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Four things I didn't know about Rod Garcia:

1. He was from Chile, moved to USA at age 12 and played for La Mirada high school.
2. He was HM All America in soccer
3. Was drafted by the Earthquakes.
4. Coaches women's soccer at Hancock college in Santa Maria.  His brother coaches men's soccer there.
5. Worked for 20 years at Chevron.
6. Once kicked two 50 yard FGs in a Stanford game.
7. Still third for most FGs at Stanford with 84 (Jordan Williamson and John Hopkins are #1 and #2 with 90 and 88).
8. Still holds the longest FG record at Stanford with 59 yards (tied with Mark Harmon).
9. Coached boys tennis in HS.
10. Ran track in HS.

The Stanford coaching staff gave him opportunities to make the record even longer.  I was at the 1973 Big Game (was a HS student at the time).  It was Garcia's last game.  Back then, the rules gave the opponent the ball back on the 20 for a missed FG.  Garcia had two attempts from the Stanford side of the field, one of which I'm pretty sure was a 63 yard try.  It ended just short of the crossbar.  Ed MacCauley announced, "Well, it was close...."

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Four things I didn't know about Rod Garcia:

1. He was from Chile, moved to USA at age 12 and played for La Mirada high school.
2. He was HM All America in soccer
3. Was drafted by the Earthquakes.
4. Coaches women's soccer at Hancock college in Santa Maria.  His brother coaches men's soccer there.
5. Worked for 20 years at Chevron.
6. Once kicked two 50 yard FGs in a Stanford game.
7. Still third for most FGs at Stanford with 84 (Jordan Williamson and John Hopkins are #1 and #2 with 90 and 88).
8. Still holds the longest FG record at Stanford with 59 yards (tied with Mark Harmon).
9. Coached boys tennis in HS.
10. Ran track in HS.

The Stanford coaching staff gave him opportunities to make the record even longer.  I was at the 1973 Big Game (was a HS student at the time).  It was Garcia's last game.  Back then, the rules gave the opponent the ball back on the 20 for a missed FG.  Garcia had two attempts from the Stanford side of the field, one of which I'm pretty sure was a 63 yard try.  It ended just short of the crossbar.  Ed MacCauley announced, "Well, it was close...."