| David Swopes |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Fremont, Calif.
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| High School:
Moreau Catholic High School
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| Last College:
City College of San Francisco
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 204
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| Position:
Tailback
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| Birthdate:
03/13/1979
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PERSONAL--(Pronounced SWOAPS) Born 5/13/79 in Hayward, CA...son of David and Adrienne Swopes...his father is a supervisor at United Motors and his mother is a supervisor at PG&E...he enjoys basketball and drawing...plans to major in psychology at OSU and plans to be a clinical psychologist...graduated from Moreau Catholic High School with a 3.1 GPA...Calvin Jenkins, a prep teammate, is a member of the Air Force football team...Deion Sanders is his favorite athlete...selected OSU because, "special attention received by students and good liberal arts and research school."
OSU-(1999-Junior)--David enrolled spring quarter and participated in spring drills...David started the spring No. 3 on the depth chart at tailback and finished the spring in the same spot...fits into the Beavers' offensive scheme with his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield as well as block and carry the ball in a one back set...in OSU's three major scrimmages, David carried the ball 8 times for 19 yards and caught 1 pass for 18 yards at Roseburg on April 17...attended a funeral during the second scrimmage and in the final spring game at Hillsboro in May, David carried the ball 5 times for 37 yards and 1 touchdown for the Black squad, plus he caught 1 pass for 3 yards...David was able to post a 300-pound bench press lift during the spring.
CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO--(1997-98)--Carried the football 159 times for 880 yards (5.5 average) and 10 touchdowns in eight regular season games, missing two games with an injury...produced 1,062 yards in all-purpose running in eight games, an average of 132.8 yards per game...he rushed for 880 yards and had 182 receiving yards on 8 receptions (22.8 average)...he ranked 30th among junior college players in the nation with 132.8 yards per game in all-purpose running...averaged 110.0 yards per game rushing, 19th best among junior college running backs...he caught 24 passes as a sophomore...played behind Kevin Brown, who led the Pac-10 in rushing at Washington State in 1998, as a freshman at CCSF, but still rushed for 405 yards on 33 carries (12.3 average) and scored 5 touchdowns, including a long run of 67 yards...caught 12 passes for 180 yards (15.0 average) and 3 touchdowns, including a long run of 55 yards...played for Coach George Rush at CCSF... "David is a complete back," says Rush. "He is a hard runner. He has good feet, excellent hands, and above all, he likes to block," Rush said...the CCSF Rams were ranked No. 2 among California community college teams with a 11-1 record after losing to Palomar College 30-21 in the state championship game...CCSF was 22-2 during his two-year career.
MOREAU CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, Hayward, CA--(1994-96) --Played for Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, CA...he was an All-North Coast selection as a senior...earned two letters in football and two in track and field...two-year starter at fullback in football under Coach Jesse Rodriguez...named first-team all-league (Hayward Area Athletic League) as a junior and senior...rushed for 1,400 yards in 10 games as a junior while scoring 17 touchdowns...rushed for 1,350 yards in 10 games as a senior and scored 23 touchdowns...produced long rush of 82 yards as a junior and 99 as a senior...selected and played in the 1997 Alameda vs. Contra Costa County All-Star game.
