Section B·Page 6 The University Daily Kansan Wednesday, August 26, 1998 Wichita mourns loss of young football player The Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. — A week after he collapsed at his first football practice, relatives and friends packed Greater Saint Mary's Missionary Baptist Church for a tearful memorial service for Robert Alexander Barrett. Barrett, 17, was one of Wichita area high school football players who died a week ago today, a day after they collapsed in the heat. Barrett's teammate, Larry Randall, fought tears as he tried to talk of his friend at Monday's service. "The first impression you always got of him was that he was a nice, polite guy." Randall said. "And after you got to know him, he was still a nice, polite guy. He wasn't putting on a front." Barrett had been a member of the band at Wichita Southeast High School but wanted to give football a try for his senior year, and Randall was one of those from whom he sought advice about joining the team. Pastor Willis Thomas urged Alex's family not to wonder whether they could have prevented Alex's death, which was attributed to heat stroke. "You cannot believe you could have kept him off the football field last Monday," he said. "And you can't say if he hadn't played football he'd still be here." That's not true. It's not in our hands. You can't get angry because God wants the very best, and Alex was the very best." Willis remembered Alex as a talented saxophone player, a dedicated church member since childhood and a young businessman who completed an entrepreneur course and opened his own vending-machine service. Alex had a warm personality, Willis said, and everyone wanted to be around him. "Seventeen years is short for us, but 90 is long if you don't do nothing." Willis said. "Here's a young man who crowded more into 17 years than most of us put in a lifetime." Throughout the service, quiet crying was heard from the crowd of family, friends, students, teachers and school administrators. A young soloist from the church youth choir, to which Alex belonged, sang only three words of the hymn Thank You, Lord before beginning to cry. She took her seat, unable to continue. Letters of condolence were read at the service from other area churches, the Wichita school system and from the Circle school district in nearby Towanda. Circle High sophomore Matthew Whittridge also died Aug. 18 after collapsing from heat exhaustion at football practice Aug. 17. His funeral was Saturday. Notre Dame team members' eligibility intact SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Now all Notre Dame coach Bob Davie has to worry about is Michigan. The Associated Press Players cleared of bribery "Certainly I'm happy that there's definite word now our football team will be intact for the Michigan game (Sept. 5), but it hasn't impacted us a whole lot because we've prepared every day like they would be here," Davie said, downplaying the first good news the university has received in a series of off-field problems during the last two months. Notre Dame officials said Monday that the NCAA has cleared five Fighting Irish players under investigation for accepting gifts from a booster, ending any fears that they might be ineligible for the 1998 season. "When I told them (the players) to be honest, there wasn't much of a reaction," he said. "But I'm sure the players involved are relieved that The five players, who the university has refused to identify, could have been suspended by the NCAA for taking a trip to a Chicago Bulls game with Kimberly Dunbar, who embezzled more than $1 million from her employer and allegedly spent some of the money on gifts for players. that's behind them." The school still faces possible sanctions for the trip as well as another incident involving two former players and Dunbar, which was uncovered during an internal investigation by the school. Notre Dame forwarded its findings to the NCAA after beginning the inquiry in February. Since then, the NCAA has ruled that Dunbar was acting as a school representative while a member of the now-disbanded Quarterback Club, something the school contests. But athletic director Michael Wadsworth declined to comment about the school's position regarding possible sanctions. "The position that we have on this is spelled out in our report to the NCAA, and that's where it's going to remain," "When I told them (the players) to be honest, there wasn't much of a reaction. But I'm sure the players involved are relieved that that's behind them." Wadsworth said. Bob Davie Notre Dame head football coach Bob Davie He also downplayed the significance of Dunbar's actions by saying they were the undertakings of just one person. During its internal investigation, Notre Dame found that Dunbar, who has a child with former Irish player Jarvis Edison, gave 12 players jewelry, clothing and trips, including the outing to the Bulls game. She pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from her former employer and faces up to 16 years in prison and a $20,000 fine when she is sentenced next month. "We're not in a situation where the program has fallen apart," Wadsworth said. Her lawyer has promised that Dunbari may reveal details of her exploits with Notre Dame players that could influence the NCAA's decision in its investigation, but Wadsworth said that lawyers sometimes made statements that furthered their private interests. In another matter, Notre Dame lawyers have until Sept. 11 to respond to a motion filed by attorneys for Joe Moore requesting his reinstatement as an assistant coach. Moore, who was dismissed in December 1996 in one of Davie's first coaching moves, was awarded about $86,000 in damages in an age discrimination suit he filed against the university. A federal jury also awarded him attorney's fees. Moore's attorney, Richard Lieberman, said Monday he filed the reinstatement motion Aug. 14, along with a request for attorney's fees of slightly more than $600,000. Lieberman also filed a request for front pay of close to $375,000 if the reinstatement motion is denied. Lieberman said a ruling was not expected until October. 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