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nfew i-rtf i H* ■*SlowButTuffyGets JobonePierce Harld Fletcher didn’t get. the nickname “Tuffvfrom playing football but youprobably could convince some players at Texas Tech and LSU that he did.The 210 - pound defensive end from Kerrville receivedhis nickname when he wastwo years old “I fell off a re-frigerator, cut a gash in myhead and evidently didn't cry much. They started calling me “Tuffy but it had nothing to do with my football playingFLETCHER CAME up with some big plays the past two weeks as the Aggies blasted Texas Tech. 35-14, and played the socks off LSU before settling for a 7-7 stalemate.“I have a lot of pride in this football team. Fletcher explained. “On defense, weknow that if we stay after 'em and play to win on every play that we’ll come up withthe big play, the interceptionor fumble recovery. We just have confidence that \ve cando it.AT TIVY HIGH in Kerr-villc. Fletcher was a 170-poundhalfback. He switched to end at AM but received a knee injury against TCU his sophomore year and never really got to see much action after that. After that season he underwent. surgery but the knee still wasn’t strong v. hen fall practice started his junior year he requested to be held out. Last year he played some tackle and end and now he is established at the defensive left end position.Tuffy is no speed merchant anymore, what with having added 40 pounds to his high school weight and having had a knee operation. “My agility and ^peed have been affected and I’m conscious of it.” However, he is a persistent guy; and makes up for his lack of speed and quickness by great effort on every play.igle Photo by One Dermis)TUFFY FLETCHERAggie With a MissionTHIS WEEK, at home, Fletcher and his Aggie mates square off against a big. strong outfit from TCU The Frog, figure to test AM’s defense severely and Fletcher will have his work cut out in attempting to halt the hard-running Frogs.You can rest assured that where the action is, you’ll find Tuffy Fletcher around and he’ll be sticking that Maroonhelmet into the action.“A PLAY ONLY last tbout five seconds, so I figur that if we go all out ever play that we can win.”The past couple of weeks h has been going all out an AM's football fortunes hav been on the upswing.Fletcher figures to help th Aggies continue their unbea' en string in SWC warfar come Saturday night
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Bryan Daily Eagle
Bryan, Texas, US
Tue, Oct 11, 1966
Page 7
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