Football and Memories

A few weeks ago I was sitting in my car watching the varsity and junior varsity at their football practice. This was to get in shape for the football camp that was coming up. I was watching them go through their drills and sprints and my thoughts floated back to the days that I started my football journey.

For you old timers I started out in Pop-Warner league. I remember going through some of the same drills that these young athletes were doing. I remember my first touchdown and first throw; I was the quarterback. Back then, football was kind of a passage to manhood.

My family was sports orien...