Origin stories are exciting, sometimes unexpected, but always personal. No two players take the same path to the league, and no one really knows if they’ll make it until they run on the field in that first game. Walrus Jones started the journey not thinking about football at all, let alone playing professionally.
Walrus Jones was not athletic and did not come from an athletic family. He did not pick up a football until his junior year at college, and was only pushed into it due to a critical shortage on the team; they were truly willing to take anyone. Once he started playing though, he worked very hard, and soon he found himself wishing for the time not to end. He actually wanted to play at the next level, and keep going as long as he could. It was not easy, and he was not trained or even particularly talented. He was huge, which certainly helped.
Now he works to inspire and encourage as many young players as he can. They may not play in the ISFL, but the journey is important.
Walrus Jones was not athletic and did not come from an athletic family. He did not pick up a football until his junior year at college, and was only pushed into it due to a critical shortage on the team; they were truly willing to take anyone. Once he started playing though, he worked very hard, and soon he found himself wishing for the time not to end. He actually wanted to play at the next level, and keep going as long as he could. It was not easy, and he was not trained or even particularly talented. He was huge, which certainly helped.
Now he works to inspire and encourage as many young players as he can. They may not play in the ISFL, but the journey is important.