As a wee tyke playing Pop Warner football for the Anderson Wildcats, I would get so excited when my dad took me to an Anderson High football game. To see the mighty Cubs walk out two-by-two onto the football was thrilling beyond words. And when the team lined up for the National Anthem, I fantasized about the night when I too would be a varsity football player and get to stand in reverence for the Star Spangled Banner before my game.