A Quick Look Back…

As we head into a new year, I always take a moment or two to look back.  Since today is the first day of 2011…   The top photo is of me taken during the middle of a tough game.  I was a sophomore at Mainland High School and played defensive tackle.

This photo is of me and Mike Singletary.  The Chicago Bears have always been my favorite pro football team.  Mike Singletary is one of my all-time favorite players [and he would have been even if he wasn’t a Chicago Bear].  Singletary was never the biggest player on the field, but he always played with the most heart.  I got a chance to meet Mike back in 1993 or 1994.  He had been brought in as an inspirational speaker and I was lucky enough to get some face to face time with him afterward.  Funny, but my hair doesn’t look as gray in that photo…