When Tony Gonzalez was a high school senior in Huntington Beach, Calif., he was a football and basketball star with a host of Division I schools chasing his services. But even after an All-America selection, Gonzalez wasn’t named the outright best athlete in his own county.
He shared the honor with Tiger Woods.
Little did they know.
Gonzalez blossomed into the best tight end in NFL history, and Woods became the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer. That’s how it started.
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Gonzalez, who spent the majority of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, is hoping it ends with the greatest honor yet — a trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.