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...pound frame speaks to his broader athletic background. While Blewett was putting together an impressive placekicking resume in high school, he also was a four-year member of the wrestling team and a three-time letter winner in golf. Blewett’s wrestling career was particularly remarkable—he was an All-State selection each of his four years in high school, and capped off his senior year by winning the state title in the 160-lb. weight class, becoming his school’s first state champion in almost three decades...
...pound frame speaks to his broader athletic background. While Blewett was putting together an impressive placekicking resume in high school, he also was a four-year member of the wrestling team and a three-time letter winner in golf. Blewett’s wrestling career was particularly remarkable—he was an All-State selection each of his four years in high school, and capped off his senior year by winning the state title in the 160-lb. weight class, becoming his school’s first state champion in almost three decades...
Blewett also uses his background to reinforce his self-image. He says he feels that a number of his problems last year were caused by a lack of confidence in himself as an athlete, and that realizing his own worth in that regard helped him immeasurably...
...teammates react to the kicker who won’t just blend into the background...
...that the most underexplored love story is the bond between siblings. And their book certainly communicates plenty of affection amid the joys and indignities of life in a large family. But without the interaction of the radio show, it comes off as stilted and slight. Good radio inhabits the background; we can do something else while listening. But good books demand all our attention. This one doesn't hold...