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A ‘DI’ dream fulfilled
Patrick Johnson, Staff Writer, South Washington County Bulletin
Published Tuesday, September 30, 2008
When questioned on his goals growing up, Park senior R.C. Kilgore always said, “to play Div. I football.”
When he puts pen to paper later this winter and makes it official, he will be that much closer to his dream.
Kilgore, Park’s starting quarterback the past two seasons, made a verbal commitment with South Dakota State University this fall, which will be his last football season at Park.
“A lot of people gave me a hard time about saying I wanted to play Div. I football,” Kilgore said. “They’d say I couldn’t do that. Not from Park High School. They’d say that I wasn’t big enough or fast enough. That fueled my drive and made me want it more. Now that I’ve accomplished it words can’t describe it. That was one of the happiest days of my life.”
Kilgore’s signing makes him the first Park player to sign with South Dakota State and only the second Park player in the past 25 years to earn a Div. I football scholarship. . . . (read more)
Go State!
http://www.swcbulletin.com/articles/...section=sports
A ‘DI’ dream fulfilled
Patrick Johnson, Staff Writer, South Washington County Bulletin
Published Tuesday, September 30, 2008
When questioned on his goals growing up, Park senior R.C. Kilgore always said, “to play Div. I football.”
When he puts pen to paper later this winter and makes it official, he will be that much closer to his dream.
Kilgore, Park’s starting quarterback the past two seasons, made a verbal commitment with South Dakota State University this fall, which will be his last football season at Park.
“A lot of people gave me a hard time about saying I wanted to play Div. I football,” Kilgore said. “They’d say I couldn’t do that. Not from Park High School. They’d say that I wasn’t big enough or fast enough. That fueled my drive and made me want it more. Now that I’ve accomplished it words can’t describe it. That was one of the happiest days of my life.”
Kilgore’s signing makes him the first Park player to sign with South Dakota State and only the second Park player in the past 25 years to earn a Div. I football scholarship. . . . (read more)
Go State!
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