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That, unfortunately, was about as far as Mondale's early screen career went. She went back to Canton, graduated, and returned to L.A. in 1983 -- where the roles didn't exactly come thick and fast. Mondale got walk-on parts in dud movies such as "Nickel Mountain" and "Sunset Limousine," and five lines in the abortive TV series "Matt Houston." A part as an aerobics instructor landed her ads for hosiery and health clubs, but for Mondale life was starting to dry up. "It was scary," she told People magazine. "I didn't like not having work and not having...
...freshman walk-on is unbelievable...
...thankful that [Coach] Tim Wheaton gave me an opportunity to play," Aeschliman said. "I never thought I'd be playing in the NCAA tournament. At the start of the year I wasn't even sure I'd be playing soccer at all; I just decided to go to the walk-on tryouts...
...however. Soccer is a complicated mix of raw talent and strategy and if you don't have skilled players--especially in Division I soccer--you will get beaten hands down. Wheaton knows how to identify talent and use it to win games. Take freshman Erin Aeschliman who was a walk-on (but did attend Wheaton's summer soccer camp). Who could know that she would score both of the Crimson's two goals against UMass yesterday...
...Auburn, Ala., former walk-on Noah Brindise passed for one touchdown and wide receiver Jacquez Green scored three times, as the Gators (6-1, 4-1) stayed on track for a record-tying fifth straight Southeastern Conference title...