I’m going to go for a kid named Chuck Crist from Salamanca, NY. He was MVP in four sports in high school, then came to Penn State in 1969. He was asked to pick between football and hoops. Chuck wanted to play quarterback but Paterno saw the 6-2, 200-pounder as a DB so he said no to Joe and played hoops for four years, then walked on with the New York Football Giants as a DB, spent seven years in the league, made 20 INTs, MVP on defense for Saints in 1977. Then he returned home and played fast-pitch softball before turning to golf. Raised a family, taught school, got sick and died at 69. A full life, cut short. Attached is a wonderful obit from Chuck Pollock of the Olean, NY Times Herald.
Chuck was the greatest all-around athlete I saw at Penn State in the 1970s. Jack Ham was a close second. Both could jump through the roof.
If anyone wants to add their own relatively unknown athlete of great prowess, feel free.
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/olean/unpretentious-crist-leaves-a-lasting-legacy/article_369abcd7-f00b-5381-a4de-fd05b13a6687.html?fbclid=IwAR08yKLyWpE2I6tuQNWZi4LBBMUmnin_cvLfL6JeLLxt9y5uEQeMhQpNtLI
Chuck was the greatest all-around athlete I saw at Penn State in the 1970s. Jack Ham was a close second. Both could jump through the roof.
If anyone wants to add their own relatively unknown athlete of great prowess, feel free.
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/olean/unpretentious-crist-leaves-a-lasting-legacy/article_369abcd7-f00b-5381-a4de-fd05b13a6687.html?fbclid=IwAR08yKLyWpE2I6tuQNWZi4LBBMUmnin_cvLfL6JeLLxt9y5uEQeMhQpNtLI