Has the light come on for Ruiz?

AsylumGuido · 09-27-2022, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

found it: https://blackandgoldreview.com/sean-...and-troubling/

His father and I are the same age. His father went to Champagne Central High School which is in the middle of the state of Illinois. The first time I met his dad we were seniors being recruited by Northern Illinois. His dad played guard in the league for a long time. I just remember seeing his dad on that college visit. I can remember it was 1981 like it was yesterday. His dad had one of those letterman jackets on with five varsity letters all over it and I only had played my senior year. I hadn’t gotten my letter yet so I had stuff my mom gave me to make up really my letterman’s coat. His dad went on to have a great career at Northern, he was drafted, played a long time. This guy has all the things you look for. He is smart. He is big. He is very athletic. He is built much differently than his father, his stature.

Not quite "close friends". More like acquaintances according to Mike Triplett in a 2015 article. He wrote they did follow each other's careers after that early meeting. Triplett said Peat actually knew former tight ends coach Dan Roushar better since they were teammates back at Northern Illinois.

Long before Saints drafted Andrus Peat, Sean Payton was impressed by his dad

09-27-2022, 04:01 PM	#30
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,871	Re: Has the light come on for Ruiz? Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 found it: https://blackandgoldreview.com/sean-...and-troubling/ His father and I are the same age. His father went to Champagne Central High School which is in the middle of the state of Illinois. The first time I met his dad we were seniors being recruited by Northern Illinois. His dad played guard in the league for a long time. I just remember seeing his dad on that college visit. I can remember it was 1981 like it was yesterday. His dad had one of those letterman jackets on with five varsity letters all over it and I only had played my senior year. I hadn’t gotten my letter yet so I had stuff my mom gave me to make up really my letterman’s coat. His dad went on to have a great career at Northern, he was drafted, played a long time. This guy has all the things you look for. He is smart. He is big. He is very athletic. He is built much differently than his father, his stature. Not quite "close friends". More like acquaintances according to Mike Triplett in a 2015 article. He wrote they did follow each other's careers after that early meeting. Triplett said Peat actually knew former tight ends coach Dan Roushar better since they were teammates back at Northern Illinois. Long before Saints drafted Andrus Peat, Sean Payton was impressed by his dad