The Notre Dame sports information department has borrowed a trick from the celebrity press.
This season`s football media guide includes a fill-in-the-blank feature that`s supposed to yield a teasing glimpse into the private lives and psyches of the players on Lou Holtz`s defending national championship team.
Fans of televison and movie stars know the drill: ”My craziest ambition . . . ” ”My most embarrassing moment . . . ” ”Behind my back people say I`m . . . ”
The answers range from the amusing to the sensible to the bizarre. Here`s a sampling:
Linebacker Ned Bolcar. My most embarrassing moment: When I threw the ball to George Bush and it hit the ground.
Dean Brown, a 291-pound offensive tackle. My craziest ambition: Own a chain of doughnut shops across the nation.
Offensive guard Winston Sandri. Favorite song to sing in the shower:
”Lola,” by the Kinks.
Chris Zorich, a 268-pound nose tackle who bench-presses 450 pounds. He likes playing the middle because ”everywhere you go, it`s bang, bang, bang.” Hobbies and leisure time activities: Writing poetry and picking flowers.
Free safety and aviation buff Pat Terrell. My craziest ambition: To fly and land the team charter 727 while coming home from a road game.
And finally the quarterback. As any teammate will tell you, he`s always a little different.
So here`s quarterback Tony Rice. My worst fear: Cats. My craziest ambition: To stick my hand in a fan and stop it without getting cut. If I had a million dollars I`d buy: A store full of bubble gum.
