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Despite being only 5-7, Tim Skipper comes up big all over the field.
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The Skipper File
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Senior
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| Height / Weight:
5-7 / 200
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| Position:
Linebacker
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| Birthdate:
4/15/1978
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• Sound Off
Follow the Bulldogs' 2000 season through Tim Skipper's player journal!
• 2000 Statistics
Game-by-Game Breakdown
• Biography
The complete 2000 Tim Skipper biography, including career statistics.
• Hot off the Press
-Skipper has been placed on the Butkus Award list of 70 players to
watch
-He had eight tackles in the Bulldogs narrow loss at UCLA on Sept. 9.
-Was featured in the college football section of the Sept. 27 edition of Sports Illustrated.
-Named second-team All-WAC
-Finished the season with 89 tackles, second on the team
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The smallest middle linebacker in the country and could be one of
the best … is quick and elusive … can stop the run and cover
backs out of the backfield … one of the veteran defensive players
and will be a team captain for the second consecutive
season … is on the Butkus Award's list of 70 players to watch … called the WAC's Most Underrated Player by The Sporting
News … nearly a consensus preseason first-team All-WAC
selection … the inspirational leader of the defense … has been
very durable, starting 31 of 34 games in his career … has over
300 tackles for his career and enters the season ranked third on
the Fresno State career tackle list with 311 stops … needs 14
tackles to surpass A.J. Goss for second all-time … an excellent
student who has earned academic awards.
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