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Show Sportstoculor Pag 22 Thursday, December 13, 1979 Hit cosits a saTnaUH tfcrttuns ito dhnsss By Keith Duncan One small link is as important as all of them and Weber States head equipment manager, Ray Weil knows it. It might be said that .behind every successful college coach, there is usually a dedicated equipment manager. That may be the most unrecognized statement in collegiate athletics, but try asking any coach, its the truth just the same. a HcoittaM jpHayer costs $15 to replace a pair. Before the 1979 football season began, Weber coaches ordered 55 pair of white athletic socks at $19 dozen. These were primarily used for practices and the games. To go over these were the purple and white stripped socks which arent cheap. Count about $6 total in socks for a player per game. Now we come to the most expensive item of all, a football players shoes, one of the most important pieces of equipment a uniform can offer. per player. See what I mean. Weil thoroughly enjoys his job. He gets the most pride out of seeing players, whether football, basketball, wrestling or even women athletes, perform their best with good solid equipment. Some players are really picky about what they wear, but some others are just thankful they get anything at all, saying its the best theyve ever had, said Weil. Weil is proud of his position with the Wildcats, a job he has Wildcat football players held since September 1 of this receive two pair of shoes, that no mistake Theres usually year. for Ray is a Wildcat fan, who else one for turf and the other would paint their desk lamp grass. All grass shoes are mostly shoes differ in alike but astro-tur- f purple. heavier linemen receive first-year head equipment .that The while backs use lighter shoes in believes specialist ones. organization and neatness. Just over $70 will be spent on Despite having to store dozens of these two pair of athletic shoes football helmets, shoes galore, and enough clothing to dress an army, Ray maintains one of the Wildcat i in direct including competition with Gary Crompton, the athletic director. . , tidiest offices Stadium, No offense Mr. Crompton! tha first to know the expensive costs it takes to suit a college football player. He is presently the head. equipment manager at Weber State College. RAY WEIL is Football Costs High . Ray helped reveal recently the astronomical costs in suiting up only one football player. Let your imigination think of the costs for an entire grid squad. Would you believe $245. Thats - the amount in ap- proximate figures to suit up just one Weber State football player for one game. Multiply that by 35 to 40 guys. It almost makes those $6 and $7 tickets well worth it. In Nebraska, they go as high as $100 per seat per game. The breakdown may be interesting. Take for instance the helmet a football player uses. Most players only go through one of these a season. This $50 device can usually be repaired at seasons end and used again. But if youre a Curtis McGhan or Mark Massey, forget it. Curtis cracked a helmet in the Idaho State game and Massey went through three helmets before the final season gun sounded. Mouthpieces are $5 in cost, but worth every penny when you value whats in your mouth like a football player does. If too many dont swallow them, then Ray usually comes ahead in this department. A combination of thigh, hip and knee pads will come to $12 while a set of shoulder pads usually costs $45. with this, m .J Before the shoulder pads go on, players will most likely wear a half or full These $5 jobbies are scarce, so players usually hold on to them pretty good. When a game jersey is finally ready for a game, it has about $30 into it and thats what it costs the college. Ray says he never fails to take at least 30 jerseys a game to get sewn and mended upon. Even if its the slightest rip, Ill have it taken care of, said Weil. One pair of pants is usually enough for a player, but: these dont last too many seasons and it Football was said to be cent of Weils job when he first took it but he thinks cent is more like it with all the work involved withtheother sports. He isnt without assistants though. Earl Bullock serves as a fulltime assistant while Kevin Powell and Chuck Young are student assistants. 80-p- 60-p- er Summers keeps grappiers active By Bliss Fullmer Tuesday night. The Varsity and Coach Riley Summers has been keeping his wrestlers busy in dual meets and in tournaments and for the Royals, there is no relief in sight. Roy had three wrestlers, going for first place in an eight team tournament at Lehi, but Greg Hipwell, Sid Parker and Bruce Odow all had to settle for second place, and as a team, the Royals finished last. They were competing against Lehi, American Junior Varsity teams were competing simultaneously separate matches. Roy has been injury-pron- e on this year, and the team has lost a number of matches because of the injuries. Kelly Skidmore, in the 167 pound division was injured at the Rocky Mountain Tournament at Cyprus, and will miss another week, according to the doctor. Starters yal Sanders and Tory Wheelwright have also been sidelined with injuries. The Royals will attend a tournament at Weber High School, this Saturday against Fork, Springville, Payson, Provo, Juab and Orem. Last Tuesday, Roy won its first dual victory in a match with Bear The River by a score of Bears scored three pins for their only points of the match. Winners one-da- v 43-1- 8. Ogden, Ben Lomond, Bonneville, West, South Summit, Kearns and Weber. . for Roy were Due Hoang, Greg Hipwell, Mark Housely, Sid Perker, Bruce Odow, Tim Tippetts, Mike Funk, Jay Winward and Shane DeHart. Roy entertained Logan, and match Morgan in a double-dua- l The Royals have been busy, and will continue to compete in matches and should be physically and mentally ready for Region One Action, which begins in January. pre-seaso- n Roy girls victoroi es By Bliss Fullmer last years team, including Deann Frew, but were stronger this year, claims Coach Johnson. We are quicker and were bigger, she said,, and we have only two seniors on the entire squad. Radene listed as starters, n High Schools Gin Basketball Team has only one victory in three starts, this season, but dont count them out yet. The Lady Royals were defeated 7 by Skyline, and 1 by Bear River, before pulling out a 2 win over Timp View, in play. Skyline has three girls over six feet tall, and could be the team to beat in the state this year. Bear River has four returning starters from a successful season last year, and has community support for its team. Its hard to beat the BS8T3 id .home. The Royals got their first victory at the expense of Tim View from Provo. Roy 40-2- 49-4- Caroline Smith, senior, Beckie Widdison, Mary Kearney and Diane Owens, who are juniors, and Mykele Gagon, sophomore. Pam King, a senior and Becky Sodenkamp, a junior, add good 34-3- pre-seas- on Radene Johnsons team features a senior, three juniors and a sophomore on the starting five. Roy lost four starters from bench-strengt- h to the Royal lineup. The Region One Girls Basketball Team plays the same schedule with the boys team, but at opposite schools, and at different times. Most games for the . Continued on page 23 |