McCaravan:
Indeed Foley was someone to be seen.
Shortly after graduating from college and settling temporarily in Elmhurst, I became addicted to Illinois high school football. Though Elmhurst Immaculate Conception's Kevin Strasser was one of my early favorites, I soon developed the habit of driving into Chicago to watch CCL games. When I did, I witnessed some of the best football I've ever seen.
While Mendel was in decline by the late 70s and early 80s, I shifted to MC and SR. My first experience seeing Foley left an indelible impression: This man would be playing big-time football, and perhaps he would enjoy a career in the NFL. While most recall Foley for delivering payoff blows on defense, my recollections of him was his play in the offensive backfield. In one game (I do not recall the opponent), Foley carried the ball over twenty times and with every attempt, Foley struck blow after blow on tacklers.
At the time, I was convinced he would make an effective fullback on a premier college football program. Lou Holtz though otherwise. A naturally physical player, Foley accepted a scholarship to ND and what I though would be a promising career, complete with an All-American tag, worked out to be an injury-plagued college experience. I am fairly confident he suffered two major injuries. The first, I think, was a chipped vertebrae and the second was an injury to a nerve.
Despite this setback, I understand he graduated and works downtown. Good for him.
