A Don McCormack column: Mirando: Friday nights are special
DON McCORMACK Star Beacon
“I’ve played it since I was a little kid in the back yard,” he said. “And of course, growing up and watching Angelo do his thing really, really inspired me.”
Angelo is Mirando’s older brother, who starred at quarterback for Jefferson and played collegiately at Case Western Reserve University.
When Angelo was setting Jefferson school records in yardage (1,528) and touchdown passes (12) as a senior for coach Jason Root’s Falcons in 2003, Anthony was a sophomore.
“Watching Angelo also motivated me,” he said. “Having an older brother who played like him really got me going.”
Mirando said football is a great metaphor for life.
“It teaches you discipline, toughness, aggressiveness and leadership,” he said. “It teaches you life lessons.”
Which he said he’s already putting to use.
“I’ve just moved into my first apartment, so that’s a big adjustment for me since I’ve been in the dorms the past two years,” he said. “Me and four other guys share the place. And classes started (Monday), so there’s no time to be messing around.”
Still, even though he will be playing on Saturday night in a 73,000-seat stadium, one gets the feeling Mirando holds those Friday nights in Jefferson, or Ashtabula, or Geneva, or Orwell, or Ashtabula Township near and dear to his heart.
“There’s no doubt,” he said. “High school football... there’s nothing better in the world.
“I sure hope the kids playing now appreciate that because I know I sure do.”
McCormack is the sports editor of the Star Beacon. Reach him at donmac@suite224.net.
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