People: Sep. 10, 2001

WHAT WOULD DENNIS MILLER SAY ABOUT THIS ONE?

What a great leg! That's what Jacksonville State football coach Jack Crowe thought when from his office window he watched ASHLEY MARTIN, 20, kicking footballs after her soccer practice. He promptly recruited the pride of Sharpsburg, Ga., as his backup kicker. Last week he and 11,000 fans at the Alabama school watched Martin boot her way into college-football history as the first woman to play--and score--in Division I football. The 5-ft. 11-in., 160-lb. Martin ran onto the field, ponytail peeping out from under her helmet, to kick three extra points in a lopsided...

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