I found this quote about Cherry:
"We had a quarterback, Marty Cherry, who had spent all summer modeling for Polo,” former Texas wide receiver Wane McGarity recalls. “He took a beating that day and never played in a game again. “They beat him back into modeling. That's what UCLA did; they turned us all into models.”
I found this about him, how it started after the Rout 66 game:
"A square-jawed, aqua-eyed 22-year-old from Texarkana, Ark., Cherry bombed miserably when he entered what would become the Longhorns' worst-ever home loss, against UCLA in Week 2 of 1997.
"Cherry threw incompletion after incompletion and had three turnovers - two interceptions and a fumble - that led to easy touchdowns for the Bruins.
"Late in the game, which UCLA won, 66-3, an ABC camera honed in on Cherry as he watched dejectedly with his helmet off. The announcers joked that while he may not have been able to connect with his receivers, he would probably have no trouble finding a date with such an impressive mug.
"Enter Bruce Weber, one of the world's top photographers of male models, who just happened to be catching the game on television.
"Weber had an assistant track down Cherry about two weeks later and propose that he attend a four-day shoot for Abercrombie & Fitch in Los Angeles. Such a high-profile layout would all but guarantee the quarterback a chance to become a top model."
LINK:
Abercrombie & Fitch Male Models: Abercrombie & Fitch Male Model: Marty CherryClick to expand...