A Player to Root For

Ahmad Hall fought for his country, a football scholarship at Texas and the national championship. He's now competing for a job in the NFL.

The Texas fullback is one of the 104 college football all-stars trying to impress pro scouts this week before Saturday's Hula Bowl.

Years before the 5-foot-11, 235-pound Hall donned a Longhorns helmet, he wore a helmet for the Marines while serving in Afghanistan and Kosovo.
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The 26-year-old Hall said the Marine Corps helped straighten him out, teaching him discipline and "taking care of your business as a man and not depending on someone else."
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Hall was also selected by the media as the Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year, an honor given to an athlete who displays an extraordinary degree of sportsmanship and community service. He helped spearhead a drive to collect items for Marines serving in Iraq. He's also active with helping veterans.

Hall, 26, is married and has 3-year-old son, and often served as a role model and big brother to many of his Texas teammates.

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The left often projects their own disdain for the military by viewing it as a last resort option for minorities and poor. What often gets missed by the left are the opportunities and character building that come out of the military service experience.

I hope Mr. Hall finds a place in the NFL. He is the type of athlete that truly is worthy of being considered a role model. I wouldn't mind seeing him in purple this fall. If not, it would be a cool story if he ended up in the same backfield as another Marine, Mike Anderson of the Denver Broncos.