Played At All Three Levels in Their Home State
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Dick Butkus
Ed O’Bradovich
Dana Howard
George Halas
Tom Hicks
Kelvin Hayden
Ed O’Bradovich
Dana Howard
George Halas
Tom Hicks
Kelvin Hayden
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As noted in the post above, Bears draft pick Doug Kramer
Derek Carr
Todd Marinovich
Jim Plunkett
Tom Flores
Daryle Lamonica
As you can see, I was an avid Raiders fans.
Todd Marinovich
Jim Plunkett
Tom Flores
Daryle Lamonica
As you can see, I was an avid Raiders fans.
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Eric Peterman was a QB at SHG who played in a state title game against Joliet Catholic, moved to WR at Northwestern, and then was briefly with the Bears in 2009-10.
Born on April 28, 1983, in Corpus Christi, Texas, David Freese was raised in the Greater St. Louis area, in Wildwood, Missouri. He attended Lafayette High School in Wildwood, MO.
As a senior in high school, Freese was offered a scholarship to play college baseball for the University of Missouri's baseball team.
He began his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 postseason, batting .545 with 12 hits in the 2011 National League Championship Series (NLCS). He also set an MLB postseason record of 21 runs batted in (RBIs), earning the NLCS MVP Award and World Series MVP Award.
As a senior in high school, Freese was offered a scholarship to play college baseball for the University of Missouri's baseball team.
He began his MLB career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was a key player during the 2011 postseason, batting .545 with 12 hits in the 2011 National League Championship Series (NLCS). He also set an MLB postseason record of 21 runs batted in (RBIs), earning the NLCS MVP Award and World Series MVP Award.
Daryle Lamonica was ND, but until John McKay got to SC, California Catholic boys were no different than elsewhere.
If you were an "avid" Raiders fan, you would have known Lamonica played at ND. And it was in his recent obit, which I am sure you would have read. Any "avid" Raiders fan who's old enough is well aware of Lamonica. But, we do forget some things as time goes on.
Corey: Nah, I don't think I would like that. If we got into the clinches, he might pull a Mike Tyson and bite my ear. But, in thinking about it he would probably be gumming me instead.
No need to get all cranky. I did give you the benefit of the doubt in that it has been about 50 years since Lamonica played his last NFL game when I said we do forget some things as time goes on.
I was surprised you didn't know that fact when it came to Lamonica. He was a high profile player. That was why I said if you were avid you'd probably know what was true. I didn't know "the Mad Bomber" went to ND till I read his obit in the Sun Times last week. Or maybe I knew but forgot.
Now if you had made the mistake about guys like Gus Otto, Mike Eischeid or Nemiah Wilson, I would totally get it. No one, no matter how avid a fan, remembers everything about every guy on the roster. But, they usually do about the high profile guys.
BTW, I was a Chiefs fan as a grade school kid in those days. I knew then and I still know now that Len Dawson went to Purdue.
I became a Raiders fan when I moved to the Bay Area in 1978. In those pre-internet days, my scope of knowledge was limited. As for Daryle Lamonica, I misread Wikipedia, a forgivable mistake. I was responding to the spirit of the post, not writing an article for Sports Illustrated.
