I’ll be honest — I was borderline disgusted when I received my first Gagliardi Trophy publicity package last winter, one promoting Wesley safety Rocky Myers for the award. I was sure this wasn’t within the spirit of the award, wasn’t in keeping with what Division III is all about. And since I’d heard of everyone on the ballot and was familiar with who they played for and against, I voted without looking at the highlight DVD.
But eventually my curiosity got the better of me, and I popped it in the computer and watched it. It was a highlight video, set to the theme from Rocky.
Myers has moved into the real cinema world this month, however, playing New York Giants fullback Larry Csonka in an upcoming movie called Invincible, about Vince Papale, who went from substitute teacher to Eagles special teamer in 1976. The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., talked to Myers and reports.
Pat,
I know that it probably wasn’t Myers decision to send out pub packages but I have to thinks that’s a rather lame move.
Do you mind telling us who you voted for? 🙂
We rank all 10 finalists on the ballot, from 10 points for our top choice down to 1. My No. 1 vote went to Tony Sutton.
Agreed, it isn’t Myers’ fault the DVD was sent out, and I didn’t hold it against him.
Tony Sutton would have been my pick……mainly because Elliott wasn’t up for the award! 🙂 You would have to think that Elliott might be the early favorite this year. I heard that before he threw 7 TD’s very Oxy last year, he rescued a lady’s cat from a tree.
Did he also visit a sick kid in the hospital and tell him he would throw him seven touchdowns? 🙂
If both Elliott and Sutton had been on the ballot I would have put Sutton first regardless, knowing he was a senior and anticipating I could have voted for Elliott in 2005.