[Husker] Cooper

[Roger]

Didn't Turner Gill also play baseball and football?

Roger Lohr-Mpls

-------------- Original message from "Bob Beach" <rbeach at neb.rr.com>: -------------- 


> 
> Cooper wants to play football and baseball. 
> 
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/267l52 
> 
> 
> I don't know of very many that have successfully done that.at NU. My guess 
> is 
> this guy will eventually go with one or the other. I am sure there are a couple 
> more 
> but the only ones I can really think of that played both football and baseball 
> successfully were Adrian Fiala and Darin Erstad. Erstad was actually at NU on a 
> baseball scholarship. And, Erstad was a punter on the football team which 
> wouldn't 
> demand near the time a full time player would. Turner Gill dabbled in baseball 
> a 
> little at NU but never really had a career. He then played a couple of years in 
> the 
> Minor Leagues, I believe it was the Indians organization, after his professional 
> football career ended with too many hits to the head. 
> 
> 
> Bob Beach 
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