When I Had Hair

After my mother died, I discovered a folder she kept containing press clippings covering my time in high school, college, and my early business career. I found several items that I had never seen before. My scrapbook contained the photo above but not the article. Reading it brought back many memories. I had forgotten that I trained under US Olympic wrestling coach Jim Peckman alongside future Olympic super heavyweight champion Jeff Blatnik. I often wonder, how far I could have taken my wrestling career had I focused on athletics over academics. I am sure I made the right choice, but I still like to ponder what might have been. The digitizing project I started yesterday was in full swing today as I captured dozens of news and magazine clippings.