re: Coolest Pro athlete you have met

Shaq.

But this was when he was still at LSU.

My parrain's father-in-law was good friends with Dale Brown and he told Brown that after the season was over he wanted to throw the team a BBQ and let them come over to swim, hang out, etc.

I hung out in the billiards room while Shaq, Varnell Singleton and a few others played pool and Shaq joked around with me the whole time.

Not long after the team arrived they served the food.. Chris Jackson went in, ate lunch, thanked my parrain's FIL then went sit in the bus for the remainder of afternoon. He was a respectful guy, but seemed like he kept to himself.

A few years ago I met Jalen Mills, he is pretty cool. There are several LSU athletes I have met that are or were in the pros.

Met Dalton Hilliard years after he retired from football. He seemed to be pretty cool.