Sherrod Russell:  

CLASS OF 1983
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Collins High SchoolClass of 1983
Chicago, IL

Sherrod's Story

Once i graduated from Collins High, i went to Chicago State as a walk-on on the basketball Team. I left Chicago St. and went to Thornton Community college and played two years there. I graduated from TCC with an associates in arts degree and recieved a basketball scholarship to the University of North Dakota in 1986. I played there two years until 1988. I didn't graduate right away. i decided to play professional ball in Canada for two years and travel. I finally deciced to go back to school and finish my degree at the University of North Dakota. I graduated from UND in 1991 with a degree in Education and a coaching minor. I stayed at the school and was an assistant coach for two years. I recieved a call from my agent asking if i would be interested in playing professional ball again and i replied yes. I went across seas and played in Europe for five years and enjoyed traveling and meeting some interesting people. i went to Australia for one year and played. After that one year i decided to hang the gymshoes up for awhile and move back to the states ...Expand for more
in 1996 and help out the high school team in Grand forks North Dakota where i went to school. i stayed there for a year and decided i wanted to move back to the big city, not home to chicago but close. i moved to Minneapolis and started working as a Program Supervisor in grouphomes working with adults with developemental and physical disabilities. I met my wife while working in this field and i'm still working in this field. It's been 11 years and I'm pretty satified with where I'm at at this time of my life. I have a loving wife three beautiful kids and my oldest daughter just graduated from high school and is currently attending Marquette University in Milwaukee on a full ride scholarship for volleyball. My oldest son Sherrod Jr. will be starting 1st grade this fall and my baby boy joseph will be in preschool. My wife is a counselor at the community college Minneapolis technical and community college in the K-12 program. She is currently going back to school to get her Masters in education. I'm very proud of what i've accomplished. This is my story.
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