Post by randallsherwood1 on Oct 7, 2009 17:38:19 GMT -5
Hello I'm Randall Sherwood. I'm a fulltime worker at hiwassee college. I'm a cook. I live in Madisonville,TN. I make minimum wage and I live on my own. I'm 19 years old and I love football with a passion. I also want to further my education and make something out of my self besides working in a cafeteria for the rest of my life. Me and my mom were living together and I had a job to help her out. I had to get a job after my freshman year in highschool to help her out with all the bills. I played football from K- freshman year. Then no more after that. I applied for the Pell Grant following my graduation from high school in 2008 in Tennessee it's a grant to give you financial aid for schooling if your a low-income family. I don't know how I got denied but I did. My Mother and me made $8,000 roughly estimated in one year in 2008. That's lower income than poverty.My Father passed away back in January from liver failure. He was an alcoholic and he never had much to do with me.Now I'm 19 and I'm living on my own. I've got my own apartment and making it barely. I'm just needing a chance to make something out of my life and I know if theres any way possibile it's through football. Failure isn't in my bloodline. I just wanted you to know where I'm coming from. I think first impressions matter most. I'm 5'9" 186lbs I play running-back, cornerback,Kick/punt return,and I've got a really good arm. I ran my 40 yard dash in a 4.34 at a football camp down in chattanooga,TN in june of this year. I'm wanting a chance and just waiting and fighting for someone to give me one. I have two semi-pro team tryouts coming up. One in November 2009, and the other is in May 2010. They are local semi-pro teams. I figured it would be the best way to get my name out there and get some highlights. I would really enjoy some good news. Thanks for your time.