September 30,1982
The Voice
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SPORTS
(FSU photo by John Hentfcrson)
THE “THIEF AND HIS MENTOR”--Defensive back Jerome German discusses
game plan with head coach.
German’s Thievery
To Continue
Fayetteville State University defen
sive back Jerome German is a thief.
Wait a minute, he’s a nice young
man and not the criminal you might be
thinking.
Fact is, Jerome does all of his
thievery very legal-on the football
field intercepting enemy passes and ad
vancing the oval to touchdowns for his
fellow Broncos.
Second-year coach William “Bill”
Head calls the senior physical
education major from Charleston,
S.C. a very valuable person to the
Bronco squad.
“No doubt about it, Jerome is a very
valuable player and is a heck of a nice
fellow. Jerome’s play last year on
defense was certainly one of the
highlights of the Bronco campaign,”
said the Bronco boss.
German is from the small
town of Mt. Pleasant, S.C. (a little
north of Charleston) and is the seventh
son of Rev. and Mrs. Joseph German.
What does German think about his
exploits of last year when he led the
Bronco secondary with three intercep
tions, 86 yards returned and scored two
touchdowns defensively?
“Well, I feel that I was fortunate but
everything must be a team effort, not
personal goals,” said the young man
known as “Germ” to his classmates.
“We were strong in the defensive
secondary last year and I feel that we
will have more strength this upcoming
season,” said the young man who has
his eyes set on a career as a physical
therapist.
German feels that playing “left cor
ner” in the defensive secondary is one
of the toughest positions to play.
“My idol is Oakland Raider’s Lester
Hayes. He’s calm, plays the game as
it’s supposed to be played. Even when
the game is tight he’s calm and that’s
the way it’s (corner-back) supposed to
be played.”
The Broncos finished the season 3-6
last year in coach Bill Head’s debut in
to CIAA football.
However, if it were not for the lar
ceny of German on defense, it could
have been worse.
German, a 5-foot, 10-inch, 175-
pound ex-high school running back-
turned defensive back in college,
sparked the Broncos against
Livingstone College by swiping an
enemy aerial and racing 35 yards for a
19-10 Bronco triumph. And in a losing
cause, “Germ” picked off a Johnson
C. Smith aerial and galloped 19 yards
for the tally. It was the final game of
the season.
Can he take up from that last game
of the season and continue into the
opener for the FSU gridiron men this
campaign?
Coach Bill Head believes that his
starting cornerback will continue to
provide the kind of play and leadership
for ’82.
“Jerome is the kind of young man
with a great determination and I won’t
be surprised at the ability he possesses
that he can accomplish many goals this
year and he is a team player and
leader,” said coach Head.
How does “Germ” feel about the
upcoming ’82 Bronco campaign?
“I feel that we have grown as a team
over the past season, especially the
mental phase of the game and I believe
our material is beginning to jell.”
German said that he and the rest of
the team are looking forward to the
opening of the football season.
German is a young man with a great
deal of faith in himself. And this
feeling can be attributed to his up
bringing by his parents.
“I have a great deal of respect for
my parents and what they represent to
me,” he said.
With this positive attitude, German
will be going a lot of places probably.
Specifically, into the end zones of
CIAA opposition and a career in
medicine after graduation this year at
Fayetteville State University.
Homecoining ’82
October 23
FSU vs. Livingstone
By John McNeil
R-E-G-G-I-E
R-E-G-G-I-E
RE-G-G-I-E
Bronco fans can chant for their own
Reggie in the person of Reginald
“Reggie” Williams, a senior
economics major from Jacksonville,
Fla. Williams is a “workhorse” type
running back who loves to carry the
pigskin. Last year the former track
man from Paxton Senior High carried
the oval 102 times for almost 500 yards
yet played in only seven games. The
remarkable thing is that Reggie ac
complished this feat injury-plagued.
“Reggie is a tremendous running
back and will depend on his leadership
ability and his running skills as usual
and hope that he stays healthy for us,”
said Bronco Skipper William Head.
“Reggie has a lot of heart and loves
to compete,” said Coach Head. “We
hope that he has the kind of year I feel
that he is capable of having because we
depend on him.”
“I hope to contribute any way that I
can to the team,” said the likeable 5-
foot, 10-inch, 180 pounder. “I feel that
we have a good squad and will be com-
(FSU photo by John Henderson)
Bronco quarterback Sylvester Robin
son.
For the past three weeks, Fayetteville
State University’s gridders have been
on the road winning one while losing
two games.
On October 2, the William “Bill”
Head-coached squad will host North
Carolina Central University at Bronco
Stadium for the first of two straight
home contests.
“It certainly has been rough playing
the first three games on the road,” said
the likeable Bronco skipper. “But
that’s the way the schedule is played
and we have to play. Anyway, we’re
glad to be playing before the home
folks for the next two games.”
The Broncos are currently 1-0 in the
CIAA southern division and 1-2
overall. The FSU-men were defeated
by Morris Brown College in Atlanta,
Georgia 28-12 in a non-conference af
fair; defeated St. Paul’s College, 43-6
at Lawrenceville, Virginia; and drop-
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does best.
petitive this season.” (The Broncos
were 3-6 last season and 2-5 in league
action.)
“Reggie could have a tremendous
season this year,” said Coach Head.
“We certainly hope he plays every
game healthy for us because we need
his talents.”
ped a 26-6 decision to Norfolk State on
the road.
Because of a league rule regarding
conference games in the CIAA, the
game with Norfolk State did not count
as a conference game. Therefore, the
Bronco gridders are undefeated, so far,
in the league.
Both teams have been idle for the
past week experiencing an open date.
Therefore, both teams have had time
to rest and heal from any possible in
juries coming into the CIAA battle.
The contest will feature two of the
league-leading quarterbacks in FSU’s
Sylvester Robinson and NCCU’s
Gerald Fraylon.
In three games, Robinson has tossed
the oval 19 times in 45 attempts for 300
yards and three TDs with five intercep
tions with a 100-yard average per game
via the air lanes.
In the same amount of games,
Fraylon has completed 34 of 72 passes
for six TDs, 576 yards, five intercep
tions, averaging 192 yards air-wise.
NCCU has defeated Livingston
College (42-19); Virginia Union
University (27-26) and Winston-Salem
State University (37-17).
Women’s
Volleyball
Tonight
FSU vs. NCCU
In
Women’s Gym
Broncos Open At Home
Against NCCU