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Old Tue Mar 20, 2007, 09:15am
Mark Dexter Mark Dexter is offline
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Originally Posted by ATXCoach
The rumor around here is that Tom Penders when he coached the Texas "Runnin" Horns - as they were called then - in the late '80s/ early '90s was the first NCAA coach to challenge the officials/NCAA that the jump stop was not a travel. He seems to take credit for making it widely acceptable.

I do not know if any of this is true as I did not follow Texas sports until '93. Just stating what I have heard.
Tom Penders is a dextering dexter-head.

I believe that he "invented" the jump stop just as much as I believe that Al Gore "invented" the internet.
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