Joe Jarzynka
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I'll never forget him lining up for his first field goal. A Huskie drive was stalling out around the 25. We? had no kicker (I forget why). Lambo said Jarzynka was going to kick but nobody knew what to expect. What I read in the news was Jarzynka saying things like "I don't need a kicking coach" which sounded like him. So the stadium was dead quiet as the field goal team lined up. Literally you could hear a pin drop. Then he paced back in the usual style of a kicker. The suspense was palpable. Then the ball was hiked, a beautiful kick, good.
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My memory of the kick was that it had a high arc that barely cleared the crossbar. And the crowd let out a cheer of relief
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I was seated in the endzone bleachers, about 10 rows back, for the punt return against Cal.
FTR, we did not lose to Cal that day.
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Didi you get yourself an Ivar's Chowder Tanker?
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I was near the tunnel. If you were near the tunnel, like I was, you’d understand how crazy it was.
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I’ll always remember that KIRO radio spots
….” Joe Jarzynka….He’s no rinka-dinka….”
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Joe was a fearless sob and he squeezed every ouch of his talent with relentless effort!
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Died steelheading.
If I could pick a way to go, I'd do the same.
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Crazy, I was just thinking about him the other day and how the stands at Husky Stadium would realize it was punt return time so people it was time to focus.
What a special person and player.
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The dude was tough as nails, I remember the whole section I was sitting in screaming NOOO when he caught a punt in traffic.
Going out steelheading is pretty fitting -
That marked the beginning of Pat Cashman's downfall
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Who?
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My mom said he had a nice purple helmet. I didn't know she followed CFB.
