As sports go, I love a good football game.
As the pros go, I follow my hometown
Chiefs in season. They scrap most every
game and manage to win more than lose.
I played some sandlot football when I was
a kid growing up, but wasn’t very good
at it. I was a skinny and lankly lad who
never achieved the muscle, mass or speed
to be an accomplished player.
I never did aspire to be a pro when I was
older. Never did I play Pop Warner nor
was I on any organized youth team. I didn’t
even make it to college which was a necessity
to prove your gridiron prowess and physical
acumen.
Besides, I excelled in the arts, and knew early
on that that was where I would find my rightful
station in life.
Punt, pass and kick was not my game, but
I could see myself on the sidelines taking a
knee in protest of social injustice during the
National Anthem. Even slimly-built, less
athletic, artsy types could have enough guts
to do that.
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Chris Hanch 12-17-2020
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