2022 PFN Player Profile: Mike Sapos – McKeesport

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Billy Splain | August 7, 2022

Mike Sapos
McKeesport 
Class Of 2025
TE and DE
Jersey #44
HT/WT 6’4 210lbs
WPIAL Champion and State 2A Runner up in Football #3 TE in Pennsylvania
Basketball
WPIAL Champion and State 2A Runner up in Football
Twitter @MikeSapos

Why do you play football?
I like to be physical and hit people.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
Rob Gronkowski. He’s the best.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
My first Varsity catch. I worked hard to get the opportunity to get there.

What are your goals for this coming season?
To do whatever my coaches ask of me and get stronger.

What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
Hard Rock Stadium for a U game.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Steelers

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game and why?
Class 2A State Championship Game. It gets no better than that!

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
The Longest Yard. It’s a great movie and story.

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

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

Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Play Professionally.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
My Dad. He’s a hard worker.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Baseball. I have no time.

What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
Missing ten free throws in a row in a hoop game. Bad day. LOL

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
My Pap Ken. He has cancer and is staying alive to watch me!

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Xbox. It relaxes me and clears my mind.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
Playing on Heinz Field to win the WPIAL 2A championship.

What is your favorite play to run?
Anything that will get thrown to me.

What scares you the most?
Nothing as of now.

Music of choice:
I like all kinds.

What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
My Nintendo Wii. It was so much fun.

What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Ciccanti Ristorante

Which one? Sheetz or Wawa
Sheetz

What is your favorite vacation destination?
Ocean City MD

Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
Steelers vs Bills

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