Bill McLaughlin:  

I wanted to be a teacher and coach in a high school. I actually did get hired right out of school (Chico State) in the Alameda School District as a Motor Perception Specialist for K-12, and coached HS football and wrestling. I started to continued towards a Masters and teaching credental but the outlook for a living wage career was very bleak. I put my skills to work in sales and business. I played Footbal and wrestled through High school, Junior College and at Chico. I had a severe injury to my left knee my senior year, or I was heading toward a possible carrer in the NFL as a kicker and punter...oh well... I loved the competitiveness of all the classes at Chico. As a PE major, you had to pass a performance test by exhibiting above average athletic skills in 13 of 17 different "main" sports just to be accepted as a Phys Ed Major. I was awarded two years running the McConell-Tollette Academic-Atletic Schoalship for my academic success and my participation in a Division II Collegiate Sports Program, in my case Football. I Played running back, kicker and punter. I enjoyed playing many intramural sports including making the col...Expand for more