Hall. He went 6-9 from the field and a perfect 5-5 from the
free throw line. He finished with four assists and two steals in Behrend’s
78-59 win. Bovaird then stepped up his play even more in another conference
win against Frostburg State. He netted 23 points on 5-10 shooting, with
another strong performance from the free throw line, 10-12. He added six
assists and two steals in the Lions’ five point win.
Behrend Track &
Field to open
inaugural season
The beginning of Penn State Behrend’s Track & Field inaugural season
is only weeks away as the Lions will open their season on February 27, at
the Slippery Rock Relays.
In only its first season at Behrend, the track and field team will consist of
nearly 40 men and 12 women. The teams will face tough competition this
season, with many opponents being Division II schools. The Lions will
compete against such schools as Geneva, Westminster, St. Francis (Division
I).
The Lions have many former high school standouts on their roster this
season. Coach Rich Hoffman is optimistic that many of these athletes will
qualify for nationals.
There is no track facility on campus right now, but by the fall of 2000
there will be the athletics/recreation complex that will consist of an indoor
track. This will enable the Track and Field team to practice during the
winter months.
Athlete of the Week
Brock Bovaird
Men’s Basketball
Senior
Guard
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BEHREND BRIEFS
Bovaird earns AMCC
recognition
Bovaird is a graduate of Brockway High School in Brockway, PA
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