Multi-sport athlete finds passion in playing more than golf

Travis Vick ( Getty Images )Editor's note: This story originally ran in the Feb. 15 issue of Golfweek.

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HOUSTON — Travis Vick wants to do it all: pitch, slide, throw, tackle and putt for glory. In an age of one-sport wonders, the 15-year-old freshman hopes to become a four-year juggernaut in football, baseball and golf at Houston’s Second Baptist School.

“I’m still young,” he said. “I don’t want to have any regrets.”

At a recent gathering at the Vick family’s elegant home in the Memorial district just west of downtown, about a wedge shot from the school’s parking lot, three varsity coaches sat around a fire pit enjoying sweet tea and brisket. Inside, athletic director Jeff Schroeder talked…