Doy Fieri was something of a local celebrity during his days at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, MN. It was partly due to the fact that he was a star football player, but it was also because he constantly brought food from his parents' restaurant - Slatt's Soul Food. Numerous times a month, Doy (formerly Vance Slattery) would bring in tubs of food from the restaurant - fried chicken, mac and cheese, grits, hush puppies - and just set up shop in the cafeteria during lunch, slinging out food for all the kids.
To that end, when Doy got the call that his high school needed a coach for a game, he thought to himself, "what better way to motivate kids with food?" Before the game, Doy brought in a whole mess of soul food - specifically chicken fried steak, green bean casserole, and mashed potatoes - into the locker room and told his players to dig in. And dig in they did. That team devoured every last bit of food that Fieri brought them. "Damn, these kids are going to have so much energy after this," Doy thought to himself.
Unfortunately, Doy did not think through his motivation tactic. Within minutes of kickoff, he had numerous players leaving the field complaining of cramps and nausea, with a number of players actually throwing up right there on the field. The happenings forced Roosevelt to have to forfeit the game while still in the first quarter, due to the fact that they didn't have enough healthy players to field a team.
Roosevelt High apologized to fans and parents, and assured them that Doy Fieri will not be asked to be a coach for the team ever again.
To that end, when Doy got the call that his high school needed a coach for a game, he thought to himself, "what better way to motivate kids with food?" Before the game, Doy brought in a whole mess of soul food - specifically chicken fried steak, green bean casserole, and mashed potatoes - into the locker room and told his players to dig in. And dig in they did. That team devoured every last bit of food that Fieri brought them. "Damn, these kids are going to have so much energy after this," Doy thought to himself.
Unfortunately, Doy did not think through his motivation tactic. Within minutes of kickoff, he had numerous players leaving the field complaining of cramps and nausea, with a number of players actually throwing up right there on the field. The happenings forced Roosevelt to have to forfeit the game while still in the first quarter, due to the fact that they didn't have enough healthy players to field a team.
Roosevelt High apologized to fans and parents, and assured them that Doy Fieri will not be asked to be a coach for the team ever again.