(S30) PT 2 - Alternate History

[katarn22]

Growing up, Albert was always a big kid. Always the tallest, naturally the strongest, and yet, football never caught his eye. His interests initially lied elsewhere, specifically in choral singing. Albert's parents, despite his physical gifts, never signed him up for football. They were afraid of him getting injured and suffering lifelong effects from it. His father was a singer, though, and those genes seemed to have been passed along to Albert. Albert took up choir from a young age, about 10 years old. He continued on this path all the way through high school. It was there, however, that he was encouraged by his choir teacher, Bill Mathews. While Albert had a fantastic singing voice, Mr. Mathews couldn't help but notice his physical gifts. After class one day he encouraged Albert to try out for the football team, especially since he was good friends with the head coach. Albert took his advice and tried out the next day. And from there, the rest is history.

Had Albert not done this, it is tough to say where he might be. Mr. Mathews, despite influencing him to play football, also strongly encouraged him to pursue his musical talents. It is possible that Albert would have pursued vocal performance in college. New Jersey actually has a college dedicated to choral music that Albert had visited multiple times before. Maybe Albert could have been the next Mr. Mathews?