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si .revved tli.il oiif up ’ I'm ,i
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s.iviiiK. .mil I was mils lull
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saving gel (limn in a three
point and him k I hat gus
Herrs said
As a luniifi Herrs pus
sfssi's a cross d pleasing si\ If
nt straight ahead locomotion
I ni delimtels nut a slash
or I'm not going to dazzle
llifin II I ni in llif opfn Iii'lil I
might throw a I it t !■> dah, hut it
that doesn't work I in not go
ing to try," Hurry said
Herrs has nothing hut re
spi'i t tor i lassmale teaininate
and If I low i mining hai k Dm
ek I.iiv illf I lif fact that
law ille has set the all-time
rushing mark |a leal ai i onr
plished last year) and is the
all time scoring leader leaves
no had feelings on the part ol
Herrs
I )erek has got a lot ol pub
licity lie s earned all that
I le s got a lot ot that on Ins
own." Herts said
(letting hit at the line ol
si rimmage and breaking lac k
les and being shifts he s
done a lot ot that on Ins oss n
and I'm glad lor him." Herrs
said
The two most memorable
moments lor liens other than
the hosvl hid. both happened
this sear The first was the
game against California where
Herrs compiled lit sards,
and the second involved the
game at Arizona State where
teammate l.oville ran up 211 i
sards
"The best part about the
game that I remember "as
when Derek got his longest
yards and ran tin yards inr a
louchdow n That < ami' off of
mv blot k I hc\ showed it on
films and it was like awe
some. Hern said
Hern s sm i ess at luolhall
would he enough to make him
worthy ot this feature hut In
is also an outstanding tret k
athlete
A three tune All \mei ii an
and w inner of the I’ai III long
lump i ham|donshi|> last year.
Merry is one of the most versa
tile athlete s to wear the green
and gold i olors tor (begun
I i ante here on a football
st holarship hut it was talked
about before and I III.life sure
tfiat if I did come I was able to
do both.' Hern said Idle
scholarship money was com
ing from football, hut it was
agreed upon that I would do
both
( boosing between football
and tint k is something Kerry
has never had to do, but he
adds that whichever sport lit
is currently involved in lie
misses the other
Kerry’s strongest events are
tie- long jump and the triple
lump Heing .1 three-lime All
American and Hat 111 champ
is not enough lor Hern
though Merry said he wants
to he the \< \.\ t hnmpion in
both events, and il not both
then at least sei ond in the
other
The ()K mpics are also in
the bni k of Merry's mind Her
rv fills been invited to a con
pie of Olvmpii trials, but lie
declined because of football
1 omimtments
"I want to do it just to see
how I fare with the best Met
rv said
boothall is the main motiva
huii lui Hni\ 's lullin'
I would like lu play siimc
|irn lull Herrs s.ihI It ill.it
doesn't i»n well, I il like lu ul
i nurse gel m\ degree anil si.ul
w ork mg s\ till students in
i nunselmg
In hetween luutli.ill .mil
Ir.n k. Herrv Inund lime lu
keep ,i 1111 d’A m si Imnl
liens said d is nut easy hal
am mg si liniil and allilelii s
Her is (eels lui k s that lie
even remained in si hi ml ss ilh
out having someone there to
supervise him or mslrui t him
at home
' 'Seriously I think I s e
heeli lui ks enough lu si,is in
si.hoot I’m links to si il I he
here hei ause I haven't had
that reads i aring person there
In look out lor me Herrs
said
All ut Herrs "s .111 omplish
ments have led In a Seiv sails
Is mg i aieei at ( begun and
those that had the pleasure ul
meeting Latin Herrs knoss
that he did it on his oss u
lMiulo> In hill ll Jim *.