The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 28, 1982-Page 11
Hoey provides guidance
By RANDY BERGER
One only has to look at the long list of
Wools currently on athletic probation
to see that there is a growing tem-
ptation to let athletes slide by
academically. With this assumption,
more pressure is being placed on
academic counselors to make sure that
athletes remain academically eligible.
However, to George Hoey,
Michigan's academic conselor for
athletes, the pressure of the job can be
over-exaggerated.
1 I DON'-T FEEL the pressures that
people have alluded to to exist in terms
that you got to keep someone eligible,"
said the former Michigan defensive
back. "I can't keep them eligible
because I'm not the one going to classes
but I am here to provide support."
The job of the academic counselor,
according to Hoey, is more to advise
and help the athletes in how to pursue
their academic career at Michigan
rather: than making sure they
raduate or attend all of their classes.
{ "I think everybody is in a position to
be helped, whether it is those who are
marginal students or not but to what ex-
tent is the only question," added Hoey.
"Whether it takes one through
graduation or to the point of being able
to graduate and then not following
through are two separate things. There
is only so much any individual or group
of individuals can do to influence another
individual.'
ONE THING that is certain to Hoey is
that despite what people may say about
scarcity of true student-athletes,
schools are placing more emphasis on
finding an athlete who is interested in
being successful in academics. When Hoey
was playing in the mid-sixties, athletes
did not have the luxury of being able to
seek help from an academic counselor.
"When I was playing there was no
academic counselor so I had to pretty
much look out for myself," said Hoey.
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Hoey is certainly one who can under-
stand the position that athletes are in.
While holding aspirations of someday
going into professional football, Hoey
had to balance how much time to spend
on the fogtball field and in the
classroom. However, Hoey's situation
was probably more prosperous than
most.
After not.playing his first two years,
Hoey switched from running back to
defensive back. Subsequently, he made
All-Big Ten two years in a row while
also specializing in punt returning.
Although he was drafted by the
Detroit Lions in the 14th round in 1968,
Hoey's professional career never really
developed. He played for as many as
five teams in the span of eight years
before retiring from football and retur-
ning to Michigan in 1975.
"I WAS A journeyman defensive
back but the times were relatively
Hoey...
... counsels athletes
good," stated Hoey. "It was overall a
good experience."
In 1976 Hoey joined the admissions of-
fice and acted mainly as a liaison bet-
ween the athletic department and the
admissions office. After Jim Betts
vacated the spot of academic counselor
in 1978 Hoey stepped in.
"I always had an interest in the job
from having been the person who was
admitting the athletes and not being
able to follow up on what happen to
them."
IN ADDITION to coordinating all the
activities involving eligibility for com-
petition and scholarships, the job of
academic counselor has been further
expanded. Hoey is also involved in in-
dividual counseling and coordinating a
tutorial program channeled through the
athletic department.
"I would even like to see my role ex-
panded even more," added Hoey. "I'm
interested in tapping into the area of
career planning. Given their demands
to practice, athletes are taken out of the
same context of using the University's
facilities like other students. They tell
the students that facilities are always
available for the students' use but
sometimes the athlete can't find the
time to use them."
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First of a two-part series
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exactly the same as last year: a final series featuring the Los. Angeles
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besides these three. So what about the rest of the league?
Tomorrow: the other guys.
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