(S16) - PT2 - College Years

[TomHanks]

My time at Alabama was some of the most fun I’ve had playing football. I got to do the kick and punt returns which is one of my favourite things in football, which I don’t get to do in the big leagues now. But just having the entire field in front of you, seeing all the guys who want to tackle you and those that are gonna block for you too, and just startin’ to run around all of ‘em is the best feeling in the sport in my opinion. I was the star running back at the time as well, and Bama is still a powerhouse even after all these years, so we won a lot. They even put me on a thing called the All-American team where you get to meet the President of the United States. Bein’ Forrest Gump and all, I was a pretty well-known name at the school, but people didn’t bother me too much. More often than not they just wanted to say they’re a fan and take a photo. Classes were tough though. Fortunately, they had lots of guys that were happy to help me with studyin’, homework, projects and stuff. Apparently if you’re on the football team they don’t care all that much about how good you do in school.