In early 2003, I asked my son, "Do you want to watch dad wrestle? Or do you want to watch me play football?"

He got excited and "FOOTBALL!"

So, I found a local semi-pro football team. I survived the tryout. I earned a starting role on the offense. We played a long and successful season. In a couple of weeks, we will play for the "AA" National Championship in Miami Florida.

My wife and son attended all of the games. My son fell in love with football. He can't wait to some day lace up a pair of cleats and take the field. We spend many nights in the backyard working on drills.

My wife was inspired by watching me play. She found a women's pro football team in Cincinnati Ohio. She survived the tryout process. She is geared up to play full contact football this spring. My son and I will sit in the stands and root her on.