2022 PFN Player Profile: Aidan Gross – Northgate

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Billy Splain | July 16, 2022

Aidan Gross
Northgate
Class Of 2024
Linebacker and Fullback
Jersey #24
HT/WT5’10 190
Other sports Baseball
2 year letter
Twitter @GrossAidan_

Why do you play football?
I love running out on Friday nights with a bunch of guys who got my back and doing what we work so hard for

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Tj Watt, the way he plays with confidence and his swagger on the field truly is my favorite

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
My favorite play from the last season was a forced fumble I had against OLSH, their running back broke it to the outside and was gonna score, I came behind him for the tackle and ended up knocking the ball out too, we won that game by a touchdown

What are your goals for this coming season?
To improve, I want to see myself improve and get better

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
The Pittsburgh Steelers

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
My favorite high school game was when we played Carlynton with the first game of the season, we won 22-6 and came off of a lengthy losing streak

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remember the Titans, the diversity they had to come through and entertainment it gives me is insane

What cartoon character do you think your head coach most resembles.
Anger from inside out, he’s an energetic guy who’s always running down the sidelines, screaming and jumping up and down

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

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Not make a mistake, everybody makes mistakes on the field and I just want to have a perfect game

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
Aaron Donald, his work ethic is unmatched he trains so extremely hard and it’s awesome

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Hockey, it’s definitely my second favorite sport but I just can’t play

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Running down the field after a pick holding one of my cleats in my hand

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My grandma, she was never able to make it to a game but She would always ask about them when I saw her and I know she’s there at every game now in spirit, I play for her

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
I like driving around and hanging with my friends, golf is an activity I enjoy

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Ending our losing streak against carlynton last season

What is your favorite play to run?
Anything where I, the fullback is involved, I love running down hill and hitting somebody

Music of choice:
Rap

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
I loved Lego’s they were so fun to build and at the end you feel like you’ve accomplished something

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Olive Garden or any Italian restaurant, I feel like they always give way too much food

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz 100%

What is your favorite vacation destination?
My dream is South Africa , but that I’ve been to is the Dominican Republic

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
It was a Steelers game, I was very young and it was in December I don’t remember the opposing team

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