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someday play Quarterback for Brigham Young University. game. Darrell and his family would need this strong faith to get through the next year. cles in the annals of sport’s history.

Arizona for his senior year. the third game.

Quarterback doing at Wisconsin? hand and came over to the sideline.

The answer is a testament of courage and an unwavering belief in one of the biggest turnarounds in the history of college football. Let us Start at the beginning. . . . Darrell grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona where his dad was a football coach. ball at age seven with pads in a Pop Warner type league. him into the quarterback position and that’s where he played all the time. “Darrell always had a good arm and good sense,” remembered Coach father some in Pop Warner and then again at Chaparral High School where his dad was the head football coach. It was Darrell’s dream to UCLA--16 Darrell Bevell and Wife Tammy, Media Day 1994 DARRELL BEVELL UNIVER:

I pulled it, the finger almost came off. It just exploded. We could see tendons. My heart just stopped. It was total devastation. passed out on the way to the hospital. We were stupid for not going to a specialist right away. They took out the bone chips and I was furious. Later, we took him to Dr. Bodell and was with only a half scholarship. different. Things worked out. I am now super pleased. I am really high well as what they do nutritionally.”

Darrell, along with 50,000 other to serve his church rather than throw finger back.

Ohio. lenges to make you stronger. team backed off after the injury.” catch. Darrell weighed 170 pounds. weak 176 pounds. sent them films of his 2 1/2 games. figured [ wasn’t too important.” mission and spread their faith. So young Mormon missionaries, elected be the starting quarterback but he also turned nineteen. That is the age DARRELL B:

We also do Box Jumps, Plyometrics. and I try to do my flexibility hard. horn. his mission, he did play football. worry, I'll be fine.” ly knows something about adversity. Darrell contemplated his odd jouraerobic equipment. never had was a Rose Bow! victory. the Big Ten finishing in 8th place. could barely Bench 150 pounds? offer Darrell a full scholarship. business yourself.

Ss,” the other mental. standing quarterbacks at BYU: the weight room. served a two-year mission. The Badgers had a habit of living in the past. They had a Heisman lot of film to get smarter.” Darrell was ‘Trophy winner (Alan “The Horse” forty.

Darrell proudly.

Assisted sprints.

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DARRELL BEVELL: A TESTAMENT IN COURAGE Darrell has probably shown as much progress as any athlete I have been around. He will do anything possible to make himself better. I have strong feelings about him as a person and his work ethic, dedication and commitment. Darrell will excel at anything he does. Darrell is a great leader by example. He’s here early and does extra. He will do whatever it takes. When he got here, Darrell was operating on a zero strength base. He could only Bench 155 pounds.

Darrell literally turned himself into a physical person. John Dettman Wisconsin Strength Coach things and move forward.” back skills.”

Rose Bowl trip in 31 years.

Rose Bowl. It’s incredible!” Darrell’s wife, Tammy, agrees; a chance and he made it happen.

Ohio State. and Wisconsin. The final score: ry in the school’s 104-year history. centage in a game and season. zone, I was laughing,” said Darrell with elated emotion. “My teammates bowl game.

TDs and only |] interceptions. honorable mention All-American. things work out as well as they have,” become winners. of the Year.

Darrell’s father spoke from the (Continued on page 11) heart, “A lot of people didn’t believe me when J said that Darrell could play Division I football. That Rose Bowl was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It still hasn't set in. It was indescribable. I cried and wept with tears of joy. It was just unreal. All of our family was there: My wife and everybody, we embraced and cried together.” Darrell entered the 1994 season most important part of my life.” special thanks to Coach Bevell for sharing his son’s photos and intimate came. believe the negatives by other people. first in UW career completion percentage, second in TD passes and third in yardage and completions playing just two seasons.

Expectations for success were high at the beginning of this season. Ups and downs have been experienced thus far. The biggest down has been Darrell’s shoulder separation which happened during the 4th game.

Darrell had to miss two games and now there is again talk of going to another bow] game. however, to do so, they will have to finish strong. If anyone can overcome adversity and come back, it is Darrell. The one thing Darrell had planned to do differently was his effort towards in-season training. “Last year [ let up, explained Darrell. [ think I took a step backward and lost some zip.” Before his injury, Darrell had promised to lift hard throughout the entire season. Darrell is a Zoology major and carries a 2.9 GPA. “Marriage has been a stabilizing factor,” Darrell reasoned. “I used to be the only player married but now there are three of us.

After football, whether that is pro or college, | may keep my med school option open but I love football which means I’}] probably end up coaching.” It would be great to see Darrell join the coaching ranks. Darrell has always been a great example. “I am very proud to be able to say that I have never had any alcohol or drugs. I don’t believe in peer pressure.

Once You Start Winning, It Does Strange Things. You Want To Keep Going.

From BFS Magazine — Winter 1994. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).