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Democrat and Chronicle MANNING GIVES BRONCOS ROOM TO MANEUVER PAGE 6D The raw potential was visible at an arly age. Eugene Goodlow was tall, athletic and was fast like the wind. He was an All-Greater Rochester selection for both footballand basketball at McQuaid Jesuit High School as a senior i 1976-1977. played two seasons at Kansas State University and led the team in touchdown receptions as a sophomore. But when the football program was put on probation and the coaching staff was ired, he decided to leave school and turn pro.

Underclassmen eligible to play in the National Football League until their class graduated, so Goodlow headed north to play with the Winnipeg lue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In his first full CFL season, Goodlow set a league recordwith 100 pass recep- ions, and tied an all-time record with 15 catches in a game against Calgary. After an injury-shortened 1982 seas on, Goodlow returned to the states and signed a seven-year $1.6 million contract with the New Orleans Saints. He quickly became a favorite target for Saints veteran quarterback Kenny Stabler, catching 41passes in 1983.But Goodlow was plagued by injuries in ubsequent seasons knee, hams tring, ankle, broken vertebrae that kept him from delivering on his full potential. He missed six games in 1984, our in 1985, and when he was on the field he usually 100 percent healthy.

oodlow joined the San Diego Chargers in 1987, but suffered injuries in training camp that fall and again in 1 988 that kept him sidelined. He made a brief comeback with the Ottawa ough Riders in 1989. In four NFL seasons, Goodlow totaled 115 catches and scored 10 ouchdowns. Goodlow returned to school, earning aBA and MBA from Florida Interna- ional University. Now 56, he still lives in the Miami area.

ach week, we recognize a great sports figure from the Rochester area. See the complete list and read more about each story at RocDocs.com/Athletes. Several readers wrote in to nominate Goodlow, including John Moriello a nd Thomas DeMaria. Whose name should we add next? Send me an email with your suggestions. Twitter.com/SeanLahman FILE PHOTO ROC Jocks Goodlow favorite arget Set records for pass eceptions playing in the CFL, NFL SEAN LAHMAN STAFF WRITER New head coach? Check.

New offensive guard with talent but lots and lots of baggage? Check. New star running back, at the price of a very popular young linebacker? Check. New potential starting quarterback? Check. It has already been quite a seismic offseason for the Buffalo Bills, and the tart of free agency is still five days a way. Wednesday, barely 18 hours after landing three-time Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy from Philadelphia in a trade for Kiko Alonso, the Bills began to address their gaping hole at quarterback by acquiring Matt Cassel in a trade with the Vikings.

NFL Bills deal again, this time getting QB Cassel SAL MAIORANA STAFF WRITER JAMIE GERMANOSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Matt Cassel, getting sacked by Kyle illiams in a 2012 game, is now a member of the Bills after being acquired in a trade from the Vikings Wdnesday. The passes. The decisions. The shots made and rebounds grabbed on cue. Sometimes, the potential of the Fair- ort varsity boys basketball team is as noticeable as the Red warm- up jackets.

uture seasons look bright for Fairport, but sophomore guard Dan Masino and junior Matt Keenan say later about hat down-the-road stuff. They want to win a Section title this weekend. But if Fairport is to carry home its irst sectional basketball trophy in eight years, it will have to get past an Aquinas team that also plays together with confi- ence. Aquinas is in position to win a third sectional title in four years. The Little I rish distanced themselves from Irondequoit in the second half of the Section Class AA semifinal Wednesday ight to win 82-56.

CLASS AA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS ADRIAN KRAUS Jamie Wolmering, left, shoots over Bishop Kearney's Branden Kellam during a Section Class AA sectional semifinal played at the Blue Cross Arena on Wednesday. TOP SEEDS WIN Fairport overtakes Kearney; Aquinas beats Irondequoit JAMES JOHNSON STAFF WRITER SeeCLASS Rochester Lancers coach Doug Miller and Syracuse Silver Knights coach Tommy Tanner, both former Rochester Rhinos stars, have lined up on the same team before in playoff matches and layed against each other, too, so they know what the playoffs are all about. think the intensity level, at least on our end, will be said Miller, whose third-seeded Lancers (10-10) host second-seeded Knights 12-8) in Major Arena Soccer League playoff opener at Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. are a different level of Tanner said, we have that on our side because we were in the playoffs last year and they ast year matter now and neither does the regular season, when the Lancers and Knights split six matches. INDOOR SOCCER Lancers ready for playoffs JEFF DIVERONICA STAFF WRITER Syracuse at Lancers Matchup: No.

2 seed Syracuse Silver Knights (12-8) at No. 3 Rochester Lancers (10-10) in Game 1of the Major Arena Soccer League layoffs. 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. Tickets: $10, $15.

Giveaway: First 1,000 fans get a Sack Pack courtesy of Mr. Glass. Halftime also features a car giveaway courtesy of Ide Family of Dealerships. Season series: 3-3. Next: Game 2 is 4 p.m.

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