1995_11 Insight November 1995

              NOVEMBER 15,1995
Sports
Jones' record-breaking
night helps 'Dogs win
■f Bulldog win is
highlighted by Jones'
244 yards, 4 touchdowns
hy Michael Young
Sttill Write,
llu-> say the great ones have no
real concept lor pressure. For ihe
lew bestowed with the label of
greatness, a game wiih it all on ihe
line is the same as a game wiih
nothing ti> louse, lhe ureal ones
wanl ihe ball and compete the haril-
Bulldog wide receiver Charlie
Jones placed himself among the
greats lasi Saturday nighl. setting
the career mark lor receiving yard-
..ge. once held bv Henry Kllard.
1979-82. and tying lhe records for
career touch downs, also held bv
l-llard. and touch downs in one
game.heldb) Jim Molich. I''42.
The career receiving yardage
mark now stands at 3.185. thanks
to a 244 yard, lour touch down
nighl by Jones. Mis lour touch
down effort lied the single game
touch down reception reeord and
look him one step closer to breaking l-llard's season touch down re-
Jones came into the game needing only live yards to break lhe career yardage record and welcomed
the pressure early.
•I knew it was'nine yards and I
needed si\ [to break the record]. I
wanted to get il [the record| out of
the way early so I could get on with
wants lo be the go-to man on Ihe
team, he also wanted to he the one
to end the teams three-game losing
streak.
needed a win to gel ihis season
turned around and finish with a
w inning record." I put a lol of pressure on myself." Jones said. "I like
io put the team on my shoulders."
It is that sell- inflicted pressure
that lends itself to Jones' success.
The pressure Jones puts on himsell
resulis in his team's faith in him in
certain situations. That faith lies not
only with ihe offense bul lhe de-
I ellow Bulldog Gene Smith said
"Wc depend on Charlie. On defense, we need Charlie to keep the
offense moving down the field and
scoring. He has done a good job on
third ilovvns. when we need him."
work in progress. In a lot of ways
he is still competing. One cant
help but leel that for Jones, the
records and exciting much downs
have already been forgotten and
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Insight photo by Apolinar Fonseca
Charlie Jones set the Fresno receiving mark Saturday night.
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com. l-.v cry thine else around tliein
comes a blurred and abstract vis
I'icii faces become chivied like sl
in a Mem look ol detorminalion
Ch.uliotiJoid.iii is smiling.
lake a spray ol yellow paint thrown
onto a Mack canvas, Jordan, a junior
sprintei i >n tlie Iresno Slate track team,
siicksoui. Hedficsn'l smile lo upset the
competition; it's not even his own personal way ot mentally preparing lor a
race. I le's just a happy person.
"Il's i)4it about winning or losing for
me." Jorilan said "I'm |iisi out Ihere to
Actually. Jordan's dri\ en by more llun
jusi inn You'd have to have a greater
■nonunion to midge out of bod before
the sun nses.ind throw t»n the spikes lor
a do/en wind sprints in the foggy, chilling mis! surrounding Wanncniam Meld
lt\ not hard to understand Jordan's
driv ing loice it's draped acn>ss the
b.K.k of the workout slim he wears ev-
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DedkaiedToGod
"I have been given tiiis natural run-
ning ability, so it's up lo me to magnify
my talents for the bird." Jonlan said.
lie mils the IHO-mcieraash in 10.48
"I r.K. k lus to be a teai n sr« .11 .ukI Cnn. h
I-raley cxprevsedlhattornem) freshman
year," Jordan sakJ "Even single athlete
4-n the team knows mc It I start yelling
m\ lungs i Kit ti > supp «i our team, i xhers
"A> an athlete I kntm how important it
is lo have people cheering I«»r you. That
extra push can pull an athlete through
when |he or she| is exhausted.*'
■ Iih.- Bulldogs' blue chip atlilete/chcvi-
Icada is ,ui identifiable face un campus
It's hard u< >i to notice him on the track
when Ik- bre.iks tlie yellow tape in a victorious |4trward lean
No. it's n,.| ti»c track where Jordan's
flamboyance is identified as his recognizable trait. It's at thc W4>men's basketball
games, the volleyball matches and all the
4>tliei Fresno State sporting events dm
don't draw the attention thai Jerrv
Tarkanian ;uxl Jim Sweeney attract 1"their
I le's the one wilh the red. white and blue
painted < >n his l.icc. his loot st4 imping, his
hands clapping
tJo'Dogs. Go l>.gs." ho yells in his
ileep penetrating voice.
His hands wave to the crowd in an attempt lo ignite the dying
.ire friend]) tome then I feel happier"
Jordan hopes to he the role model for
the younger athletes now. like Tanya
l>«.ley. tlie school
s 41H) n
.ord holder in the
Hen
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.ill hergamCh" Jordan saidol tlie women's
basketball coach.
Wheiher lie's on die track, in the stands
or just strolling down the street, die expression never changes He's a better cure
for depression th.ui dmgs. ;ukI yes. he's
safer too. A smile is a powerful dung
"When I smile and act fnendlv toward
intern.iti4iii.illv She's
member ul the fellowship of Christian
Athletes .md uses hcr talents as a u 4< il lo
spa-ad die w ord of God
I trv t.> model mysoit after Tanya
|I>» >ley |. how she mates every, me else
happier .ind is alw ay s rc;tdy 1.1 perl, inn
forGod."hesaid
Besides Dooley, Resnn Suite's FCA
president lor two years. Jordan is the
iiKi—t involved member of die gn>up.
Bard) a meeting g< cs by that lie d< >esn'i
attend: not a prayer passes without his
pcrvmal thanks toGod. When he opens
the Bible, his face bnghtens the rtx>m
even iihkv than before. The glow in his
eye is almost imp4>ssihle to ignore. Jor-
din has a true love for the Lord and his
Incixls at FCA w hich cam >t he denied.
It s w mien m h. .Id k-tlers acn ns his lace.
(hildren see these w.irds t.». .uxl thc>
can read the message directed toward
iIk-iii J..riLm Ircxjuendy speaks al local
elementary high-scl*«>!sand fiirtxirxiles
in \.tnous groups like Campus Crusade
for Christ
When first intmduced to Jordan, many
children have noi heard of die 1-rcsno
State tr.ickadik.to. When ihev sag goodbye, his name becomes a stagnant fixture in dvir minds. I .ike his teammates.
his friends aixJ ev on reporters that spend
a lew minutes tor an interview, these
children w alk aw ay happier, and w ith a
better perspective on life.
. A smile fuisth.it power
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