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'Michaelmania' has taken on life of its own

By Hank Kurz Jr.
Associated Press

Friday, December 10, 1999

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Keith Short was in the dark like everyone else. Oh, he had heard the hype about Michael Vick, the freshman phenom who was being redshirted. But as Virginia Tech's first-team center last season, Short was working with that unit while Vick played for the scout team against the defense. Roommate John Engelberger, a starting defensive end, filled him in. "Engelberger would come home every day and say, `Wow. That kid Vick's amazing. He's making all these throws ...

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