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HOAIRE,
HOUSTON AND JOSEPH ELECTED TRI-CAPTAINS OF
COLGATE FOOTBALL
HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Colgate University
head football coach Dick Biddle has announced the
election of senior tight end Barry HoAire (De
Paul HS/Fairfield, NJ), senior nose tackle Alex
Houston (Bensalem HS/Trevose, PA) and senior
tailback Randall Joseph (Brooklyn Tech/Wyoming
Seminary/Brooklyn, NY) as tri-captains of the
2000 Red Raider squad.
HoAire (6-5, 239) has earned three varsity
letters for the Red Raiders, one at tight end and
two at defensive end. Last fall, he played in all
12 games with seven starting assignments. He had
10 receptions for 140 yards and one touchdown.
Houston (6-3, 241) was named first team preseason
All-America by The Sports Network. He has earned
two varsity letters and last season was first
team all-Patriot League. He started 11 games
making 34 tackles including eight TFL’s,
five quarterback sacks, caused three fumbles,
recovered one fumble, broke up one pass and had a
team-high 29 quarterback hurries.
Joseph (5-8, 198) is the preseason Patriot League
Player of the Year. He enters his final
collegiate season seventh on Colgate’s
all-time rushing chart with 2,381 yards. Last
season he led the Patriot League in rushing with
1,446 yards in nine games. His 160.7 yards per
game was the third best in Division I-AA.
Colgate opens its 2000 season on Saturday at the
University of Connecticut. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at
Memorial Stadium. |
