Friday, August 05, 2005
Pumping iron with the Gamecocks
Working out at Williams-Brice
Yep, that's where the Gamecocks work out; and it was - in the words of 13-year-old Max - "awesome."
Aside from the grand tour of all the football facilities (the ball field, new weight room, old weight room, locker room, film room, and every other room you can imagine) with Chuck as host, we hit the iron hard - harder than I have in quite some time. We also met strength coaches Pat Moorer and Dan Austin, Gamecock QB Mike Rathe, defensive back Jermaine Harris, and others. We got a sneak peek at the new FB uniforms, checked-out George Rogers' Heisman Trophy and my late-friend Tatum Gressette's old 1921 football, and saw many of the new aesthetic changes Coach Spurrier has made around the house since taking the helm.
Max, who plays football and wrestles at Lugoff-Elgin Middle School, had a blast... which only added to my fun.
Oh, and Chuck is a softball coach, former college and semi-pro baseball player, and one of Spurrier's scouting analysts. He's also a heck of a talented writer.
Look for Chuck and his work in Sandlapper magazine and other publications, soon.
On another note: Our columnist Abigail R. Esman wrote a beautiful tribute to Steven Vincent, the freelance journalist who was slain in Iraq. See it at WORLD DEFENSE REVIEW.
WTSjr
# posted by W. Thomas Smith, Jr. @ 9:38 AM 
