Putt Putt, the Sports-Crazy Guy

I was in the sixth grade.  My high school football tram lost every game, and by huge margins, to the credit of the winners.

The high school head coach was my PE teacher.  I had him only that year, which ought not surprise anyone. 

A man named Sandy took over the head job. Bang 1.  A one lost season.  Bang  2  Undefeated.  Two regional championships, the apex for the school, 

I’ve never come down.  I live on a sport high, and begin high on whatever main sport is in season-- football, basketball, track and field, volleyball or, lastly, baseball and softball

And I have my preferences:   college over the pros, high schools over colleges, and little high schools (like mine) over the big ones.

So it is that I am convinced the best sports are performed in the smaller high schools throughout the nation, but mostly in Texas, which I’ve been covering on the Internet for well over 2o years.

And here’s why I prefer the smaller school games.

First, but not foremost, the smaller schools have fewer Big Heads and very humble head coaches, who seldom talk without speaking about how difficult their jobs are, to win a state championship, that is.

More to the point, the best athletes really do stand out in the smaller schools.  They make very long TD runs, and their quarterbacks throw very long TD passes, hard hits by the best defenders rarely go unnoticed.

Also, I must note that I work very hard at my day job.

Putt

p.s. I am often asked how I got the Putt Putt label.  Here’s my answer:  I was approaching a backyard where was gathering a group of high school aged youth having a Saturday evening picnic. Our adult sponsor, my math teach, was present.  As I stepped on the lawn, I heard them talking about sports, of course.  As I drew near, the sponsor stopped, looked toward me and said, “Speaking of Choo Choo Justice, here comes put Putt Pate”

The name stuck and has stayed around all the years since.  Even my newest friends, who’ve only learned a few things about me, that have liked to call me by my nickname.

"Hey there, Putt Putt.  What’s going on?"

And I’m free to tell them about whatever is on my mind, and 90 percent of the time it’s about sports/

Adios,

Putt

(Personally, I prefer the shorter form)