2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Twin Valley guard Paul Mcclune
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Billy Splain | July 14, 2023
Paul Mcclune
Left Guard
Twin Valley
Class Of 2024
Jersey #59
HT/WT 6’4/ 290
63 pancakes last season
all county guard
Twitter @paul_mcclune
Coach Myers says “Paul is a big kid who can run, Paul take pride in playing with and edge. The experience Paul got in the playoffs last year has helped him take his physicality to another level. Not many guys with Paul’s size can lead on sweep and screen the way he does”.
LET’S GET TO KNOW PAUL
Why do you play football?
Have played football for 11 years and developed a passion for the game immediately
It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most?
First offensive drive and pregame meal
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Troy Polamalu, i am a Steelers fan and watching him growing up and meeting him at a youth camp was incredible he was generational talent.
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
Sophomore year being on the Defensive line when we created a fumble sealing a double overtime victory against Conrad Weiser
What was last years season like for you?
my best football yet, felt like i adapted and performed very well to our new offense.
What are your goals for this coming season?
District title and my best football performance yet.
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
probably JMU commit Riley Robell in a game or Illinois commit Angelo Mccullom at a camp.
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
Heinz field even though i’ve been there plenty.
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Steelers.
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
Steelers 2018 Christmas Day game when Antonio Brown reaches over the goal line late in the game to seal it.
What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Either the sandlot or the Rocky and Creed movies. they are just really entertaining.
If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
i usually only here my mom’s whistle which is extremely loud
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Scoop and score.
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
either My parents or Coach Myers, just taking me down a successful life path so far
Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Golf.
What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Getting my teeth knocked out by a baseball
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My aunt Penny because she’s at every game
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Fishing, Golfing, and being with friends. gets me out of the house and i enjoy them.
What is your favorite football memory to date?
Winning in double over time against Conrad Weiser.
What is your favorite play to run?
Run plays down the middle.
What scares you the most?
sleeping through alarms
Music of choice:
hip hop or pop
What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
getting madden every year for christmas, i grew up playing it.
What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Shady Maple
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Clearwater florida
Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Steelers VS Bills preseason game in 2014 at heinz field
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