All of us have an identity. Whether it is a great singing voice, a quick wit, or being good at math, there is something that defines us all. For many high school seniors, it's football. As we close in on Week 10 of the high school football season, many young men will be strapping on the pads for the final time in their career and they will no longer be who they have been since they were in elementary school....football players.
Unlike certain NFL quarterbacks who get to shamefully prolong their careers (see FARVE), the high school player's days are numbered. Even for those who are fortunate enough to prolong the fate by being on a playoff team, it's not a matter of if...it's when. When that final horn finally does sound, the emotions take over and the memories start to flood...The first game that you remember going to as a little boy and watching your team win...Trying to catch the little footballs that were thrown into the stands so that you could get your buddies together in the endzone for a game...Friday night family road trips to follow the team...The first time that you donned the school colors and hit the same field that your dad played on for your seventh grade debut...Your first touchdown (Note: some of us are still waiting for this!)...The bus rides with friends...The memories of opponents and hits that gave you the shivers to the big victories and memorable plays...The pep talks from the coaches that made you want to run through a wall...Running through the sign for the last time in front of your home crowd...Leaving a legacy for the next generation of players.
To all of the seniors.....Thanks for the memories!
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