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Fork Union’s NFL Alumni: A Long and Deep Roster
Many college athletics fans know some of the military boading schools for their prowess in preparing athletes for collegiate athletics and academics. Radio and television announcers enjoy tossing in a player’s background after the play. I know from my own boarding school experience that strong athletes have been a part of the boarding school equation [...]
Read MoreOhio State’s Jim Tressel Would Make a Great Boarding School Teacher
In a quiet, but very public first (unconfirmed), Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel addresses- in a thoughtful, human, and understanding way- what is, essentially, the ‘third rail’ in college athletics- gay athletes. I’ve seen Tressel’s interview with Outlook Columbus noted at Yahoo Sports and at ESPN.com. Writing for Yahoo Sports, Dan Wetzel captures this [...]
Read MoreTrinity-Pawling Alumnus Dillon Quinn Joins the Boston College Defensive Line
Just a couple of months removed from Trinity-Pawling School, Dillon Quinn fights to learn the techniques and discipline of becoming a sound, major college defensive lineman. Boston College defensive coordinator Bill McGovern told the Boston Globe (Quinn Could Offer Eagles Raw Power): “He’s an interesting kid. Obviously, he’s physically imposing. But like any young guy [...]
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