The Battalion • Page 9
Friday • October 14, 1994
5 PORTS
Pro athletes
should help
less fortunate
KRISTINA
BUFFIN
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Sportswriter
U T am not a role model,” pro-
| claimed Charles Barkley.
Barkley may not want to
carry the burden of both children
and adults admiring him for his
skills as a basketball player, but
reality dictates that as long as he
remains in the public eye, people
will continue to look up to him.
Professional athletes have influ
ence and power that at times even
supersedes the celebrity status of
Hollywood personalities. Athletes
need to recognize this added re
sponsibility and respond to it.
Fortunately, most professional
athletes have.
Both the National Football
League and the National Basket
ball Association have used their
enormous realm of influence to
help the charities of their choice.
The NFL supports the United Way
charity through public service an
nouncements and scholarships.
The NBA created the widely publi
cized Stay in School program that
utilizes charity games and public
service projects to encourage all
kids, including inner-city kids, to
stay in school.
While it is good that the profes
sional leagues are dedicated to
charitable causes, individual ath
letes’ efforts are the ones that
make the biggest impact. Min
nesota Vikings’ quarterback War
ren Moon’s Crescent Moon Foun
dation is perhaps the most well-
known and most successful charity
among professional athletes.
The Crescent Moon Foundation
aims to help inner-city kids in
Houston that are at a disadvan
tage. Whereas a lot of athletes
just donate their name to an orga
nization or foundation. Moon is
personally involved. Although he
no longer lives in Houston since he
was traded to Minnesota, Moon is
still involved. As a further indica
tion of Moon’s dedication, he has
extended his foundation to his new
hometown of Minneapolis.
It is not just involvement in
charitable organizations that
reflects an athlete’s dedication to
their community. The interaction
between athletes and their
fans also reflects their involve
ment with the community that
supports them.
Last year, Sports Illustrated
ran a story about Oakland Athlet
ic’s outfielder Rickey Henderson.
At every home game, he had a spe
cial fan (an eight year old girl)
that would sit in the outfield
stands and cheer him on. Howev-
See Buffin/Page 10
Alumnus recalls former A&M football glory
Allen displays
same defensive
prowess as father
By Drew Diener
The Battalion
When Texas A&M and Baylor lock
horns Saturday at Kyle Field, Grady
Allen will not be in attendance for the
first time this season. The 1967 Aggie
Heart Award winner will be in Dallas, at
tending Parents’ Weekend at Southwest
ern Medical School, where one of his
sons, Geoff, is studying to be a doctor.
While Geoff is roaming around
Southwestern’s campus with Mom and
Dad, his brother Dennis will be roam
ing the secondary as the starting free
safety for A&M.
“It’s always a thrill to see him (Den
nis) on the field,” Grady Allen said.
“The good lord willing, if the creek
don’t rise, I shouldn’t miss another
game this year.”
Dennis said having his father, a
former defensive end, at games has
been special.
“It makes me glad that my dad can
come out here and watch me play in
an Aggie uniform. ” Allen said.
In addition to winning the Aggie
Heart Award, Grady also earned the
1968 Cotton Bowl defensive Most
Valuable Player after a stellar perfor
mance in A&M’s 20-16 upset of Alaba
ma. Although Grady played a differ
ent position than his son, Dennis said
he tries to emulate his father’s style.
“I think I patterned my game a lit-,
tie after my dad’s,” Dennis said.
“(Like him), I play a lot more with my
head than with athletic skills.”
Aside from the four hours a day
Dennis toils with the team on the
practice field, he said he also spends
an additional hour or two a day in the
film room.
“I’m going to do whatever is neces
sary to help out the team ,” Allen said.
“I think the thing that has gotten me
to where I am is that I have gotten
pretty knowledgeable about the game
of football.”
Allen’s work in practice and in the
film room has paid dividends for the
junior this season. After recording
seven tackles in A&M’s 36-14 over Ok-
See Allen/ Page 11
Stew Milne/THE Battalion
Dennis Allen no. 39 gets in on the tackle during the Tech game.
Barone to breakfast with Aggie
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
If you’re ready to hear the squeak of sneakers on
wood and watch some of your fellow Aggies defy
gravity with a basketball, G. Rollie White is the
place for you come Saturday morning.
At 8:30 a.m., the Men’s basketball team will
host its “Breakfast with Barone”, introducing the
student body to this year’s basketball squad.
The event will begin with a free continental
breakfast for all in attendance, and a free Aggie
basketball T-shirt. Following the breakfast, stu
dents are welcome to watch the first Aggie practice
of the season.
“We have to get the student body into the arena
this season, “ head men’s basketball coach
Tony Barone said. “We are preparing to take a
tremendous step into a new league(the Big 12), and
we want to go out of the Southwest conference
with a bang.”
Despite losing three starters from last year’s
squad(guards David Edwards and Chuck Henderson
and forward Brett Murray), Barone is expecting this
year’s team to continue building on the success of
last year’s team.
“I really believe that we’ll be able to do
some tremendous things athletically like pressing
and pushing the ball hard up the court, “
"This season is about mental tough
ness. This is not a sprint, but a
marathon."
—Tony Barone,
head basketball coach
Barone said. “Our freshman and newcomers are
the best recruits we’ve had since I’ve been here,
and we have tremendous leadership from our
senior class.”
One of those seniors that will be returning for
A&M is forward Jqe Wilbert, who was named SWC
Newcomer of the Year last season. After watching
basketball fans
Wilbert during preseason workouts, Barone said he
is expecting even bigger and better things from last
year’s scoring leader for the Aggies.
“He(Wilbert) had the best preseason I’ve ever
seen a player have, “ Barone said “I have seen a
25 percent difference in his vertical jump and
his strength. He really understands what it takes
to excel.”
When regular season play begins in about a
month, the Aggies will be attempting to continue
the success of last year’s 19-11 overall record(10-4 in
SWC play). After falling to Texas in the champi
onship game of the SWC tournament last
March, the Aggies received a bid to the National In
vitational Tournament, their first post-season bid
since 1987.
Although Barone admits both he and the
players are extremely excited about tomorrow’s
festivities, he has made it clear to them that a
successful season will be a year-long commitment.
“This season is about mental toughness, “ Barone
said. “This is not a sprint, but a marathon. I don’t
care who wins the 50-yard dash on Saturday, I want
to see who wins the 24 -mile run (over the course of
the season).”
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