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EDITOR/ SR. WRITER Opening Cast
WRITERS
Darl Black I was privileged to
Vic Attardo give a speech at a football
Jeff Samsel banquet in honor of two
Keith Sutton football dynasty teams from
Ron Presley the small town of Piggott,
Vernon Summerlin Arkansas. An early 60’s
John Neporadny, Jr team racked up undefeated
seasons. Four players from
© Copyright 2015 those teams were recruited
by theArkansas Razorbacks.
Cover Photo: One player got injured, one
Josh Lantz with a Kansas got love sick and went home,
crankbait crappie. Tim Huffman and two more started for the Razorbacks. Tommy
Dickson was later drafted by the Buffalo Bills. Gary
photo. Adams was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles and
played a few years with them. Not bad from a town of
less than 3000 people.
I played in the late 60’s at Piggott. Our three-
year regular season records were 10-1, 10-2 and
9-1. For a few of us who moved up late-season as
freshmen, our high school record was 32-4.
What does this have to do with fishing? Actually
there are a lot of similarities in sports when it comes
to being successful. The first is the desire to succeed.
Whether succeeding means catching a few fish for
supper or winning a national tournament, the desire
must be there. If you don’t try you’ll likely not succeed.
Hard work is a key element in all sports.
Few things come easy. Consistency requires hard
work, time, dedication and knowledge learned from
experience. The list of characteristics goes on and
on.
The end of my speech was directed to the
current high school players. However, I believe it is
also relevant to all of us. “Don’t live in yesterday. You
can’t take back the bad decisions, mistakes and things
you’ve said. Don’t just live in tomorrow’s dreams. You
can’t control or predict the future. Health, financial
situations, and relationships change. All you have is
today. Live it hard and live it wisely. If you have things
to tell people, things you want to accomplish, changes
in your life you want to make, don’t wait. Today is all
you’re guaranteed so now is the time to become who
and what you want to be.”
Good fishin’ & God Bless,
Tim

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