re: What was your first and last athletic achievement?

Does a hole in one count? #11 at Santa Maria with an 8 iron. Twisted my ankle jumping up and down.

First was an unassisted triple play as a 7 year old. Last was my Senior year a 69 yard punt and a pick six in the same game. Then went to college and found women and alcohol and that ended my athletic career.

Was practicing baseball with my dad hit a foul ball and some other kids dad said nice you hit out of the park. Next pitch hit a homerun. Same dad anyone can hit a homerun off their dad. Next game kid hung a pitch and I went yard as I rounded second saw that smug sob watching.

Final to win the district I took a fumble away from the opposing team in the pile up senior year. Kid was big but I had senior strength. Welcome to the mean world of under the pile kid.

First: No idea, didn’t play organized sports until 7th grade. I’m going with in 4th grade first week at a new school and ran down one of the faster people in school playing freeze tag

Last: smoked a line drive to RF in a mixed slow pitch softball league for an inside the park HR; we were still run ruled 3 batters later.

I could walk on my hands in the 4th Grade

Fast Forward to today: I can still go for a minute plus with no prep at age 36

Unloaded 40 bags of grade A mulch from my truck to all of our flower beds for my wife, without taking a break.

All of my other accomplishments are pre-internet and on the very tail end of black-and-white TV, existing only in oral tradition/lore.

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I kicked a basketball full court in a gym and it swished the opposite net.

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I deadlifted 505, no straps. I did use a reverse grip.

For four reps.

In 1967, in our senior years, I speared Tommy Casanova in the belly on a punt return and literally knocked him on his butt. That made up for the something-like 12 TDs he had scored on us over three years.

Last? Walked my dog a couple of miles.

First: Made it to the semi-finals in my first tennis tournament.

Last: Was about 3 feet away from a hole-in-one - I'm horrible at golf so for me that was a hell of an achievement.

No shame in losing to Becker. Just to play against him is a big accomplishment. My uncle made a hole in one the first time he ever played. He said what's the big deal? We just shook our heads and laughed. Lost him a few years back. He was a great guy.