He would later intercept two more in the season finale against Grand Rapids Central. The Muskegon Heights quarterback had only attempted six passes during the entire game, with five of them winding up in the hands of the 5-foot-8, 155-pound Essenburg – who had never intercepted a single pass before that night. "There was a Muskegon Heights guy who had the angle on me and I pretty much thought I was going to get tackled, but I got in there."Įssenburg's recollection of the first three interceptions is a bit hazy after 61 years, but the next day's newspaper account pointed out one amazing fact. "I remember thinking to myself that I had to score," said Essenburg, who has been involved with high school sports in one fashion or another for more than 60 years. One of the interceptions went for a 37-yard touchdown, which Essenburg does vividly remember. He didn't realize until then that he had picked off five passes in all, including two over the last 1:52 that sealed a 12-0 win over Muskegon Heights. It wasn't until the next morning's story in the Holland Evening Sentinel that Essenburg grasped what exactly had happened. 21, 1962, contest against Muskegon Heights. "I knew after the game that I had a bunch of them, but (at the time) we were in a 0-0 game and my mind was on just don't get beat (on a pass) and we lose 7-0," he said of the Sept. He remembers a fourth-quarter downpour, Holland eventually winning the game and trudging wearily through the lakes of mud to the team's bus.īut what never dawned on Essenburg until much later was that he had been the first to accomplish something only three defenders in the history of Michigan high school football have ever done: He recalls having a solid night from his position in the Dutch secondary. GRAND RAPIDS – All Tom Essenburg could think of was the warmth of a waiting bus.įive decades later, that's what Essenburg – then a senior defensive back at Holland High School – remembers most about a stormy Friday night before 2,100 thoroughly drenched fans at Riverview Park. 30: Football Rules Similarities - ListenĪug. Items such as a medical-alert medal or a religious medal must be taped to the body and can be visible during play. If a player is wearing hoop earrings, the coach will be issued an administrative yellow card for the first offense and a red card for a second offense in that set.
Hoop-style jewelry, such as hoop earrings, are still not allowed, even if covered by tape. Stud earrings are now allowed to be worn during play – and do not need to be covered by tape.
Previously, participants were not allowed to wear stud or post-like jewelry, such as earrings, even if they were covered by tape.īut now, stud or post-like jewelry, worn above the chin, is allowed.
There’s a new rule in volleyball regarding the wearing of jewelry.
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