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| Publication Type:
| Professional |
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| Author(s): | Pearson, Steve |
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| Author Affiliation: | Editor, Florida Turf Digest |
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| Title: | Home grown 'cane: University of Miami lost a football player and gained a grounds manager |
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| Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 18, No. 1, January/February 2001, p. 12-16. |
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| Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic fields; Personal profile; Football fields; Sports turf construction; Baseball fields
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| Facility Names: | Mark Light Stadium, in University of Miami, Miami, Florida; University of Miami, in Miami, Florida |
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| Subjects' Names: | Hardy, Kevin |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes how Kevin Hardy, grounds manager at University of Miami, (UM) received his job, stating that "his roommate - a graduate assistant coach for the baseball team - told him that the university had an assistant groundskeeper job opening." Profiles the Mark Light baseball stadium and the work Hardy performs to maintain its condition. States that "all athletic fields are overseeded with perennial ryegrass blend during the middle to end of November." Also discusses the maintenance of the football fields. Briefly profiles Hardy's career achievements and personal life. Concludes that "even though Hardy doesn't work directly for the University of Miami, his direction is to see that the athletic fields are kept in the excellent condition for all of the coaches and players that use the fields." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color
Includes sidebars: "Mark Light Stadium history", p. 13, and "Kevin Hardy", p.15 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Pearson, S. 2001. Home grown 'cane: University of Miami lost a football player and gained a grounds manager. Fla. Turf Dig. 18(1):p. 12-16. |
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