Tough to Tackle
“He tried to tell himself that he hadn’t made up his mind yet what to do, but he knew that the truth was he didn’t have the nerve to tell Coach Bo Higgins he wanted to quit.
The coach wouldn’t just stand there and take back the uniform without saying something. “Why?” he’d say. “Why are you quitting?”
“Because I don’t want to play tackle,” Boots would have to answer. “I want to play quarterback.”
If his life depended on it he couldn’t see himself looking into the coach’s eyes and adm...itting that.
Coach Higgins worked with the offense and Coach Dekay with the defense. It had taken almost all week for the boys to call Mr. Dekay “Coach.” A lot of the boys had known him a long time and had always called him “Mr. Dekay.”
Boots played both on the offensive and defensive squads. Opposite him was Tony Alo, who alternated positions with him.MoreLess
The coach wouldn’t just stand there and take back the uniform without saying something. “Why?” he’d say. “Why are you quitting?”
“Because I don’t want to play tackle,” Boots would have to answer. “I want to play quarterback.”
If his life depended on it he couldn’t see himself looking into the coach’s eyes and adm...itting that.
Coach Higgins worked with the offense and Coach Dekay with the defense. It had taken almost all week for the boys to call Mr. Dekay “Coach.” A lot of the boys had known him a long time and had always called him “Mr. Dekay.”
Boots played both on the offensive and defensive squads. Opposite him was Tony Alo, who alternated positions with him.MoreLess
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