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The Davey Spurlock |
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 Having a “fighting heart” is a trait that can be learned, but requires a person to step outside of their comfort zone and to have the utmost courage to do whatever is required to do the right thing or simply what has to be done. It is only human to feel like we don't have what we need sometimes to keep pushing forward; we get tired, we can’t stand the discomforts, we just want the struggling to stop! Having a fighting heart is to fight these feelings of giving up, to push forward, to overcome the obstacles and challenges in our way.
Many schools and many sports have created “fighting heart awards” to acknowledge those extraordinary individuals who face obstacles that seem larger than life, that are intimidating and life threatening, but seem to measure the odds, grit their teeth and prevail.
Cal Lutheran’s own Coach McEnroe tells of his own father receiving a fighting heart award from the High School in Texas he played for many years ago. “Mac” believes that the lessons, values and integrity that others acknowledged in his father were the guidelines upon which he has raised his kids and have guided his own life.
At Cal Lutheran we first observed such courage in the life of a student upon whose name we placed this honorable annual award of acknowledgement. His name was…
Davey Spurlock, one with a Fighting Heart
Davey Spurlock fought thru two major obstacles on his way to graduating from both California Lutheran College and then Law School. In 1964 as a Freshman, Davey suffered injuries so severe that he was given no more than 72 hours to live. Listed in grave condition, his doctors said he would only live if he had “a fighting heart”. He fought through this and returned to his team the following year, but his doctors would not approve of his playing. With football an important outlet in his life, he simply could not handle this decision; he was lonely and homesick and his grades suffered. His answer was to just walk away from these conflicts.
It was his love of football that allowed Davey to be persuaded to try again at CLC where his professors worked with him to get him academically healthy and in 1967 he returned to football. Newly invigorated he started every game as linebacker, led the team in interceptions with four and received the “Davey Spurlock Fighting Heart Award” that had been created in his honor in 1964 when he first fought through his devastating injuries.
In his final season he played defensive back and recorded a school-best eleven interceptions. That year he was named to the All-District Team, All West Coast Team and the All-Lutheran Team. He was selected as CLC Player of the Week three times that season and brought his career interception total to fifteen, receiving the Davey Spurlock Fighting Heart Award for the third time in his career.
Upon graduating from Cal Lutheran, Davey Spurlock pursued a Law degree and upon his successful completion, was elected to the CLC Board of Regents, elected President of the Alumni Board of Directors, and was inducted into the CLC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. He is an ardent and loyal supporter of his Alma Mater. |
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Mike Cox |
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Mike Cox Receives the Year 2011 Fighting Heart Award from his former Coach, Bob Shoup
Mr. Reliable is how his former Coach, Bob Shoup, refers to Mike Cox. He was a starter for four years in both football and baseball at Cal Lutheran from 1962 until 1966. He made no mental mistakes and was always prepared, never missing a practice or a game. He was on the “blue slipper team”…a foundational player. |
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Mike Cox was awarded the Fighting Heart Award in 2011 because of his strength and Continuing courage in fighting a rare form of cancer in his throat, neck and on his tongue.After chemotherapy and radiation on these very sensitive tissues, with his devoted wife, Tony,applying the lotions to his burned tissues after each treatment, Mike had lost his voice and was reduced to taking his food through a stomach tube. Nevertheless, you can never count out the resolve of “a fighting heart”. As in football, so too in life; Mike’s voice has returned, he is eating normally again and…he has prevailed!
Mike Cox’s Cal Lutheran Achievements: |
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3 sport letterman; Football (4) Baseball (3) Basketball (1yr freshman year) |
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Baseball MVP 1963 - batted .400. |
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Awarded Iron Man trophy for most minutes played on the 1965 football team |
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Eleven career interceptions |
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Graduated Cum Laude 3.3 GPA in Business Administration 1966 |
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Received MBA from the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, 1974 |
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Employed by varIous manufacturers of data storage software and hardware over the past 35
years in financial positions such as Division Controller, Corporate Controller, Director of Financial
Planning and Analysis. Currently works for Quantum Corp. in Irvine, California. |
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Married to current wife Toni for 24 years. Mike and Toni have two sons from Mike’s first marriage
and 3 grand children. |
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| The 5th Quarter Football Club asks that you keep Mike and his family in your prayers.
“Our vision only becomes clear when we look into our heart. Whoever looks outside, dreams. Whoever looks inside, awakens.” - Carl Jung |
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 Donald DeMars
Chairman & CEO of Donald DeMars International
First Senior Class President of California Lutheran College/University.
Donald DeMars, IIDA, has specialized since 1975 in the planning, design and financial positioning of health / fitness and mixed-use medical facilities throughout the world. He was the Chairman and CEO of Donald DeMars International, an internationally recognized design and development consulting firm; and DDI Development Services, a production design services company. Donald DeMars was in constant demand as an authoritative speaker in his area of expertise. Such engagements have included the California Design Congress, the American Institute of Architects, the International Health, Racquet and Sports Club Association convention, the Super Show / Atlanta, the Association for Fitness in Business, the Institute of Business Designers’ Annual Symposium, the Club Industry Show, the Body Life convention in Germany and England, and the Health Promotion Association. Professional memberships include: The International Interior Design Association, the American Management Association, the California Council of the American Institute of Architects (appointed to CEPSN Committee on Barrier-Free Design), the President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports, and the Construction Management Association. He had been appointed a Special Advisor to and was the Acting Chair of the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports for Arnold Schwarzenegger and was also selected by the Eisenhower Foundation to represent the U.S. Fitness Industry under a cultural exchange program with Mainland China. He had been a member of the Extension Faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles and the U.S. Sports Academy, a board member of the March of Dimes, was Chair of Communities in Schools of the San Fernando Valley and was a published author in over 30 industry and professional periodicals. It is with heavy heart that I’m (Gerald Halweg, Don’s CLC roommate) remembering Mr. Donald A. DeMars CLC ‘64 (Born January 6, 1941) was called by our Lord to join those in Heaven Saturday July 15, 2017 at about 2 PM.
The “Verse of the Day” for July 15, 2017 that popped up on my I-phone was from Proverbs 18:10… “GOD’s name is a place of protection-good people can run there and be safe.” Don was taken into St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, California Friday July 14, 2017. Don had a real tough time with his respiratory system for a long time. Don was one of our California Lutheran College’s Pioneers joining the ranks of the first 400 Club members to enroll at our new college as a student. Don and Carol celebrated fifty years of marriage July 8, 2017. CLC/CLU was Don’s first love that he cherished, growing deeper each year and lasted to the end. He served on many activities, clubs, organizations and events that recognized the value of great Christian education that was provided by his Alma Mater. Even with his difficulty in getting around without his constant oxygen supply, he continued to work at his desk for the 5th Quarter Football Club. Don’s success as a professional in the Architectural World made him a leader in his field developing plans and designs for some of the largest, most prestigious Sports Clubs. Don will be greatly missed by his loving wife, Carol and their daughters (Genevieve & Fabienne) and all those that had the pleasure of knowing him. |
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