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January 22, 2013

"Father of 3. Economics Major. Tight End?"

Listen to the 3 minute audio at The Chronicle:

“There are a lot of times I ask myself what I’m doing. You know, I’m 30, playing football. But I enjoy it.”

Daryl Andersen

University of Redlands

Posted by John Whitehead on January 22, 2013 at 02:36 PM in Sports, Teaching | Permalink

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