From the SF Chronicle:
David Gray, 21, a sophomore wide receiver for the Bears from Richmond, was arrested in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco at about 1 a.m. Friday. He was booked into the county jail on charges of tampering with identification marks of a firearm, a felony.
Yeah, he came from a tough neighborhood, but that's why I was so excited to see him become a good football player at Cal. Why does he have to live up to the stereotype?
I wrote this about two years ago:
Cal's Season OpenerI'm glad, ecstatic, thrilled that Cal's football team got off to a 70-22 start this year. As the Daily Cal writes:
Cal ignited the onslaught in its first play from scrimmage, and in the most audacious way imaginable.Bears quarterback Kyle Boller lateraled to halfback Terrell Williams, who then lobbed the ball to a wide open David Gray for a 71-yard touchdown.
"I was just running across the field and hoped the ball would be there," Gray said. "I didn't see him throw it, so I didn't know if the ball was coming or not."
After appearing to stumble and then regain his balance, Gray caught the pass and ran it in for Cal's first touchdown from an opening play since Marcus Fields' 49-yard run against Rutgers in 1999.
I remember when I was at McClymonds High School last year watching David Gray & Co. play, they would always put on a show and cap a game with a similar score. At the time, when I asked a Mack student about the team, he replied, "Yeah, our team is all nastttty and saucccy."
Well, it must've rubbed off. Because last weekend's game was about as nasty and saucy as it gets.