Tony Travis

[Tony Travis @TonyTravis64]

Congrats to Blackhawk James Fuller!!

[Hudson Saragusa @SaragusaHudson]

Achieved a new max today, while also setting a record in my weight class. 315

[Pea Ridge Blackhawks Football @PR_Blackhawk_FB]

Big week in the weight room.
Our guys finished up max week and as a team squatted 15,930 lbs.

🔥 4 athletes hit 100 lb jumps
📈 Team average increase: +45 lbs

Proud of the work these dudes are putting in. The climb continues. #MakePRproud

[Mike Greenberg @Espngreeny]

This story is now more than 25 years old and I have told it more times than I can count, but it hits very differently today.

I was anchoring SportsCenter one afternoon and Lou Holtz was on the show. I was quite excited to talk with him, he had been an icon all of my life.

He was very friendly, asking me all about myself as we walked toward the studio to record an interview. I told him: “Actually, Coach, it’s quite exciting, my wife and I are expecting our first child in the next few weeks.”

He stopped dead in his tracks and put a finger up near my face. And I’ll never forget what he said.

“Young man, the most important thing you can do for a child is make sure every day they know how much you love their mother.”

And, just like that, he started walking again.

Our daughter was born a month later, our son came two years after that. And I have thought about what Lou Holtz said to me that day about a million times since.

RIP Coach, thanks for the best advice anyone ever gave me.

[Tony Travis @TonyTravis64]

@JamesFullerOLDL @CoachHepola @Evangel_FB @coachhotelling @Coach_DKohler Congrats to you James! Super proud and excited for you!

[James C. Fuller @JamesFullerOLDL]

I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE I HAVE COMMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANGEL TO PLAY FOOTBALL!🔥🔥🔥 @CoachHepola @Evangel_FB

[Tony Travis @TonyTravis64]

Blackhawk Football Awards Show:

[Tony Travis @TonyTravis64]

Exciting news coming this summer!