1983_02 Insight February 1983

              February 16, 1983
SPORTS FEATURES
Insight
Gaffney: People
expect a lot
Northern Arizonia University on Feb.
St It was under 20 degrees, snow was
on tbe ground, and there was more
talk of storms to come.
"I couldn't breathe very well
when we first arrived to Flagstaff."
Gaffney said. "We all had to really adjust to the 7000 foot altitude.
"I had six jumps that weekend.
Tbe first jump was 2S-feet-2-inches.
The next two were both 2S-feet-5-
inches. I guess the high altitude got to
me, at times I would get dizzy," Gaffney said. "I told Coach Fraley if I
jump 26 (feet), I wasn't going to jump
anymore."
During the finals he jumped
26-feet-2-tocbes on his'first attempt.
"At about that time I was getting really fired and wanted to keep jumping."
His fifth jump was 26-feet-5-inches.
"That jump didn't feel so bad and I
thought one more try won't hurt," he
said.
His last jump was 26-feet-lO-
irtches. "It really felt bad in the air
and in tbe landing, I didn't like the
way it felt. It felt like one of my worst
jumps. My form was all off," he said.
There are two different styles a
long jumper can use: the hang and the
hitch kick. The former is a run and
jump used to glide through the air and
reach for tbe end of the pit. When a
runner leaves the runway, taking
several steps to the air as well as
before landing, this is called the hitch
kick.
"I am more of a hang jumper,"
Gaffney said. " I depend on the speed
I gain when I'm running down the runway before I jump. A bang jumper
doesn't have much style or form. A
hitch kick jumper worries more about
form."
Gaffney said that now people expect him to jump at least 26 fern when
be competes. "People come up to me
and ask me, what happened? They
expect me to be jumping 26 feet all the
Last weekend the track team
went to a meet at the Cow Palace,
sponsored by tbe San Fransico Examiner. Gaffney placed first to tbe
long jump with 23-feet-lO-inches and
first in the aa meter run to 3.9 seconds.
"It was a really tow keyed meet,"
Gaffney said.
Modesty seems to be a trait which
comes naturally to Gaffney. "George
has never been the type of person to
brag or tell people bow great be is,"
said Fraley. "He is just beginning to
believe in himself and realize his
potential."
Fraley worked with Gaffney three
years ago in a tomato harvest He
watched this shy, young man from his
high school talk to people more as he
became mVe confident with his learning abifify-X^He began to learn that
he could use theVnachinery and had
the ability to do things," he said.
"I think George and all my team
members learn work habits and
cooperate with people while being on
the team. I don't want them to be just
athletic," Fraley said.
Gaffney realizes that track cannot be his whole life. "It's not the onlv
thing I'm going to do. I can't run track
the rest of my life," he said. "I am a
junior with most of my units in Ethnic
Studies. I am still not sure what directions I want to take."
His views on the team and the
coverage campus coverage they
receive does not seem to justify their
efforts every weekend. "Track is a second rate sport, like a lot of other
small sports on this campus. Last
year we would blow away a big school
team and get a small write up in the
paper," he said.
There is so much talent out here,
you won't believe it. I can name the
whole team," said Gaffney.
To beat their rival San Jose State
is Gaffney's main concern right now.
"Our meet will be here on March 19.
Everyone should come out and see us
and support us," he said.
Overtime roger jerkovk n/imi«M
Bulldog baseball players Ron Emerson (left) and Art Holland (right) became grounds crew workers
when rain stopped the Bulldog's game against UC San Diego last Saturday.	
Reynolds:
Rams play
slick game
ConUnued from page 7
ball-handling skills, and either could
sJasily  fit  into CSUF's  offensive
Two other Fresno CC players include forward Tom Alfaro and center
Andre Patterson. Alfaro, who joined
the Rams earlier this season after
starring at McLane two years ago, is
one of tbe best pure shooters to come
out of Fresno in several years, while
Patterson is a dominating force inside.'
Merced Coach Don Reid has a
solid recruiting connection in North
Carolina, and it has paid off handsomely this season, with starters like
Mike Jones, Thomas Mabry, Mitch
Braswell and Dean Shaffer all hailing
from tbe home state of Dean Smith's
Tar Heels.
Jones and Mabry are competent
guards, forming a lightening-quick
tandem mat are also deadly shooters
from tbe perimeter. Shaffer played at
North Carolina last season, but
transferred out after deciding be
wouldn't see enough playing time this
year. Shaffer can play either guard or
forward, and is a slick all-around
player with fine passing, dribbling
and snooting skills.
Braswell played at CSUF for part
of a season two years ago, but left the
Bulldogs after not seeing much playing time. He went to Merced, and has
transformed into a steady performer
to tbe last two seasons in a Blue Devil
uniform.
Should Grant and his staff decide
to try and recruit any of the eight
players mentioned above, they
wouldn't be doing the-wrong thing.
Tark: Rebels stand alone
JEFT KRAUSE/Iadfkt
GEORGE GAFFNEY
Continued from page 7
whose looks and mannerisms are in
keeping with his bad-boy image. His
nickname, Tark tbe Shark, doesn't do
much to dispel it.
The media is partly to blame for
hts public image.
"Somehow tbe press paints a picture of Tarkanian and Bobby Knight
(University of Indiana basketball
coach) as being outlaws or
something," says CSUF basket^sll
coach Boyd Grant "Tbe public is fooled, but not the coaches. Coaches are
realists, they know what it bakes to
win.'
Tarkanian's will to win has led to
an obsession with basketball. So much
so that a few years ago when one of his
players asked him what be thought of
Tony Dorsett (former Heisman
Trophy winner), Tarkanian reportedly replied, "Does he have a jump
shot?"
His antics during a UNLV basketball game reflect his infatuation with
basketball. Watching Tarkanian at
courtside is like watching a five-year--,
old kid squirm his way through a two-
hour church service. He kids, he hits
the floor, he meanders around, he
rubs his head, he chews on a towel.
But off the court, be is friendly,
outgoing, and courteous. "Dad is like
a father to everybody," says Tarka-
nlan's son, Danny, who is also tbe
point guard for UNLV.   "He's  a
sincere, likeable kind of guy."
Tarkanian's kinship with his
players is just what attracted tbe
wrath of the NCAA to the first place,
when be was leading Long Beach
State to four consecutive PCAA championships in tbe early 1970s.
At Long Beach, Tarkanian
became known for his ability to
recruit unknown blacks from low-
income areas and suddenly transform
''them into a cohesive group of top-
notch basketball players. Tbe NCAA
suspected Tarkanian was giving his
athletes more than just a basketball
lesson for aiming to school. Tarkanian, to turn, thought the NCAA was
nuts and told them to go check out
UCLA or USC, where he said the real
violations were occuring.- -
At one point, to the midst of NCAA
investigations at UNLV, Tarkanian
complained, "My reputation has been
ruined. My goal in life is to expose the
NCAA for the fraud it is."
He is not quite so outspoken about
tbe NCAA any more, preferring to
concentrate on coaching, a skill that
' was recognized by coaches while he
was a student at Fresno State in 1955
and 1956.
The then Fresno State Athletic
Director, Larry Pane, remembers
Tarkanian as "a free-wheeling type of
guy with lots of enthusiasm."
"He wasn't much of a basketball
player, but be had a lot between his
ears," Pape says. "Even back then, it
was obvious be had the temperament
it takes to be a coach."
During his collegiate days, Tarkanian used to hang around with the
quarterback of tbe Fresno State football team, Fred Bis trick, who lettered
four years for the Bulldogs. Pape said
the two were well known around campus and were "a Utile hard to handle.
You never knew what they were going
to do next."
Tarkanian describes his play for
tbe Fresno State basketball team as
"just average."
"I thought I played intelligently,
but I didn't have much talent," he
said.
Asked if he was the type of player
he would like to coach now, Tarkaniarr
narxradedr*Tcertainly would hope I
have better players than I ever was.
We wouldn't be anywhere today with
a bunch of Jerry Tarkanians running
around tbe court."
His son, Danny, is making up for
whatever basketball talent that was
lacking in the family's past
Currently be ranks first to tbe nation to assists with 217. He also leads
UNLV with steals (41), minutes
played (780), and free throw percen
tage (.760). One Tarkanian is enough
for PCAA opponents to worry about,
but with Junior causing havoc on the
court as well, it's enough tt
rival coach crazy.
Ii todriveKaa^
dan credits j
Tbe younger Tarkanian c
Pop with his development as a player.
"He's tbe guy who's helped me more
than anything,'' the son says. "I'm
glad I grew up to the type of environment that I did."
During UNLV's appearance in
Fresno last week, the elder Tarkanian
seemed flabbergasted by tbe string of
success UNLV has managed to put
together so far. But he kept the team's
record and tbe return to his old stomping grounds to perspective. "Sure Its
uplifting to be back In Fresno," he
says, "but that's not what's important
right now. The important thing is that
Fresno State is an outstanding team
and we have a tough game ahead of
After the game was over, after
Tarkanian's Rebels rolled over tbe
Bulldogs 66-59, his son suggested
something that may have been in the
veteran coach's mind as he left
Selland Arena.
"Deep down inside," said Danny,
"I think Dad would rather be
coaching at Fresno State right now."
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