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Continued from page 8 and the playoffs. I really appreciated mean to sound boastful, but our is the ultimate team sport, and having
how the league recognized the team did a lot of both! I tried to walk a game plan is important, but being
defensive rushing position while I that line between them, and I hope able to react and adjust midgame to
was playing it. I hung up my cleats the amazing athletes I played with what the other team is doing is what
in my fifties, and I thought that was at least appreciated the winning. As will determine your success. And
old! I still love heading to the field for the joking and comedy… well, when things aren’t going your way,
to watch Brian and Steve play in sorry, I was just trying to add a little be open to changing your mind and
those championship games. It’s a levity! admitting your plan isn’t working!
blast to watch! To really make the I’ve done that more than once, not
One of the questions that always
most of having those two amazing came up, “Why do you play?” That’s just on the football field, and it’s led
quarterbacks and a bunch of future to some success.
a big question for me. I truly believe
hall of famers like Yvon Besner, life is about balance. Work hard, Lately, I’ve been picking up on
Dave Branchaud, and Blue Grant, play hard, love hard, you know, all some real excitement around flag
our team made the halfback option
those sports and life clichés. I’ve football. The Dome winter league
a big part of our game. It spread been told I approach most things in Alexandria, with Kirby Camplin
the field and really took advantage with a passionate, focused attitude. incorporating it into the Wildcats
Photo Submitted Steve have even told me they still broomball, golf, and rugby for years, sports curriculum and varsity teams,
of the deep ball. Both Brian and
I’ve played competitive Senior A program, schools adding it to their
use plays we designed, way back
but football has been my longest and the NFL getting more involved
then, on their new teams – they even
sports love affair. I love the chess with their grassroots program… it’s
named one the “Marc Sauve play”
(not my doing!). It’s pretty cool to match that football provides, the fantastic to see! So, in my attempt
mental and physical challenge. My to sound younger than I am… Let’s
see today’s teams using ideas that advice, for what it’s worth? Football gooooo!
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playing career spanned from 1984 a way. These were the same guys Stories And More About The People In Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry
all the way to 2017. It was an honour who brought me into the league Would like to thank all our advertisers, who have teamed
to be inducted into the Hall of Fame over thirty years earlier. It was a real up with us to share some remarkable, positive local sports
full circle moment and a fun way to success stories, from all ages, young and old.
in 2018, recognized as the first
rusher to receive that distinction. wrap up a great run in flag football.
What I’m most proud of during When I think about my favourite
that long run is the longevity of moments, they all kind of blend
my flag career and staying relevant together with a common theme:
to our team’s success. I played having a blast while trying to
both sides of the ball and was the win! People have described me
defensive play caller and captain, as having this split personality –
something you don’t often see a fiercely competitive, but also a
rusher doing, especially during our lighthearted, wannabe comedian.
championship reign, which included During team huddles and those big
an unprecedented four consecutive moments or pregame warmups,
titles! I managed to keep myself I was often the guy giving a pep
interested and in shape enough to talk or motivational speech. My
win seven MVP awards spread over philosophy? A well placed joke can
almost twenty years, from my first really help calm things down and get
to my last. These awards recognized the guys focused. So, my favourite
my contributions on both offense and moments? Winning championships
defense, in both the regular season and laughing with the guys. I don’t