Digging through information on incoming freshmen revealed that a lot of the recruits have relatives who played college sports. Some have relatives who went pro. Among the latter:
• Safety Lucas Bavaro's father Mark was a tight end with the New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles.
• Wide receiver Jon Marc Carrier's father Mark was a receiver with the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Defensive end Brandon Cooper's cousin Barron Tanner was a defensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals.
• Running back Abrm McQuarters is a second cousin of R.W. McQuarters, a defensive back who played for the New York Giants, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers.
• Offensive lineman David Morrison's cousin, Mike Morrison, played in the NHL for the Phoenix Coyotes, Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators.
• Linebacker Alex McCrory's grandfather, El Collins, teed it up on the Senior PGA Tour.
• Offensive lineman Jack Friedman's uncle, Stuart Friedman, played in the Minnesota Twins' minor league system.
• Tight end Peter Eggert's uncle Tom Tipton signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 1977.
The Patriot-Ledger in Massachusetts has a story about a bench at a Braintree, Mass., recreation facility being dedicated to the memory of Ron Smith, a former Dartmouth football player. Described as a "longtime youth sports coach and official," Smith died of pneumonia on Dec. 28, 2012. LINK
The story notes that . . .
The bench was donated by the Friends of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Dartmouth College.
Saw that several schools have notes that they have players on the College Football Performance Awards Wide Receiver Watch List. I didn't expect to find a Dartmouth player on the list but with Jeff Mathews back slinging it for another year at Cornell I expected to find at least one Big Red receiver on the list.
Here's the problem. Try as I might, I've never been able to find a link to the CFPA watch lists. I've posted them in the past (Dominick Pierre) but only after finding the lists on the websites of schools that have players listed on the watch lists such as this one.
If the information is out there it's tricky finding it, and that is too bad. Hopefully I can pull up the names tomorrow.
