Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 22, 1993 TAG: 9307220092
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Goodpasture, a former Salem High School star who starts in the secondary for Wake Forest, expected to spend his time learning about wills and other estate planning.
It was Steve Bowery, an investment banker with First Union, who got the idea of putting on football camps for some of the boys' homes that the bank represents.
Bowery, who played football at Emory & Henry and received a master's degree in business administration from Wake Forest, also serves as head cross country and track coach at Roanoke Catholic High School.
"This year was kind of a pilot project," Bowery said. "Next year we'd like to start planning earlier [because] there are a lot more homes out there. First Union is kind of new to the area, and we look at this as a goodwill gesture."
The first camp was July 14 at Patrick Henry Boys' Plantation in Brookneal.
"He had me come up with an agenda," Goodpasture said. "I tried to show them what we do in a college practice. I tried to show the younger kids [12 and under] some different techniques. With the older kids, some of whom weren't much younger than me, we tried to play games."
If time allows, Goodpasture would like to conduct camps at Covington Boys' Home and the Salem Baptist Home, although Goodpasture's last day of work is July 30 as he prepares for the start of preseason practice at Wake Forest.
Goodpasture was a starter last year until the seventh game, when he injured a knee. He returned for Wake Forest's game against Oregon in the Independence Bowl, where he shared time with Kevin Cole.
Cole moved to free safety in the spring and Goodpasture retained his job at strong safety, although nothing was assured with the arrival of new coach Jim Caldwell and his staff.
"I've never taken anything for granted," Goodpasture said. "Even when I was at Salem High, I worried after my sophomore and junior years whether I was going to lose my job."
Goodpasture, Timesland defensive player of the year in 1990, played as a freshman at Wake Forest despite making the move from linebacker at Salem to defensive back for the Deacons.
"Strong safety is just hitting, which is all I ever did at linebacker," said Goodpasture, who also rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a senior at Salem. "I might be accused of coming up too much [to stop the run], but that's the way I like to play."
Those are some of the mannerisms the campers might want to copy, but Goodpasture wants little of the credit.
"It was the bank's idea," he said. "Steve was the one who pushed all of the buttons."
\ NEW FERRUM AD: The new athletic director at Ferrum College is Michael Kinder, who has served in a variety of roles at Eastern Mennonite for the past six years, including co-director of athletics this past year.
Kinder, who received his undergraduate degree at Armstrong State (Ga.) College and a master's in physical education from Georgia Southern, is enrolled in the doctor of arts program at Middle Tennessee State. He succeeds Hank Norton, who gave up his athletic director duties to concentrate on football.
Kinder, an assistant professor of physical education at Eastern Mennonite, also was the head baseball and head women's basketball coach at different points in his tenure. He takes over a Division III program with 12 men's and women's sports.
\ IN THE CAMPS: Bo Campbell, plagued by injuries in his final season at Virginia Tech, was among the first group of cuts announced by the Miami Dolphins. Campbell, a wide receiver for the Hokies, signed with the Dolphins as a free agent.
by CNB