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Show Monday October 7, 1985 Page 14 The Thunderbird Quarterback Chad Richard has always loved football BY KRIS JOHNSON Football has been one of Chad Richards loves since he icon a contest in junior high school. Last year he ivas SUSCs most improved player. Chad Richard has always liked playing football, and has been playing football since he was in the second grade. In junior high, he won the punrpasskick competition numerous times. Last year, he recieved an award for being the most improved foorball player of 1984 at Southern Utah State College, and this year Richard is SUSCs quarterback. Being the quarterback of the football team is a rigorous job, for it is the qaurterbacks responsibility to call the plays and act as head of the team on the field while making crucial decisions that affect the outcome of every play called. According to the Western Football Conference Individual Leaders, Richard is standing fifth in passing at the present time. We have the potential to be a winning team, he said. Our offense has been working really hard this year and the defense has given us numerous oppurtunities to score in previous games. He also added that the team is close, which is important for team unity. Richard came to SUSC last year on a football scholarship from Roosevelt, Utah. The sophomore is majoring in business administration and minoring in physical education. Not only does he play football full time and go to school, but Richard is married and the proud father of a two year-ol- d girl named Jazlyn. Shelly, his wife, can usually be seen at football games cheering for het husband. Richard said, Its nice to come home to a wife and kid after a long day of school and practice. Richard says football isnt the only sport that he likes to participate in, although it is his favorite. He loves all sports and especially enjoys playing baseball and participating in intramural activities. When time permits, Richard likes to take advantage of some of his favorite pastimes such as snow skiing, water skiing, hunting and motorcross. As far as his future goals, Richard said hed like to get involved in engineering with an emphasis in petroleum. He jokingly added that his main goal in life is to someday become a millionaire. six-fo- d Civic' group, company donate to Thunderbird Stadium Rod Hammer, Vice President of Mountain States BY JON BAGLEY, is looking better all the time, of a new scoreboard and the addition with especially bleachers, due to contributions made by the supporters of SUSC. Mountain States Beverages and the Lions Club donated money and time to better equip SUSCs stadium. Mountain States Beverages, about to celebrate 10 years of service in Cedar City, contributed $76,000 scoreboards for three toward the purchase of brand-nesports: football, basketball and baseball. The Lions s toward the construction Club donated 562 of the stadiums new visitors side bleachers. President Sherratt presented both organizations with an award of appreciation during the SUSCNMH game on Septfbpr 28. Thunderbird stadium man-hour- Beverages and manager of its Cedar City warehouse, said that this is the largest donation the company has given to SUSC. Lions Club Secretary Ron Glass claimed this is easily the clubs largest project in the community this year. Hammer considered it an honor to be selected out of the many potential sponsors wanting to donate funds toward the project. Hammer said, the basketball clocks will have an electronic message sender, computerized moving screen and clocks on the corners of the court for the players. Hammer is glad for the rapport that has been established with the college over the years and is supportive of SUSCs pursuit of NCAA Division II status. Hammer stated, if a school ever wants to get any recognition, other than academically, it has to get involved in sports. The Lions Club motto is ice serve, said Richard on the project, and Stucki, one of four added that the Lions Club is the largest service organization in the world. The club is responsible for many services in the community and is certainly proud to have completed the SUSC project, said Stucki. Ross Glass said that 59 percent of the clubs membership of 82 were participants in the project. Glass says, those involved spent their otherwise free evening hours working on the bleachers. Mountain States Beverages, or the 7Up Bottling Co. as it is known locally, supplies an assorted number of soft drinks in vending machines scattered all over the campus. Hammer wishes that the school would replace the word home with SUSC on the scoreboard giving it a little more of a personal touch. DISCOVER YOUR With Our Back to School Special Easy Curl Prof. Curling Irons Now C-ma- rt $4." 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