The Behrend Beacon 5 Reasons Wh Ch ristmas presents ed ition Five Reasons Why will be a little bit different this week to reflect the holiday season. I’ve chosen five athletes or teams that deserve a particular Christmas present this year. Some presents are long overdue, and some will be early surprises. 1. For Larry Johnson: The Heisman Memorial Trophy - I’ve outlined in a previous article why he deserves it and all of the points still stand. He has had the ninth best season of any running back in NCAA history. He ranked ninth all time in single season rushing yards with 2,015 and ninth in single season all purpose yardage with 2,575. He averaged 214.58 yards per game. Furthermore, he is the ONLY player in the historic 107 years of Big Ten football to rush for 2,000 yards in the regular season. Don’t underestimate this statistic; some great Big Ten running backs won the Heisman. Twelve running backs from the Big Ten to win the Heisman. Johnson is better than all of the previous 12 and so he deserves to get an early Christmas present this Saturday in New York. 2. For Pete Rose: An induction into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame - This is a present that is long overdue. Pete Rose is arguably the best hitter in baseball, but he is not in the hall. After being accused of gambling on his own teams as a manager of the Cincinati Reds, Rose received a lifetime ban from baseball. Rose, MLB’s all-time hits leader, probably did gamble on baseball but an induction into the Hall of Fame is based on merit, not personality flaws. TV Cobb, the all time leader in career batting average, was the meanest player in the Fall Intramural! Wrap-Up Billiards Men’s Singles “A” Flight Jesse Matola Men’s Singles “B” Flight Paul Castillo Men’s Doubles “A” Flight Pat Burns/Jim Morrehead Men’s Doubles “B” Flight Jason Redick/Bernie Scranta Women’s Singles Tabitha Sorenson Coed Doubles Curt Klugh/Cheryl Peterson Bowling Men’s Team No Shame Soldiers Men’s Singles Marc Weindorf Women’s Team Theta Phi Alpha Women’s Singles Kristin Ardillo Coed Team Almy 3v3 Basketball Men’s “A” Flight Has Beens Men’s “B” Flight Fockers 3 Women’s Three Wack’s game, sharpening his spikes before baseball games in order to hurt other players. He was overwhelmingly inducted into the hall. Babe Ruth was also inducted into the hall without a complaint even though he reportedly was an alcoholic and a womanizer. Personality flaws shouldn’t keep you out of the Hall of Fame, Pete Rose should get a letter of reinstatement from MLB commissioner Bud Selig slid under his door on Dec 25 3. For Tiger Woods and Everyone Associated with Augusta National: Have Certain Women’s Rights Organizations Get Off Their Backs - In case you don’t know about this controversy, Tiger was asked in a New York Times editorial to boycott Scott Soltis the Masters. r ,j < ? The major woman attacking Augusta National (where the annual Masters tournament is held) is Martha Burk, who is head of the National Council of Women’s Organizations. She has not attacked players as voraciously as other members of Augusta and sponsors of the Masters. This organization represents more than 100 women’s groups including the National Organization for Women, the Fund for a Feminist Majority, and many others. Augusta has an all-male membership, and has had one for as long as there has been a course. But all of a sudden in 2002, there must be a change. There is not a doubt in my mind that someday down the road there will be female members at Augusta, which is only fair. Burk has done the right thing in stepping ERIE ■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■■■ CAMPUS SPECIAL Large, One Topping 2 Liter ‘BottCe of ‘Pepsi, Diet (Pepsi or ‘Mt. Dew Plus applicable tax. No other discounts apply. Gannon -1 FftEE Garlic Dipping baucu with every pizza purchased. now accepting SB §1 J Sfl j|HII| participating stores only *A valid phone number is required for delivery. Please state your phone number before ordering. Friday, December 13, 2002 down from attacking players. Now it is time that she does not use one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world as her soap box. 1 will watch the Masters and support their sponsors to go against her Jesse Jackson-like shakedown tactics. It is a great golf event, that could be improved, but it must be done the right way. Burk should have a holiday change of heart in her tactics for the sake of Tiger and golf lovers everywhere. Some of his best performances this year have come in games where he was listed as either questionable or doubtful. Against the second-ranked pass defense in the NFL last week, McNair threw for All of these athletes deserve a little something for Christmas this year. From merely recognition, to awards, to just getting left alone for awhile all of these stars should have something coming to them this holiday season. From left to right, Larry Johnson, Pete Rose, Tiger Woods, Steve McNair, and Anna Kournikova. Limited Time Offer! Pickup or Delivery Penn State- 4. For Steve McNair: A Super Bowl Ring - Steve McNair ( quarterback of the Tennessee Titans, is one of the grittiest players in the game. He has been with the Oilers/Titans franchise since he arrived in the league as the third overall pick in 1995. He is one of the hardest working players in the NFL, always springing back from injuries and often playing through them. No substitutions, please. TRADITIONAL & THIN CRUST ONLY. 897-1818 838-8884 Scott Soltis and Zoe Rose, sports editors 237 yards with one touchdown, and ran for 47 yards. He did this while missing practice all week with sore ribs and turf toe. McNair has been to the Super Bowl once before, in 1999, where his team literally lost by a yard to the Rams. That was easily one of the most exciting Super Bowls I have ever seen and if Kevin Dyson had just been able to stretch those few extra feet, it would have gone into overtime. With the momentum that his team would have had going into the overtime, McNair probably would have had his ring. Hopefully Santa, will remember McNair a few months after Christmas has come and gone. 5. For Anna Kournikova: AToumament Title - People in the sports world, and everywhere else for that matter, love to tear down Anna Kournikova’s tennis ability. True, she has never won a tournament. Also, it is a fact that if she were an ugly, bad tennis player, she wouldn’t have nearly so many endorsements. But even a bad player on the WTA is better than most great players in the world. 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