Dear Coach,

I've been fortunate enough to have played the game of football in this state, and yes, before you smirk, many years ago (late-70's) at Universal City Randolph.

As a military brat, I played for three high schools in four years with my senior year being in north San Antonio at Randolph High.

I loved the "Ro-Hawks" tradition and history. The program had one coach for nearly three decades, Bob Mickler, Sr.

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It’s an annual rite of passage and something that ties us “old-timers” in some small way to today’s current crop of players. It’s something that every high school football player, current and past, has had to endure at one time or another. Two-a-days got underway all across the state on Monday morning. Some area schools even held their own version of “Midnight Madness” in order to get a few hours head start.

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