April 18, 2007
Rabbit, Run
Have you ever wondered why Florida, south Florida in particular, churns out so many fantastic, blazingly fast football players? ESPN the Magazine thinks they know why.
Now, I don't normally seek out ESPN Mag articles, because they tend to be the sports equivalent of People magazine or maybe USA Today, but this one was pretty damn interesting and well written. Yeah, it's quite a stretch to give all the credit to chasing bunnies in fields, but this could certainly be a factor for some kids.
Update: I forgot to mention that I found this link via the Swamp over at the Sports Frog. Poster wlu_lax6 is always digging up cool links over there.
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FWIW, most folks would consider this Central Florida, not South Florida.
| tieguy wrote: |
| FWIW, most folks would consider this Central Florida, not South Florida. |
Down near the Everglades?
Update: OK, I just double-checked a map and that lake isn't quite as far south as I was thinking. Maybe south-central?
That's a cool story. Any old Hoo fans remember something very similar, about Florida kids chasing rabbits in the fields, in Sports Illustrated ~86 or 87? I remember it b/c one of the guys featured was UVA wide receiver John Ford, but I can't recall if the article was specifically about him or not -- I think not.
Posted by Dave at April 18, 2007 02:40 PM
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