2021 PFN Player Profile: Jacob Wasserleben – Tamaqua @wasserleben1 @TASDAthletics1

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Billy Splain | August 21, 2021

Jacob Wasserleben
Tamaqua
Class Of 2022
Tackle and Defensive End
Jersey # 54
HT/WT 6’0 / 208
Other sports Track & Field
T102 Lineman of the Game
Twitter @wasserleben1

Why do you play football?
I play football because I love the sport and always enjoy playing under the lights on a Friday night

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Joe Burrow because he is the quarterback of my favorite team

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
My favorite play happened my freshman year during a JV game where I stripped the ball and ran for 40 yards.

What are your goals for this coming season?
My goals for this season are to help lead our team to the playoffs

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
New York Knicks

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
Playing Notre Dame Green pond my sophomore year because it was our first district playoff game.

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
When the game stands tall

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

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
When I usually here them yell it is usually my name

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

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

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Falling on my face at United Way football challenge.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My aunts and uncles

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Hanging out with Friends and enjoying time with them

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Beating Notre Dame Green Pond in the district playoffs

What is your favorite play to run?
Counter trey

What scares you the most?
Snakes

Music of choice:
Rap

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
Candy because I always had a sweet tooth

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Sisters in Tamaqua

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz

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