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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Jake Gdowski


He comes from a football family. His dad, Tom Gdowski, was a three year letterman from Nebraska as a defensive lineman. He is also related to the former QB Gerry Gdowski who started for NU.

Jake will be playing center and defensive line for Grand Island Senior High this fall in his senior season. These are the positions he plans to play in college. Jake is 6'3" and weighs 270 lbs. He has benched 325 lbs and has done 510 lbs. in the squat. He has ran a 4.8 40 and has a vertical jump of 28 inches.

We have received back our questionaire from Jake this week and here is what he had to say:

Favorite Game Memory:

"Coming back down 30 at halftime vs. Norfolk"

Best Athlete You Have Played Against:

"Ricky Henry"

Favorite Team:

"Broncos"

Favorite Player:

"Warren Sapp"

College Interested in You:

"Nebraska, Colorado State, Iowa State, Kansas, Wyoming, Ohio, and Harvard"

College You Are Interested In:

"Same teams that are interested in me"

PERSONAL

What is Your Favorite Books:

"No favorites. I like Sports Illustrated"

Who is Your Favorite Movie Actor:

"Nicholas Cage and Jim Carrey"

What is Your Favorite Movie:

"Old School"

What is Your Favorite TV Show:

"That 70's Show Boston Legal with Denny Crane is a close second"

Note: He is just saying that because Denny Crane is so good looking and he says this writer looks like him.

Which Actor Would You Like To Be Like:

"Ben Stiller"

What Are Your Hobbies:

"Poker"

What is Important For You To Be Successful:

"Continuing to work hard and stay focused"

Jake has one Division I offer from Colorado State. He is a very hard worker, humble and has patience. He would be a perfect fit into the Nebraska program. Let's hope it happens. Thanks Jake for your time.

"Denny Crane"



2 comments:

bhartz13 said...

Cool! Good reporting!

Anonymous said...

How did you get him to do that? Cool John, very cool!! Nice research!