Did you play football?

[SMASHMOUTH9473]

A torn right meniscus ended my playing at High School. Had surgery later in life. @ 6' 275lbs in 8th grade I was a load. Starting C on offense and RDT on D, I hardly came off the field. Varsity O-line coach would spend time after Jr high practice teaching me. He was grooming me for High school. He had high hopes for me. Took me 10 years before I had a job with insurance. Now there is no meniscus and shots to manage the pain. I was very good...Now I relive my memories thru my oldest son. He's a spitting image.

 

[1fisher]

I played in Jr and Sr high but I blew out my knee and it was all over.

Complete ACL tear and medial meniscus tear along with a sprained MCL. The MCL wasn't so bad but the other two caused me lots of trouble. I now have bone on bone because of the meniscus. BUT I'd lace em' up again if I could!!

That was in the 80's and they didn't fix them like they do now.

 

[KJJ]

I grew up in Texas and played football in 7th and 8th grade and all 4 years in high school. I played receiver and corner in jr high and corner in high school. I returned KO's my Sr year in high school. I started every year I played but I never had college or pro potential. We played Westlake when I was in 9th grade which is near Austin that's where Drew Brees played his high school football.

 

[1fisher]

A torn right meniscus ended my playing at High School. Had surgery later in life. @ 6' 275lbs in 8th grade I was a load. Starting C on offense and RDT on D, I hardly came off the field. Varsity O-line coach would spend time after Jr high practice teaching me. He was grooming me for High school. He had high hopes for me. Took me 10 years before I had a job with insurance. Now there is no meniscus and shots to manage the pain. I was very good...Now I relive my memories thru my oldest son. He's a spitting image.

What kind of shots? Have you tried the Supartz injections? They've helped me tremendously!

 

[jobberone]

High school then short time college then later on semi-pro ball. I still miss it.

 

[jazzcat22]

Actually nice topic. Not that playing the game gives a person any better insight on the subject. But for some it is obvious...:laugh2:
J/k

I played little league to 7th grade. Had some health issues, resulted in operations on achilles tendons. On both of them. That ended my organized sports activities. But did not prevent me from playing sand lot type games, baseball, football, basketball.

When I did play, I played CB & WR. wasn't not great but was decent. Mostly a backup, but got quite a bit of playing time. Started a few games. Also returned some kickoffs as I was pretty fast and elusive.

 

[esmith1790]

LOL, depending on what era you're talking about, you were way ahead of your time.

1982-1986. cash was good. more then my allowance.

 

[Kangaroo]

Played in Middle school then I hit Highschool at a 5A Highschool in Texas and I was like 5' nothing and weighed like 120 lbs last thing I wanted to do is sit on the bench and do nothing so I went in to JROTC.

I actually was a late bloomer athletically I am better at 40 than I was at 17-19 and I grew 3/4" between basic training an AIT which was the summer of my Junior year. I really did not come into good athletic skill until I hit about 19 before then I kind of was uncoordinated and off balance then I hit my stride.

I went from being destroyed in pickup basketball games to owning people to playing Club Lacrosse to martial arts etc. I became above average but no where top talent guy though I hung with those guys. I played against guys that played Division I l, Division II, etc. Lacrosse and MIL(pro league) and held my own.

 

[popp1234]

Played through high school and then walked-on my freshman year at A&M. Gave it up to focus on school.

What year did you did you walk on?

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

Played Football all my life, from age 4-7, 7-10, 11-18. Oraganized only about five years, RB and DE.....back yard QB, ILB, OLB, CB, FS, SS, DE, WR, there wasn'tany good Video Games back in tha Day unless you had a pocket full of dads poker change. That only happened when he already had a case a brewskies after Church.

 

[popp1234]

I am quite confident that some people on this forum played in the NFL for 12 years, then coached for at least 10.

 

[The30YardSlant]

What year did you did you walk on?

2004-2005 season

 

[Kangaroo]

Played Football all my life, from age 4-7, 7-10, 11-18. Oraganized only about five years, RB and DE.....back yard QB, ILB, OLB, CB, FS, SS, DE, WR, there wasn'tany good Video Games back in tha Day unless you had a pocket full of dads poker change. That only happened when he already had a case a brewskies after Church.

I remember playing tackle football no pads in the park against the older kids when I was 8 years old. That was so cool back in the day just go down to the park and play tackle football. Man I probably suffered a couple concussions doing that. We use to do it in the school yard as well. Man great times back then and then you had smear the queer haha

 

[SMASHMOUTH9473]

What kind of shots? Have you tried the Supartz injections? They've helped me tremendously!

Synvisc

 

[jnday]

Played both ways. Never came off the field from age 10 to 18. Played OG, OT on offense. NT and DT on defense. Went to work and college. I had offers from JR colleges, but had other things to do. Coached a couple years on different levels. Oline coaching was fun.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

I saw a football once.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

I am quite confident that some people on this forum played in the NFL for 12 years, then coached for at least 10.

You know, this was kind of the point of the post. I'd rather put faith in the coaching staff of the Cowboys and hope that that they know more than what I learned from my high school career. That's just's me though, to each it's own.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Ah, yes.

It was one of those tweedy, ivywalled covered places in some lost and forgotten autumnal/pre-fall football times.

The air in the dank school warehouse was musty, yes. But from it reeked a cloth and fiber and metal sensory overloard that I still remember in these augustal days.
We suited up in the armor of past days. Leather. Canvas and shoes that cut and sliced their way across Texas boy's arms and legs as they lay scattered across the dead grass of Friday night tenuous and tinactin turf.

Now, it seems quaint, the gladiatorial and equatoral contests on hazy and habitual fields of brute stength and tenacity. We hoisted the loser team on our shoulders and pretended like we cared about their misery. Yea, we was focused on our minute of glory, like drunken sailors of Spartan yore.

We broke into a song of brotherhood: Victory is Ours! We clapped and went to our pre-game warmups. The band played Unbus Qorim Panimus, latin for important words.
We shone as defenders, snatching the ball and then stealing a glance to the stands. Kicked a ball, by mistake into the stands where Olga, best kisser in the algebra class, sat.
Our helmets clacked against one anothers like pick axes against concrete.
We played on those saturdays and Friday nights as heroes who tilted against the powerhouses of Pemican high of Odessa, Oak Cliff High, Dimmitt and Borger and Big Spring and South Branch Houston.
The smell of perfume wafted from the stands.
My back to the fans, looking to get in.
I ran out into the field on one magical Friday night. The announcer called out Gimme! and I imagined that the stadium erupted even louder than it was for their ONLY hero.
And, hell, then we beat em.

 

[MapleLeaf]

...to first year university.

Played Safety and punter/placekicker in HS.

Was punter and kicker for university team. Football ended in first year due to a serious knee injury on kicking leg.

Could not come back. Knee surgeries were not very good those days.

 

[Hostile]

Yes, and I miss it so bad I can taste it. It was probably the first thing in my life that I ever really loved other than family or a pet. In a lot of ways the game saved me. Mostly from myself.