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Page 8 • Tuesday, OctokerJ.i Run Continued from t Vm W Denton to decide wli ;oing to Ihe 'hampionships in Bloi nd. Qualifying for that >een the Aggies’ goal nd Erath said thet ccomplishing it. "We thought we in ,ood chance (to gw mtionals) our junior) je choked,” Erath sal ear, we have thetata, jc have a coach thattiii earn to nationals, ami ave to execute.” On Saturday, Em engefeld begin theirli award qualifyingfotlr 1 meet at the i s PORTS ee 9 ♦ Tuesday, October 26, 1999 .S. Open champion Stewart ies in Lear Jet crash at age 42 lampionship, te friendship. irovespoi o Redskim IRVING, (AP) - id zone to help e Dallas nvboys finish f the a s h i n g t o n 'dskins and eir trash-talking ceivers in a 38- 1 victory nday. "1 think it was vious from the ly he played, he lovesrj allenge,” Dallas cor liley said. "He lovestota m i(AP) — Payne Stewart, known as much for his §emark knickers as his indomitable spirit in the Ry- [Cup and in winning three major golf champi- pips, died yesterday when the LearJet he was rd flew uncontrolled for hours and crashed in Dakota. [Government officials said the plane, believed to five people on board, may have suffered a pres- ation failure. he 42-year-old Stewart won his second U.S. Open h unpionships, being :i line and played in his first Ryder Cup since 1993. ic Texas A&M Golf. i|vas on his way to Texas, where the Tour Champb It they are able toi: Blip is being played this week in Houston, leir goal this year, alh It is if difficult to express our sense of shock and umstance, adversity c liess over the death of Payne Stewart,” PGA Tour ill have been well cj Imissioner Tim Finchem said, tort, not only bec;. : |Stewart was one of the most recognizable players in j|because of his knickers and tarn o’shanter hat, gwith a fiery spirit that carried him to 18 victories jiind the world. is last victory was his finest moment. 11 Q liStewart made a 15-foot par putt on the final hole at jaUOS ufllllU^ urst N°- 2 in North Carolina to win the U.S. Open ne stroke over Phil Mickelson. It was the longest itt to ever decide a U.S. Open on the 72nd hole in the Sit’s 99-year history. I was Stewart’s third major championship in a ca- jetthat began in 1980, and put a stamp on what had n a revival late in his career, le missed the cut last week in the Disney Classic, reflected on his career the day before the tourna- rs had a point to pi 11 began, ot even a concussic:: There were times when ... I played very poorly and 0 p hi m : isn’t having fun playing golf, and 1 didn’t want to Ignoring doctor; itinue,” he said. “I had a wakeup call to the fact that inders slipped out oil:; ' s w hat I’m good at, and Tm still good at it.” om, onto the field anci ’art of his turnaround was a newfound faith, drawn ihurch through his children, 13-year-old Chelsea 10-year-old Aaron. I’m proud of the fact that my faith in God is so :h stronger and I’m so much more at peace with elf than I’ve ever been in my life,” Stewart said af- Mnning the U.S. Open. “Where I was with my faith year and where I am now is leaps and bounds.” ewon his first major championship in 1989, the ,at Kemper Lakes outside Chicago, beating Mike by a stroke. Two years later, he won the U.S. Open azeltine in Minnesota after an 18-hole playoff with [tt Simpson. Rt Stewart then went into the worst slump of his er, going eight years with only one victory and be ing surlier with galleries and with the media the pact on the game, ar::;# 61 '* 1 went on. help us win in any u' 1 . i ;fW enear ^ won ^ ie U.S. Open last year, taking a four 's proven that to me. F^'ead into the final round at The Olympic Club ;t Sunday.” Sanders was trying to ?ssage to the league in ecifically Washington w: Oert Connell and estbrook. They said the t afraid of Sanders, sol* to remind them — anda io agreed — why theyslio But after showing sip ’ressiveness on the fe ies, Sanders went to thel un to recover from a to g hit on a punt return.Hf :k without permission et third quarter, then capp formance with a dazzlit d punt return for a toucl he fourth quarter. Afterward, Sanders toldO played a good gameandi es him. ‘I also let him knowthati ig to hunt rabbits, someti t no fun if the rabbit has T Sanders said. “Ifyou’rt alk the talk, you had bet 1 to walk the walk. Their receivers are f they have a ways toge lonnell and Westbrook ing cocky because they ?d for eight catches, is and two touchdown r season-opening n ders, though, missed 15 overtime win injury. his time, even ders played less rters, the pair had five cal DO yards, including a# didown by Connell his covered him on onnell still was noti Not at all,” he s m’t clicking. Deion was ; )r.” frong again, Albert, mders’ impact was game’s first play, a handoff to Stephen f- e from his man running back for a T 1 It was only his loss in his 11-year ca# inders’ fire raged againf 11 play as he slugged Coir 1 dbow. Some would h; the devout defensive^; 1 it “laying hands on was not called for a pt fl Sanders probably did ider it a sin because bf Ived himself in a pref ersation with Red' ver Irvin Fryar, an iter. told him to please excuse what I’m about to ?rs said. “I knew I wasg® lere to fight a little and c lJ a little bit.” Death of a champion Professional golfer Payne Stewart, winner of the 1999 U.S. Open, was among the five people killed aboard a Learjet that crashed Monday in South Dakota. Birthdate: Jan. 30, 1957 Birthplace: Springfield, Mo. Age: 42 Residence: Orlando, Fla. College: Southern Methodist University Family: Wife, Tracey Ferguson; children, Chelsea and Aaron Turned Professional: 1979 Joined PGA Tour: 1981 Career earnings: $11,737,008 PGA Tour victories 1999 Pebble Beach Pro-AM, U.S. Open 1995 Houston Open 1991 U.S. Open 1990 MCI Classic, Byron Nelson Classic 1989 MCI Classic, PGA Championship 1987 Bay Hill Classic 1983 Walt Disney World Classic 1982 Quad Cities Open Source: PGA, AP research International victories 1993 Hassan II Trophy (Morocco) 1992 Hassan II Trophy (Morocco) 1991 Heineken Dutch Open (Bur.) 1990 World Cup (Indiv.) 1982 Coolangatta-Tweed Head Classic (Aus.) 1981 Indonesian Open (Asia), Indian Open (Asia) Ryder Cup experience 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1999 Career Center Events for the week of: Oct. Z6 - Nov. 1 ★Oct. Z6 Salary Negotiation 5pm 410 Rudder Presenter: IKON Office Solutions ★Oct. ZQ The Company Visit Presenter: Sears £ Exxon 5:b0pm 301 Kudder ★Oct. Z7 Ufe Sciences Fair Kudder Exhibit Hail Sam-bpm ★Oct. Z7 behavioral Interviewing Presenter: bell Helicopter 6pm 301 Kudder Career Center 209 Koldus 845-5139 http://aggienet.tamu.edu/cctr AP/Ed De Gasero in San Francisco before losing by one stroke to Lee Janzen. But the transformation of Stewart was already under way. When he won at Pebble Beach in February, he talked about the days when he would storm off the course, determined to keep golf in perspective and spend more time with his family. “I’m a lot older and I’m a lot wiser. I’m more ma ture,” he said. “I’m not going to blink and miss my family growing up. When I’m out at the golf course. I’m going to prepare myself to be the best I can. And when I’m home, I’m going to be a father.” On Father’s Day came perhaps his greatest triumph. In a thrilling duel with Mickelson, Stewart made crucial putts on the final three holes at Pinehurst No. 2. When the final putt fell, he thrust his arm into the air and let out a roar. “All I wanted to do was give myself a chance,” Stew art said, choking back tears. “I never gave up. I got the job done.” The U.S. Open also secured Stewart a spot on his first Ryder Cup team in six years. He embodied the pas sion of the Ryder Cup, and boldly suggested that one reason the United States had not won since 1993 was that he was not on the team. He won only a half-point at The Country Club in Boston last month, but his presence was considered a motivating factor for the Americans, who staged the greatest comeback in history to win back the Cup. 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