{"id":27587,"date":"2014-05-29T16:46:52","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T21:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=27587"},"modified":"2014-05-29T16:46:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T21:46:52","slug":"being-deaf-doesnt-stop-tarleton-states-jerry-doyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/05\/29\/being-deaf-doesnt-stop-tarleton-states-jerry-doyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Being deaf doesn\u2019t stop Tarleton State\u2019s Jerry Doyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overcomer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Being deaf doesn\u2019t stop Tarleton State\u2019s Jerry Doyle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rick Houston | NCAA.com<\/p>\n

May 16, 2014<\/p>\n

CONOVER, N.C. — What must it be like to be deaf?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s impossible to hear the voices of loved ones, birds chirping on a beautiful spring day or the perfect clink of a driver head hitting a ball off the tee and straight down the fairway. There are no sounds, just silence.<\/p>\n

Hearing<\/span> had always been difficult for Tarleton State coach Jerry Doyle, and when he contracted a case of red measles at the age of seven or eight, it was gone almost completely. In a world that seemed to be completely spun off its axis, it was hard to understand what was happening to him.<\/p>\n

As soon as his grandmother figured out exactly what was wrong — as grandmothers so often have a way of doing — it was soon confirmed that Doyle was in fact deaf<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey got me to a doctor and did all of the research and everything, and found out I was really bad,\u201d Doyle said Thursday here at the NCAA Division II women\u2019s golf national championships. \u201cThey put hearing aids on me when I was in junior high and high school, and it just never got really better. The hearing aids really didn\u2019t help that much. They just kind of gave some sounds, but I could not understand with them very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, Doyle learned other ways to cope with his disability. He became a master lip reader, and to this day, it\u2019s simply amazing to carry on a conversation with him. He doesn\u2019t miss much, if anything.<\/p>\n

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tarleton State in 1975, and afterward dove headlong into the golfing industry — teaching the sport, building clubs and maintaining courses. Then, in 1999 when he was in his mid-40s, he had a cochlear implant in his right ear that changed the course of his life.<\/p>\n

His hearing still wasn\u2019t perfect, but it was at least 75 percent better than what it had been. Then came the call from Dr. Lamar Johanson, a renowned professor and administrator at Tarleton State.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a really hard worker at the golf courses,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cCathy [his wife] and I really made some good money in the golf-course business, but you work seven days a week when you work at a golf course. I did it all. I did the pro shop. I did the mowing. I did the cutting. We kind of got tired of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cLamar Johanson, the vice president of Tarleton, called and they were looking for a coach and somebody to take care of their athletic fields. So I filled out that responsibility. I actually take care of the athletic fields, besides the coaching job. I just decided I\u2019d do it. I took a little pay cut, but I\u2019ve enjoyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n

All Doyle has done is build<\/span> the TexAnns<\/span> into a powerhouse, one that has won the past seven Lone Star Conference titles and appeared in eight consecutive NCAA Division II national championships. After Thursday\u2019s second round of competition, Tarleton State stood third behind leader Lynn and second-place Barry.<\/p>\n

There are challenges in communicating with his team, but as he\u2019s been doing for most of his life, Doyle has learned to deal with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve learned to communicate with me. It\u2019s not really a big problem. Sometimes, I don\u2019t want to hear what they say,\u201d he said with a grin. \u201cThe international players that I have, I have to learn to adjust to them to be able to hear them. But once I\u2019ve been around them a little bit and read their lips and stuff, it\u2019s really not such a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Really, the women\u2019s golf head coaching job is the perfect position for Doyle. He enjoys his job, and he\u2019s good at it. Of all the facets of the game, there\u2019s one he enjoys in particular.<\/p>\n

Just call him the Putt Whisperer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a golf-course guy,\u201d Doyle concluded. \u201cI like being able to help the players read their putts and stuff like that. My degree has a lot of agronomy involved in it, so I\u2019ve been in the grass business most of my life. I think it\u2019s a little bit of an advantage. I like to get out there and help them. I don\u2019t like to sit around. I don\u2019t sit still.\u201d<\/p>\n

NOTE: Tarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university<\/span> located in Stephenville, Texas<\/p>\n

SOURCE:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/golf-women\/article\/2014-05-16\/overcomer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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