A story about athletes from Connecticut's Greenwich High School headed for college sports includes a look at Dartmouth-bound quarterback Gavin Muir. From the story:
The recipient of the 2018 Walter Camp Player of the Year award, Muir holds team passing records for most career yards (5767 yards), most passing yards in one game (387), most pass attempts in a career (683), pass attempts one season (325) and career completions (401). He also holds the career mark in touchdown passes (71), scoring strikes in one season (33) and TD passes in one game (7).
Find the Greenwich Time story HERE.
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Former All-Ivy League defensive lineman Nick Tomkins '18 continues to be a two-way standout with the Cougars of Saint- Ouen-l'Aumône in the Paris suburbs. He's caught 20 passes for 235 yards and a team-high four touchdowns and is fifth in tackles with 21, including 1.5 sacks. He also has a fumble recovery and a pass breakup for the Cougars, who are 4-4 and with two games remaining are in good position to make the FFFA – Fédération Française de Football Américain playoffs.
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Spotted this on Dartmouth offensive line coach Keith Clark's Twitter in the continuing effort to find interesting notes for you:
— Ken Carman (@KenCarman) April 22, 2019
While it is true that three U.S. presidents played on the offensive line, as it turns out two did not.
• Gerald Ford was the Michigan MVP as a senior center (and linebacker) and had offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers after graduation.
• Ronald Reagan was a guard at Eureka.
• Richard Nixon was a backup tackle at Whittier.
• Dwight Eisenhower was actually a fleet running back at Army.
• John F. Kennedy was a junior varsity wide receiver at Harvard.
