2021 PFN Player Profile: Gustavo Salas Jr. – Schuylkill Valley @gustavo_salasjr @SVAthletics

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Billy Splain | July 15, 2021

Gustavo Salas Jr.

Schuylkill Valley High School

Class Of 2022

Inside Linebacker / Offensive Guard

Jersey # 54

HT/WT 5’9 205lb

Other sports you play
Rugby for Berks Rugby (Planning on joining the Basketball & Field events for track)

Twitter @gustavo_salasjr

Why do you play football?
I play Football because I love the hard work and dedication that comes with this game, I love going out there every practice with my brothers getting better and working for something bigger than ourselves.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Saquan Barkley is my favorite sports star because of the adversity he overcame during his ACL recovery that really inspired me a lot during mine. And he’s a beast on the football field.

What are your goals for this coming season?
My goals this year is to max bench 300+

Change the Schuylkill Valley culture into a winning culture with my teammates
And prove that I can still ball out after my ACL injury.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Football – New Orleans Saints
Basketball – Miami Heat
Baseball – New York Yankees

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remember The Titans because of how much adversity and hatred they overcame to become the amazing team they were. It’s my favorite sports movie and it’s a really good one.

If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
“The Goose is Loose”
“Go Gustavo Go”

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?
My mentor is my Dad, my dad showed me that if you want something really really bad… you gotta work for it and earn it. He never gives up and works his butt off for me and my family every single day. And I wanna be like him when I grow up.

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

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Tearing both of my ACL’S in a span of three years.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My Uncle’s (Hector & Pete) are my biggest fans because they go crazy at my games when they show up. Their energy is unmatched and they came up with “The Goose is Loose” chant that all of my teammates started saying. Their also part of the reason why I never give up and love the game so much.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
I love to spend time with family/friends and go to work.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
7th Grade youth semi-final against Twin Valley my friend who passed away a few years ago Conner Kleffel (Rest in Peace🖤) came up to me when I was gassed and told me “This team needs you, you got this” I went out there and ran 150+ and won’t ever forget that talk with Conner before i went back into the field.

What scares you the most?
Injuries.

Music of choice:
Hip-Hop, Reggaeton

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
P.J. Whelihan’s

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Wawa, easily!

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