What position did you play in HS?
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played guard during our run to the State quarters as a freshman. Basketball had to play center because our team was very tiny.
Baseball was easily my best sport. Hit .537 for half my senior season. Was hitting around people with .100 averages, which people started noticing that so it sucked. ended with around a .370. Also played outfield
Baseball was easily my best sport. Hit .537 for half my senior season. Was hitting around people with .100 averages, which people started noticing that so it sucked. ended with around a .370. Also played outfield
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A PG with no handle. A SS/3B with no power. A golfer with no drive. But man, if you needed someone to run back 11-12 kickoffs a night when you were getting trounced 50-0, I was your man.
I think freshman and sophomore year me and a buddy of mine his about .600 just bunting for base hits and hitting texas leaguers.
Anyone else play tennis for gym credit? I was number 9 on varsity for 4 years, because the top 8 traveled...coach never seemed to see this coincidence.
I just called a lot of small-school games for KLMJ in Hampton and KQCR in Parkersburg all through college and saw the old QB/MLBorSS combo several times.
Started out as a QB and MLB and did indeed wear the neck roll Jack Lambert style. I switched to tailback because we lost several members of the team to drinking violations and then switched the offense to USC student body left, student body right and ran the ball 99% of the time. I also returned kickoffs and punts as well as played flanker, CB, Punter and kicked off as an underclassmen. I will add from my experience returning punts is the hardest and most dangerous part of the game of football.
You guys must have been pretty fast. I was very fast in grade school but lost my speed and have strength now. No way I'd get close to a high hitting percentage dinking it around.:sad:
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Interesting topic, especially since I went to a large school in Florida, then a small school in Iowa.... Main difference was in basketball...
Freshman - Junior years, 5A School in Florida
Baseball - Pitcher, 1st, 3rd, RF
Basketball - off guard, swing man
Football - Kick off specialist, third string QB (first two both played D1, starter in NFL).
Senior Year 3A School in Iowa
Baseball - Pitcher, SS, 3B, 1B
Basketball - CENTER (total shock to me!) I had never played inside
Football - Outside linebacker, QB, kick offs. Didnt have the neck roll, but did have a pretty large facemask for a QB
Freshman - Junior years, 5A School in Florida
Baseball - Pitcher, 1st, 3rd, RF
Basketball - off guard, swing man
Football - Kick off specialist, third string QB (first two both played D1, starter in NFL).
Senior Year 3A School in Iowa
Baseball - Pitcher, SS, 3B, 1B
Basketball - CENTER (total shock to me!) I had never played inside
Football - Outside linebacker, QB, kick offs. Didnt have the neck roll, but did have a pretty large facemask for a QB
Cornerback. 5'8" 155lb 4.67-40yd
In the program, I was listed at 5'11" 175#
If anybody asked, I told them I ran a 4.5 :yes:
Over a decade later, the height and weight are the same, but 40 time might be a tenth slower (or more) and would more than likely result in a pulled hammy!
In the program, I was listed at 5'11" 175#
If anybody asked, I told them I ran a 4.5 :yes:
Over a decade later, the height and weight are the same, but 40 time might be a tenth slower (or more) and would more than likely result in a pulled hammy!
Problem in basketball is that in Iowa, I noticed the coaches send height to the post, even if they were decent outside shooters or had a good dribble. In high school, we had 3-point contests at the end of practice, I won 2/3 of them. Wonder if anybody else felt that way. BTW, I am not a good dribbler, just a solid outside shooter.
Played QB and also played outside linebacker. Still hold record for most tackles in a game at 27 against Jefferson my sophmore year. Oh, and to boast was first team all-state my senior at DB, even though I didn't play that position.
RT and OLB for class A state football champion. F for 1A state basketball qualifier and also Catcher for the baseball team.
WR/CB, quite too early to focus on other not fun sports that would supposedly get me into college.
We made up for it by being outslugged by most of the girls on our softball team haha. Plus I was left-handed so closer to first.
JV QB up until my senior year when I realized I was the fastest person on the team and would probably be better utilized elsewhere. Moved out to WR where I did alright. Played RB one JV game my senior year and that probably would have been the best spot for me in the beginning, but by then it was too late. Oh well. I was a lot better on the track then I was on the field.
