I'll Never Be a Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers always have to be on teams. I was pretty good in all sports, except I didn’t want to be on a team. In baseball, I could hit a home run length ball, either right handed or left handed....but not on a team, just tossing it up and hitting it.

In basketball, in the high school gym, I could hit baskets 24 out of 25 times from the center of the court to one of the side baskets...but not on a team.

In football, I could drop kick 24 out of 25 field goals from 30 yards out, right through the goal posts. I could throw 60 yard passes until I was in my late 50’s...but not on a team.

I was pretty good in tennis. A friend and I played 135 sets before I beat him. I played with my nephew and my stepson...but not on a tennis team. Most embarrassing tennis game I had was with a pretty girl class mate of mine. It was sort of a coed class. Our scores were about even. She hit one to my far right. I lunged to hit the ball.........and farted!....never played her again.

I liked to play handball by my self and very rarely played with another person.

I played golf at Yuba College on a small pitch and putt course at the college. I liked it and was fairly good at it. However, I was never on the college’s golf team. I was very good at miniature golf. When I took my son, to a miniature golf course in either Marysville or Sacramento, I always made a hole-in-one on the last hole so we would be able to play another round for free.

I was asked to be on the CalTrans bowling team. I had tried bowling a few times by myself. I didn’t even know how to keep score but they elected me president of the small bowling league. I did fairly well, getting a shoulder patch for getting a seven ten split which amazed everybody on the team. When it came down to a crucial point for us to win, how ever, I could be counted to roll a ball down the gutter not getting any points.

I guess at my age, I should be playing Fantasy Football on TV.

Finally, I would like to be a Hall of Famer on Jeopardy and make oodles of money. After all, I answered the final question that $2,500,000 winner, Ken Jennings, did not answer correctly.