Close Encounters of the Wunderkind
 

Have any of you TFP'ers played against someone athletically that ended up making it big?

Here in Oklahoma, we play a damn good brand of prep football. I've played against Wes Welker (Texas Tech, San Diego Chargers) and Teddy Lehman (OU, Detroit Lions) and many players that have started for OU, OSU, Tulsa, Notre Dame and other big D1 programs. Most of the standout guys that I played against in high school are still in the college ranks... but some of them have moved on the NFL or other pro leagues.

It's weird to think those guys I watched on scout films and played against on some windy oklahoma high school field are now playing in front of millions all over the world. Coming from a state without major pro-teams within our borders, it's a source of pride to see local athletes make it big.

I know some of you have played with/against todays pro's... any good stories to tell?

lol... oh man, this is hilarious.

we really need to get a ::crickets chirping:: icon added to TFP.

i was sure there were some good stories out there... perhaps i am mistaken.

I played some HS pick up B-ball against Jim Jackson, although I wasn't guarding him, he was on the same court. I soon found that as good as I though I was/my team was, we were beaten by one man.

I played against Terrell Brandon for about 3 minutes when he was a senior and I was a sophomore. He killed me badly.

I played pick-up bball against Kevin Young and Quincy Watts..track stars and Gold Medalists.