Athlete of the Year: Tim Marion
By Chris Potter
Last Updated:6:50 PM EST 4/22/09 Section: Sports
Listed at 5-foot-10, 185 pounds, Marion doesn't have the prototypical size of some of Fisher's past receiving greats, such as Noah Fehrenbach. What he lacks in stature, however, he more than makes for with sheer will and a true never-say-die attitude.
"You know when you hear someone say 'just leave everything on the field'?" asked fellow senior wideout Jimmy Smith. "It's amazing, because he could lose a limb out on the field, stand up, and be like the knight from Monty Python and say it's merely a flesh wound and just keep on going."
Such toughness and dedication doesn't happen by accident.
"I try to make sure that there's nobody more motivated or working harder than I am on the field," Marion said. "When I was just a little freshman I would dive for balls that most people wouldn't dive for. People used to make fun of me for it but now they kind of respect it. It's important to give your best effort and lead by example."
That leadership might have been most evident in Fisher's final regular season game, a heartbreaking 36-33 overtime loss to Alfred. Marion was everywhere, accounting for 258 total yards, including 14 catches for 134 yards.
"I don't think he could walk for the next few days," Smith said, "but I know it was worth it because he really wanted to show the rest of the team that he was willing to give it his all to give us a better chance of winning."
"Timmy was so much fun to watch play in that game," added Vosburgh. "He was all over the field doing so many great things, and that's how he played his whole career here. He was a great young man to have in our program."
Good thing Fisher doesn't have a pole-vaulting team.
"You know when you hear someone say 'just leave everything on the field'?" asked fellow senior wideout Jimmy Smith. "It's amazing, because he could lose a limb out on the field, stand up, and be like the knight from Monty Python and say it's merely a flesh wound and just keep on going."
Such toughness and dedication doesn't happen by accident.
"I try to make sure that there's nobody more motivated or working harder than I am on the field," Marion said. "When I was just a little freshman I would dive for balls that most people wouldn't dive for. People used to make fun of me for it but now they kind of respect it. It's important to give your best effort and lead by example."
That leadership might have been most evident in Fisher's final regular season game, a heartbreaking 36-33 overtime loss to Alfred. Marion was everywhere, accounting for 258 total yards, including 14 catches for 134 yards.
"I don't think he could walk for the next few days," Smith said, "but I know it was worth it because he really wanted to show the rest of the team that he was willing to give it his all to give us a better chance of winning."
"Timmy was so much fun to watch play in that game," added Vosburgh. "He was all over the field doing so many great things, and that's how he played his whole career here. He was a great young man to have in our program."
Good thing Fisher doesn't have a pole-vaulting team.
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