The Lions' Pride

Little football and baseball in high school, intramurals at PSU - there were some great athletes on my dorm floors that never played anything but intramurals at PSU but probably could have starred at D2 and D3 schools.

I posted this on another site a while back as I've got some interesting coaching success stories:

1984-1986 - Little League Baseball Assistant Coach - We won a championship. One of the players did commit murder as an adult years later

1987 - Legion Baseball Head Coach - One known felon

1987 - 1995 - Youth Football Coach for kids up to 8th grade. At last count, I believe at least five of those went on to commit serious felonies with at least two committing murder.

1986 through mid 90's -Worked in many youth services jobs. Four of those young men went on to kill someone. There seems to be a theme developing.

2000- 2011- Coached daughters in softball. Made my daughters cry but no other felons.
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2005 - 2008 - Coached football again. One felon.

Jesus! Where do you live?

I played CB/WR 8th-10th grade, probably around 5'7" and 140 lbs at that time. I got hit by a car before junior year and gave it up. Was always the fastest kid on team, but had/have small hands plus I just didn't get "it", having never played organized FB before then.

Played football since 7yr old until I graduated from HS. I went from a TE in pop warner, fullback in middle (once played with a broken collarbone around this time for a long while which has messed up my shoulder for awhile, resulting in breaking it in hockey 2 times also and I believe screwing up my arm for baseball as it got pretty weak after) and junior high, to linebacker/rb sophomore/jr year, to cornerback/rb/wr my SR year. My favorite year was JR year when we ran the 4-4 and got to play outside LB and then RB on offense.

Went to Robert Morris out of high school for 2 years and roomed with a few football players, but did not play. Even though it was RMU and not big time D1 (they were a D1 Mid-Major and I guess FCS now), I learned a lot of what collegiate football is all about, both the good and the bad. Transferred to PSU after my Sophomore year and somehow ended up as a PSU cheerleader for a bit (for my love of PSU football).

I was a foot fairy most of my life until I remembered I am American. Started sophomore year and played OLB until graduating. Due to my background I also kicked. Wasn't half bad at either. I also was a late bloomer. Played at 5'9", 215 lbs. Not too much muscle there either. Still ran a 4.7! Now I'm 6'1", 190. And like all of us...long for the glory days, haha.

Hey Homer, if you are looking to buy those Freelap sticks I told you about, PM me.