Ron Calcagni and Kevin Scanlon grew up in the Rust Belt, but they made their names in Arkansas.
Lou Holtz -- also a Rust Belt native -- was a big reason why.
Holtz, 79, was the special guest at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' annual dinner Thursday night at The Church of Rock Creek in Little Rock. Along with Calcagni and Scanlon, more than 40 former University of Arkansas football players visited Holtz on Thursday.
Scanlon, 58, played for Holtz at North Carolina State in 1975 as a freshman, but when Holtz left for the New York Jets in 1976, he transferred to Arkansas in 1977.