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per Chip:
P.J. Fleck wanted his team at the opposite end of the field so he made a mad dash. It’s an unusual sight, the head coach of a college football team doing his best Usain Bolt impression during practice.
That wasn’t the craziest part, though.
Trailing Fleck in full sprint was a staffer who had an air horn in his pocket and carried a giant flag adorned with Minnesota’s Block M. The man started waving his flag with gusto. Within seconds — less than 20, per Fleck’s rule — Gophers football players scrambled to that spot and commenced a new drill.
Two thoughts immediately came to mind: What just happened, and who is that man with the flag?
“The hardest working equipment manager in college football,” Fleck said.
Kyle Gergely might be the most physically fit, too. His task during Gophers practice — carrying the flag and acting as Fleck’s personal shadow — is no easy task.
His official title is director of football equipment operations. His unofficial title is the Guy Who Works His Rear Off In Practice.
The Gophers hired Gergely in 2010, which means he has worked for five football coaches and four athletic directors.
“I’ve been through a lot,” he said.
Nothing like this. Fleck blew into town and told Gergely, “You’re my guy.”
Gergely’s job requires him to wear many hats. Handling equipment needs for a college football team before, during and after practice becomes a blur of long hours.
Gergely logged 115 hours one week in camp. He hasn’t mowed his grass in more than a month. His wife, Sara, handles that for him.
“A saint,” he said.
http://www.startribune.com/meet-kyle-gergely-the-hardest-working-man-in-gophers-football/441821063/
Go Gophers!!
P.J. Fleck wanted his team at the opposite end of the field so he made a mad dash. It’s an unusual sight, the head coach of a college football team doing his best Usain Bolt impression during practice.
That wasn’t the craziest part, though.
Trailing Fleck in full sprint was a staffer who had an air horn in his pocket and carried a giant flag adorned with Minnesota’s Block M. The man started waving his flag with gusto. Within seconds — less than 20, per Fleck’s rule — Gophers football players scrambled to that spot and commenced a new drill.
Two thoughts immediately came to mind: What just happened, and who is that man with the flag?
“The hardest working equipment manager in college football,” Fleck said.
Kyle Gergely might be the most physically fit, too. His task during Gophers practice — carrying the flag and acting as Fleck’s personal shadow — is no easy task.
His official title is director of football equipment operations. His unofficial title is the Guy Who Works His Rear Off In Practice.
The Gophers hired Gergely in 2010, which means he has worked for five football coaches and four athletic directors.
“I’ve been through a lot,” he said.
Nothing like this. Fleck blew into town and told Gergely, “You’re my guy.”
Gergely’s job requires him to wear many hats. Handling equipment needs for a college football team before, during and after practice becomes a blur of long hours.
Gergely logged 115 hours one week in camp. He hasn’t mowed his grass in more than a month. His wife, Sara, handles that for him.
“A saint,” he said.
http://www.startribune.com/meet-kyle-gergely-the-hardest-working-man-in-gophers-football/441821063/
Go Gophers!!
