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IR 1st Row Corlisle Koonrs, Mike Gregory, Stocey Dorretr, Chip Sruort, Duone Foster 2nd Row Cooch Tom Moote, Gory Dixon, Jotnie Pope, Dnon Former, Chuck Dickinson, Mike Houston, Poui Doit, Corroil McCroy, Ricl y Dorkholrer Senior ployers. rhe backbone of rhe Gordner- Webb football reom, ore among rhe many people who hove remained dedicored ro rhe Bulldogs rhrough rheir yeors of reviralizing rhe Bulldog ream. The senior players hove worked hard from yeor ro year, while other players rronsfered because rhey were nor pleosed wirh rhe season, this oursronding group of guys sruck wirh ir unril ir poid off These senior players hove shown an expression of dedi- carion which will srick wirh rhe ream for many yeors ro come. They hove srood by rhe ream during rhe good and bad rimes which produced rhe firsr winning season since 1977 1 Wirh O ' Sheo, Dixon ond Walls poised, rhe Bulldog Defensive line IS reody for ocrion 2 VoHs ottives o little iote os Gory Dixon hos olteody mode the rockle 13

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DOING IT RIGHT THIS TIME! One of rhe besr foorboll reoms in oli GVC ' s hisrory emerged rhis year. The goal of rhe reom wos ro be rhe chompions of rhe NAIA division. The 1982 seoson looked greor for The Dulldogs. Afrer six srroighr wins rhe reoms wos on its ways. They were ronked in rhe rop ren reoms of rheir division in rhe norion. Tom Moore hos now fulfilled rhe promises he hod mode four years ogo, when he sold he wos going ro moke o greor foorboll reon for GWC- The ployers were very supp c -: ; r while rhe fans only sow rhe reom c e e ; once o week, rhe ployers were our rhere olmosr everdoy preparing for rhe nexr gome. The cooches spent many hours weekly preporing rhe srroregy for rhe nexr gome. The supporr of rhe fons ond d eer- leoders helped keep rhe spirit and morale of rhe ployers from going down. The disipline ond spjrir rhor has gone inro rhis year ' s foor- boll reom hos mode rhe GWC bulldogs dTompions. L-R. firsr row Chp SruQTT. Corfsle Kooni5. Jome Pope. V. - e : row Siocey EkirrerT. Corrol McOoy, Gory Dixon. Poui [ :■ 1 : :. -.: , . 1, ■ Thrd row Todd Gfeeoe, Onon Boyd. Anthony Hotortd, Ooy AJexonder. Dorry Johnson. Rjd Singleror. Osrel DorneiT. Danny Qoiey Fourrh row Doug Bonner. Dorxjs Dovis. Chip Osborne. (Xid Former. Adnon D od . Johnny DoKer, Jim O ' Sheo. Dojg Diggs. oger Greene F rh row. My Cosh. Dryon Tyler, Dryor. Scruggs. Don Mayo, Doryi Srrong . Greg Samuels. Comeron Drooiss. Woyne IXoberrs. Tom Perrwoy, Pou! Shorpe Sixih row Mi« Hegory, Dwighr Coler, Ale Drdges, Goig Dori er, Ai Donco, Sreve Oodier, John SorvB, Corrol Dowkins, Us e Benson, Poirick Currence. Joy WoUs Sevenrh row Lurher (Xeomes. Romie Kinord. Dqv j Myers. Ken Tore. Travis Fosrer. Rondy Turtwvics. Donny Chovis. Tm Twirry. Kenny Fosrxxhr Doug Hayr es. Greg Jod«xi. Tm Hogler Dghrh row Tm Hordie. Alen Dsig. Floyd Archie. rVichord Nelson Jrn Srepp. Frank Sconrtng, Dorryl Pefry. Mark Muinox, Phi Drown, Trenr Lee, Danny Mier, Colvin httan.

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The Tension mounrs. The seconds rick off rhe dock. The blaring lighrs of rhe scoreboard read Lenoir-Rhyne — 24, Gardner-Webb — 21, Hun- dreds of Bulldog fons sir on rhe edge of rheir sears Fourrh down — Gordner-Vebb hos rhe boll The Quorrerbock rhrusrs rhe boll — inro rhe Qir — rhe pass is good — A rouchdown! Splashes of red ser rhe sradium on fire. The dull hum of human voices inaeoses ro a sreody roar as rhe boil fiys rhrough rhe posrs. Fans rise ro rheir feer shouring, cheering, and clapping. This is spirir This mokes rhe poin worrhwhile. 1. Chip Sruorr fronncoHy scons rtie field for o wide receiver 2. AJ Dtonco hortds-off ro Jomie Pope ro mol e o first down 3. Ir Totses more rtxan one ro rodsJe o mjgliry Dulidog 4 Ddkjogs ore our ond running for onorher viaory 5 Cheerleaders point out that the Bulldogs ore 1 6 Croig Dorlser gives hs fellow reommores heorrfelr support 7. Duone Foster corches rhe poss end mokes o bee-line for c rouchdown 8 The Bulldogs ore leading 04-0. bur rhe Wesr Vo Vesleyon Lx ns ore brearfi tng down Chip Sruorr ' s neck.