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By SAM DAVIS
Review Staff Writer
As far as adulation from the average
fan goes, Winston-Salem State's Dan
ny Moore won't get his share. You see,
he's a lineman and it's the lineman's
lot in life not only to muddy and
bloody himself in the trenches, but to
- get little if any credit from the public
for his trouble - unless he makes a
mistake.
But coaches and fellow players know
about the 6-4, 260-pound junior.
Moore may not be a flashy running
back or passer. But he does his job.
Ram Coach Bill Hayes says it's
refreshing to have a player like Moore,
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"He's one of the best kids I've ever
recruited," says Hayes, who's landed
his share of blue-chippers during his
coaching career. "Danny is a great student,
an excellent person and he has a
great support system from his family.
That reflects on how he^perceives of
himself.
"You don't have to motivate Danny
by giving him praise or recognition,"
says Hayes. "In fact, Danny acts surprised
when you try to single him out
for his play."
Workinc with him on a dailv basis
the past three football seasons, Hayes
has grown fonder of Moore each time
he's watched the prize blocker perform.
"After you've coached other
linemen, you appreciate how good he
is," says Hayes. "The things you
coach linemen to do ? like how to take
the first step ? Danny does those things
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By SAM DAVIS
Review Staff Writer
David Parker didn't exactly
burst on the scene when he arrived
at Bishop College Your years
After a ~ disappointing ;
senior season in high school,
Parker was glad just to have the
chance to play college football.
Though he had the physical tools
to be a college quarterback,
Parker wasn't highly recruited.
Several schools near his
hometown of Toledo, Ohio, were
interested in him, but Bishop was
the only school that actively
recruited Parker.
"It was an ideal situation for
us to sneak up and get him," says
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lineman.
"Qanny plays offensive line
gracefully - that's the best way to
describe him,-" Hayes says. "He puts it
in ballet form. He's almost too smooth
to be an offensive lineman."
Moore, a special education major
from Greenwood ^ High School in
Hodges, S.C., is a quiet, selfmotivated
player.
"I don't have to do a whole lot of
hollering to get psyched up," Moore
says. "1 know what 1 have to do and I
just go out and do it. I try to be 100
percent on every play. As a rule, I go
out to do the best I can every play."
Moore's workman-like attitude is
what Hayes feels distinguishes a great
football player from a good one.
"Danny is a low-key person both on
and off the field," says Hayes, who
himself was a center at North Carolina
Central. "He's definitely not a rah-rah
guy. But he's the finest center I've ever
coached. Danny sets a great example
without saying a word.
"He's been hfcre three years and I've
never heard him complain about
-anything," says Hayes. "He plays hurt
in practices and games and he never
says anything about the length or difficulty
of our practices, either.
"You have kids that complain about
other things, like living in the dorms or
about the food in the cafeteria," says
Hayes, "but you never hear anything
from Danny. When he's hurt, we don't
ever find out unless one of the other
players tells us."
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when he was a senior and most
schools don't want a quarterback
that only wins one game."
Yet, Jones says he had no second
thoughts. about. Parker's.,
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"David's high school coach,
Roy Allen, is an alumnus of
Bishop," Jones says, "and we
came up to look at David at his
suggestion. From the time we
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Although Jones expected
Parker to figure in Bishop's football
program, Jones had no idea
of how much he would figure.
Midway through his senior
, r season, the 6-3, 220-pounder
threatens to brauc the all-time" '
NCAA Division III career passing
mark of 7,314 yards. With
two games left at press time,
Parker had thrown for 7,162
yards and 76 touchdowns during
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winner
had led his team to a 7-1 record,
including a 36-12 win over Texas
Lutheran, the third-rated team in
Division III at the timeT
Given his success in racking up
impressive numbers, it might
.seem ~ihat Parker one- ^ .
dimensioned player< But,* despite ~
his size and arm, Parker can do
more than stand in the pocket
and throw.
4 4David adds a lot of different
elements to our offense," says
Jones. "He gives us a double
threat; He throws the^fcop-back
passes well, but he can also run
the ball."
Another of Parker's attributes
is his dedication to the team. At
the start of the season he was
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