WHY FOOTBALL PLAYERS SHOULD WRESTLE SILY EFFICIENTLY AND

WHY FOOTBALL PLAYERS SHOULD WRESTLE

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What does wrestling have to offer an aspiring football candidate? Primarily, it teaches him "self-reliance"--the ability to make things happen without expecting help from others. A pigskin participant learns (via the mat sport) that although there are 10 of his peers on the field with him, he must perform his duties at all times. and not lean on his teammates for support when fatigued. And that's not all. In the wrestling room, he improves his agility, coordination, quickness, upper body strength, and stamina--to name just a few benefits. So, if you have a son who's a tackle or guard and he's spending most of the snow season on his duff, suggest wrestling. He'll be a much better football player for it!

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT WRESTLING • “I LOVE WRESTLERS, THEY ARE TOUGH AND THEY MAKE GREAT FOOTBALL PLAYERS. ” -MIKE STOOPS, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL COACH – UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. • “"YOU TAKE ANY ATHLETE AT THE PEAK OF HIS CONDITIONING AND PUT HIM ON THE WRESTLING MAT WITH A WRESTLER AND IN TWO MINUTES HE'LL BE GASSED. IT’S…. GREAT PREPARATION BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. “ - COACH BARRY SWITZER (3 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH OKAHOMA, SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH DALLAS, & NCAA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE) • “WRESTLERS MAKE COACHING FOOTBALL EASY. THEY HAVE BALANCE, COORDINATION, AND AS A COACHING STAFF WE KNOW THEY’RE TOUGH. ” - TOM OSBORNE - COLLEGE HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL COACH - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA • “I WOULD HAVE ALL OF MY OFFENSIVE LINEMAN WRESTLE IF I COULD. ”- JOHN MADDEN, HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL COACH

• THE BEST ATHLETE AT BOTH SPORTS WHILE IN COLLEGE MAY HAVE BEEN BOB GOLIC FROM NOTRE DAME HE WAS A STUD FOOTBALL PLAYER • NAMED 1 ST TEAM ALL AMERICAN TWICE AND LEAD ND TO A NATIONAL TITLE. • PLACED 4 TH & 3 RD IN NCAA WRESTLING. THE FACT THAT HE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM UNTIL JANUARY 1 ST EVERY YEAR BECAUSE OF BOWL GAMES MAKES HIS WRESTLING ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT MUCH MORE IMPRESSIVE.

RAY LEWIS – PRO BOWL LINEBACKER FOR THE BALTIMORE RAVENS 2 X FLORIDA 4 A STATE WRESTLING CHAMPION AT 189 LBS

RODDY WHITE – ATLANTA FALCONS WIDE RECEIVER RODDY’S STATUS AS A PHYSICAL AND COMPETITIVE RECEIVER IS INDICATED BY THE TWO STATE WRESTLING TITLES HE WON WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL. "Well-respected by coaches and teammates for his tough, aggressive nature (comes from his prep wrestling background)" - NFL Draft Scout 2 X SOUTH CAROLINA STATE WRESTLING CHAMP

STEPHEN NEAL "IN WRESTLING, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SELFMOTIVATION. AS A LINEMAN, IT'S THE SAME THING. . . ME VS. YOU. HE BROUGHT THAT MENTALITY TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD. “ – HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH New England Patriots Offensive Lineman 3 x Super Bowl Champion 4 X NCAA ALL-AMERICAN AND 2 X NATIONAL CHAMPION 1999 WORLD CHAMPION

DAVID POLLACK – UGA ALL-AMERICAN DEFENSIVE END/CINCINNATI BENGALS GEORGIA WRESTLING STATE RUNNER-UP

WARREN SAPP -PRO BOWL DEFESNIVE TACKLE -SUPER BOWL CHAMPION • FLORIDA STATE CHAMPION

LORENZO NEAL – 4 X PRO BOWL FULLBACK FOR BALTIMORE RAVEN CALIFORNI A STATE WRESTLING CHAMPION NCAA DIVISION 1 WRESTLIN G ALLAMERICAN WRESTLING IS HIS INDOOR SPORT OF CHOICE. AN ALL-AMERICA WRESTLER IN COLLEGE, NEAL RETURNS TO FRESNO STATE DURING THE OFFSEASON AND STAYS IN SHAPE BY WORKING OUT WITH SOME OF THE NATION’S TOP COLLEGIATE WRESTLERS.

STEVE WISNIEWSKI California State Champion

DAVIN JOSEPH– PRO BOWL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN* TAMPA BAY BUCS 2 x Florida State Wrestling Champion

Carelton Haselrig • • HALL OF FAME RUNNING BACK FROM THE MIAMI DOLPHINS, LARRY CZONKA, POUNDED OPPONENTS ON THE WRESTLING MAT AS WELL AS THE GRIDIRON. • won SIX national titles in college (3 in Div II, which back then qualified the Div II champs to the Div I tournament and he won the Div I title all 3 years as well). He then went on to be an all-pro lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now at age of 43 is in the UFC.

OTHER NOTABLE NFL PLAYERS THAT WRESTLED… • RONNIE BROWN - DOLPHINS • TIKI BARBER -NEW YORK GIANTS • RONNIE LOTT - 49 ERS • BO JACKSON – RAIDERS • BRUCE SMITH - REDSKINS • ARCHIE GRIFFIN - BENGALS • RICKY WILLIAMS - DOLPHINS • ERIC RHETT - BROWNS • TONY SIRAGUSA - RAVENS • BRUCE SMITH - BILLS • ADAM VINATIERI (YES, A KICKER) - INDI

THE LINK CANNOT BE IGNORED… • FOOTBALL NEVER MADE A WRESTLER A BETTER WRESTLER, BUT • WRESTLING MADE EVERY FOOTBALL PLAYER A BETTER FOOTBALL PLAYER!!! INFLUENCE OF WRESTLING IN THE NFL • 10 HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL PLAYERS • 43 MULTIPLE PRO-BOWLERS • 60 INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS • 13 NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS • 3 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS WRESTLED • 14 1 ST ROUND DRAFT PICKS WRESTLED • 23 RB’S / 20 LB’S / 2 QB’S / 66 LINEMAN / 6 DB’S / 1 K

MAKE YOUR MARK… • YOU HAVE FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS. ONCE ITS OVER, ITS OVER…NO DO OVER’S. MAKE YOUR MARK IN HIGH SCHOOL BY BEING THE BEST YOU CAN BE WHETHER THAT’S IN ONE, TWO OR THREE SPORTS!