41: Walking-on to Become a 3-Time Super Bowl Champion
Underdog
English - November 06, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 36.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsHealth & Fitness adversity perseverance underdog fight hope nevergiveup Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Stephen Neal won a national championship in wrestling in college before he walked-onto the New England Patriots as an offensive lineman. He is one of a few players ever to play in the NFL without playing college football. He was a member of the Patriots teams that won Super Bowls 36, 38, and 39. In this episode:
Being challenged to wrestle as a football player in high school Becoming a 4-time All-American, and a 4-time Academic All-American in college Facing former UFC Heavyweight Champion of the World in the national championship for wrestling and winning How wrestling prepared him for the NFL Walking onto the New England Patriots without playing college football Overcoming repetitive shoulder injuries throughout his career Winning the 1999 World Championship in Wrestling Best memory from the NFL and his favorite players What does he cherish most: World Champion or Superbowl Champion?Stephen Neal currently resides in San Diego, California with his wife and kids.