 | The Cavalier daily Tuesday, October 27, 1970 |  |
Named Player Of Week
Carrington Wins Award
By Randy Wert
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy Of University Hall
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Only once in a while is an
Atlantic Coast Conference
record broken, and even less
frequent are the instances
when the new standard is set
by a Virginia athlete. This
week's Player of the Week is
Jim Carrington, the Wahoo's
place kicker for the past three
years, whose string of
consecutive extra points was
broken Saturday at 39, but
only after having broken the
school and league marks.
Carrington, the lonely
number 80 who trots onto the
field, rubber tee in hand, after
each time the Big Orange
Machine grinds its way to
pay dirt, has been booting PATs
for Virginia's varsity since
1968. Originally a wide
receiver, Carrington snared 17
passes for 169 yards in
appearances at this position
during his second and third
years. This season, however,
Jim decided to concentrate on
kicking.
Decade Old Record
Beginning back in 1968 in
the 63-47 free-for-all with
Tulane, Carrington's string
extended over 19 contests and
eclipsed the old record of 35
set by Clemson's Lon
Armstrong ten years ago. In
that Tulane game, Jim missed
his first attempt and then
booted seven conversions to tie
another ACC mark for PATs in
a single game which he
matched two weeks ago in the
VMI game. Carrington's streak
was broken on his fourth kick
when the middle of the
blocking wall collapsed and
allowed a screaming Indian
through to bat the ball down.
Taken For Granted
Often criticized as a
"pop-up" kicker, Jim's career
record of 57 extra points in 68
attempts should silence all
remarks. Besides having kicked
seven PATs in a game twice
during the games included in
the streak, Carrington has had
three four-for-four afternoons.
Only a recent low-power
offense prevented him from
earning the record earlier as he
was not even given the
opportunity to kick in five
shutout losses.
According to the Atlantic Photo By Rick Smith Kicking Consistency Has Made Him Player Of The Week
Coast Conference record book,
Jim Carrington Boots One Home Against W&M
for most extra points in a
season (26 in 1968) and for
PATs in a career at 57. His
third year season saw him
launch a perfect 13 for 13
PATs.
Gonzaga High School in
Alexandria takes credit for
producing the 6′2″, 180 pound
fourth yearman. At Gonzaga,
Jim earned All Metropolitan
D.C. and All Catholic honors
for football.
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