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October 12, 2006

BC Walk-on Fan to Replace Suspended Kicket

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articleArchive/oct2006/walkonkicker.php

Yes, even in today's highly competitive college sports world, average Joe's still have a shot. Steve Aponavicius went from being a fan to their starting kicker this week. The former soccer player showed up at practice and after showing off some skill was asked to try out for the team. A pretty cool read...

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