Like a lot of memories from back in the day, this one was a little hazy. I searched my house for the newspaper clipping that would confirm it, but alas, the clipping didn’t turn up, proving definitively that I have amassed too much junk in my basement and attic.
Fortunately, an online search was more fruitful, producing a copy of the article that, yes, I did write when the Baltimore Sun sent me across the country 30 years ago to profile Napoleon McCallum, the running back who played in the NFL after starring at the Naval Academy.
Since the Ravens selected Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft last month, with designs on turning him into a receiver/returner, I’ve been thinking about my memorable experience with McCallum.