PJHawk
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Another off the field insightful story about an Iowa football player courtesy of Marc Morehouse:
Maybe we’ve moved past the whole “look at the big football player with the cello†thing. Or, in Christian Ballard’s case, the “look at the football player with the cello, stand-up bass and piano who’ll have an art degree from the University of Iowa this spring.â€
Granted, it’s an odd duality.
You know Ballard because he’s a 6-foot-5, 297-pound defensive lineman for the No. 13 Iowa Hawkeyes. His job on the football field is that of a pure being of destruction. This season, his athleticism has allowed him to bounce between tackle and end, a fact that will get the attention of NFL scouts. For his career, the Lawrence, Kan., native has 10.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss.
But the same fingers that dig into a jersey know what they’re doing on a cello and are learning their way around a string bass and piano. They also know how to draw, paint and spin a pottery wheel.
Life’s rich pageant | TheGazette
Maybe we’ve moved past the whole “look at the big football player with the cello†thing. Or, in Christian Ballard’s case, the “look at the football player with the cello, stand-up bass and piano who’ll have an art degree from the University of Iowa this spring.â€
Granted, it’s an odd duality.
You know Ballard because he’s a 6-foot-5, 297-pound defensive lineman for the No. 13 Iowa Hawkeyes. His job on the football field is that of a pure being of destruction. This season, his athleticism has allowed him to bounce between tackle and end, a fact that will get the attention of NFL scouts. For his career, the Lawrence, Kan., native has 10.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss.
But the same fingers that dig into a jersey know what they’re doing on a cello and are learning their way around a string bass and piano. They also know how to draw, paint and spin a pottery wheel.
Life’s rich pageant | TheGazette
