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Saw this posted on a WVU forum (there is a part with former WVU QB Trickett at the end) and thought I would share here.
Not many coaches go through something like that for other teams players. That is something that only takes a few minutes but means a big deal to some college players and will stay with them for a life time.
Cody Kirby engineered a 99-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter of a game against Kansas State five years ago that might not be memorable to most. Kirby was the senior quarterback of Missouri State in a game his team lost by 24 points. The game, in the grand scheme of things, was forgettable. From there, Kirby finished his career at Missouri State, played football in Canada and in the Arena Football League before returning to his alma mater as a graduate assistant.
Everywhere he’s gone, Kirby has kept with him a copy of Mind Gym, a book on mental training for athletes. And for the past five years, Kirby has used a souvenir from that game against Kansas State as a book mark. Marking his spot in Mind Gym is an envelope and letter on Kansas State stationery.
“The envelope is kind of torn and tattered,” Kirby says. “But I haven’t let the letter go without care.”
- See more at: http://athlonsports.com/magazines/l...t-award-college-football#sthash.2NSDWA8S.dpuf
Not many coaches go through something like that for other teams players. That is something that only takes a few minutes but means a big deal to some college players and will stay with them for a life time.
Cody Kirby engineered a 99-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter of a game against Kansas State five years ago that might not be memorable to most. Kirby was the senior quarterback of Missouri State in a game his team lost by 24 points. The game, in the grand scheme of things, was forgettable. From there, Kirby finished his career at Missouri State, played football in Canada and in the Arena Football League before returning to his alma mater as a graduate assistant.
Everywhere he’s gone, Kirby has kept with him a copy of Mind Gym, a book on mental training for athletes. And for the past five years, Kirby has used a souvenir from that game against Kansas State as a book mark. Marking his spot in Mind Gym is an envelope and letter on Kansas State stationery.
“The envelope is kind of torn and tattered,” Kirby says. “But I haven’t let the letter go without care.”
- See more at: http://athlonsports.com/magazines/l...t-award-college-football#sthash.2NSDWA8S.dpuf
