03.16.07
Animals Score a Touchdown!
LSU’s vegetarian running back Keiland Williams (number 5)
I’ve never understood why football players count small shacks before hiking the ball, but if Keiland Williams were to hike the ball, he might say, “Hut One, Hut Two, Go Veg!” Why? Because, Keiland is the vegetarian running back (whatever that is) for Lousiana State University’s football team.
And why is he vegetarian? According to Glenn Guilbeau’s article:
He just hasn’t liked meat since he was a little kid.
“I’ve been told I analyze things too much,” [Keiland] said. “And I guess I just think about where meat comes from. I don’t want to eat that.”
Way to go Keiland! Vegetarian foottball players are not unique. And no, I’m not playing semantics and counting European soccer player who call their sport “football.”
There have been professional football players in America who are vegetarian. Granted, I am not a sports aficionado, but several years ago I read a book (one of the many) that paintakingly showed many comments of Rush Limbaugh to be a lie. I think it was The Way Things Aren’t: Rush Limbaugh’s Reign of Error: Over 100 Outrageously False and Foolish Statements from America’s Most Powerful Radio and TV Commentator.
One of Rush’s statements was that no professional football player is vegetarian. The authors gave at least two examples of vegetarian NFL players. If any of you know these NFLers names, or have the book and could look it up for me and post them here, I will be your best friend. 
Normally, I don’t post things about sports. I lack all expertise. My ability to relate to it all starts and ends with the little victory dances they do in the end zone. But I couldn’t get over the fact that earlier today, I — of my own free will — made a football analogy!!??. (See the proof!) This was strange enough. Even when I did it, I couldn’t believe I had done it.
Then, when going through my e-mail, I came across a link to this article on a vegetarian football player. Obviously, some major synchronicity was at foot. I decided it best to not tempt the fates.
So, I went out on a limb and wrote about something that is out of my element. How do I feel about it? Slam dunk! (That’s the term for kicking the ball inbetween those posts, right?)
This text was written in 2007 by Freeman Wicklund of FreemanWicklund.org, and it may be freely reprinted or distributed in any e-zine, e-mail, newsletter or blog as long as this sentence and Web link are included.
Olivia said,
September 12, 2007 at 1:45 pm
My son is 11yrs old and just started playing football. we are vegetarians. I wanted to let him know that he can still play football and also be a vegetarian.