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Article: The next Golden Boy: Quarterback Jimmy Clausen will arrive at Notre Dame next year amid big expectations from fans -- and himself -- but don't judge him on a first impression.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- July 23, 2006
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Byline: Brian Hamilton
Jul. 23--WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Notice the hair, first of all. Not mowed down to the scalp, as if readied for basic training, but short, inconspicuous, gilded fuzz framing a deeply tanned face. It does not sway in the westerly breeze skimming the practice fields at Oaks Christian High School as autos whoosh by on California Highway 101 below. The hair is not apt to stand out. Nor, surely, stand up. You would remember that. You would get a picture in your head--a kid with surfer-blond locks shellacked into spikes, in a dashing suit, three championship rings gleaming off one hand--and you would get ideas. Make assumptions. You would ...