After being chosen as the feature athlete from West Virginia University to appear on the cover of the Daily Athenaeum’s annual sports circular, I received calls of congratulations from so many friends and family. For everyone back in my home away from home, Morgantown, it was a thrill to see someone they knew being featured so prominently in a local publication. It was one of the few times that a current football or basketball player wasn’t the cover athlete (and I feel a little bad about that. Sorry, current Mountaineers!), and an alumnus was chosen instead.
I received a letter from the editor-in-chief of the DA asking if I’d be interested in appearing, and of course I said yes. I had read that paper all through my five years in college, and I have friends who have worked on the staff since the day they graduated. The letter said that after much deliberation, they had decided they couldn’t ignore the highest-ever draft pick in professional football (NSFL or NFL) to come out of WVU. They said that it was an honor to include me on the cover and that people would be elated to find out about my success, if they hadn’t already heard. As you can imagine, I was overjoyed to receive the invitation to be the cover athlete, and I said yes immediately.
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I received a letter from the editor-in-chief of the DA asking if I’d be interested in appearing, and of course I said yes. I had read that paper all through my five years in college, and I have friends who have worked on the staff since the day they graduated. The letter said that after much deliberation, they had decided they couldn’t ignore the highest-ever draft pick in professional football (NSFL or NFL) to come out of WVU. They said that it was an honor to include me on the cover and that people would be elated to find out about my success, if they hadn’t already heard. As you can imagine, I was overjoyed to receive the invitation to be the cover athlete, and I said yes immediately.
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