Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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The 12th Man A Long-Standing Tradition pyThey play so much as a team that people rarely mention the individual names. The fans never say, “Did you see Burnett stuff that guy?” The television announcers never note the fantastic tackle that Silverman made. Yet, every member of the media, every student and every Aggie knows they are the Twelfth Man Kickoff T eam. When Jackie Sherrill allowed non-schol¬ arship students to play on the football team, he created a tradition of which Aggies can be proud. The towel-waving tradition quickly fol¬ lowed the creation of the Twelfth Man, for its members always ran out onto the field waving their towels to the students, who are also known as the Twelfth Man. The stu¬ dents, already standing to show their will¬ ingness to play if necessary, waved towels in return, encouraging the players to reinforce their reputation as madmen. The idea of non-scholarship students playing as part of the football team was a bit unusual. These players are not normal. They only set to cover the kick-offs, so they are rested, fired up and out for blood every time they take the field. These guys get more applause just for lining up than Kevin Murray or Roger Vick get for fantastic plays. Yet, no one but their friends and their parents know their names. This year, there were 24 members of the Twelfth Man Kickoff Squad and their names were as follows: Dean Berry, Danny Balcar, David Joiner, Spencer Baum, John Burnett, David Coo- lidge, Scott Gillispie, Ronnie Glenn, Bill Walker, Jeff Boutwell, Chad Adair, David Fry, Dan Pollard, Brian Edwards, Sean Page, Bobby Middleton, Ed Silverman, Rick Tankersley, Mark Wurzbach, Ashley Eddington, Chris Probst, Harold Huggins, Larry Motley and Gary Sorrell. By Susan M. Dean Fans in the second deck, hoping for another SWC championship season, root for the team on the field as the Ags take on the Bears. 28 Life

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Elephant Walk Load, Ready, Aim, Fire, Boom, RELOAD!! espite cold weather and drizzling a M rain, seniors showed up at the Aca- demic Building flag pole for Ele¬ phant Walk Nov. 25. Juniors hid out at other locations on cam¬ pus, ready to ambush the dying senior ele¬ phants with water guns, water balloons and shaving cream. After a yell practice in front of the Aca¬ demic Building, the yell leaders led the se¬ niors through the campus and Northgate like old elephants searching for a secluded spot to die. The seniors, who have built their last bonfire, are of no use to the Twelfth Man after the t.u. game. The juniors were ready to ambush the seniors as they were led by Kyle Field, the fish pond, Northgate dorms and other fa¬ vorite spots. The two groups of students, the juniors and seniors, both ended up at the Duncan Field Bonfire site for a cold but fun mud fight and yell practice. LEFT: Senior red pots go on a crusade through cam¬ pus hoping to make their final destination of the Blocker Building. There they will get a buddy out of class to join in their Elephant Walk antics. BELOW: The rainy Monday scheduled for Elephant Walk did not stop two from having their last muddy kiss as zips.