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Continued from Clabout lumping him* or any athlete, in with the soldierswho protect my very free* dom to write this, t thoughtabout lumping him tit with social leaders who have stood their ground in the face of great persecution Rosa Parks is a hero, nota basketball player Thom* as Jefferson ta a hero, not a quarterback Those whofought back on Flight 93,they're heroes, not home-run hitters.I'm not saying it should be a rule that no sports icon can be eligible for such a high accolade IT) give ReggieJackson the hero label, but not because of what his statswere, but simply because he played.Getting back to the local kid Jones Seniors Ik* Ant re McDaniel When 1 spoke to him, Fd Just seen him, for the second time, pull the IVojansfrom the yaws of defeatTVTlb put it into context. Fve teen him play now only three times.The first time i taw himplay, he fell on a fumble inthe end rone during a second round playoff footballgame as the opposition was a mere feet from a game*locking score. ^The most recent time, henailed a turn around jumperfrom about 24 feel out to teal the Coastal Plaint Conference tournament championship for the IVojans in a win over Topsail ;i i rTruthfully, this kid comes through in the clutch There’s no mystery why he'sthe go*to guy for any Jones Senior coach in that type of situation His ability to take control of a game, or probably any situation, is quite breathtakmg.Pm not going to call him a hero, but 1 11 be the hrst to admit he's pretty dam goodJohn Sw«rti an oe feacocoat C252163-S66* or js*arti#4 rii 0* i wii it i e r am -fiwoonw
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New Bern Sun Journal
New Bern, North Carolina, US
Wed, Feb 21, 2007
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