PAW PAW, MI - Semi-trucks rumble down Interstate-94, creating a noisy backdrop on an otherwise sleepy town in the middle of West Michigan farm country.
Located 20 miles west of Kalamazoo, the Village of Paw Paw and its 3,500 residents are best known for their grapes and vineyards, but for the past several decades, there has been another prominent export -- Division-I college football players.
Central Michigan coach John Bonamego, two-time NFL Pro Bowler Jason Babin and minor league baseball player turned Western Michigan kicker Derrick Mitchell are among Paw Paw High School's 32 Division-I football alumni.