Early Years
He was a three sport athlete during his years at Cardinal Dougherty High School. His athletic ability earned him varsity letters in football, baseball, and track and field. He was the Catholic League champ in the shot put.
His teammates elected him captain of all three sports in his senior year.
He got a football scholarship from Temple University where he started for three years as an Offensive tackle.
He was inducted into the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
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Famous quotes related to early years:
“If there is a price to pay for the privilege of spending the early years of child rearing in the driver’s seat, it is our reluctance, our inability, to tolerate being demoted to the backseat. Spurred by our success in programming our children during the preschool years, we may find it difficult to forgo in later states the level of control that once afforded us so much satisfaction.”
—Melinda M. Marshall (20th century)