2020 Player Profile: Bobby Walchak, Pottsville @bobby_walchak @PAHSathletics @TideStatsMan @mcgeoy11

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Billy Splain | August 2, 2020

Bobby Walchak
RB/OLB/ATH
Pottsville Area High School
Jersey – #3
Ht – 6’1”
Wt – 205lbs.
2019 stats – 113 Tackles, 12 Sacks, 86 carries for 566 yards
Other Sports: Track
Twitter @bobby_walchak

1st Team All-Eastern PA Defense ATH, Pottsville Republican Rookie of the Year (Sophomore Season), All Academic Gold Team – 3Years, 2nd Team Defense Pottsville Republican – 2 years.

• Why do you play football?

I started at the age of 4 watching the Philadelphia Eagles play and wanted to act like I was one of them. My father also loves and coaches the game of football, so he also encouraged me to start playing and was excited to be on his team.

• Who is your favorite sports star and why?

My favorite sport star would be Jerry Rice. Besides being a great teammate and one of the greatest to ever play his position, I would say his work ethic stood out to me most. (Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I will do what others can’t.) Words I try to live by and attack everything I do weather it is working out or doing schoolwork.

• Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:

My favorite play I remember is from my 8th grade year when I played on the freshman team. There was 2 minutes left in the game and we were down by 6. I got the ball at the opponents 36 on a power, and the whole team had me in a pile, but I broke loose out of everyone and ran it in for a touchdown to get the game winning score.

• What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?

My favorite game was beating Allentown Central Catholic last season to win the District 11 Championship.

• What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?

My favorite pro team is the Philadelphia Eagles.

• What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?

I would watch The Program every day if I had to because the movie gets me super pumped, so I’d go into every day with a lot of energy.

What cartoon character do you think your head coach most resembles.

• If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?

If my parents were screaming at me from the stands, my dad would be telling me every little thing I did wrong, and my mom would just ring her giant cowbell she brings to every game and yell my name.

• Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?

I really looked up to Brian Dawkins when I was a kid, so I see him as my mentor in the way he played football so aggressively. But he was a great teammate and never had to curse and act tough for people to listen to him as a leader.

• Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:

I’d love to play lacrosse because it looks super fun and you still get to hit people, but we don’t have the sport at our school.

Tell everyone something about you that would make them laugh out loud:

• What is your most embarrassing sports moment?

My most embarrassing sports moment was vomiting in front of all the cheerleaders and fans on the sideline. It was gross for them and me.

• Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?

My biggest fan besides my parents would have to be my brother. He literally does everything the same as me. He even had me as his lock screen on his phone which I found lying around one day.

What is your favorite play to run?

My favorite play to run on defense is free fire, when everyone blitzes and its mayhem. On offense, my favorite is a classic power to either side, nothing beats it.

• Music of choice:

my music of choice would probably be rap, but when I’m not listening to rap i listen to rock.

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