SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on May 15, 2005 9:55:08 GMT -5
Story in the NY Times today about Penn State Lax player Mike Jacober, who lost his parents and younger brother in a plane crash this season, and the tremendous impact it had on him and his team. Also talks about the support he received from the Lax community. Excerpt: <<One of the most striking gestures of support came from the Hoyas, who moved up their Senior Day ceremony from its traditional spot, the last home game of the season. Georgetown officials did not want Jacober to have to watch the Hoya players walking onto the field with their parents. "It says a lot about their school and their program," said Dave Jacober, who played lacrosse at Ohio State and Gettysburg. "It was an unbelievably classy gesture and gracious on their part. They didn't have to do it; they chose to do it.">> Complete Story www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/sports/othersports/15lax.ready.html?What a great move by our University. A solid "Hoya Saxa" to Hoya LAX! |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2005 10:00:05 GMT -5
Wow. Speechless. Proud to be a Hoya today.
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Post by Gtown4Life on May 15, 2005 10:30:27 GMT -5
Thats a great story. I love to hear things like that to make other people feel more comfortable. Class act the Hoyas were in this situation, thanks for sharing.
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RDF
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Post by RDF on May 15, 2005 11:07:01 GMT -5
Echo the thanks for sharing this---classy and shows what College Sports is about--competition and respect but not forgetting that these athletes are human. I will be sending a donation to not only the basketball program but also the Lacrosse program.
I'd also like to say that it's even a bigger deal that this was brought up by someone else and not one of these "Look at Us doing something nice" things that often accompany good deeds by athletes/programs.
Makes me proud to be a Hoya and that University has hired such a quality group of Staff Members who recruit great people--not just athletes.
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lichoya68
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Post by lichoya68 on May 15, 2005 12:47:43 GMT -5
i heard this was coach uricks idea.. and then he didnot talk about it .. very very classy.. makes you proud to be a hoya.. and they played their best game of the year today and just killed army 16-6.. go hoyas beat those terps next week at princeton ... very proud to be a hoya.. in more ways than just winning  |
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Post by Frank Black on May 15, 2005 15:18:20 GMT -5
Wow, if karma is worth a damn the Hoyas ought to win the national title this year. An incredibly classy and Christian move from Coach Urick. Definitely proud to be a Hoya today.
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Post by HoyaDestroya on May 15, 2005 15:41:08 GMT -5
GT III spotting at the game today as well... had his son in tow.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on May 16, 2005 2:00:06 GMT -5
More on the Jacober/Penn State story in the Projo (free registration required - visit www.bugmenot.com to bypass) - referred to me by a Weingeroff (the other family involved in the class) relative, who was also very appreciative of the Hoyas' class: Lifelong rivals triumph over tragedy
Mike Jacober, who lost his family in a March plane crash, and his friend Sean Flynn have channeled the emotions of the tragedy to guide their college lacrosse teams into the NCAA Torunament.
01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, May 14, 2005
BY MIKE SZOSTAK
Journal Sports Writer
www.projo.com/college/content/projo_20050514_14lax.2114cfd.html |
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Post by Nitrorebel on May 16, 2005 9:44:26 GMT -5
Amazing. Coach Urick has a great LAX program going that we should all be proud of. Very touching gesture.
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