2024 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Yough QB/LB Raidon Kuroda
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Cole Keller | July 14, 2024
Raidon Kuroda
QB/LB
Yough
Jersey #: 5
Height: 6’0 Weight: 205
Other Sports: Wrestling and Baseball
Twitter: Raidon_Kuroda5
Coach says, Ran for over 700 and threw for over 700 last year . He amassed over 100 tackles as the middle linebacker . He was second team all-conference linebacker last year . Hard nose kid who is very coachable. Captain last year and leader of the team . He loves his teammates and has been a great leader the past 3 years . I am very pleased with his off-season performance and am excited to see what he does on the football field for his senior year
LETS GET TO KNOW RAIDON
Why do you play football?
I play football because it’s meant so much to me my entire life, I love the game and I live for it. I love being with my team and having a good time running around hitting people. Everything about it I love. You can’t beat a Friday night under the lights.
It’s game day! What are you looking forward to most?
Playing with my boys and hitting people.
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Troy Polamalu or Luke Kuechly, because the way they play is fast and down hill. They both play smart and they love the game. Also they are on defense.
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
When I threw the game winning touchdown against Imani Christian my sophomore year. Or the onside kick we recovered after.
What was last years season like for you?
It was an uphill battle. Each game the team and my self got better we just always fell short.
What are your goals for the coming season?
To leave Yough football with a winning season and change the culture leaving as a senior and to rush and throw over 1000 yards
What stadium (HS, College or Pro) would you love to visit for a game?
I’d love to visit beaver stadium
Who is your favorite pro team? (any sports)
Steelers or Eagles
What game (yours, college, pro) was your favorite game you watched and why?
My first Steelers game with my dad, my friend Reece, and his dad. Where Antonio brown kicked the punter in the face.
What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
The Longest Yard
If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what do they usually yell?
Some warning cause he thinks he knows what he’s talking about.
Name one thing you’d love to of in football that may never happen?
I’d love to win a chip.
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like and WHY?
My dad, the way he holds himself as a person and how he cares for his family and friends.
Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t?
Lacrosse or volleyball
What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
At practice we were doing 7 on 7 and i was used to having a snapper, I didn’t and snapped the ball while it was on the ground.
When you aren’t playing, practicing, or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
I play basketball or golf.
What is your favorite football memory to date?
My 8th grade year we practiced in the rain on a grass field and played football-baseball.
What is your favorite play to run?
Qb counters
What scares you the most?
The dark or losing a loved one.
Music of choice?
Alternative Rock
What was your favorite gift? Why?
My girlfriend made a football collage of pictures of me
What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
The New City Buffet
What is your favorite vacation destination?
Ocean City, New Jersey
Do you remember what the first football game you saw LIVE was?
It was a Pittsburgh Steelers game.
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