From Walk-On to All-American
TO ALL-AMERICAN University of Mississippi 6-5 290 OT Normally walk-on is a dirty word. They are the last bad but Everett was huge at 6-5 260 pounds. Millbrook in getting equipment, last in getting food and used as made the playoffs and Everett was put at defensive fodder on the scout team. You get no respect. Why would end.“I had a lot of fun,” Everett said, “It was a learning anybody do it? Well, sometimes an athlete will persevere. experience. After I finally started to play, I became He will buck the odds through hard work, confidence fascinated by it. I guess I had a lot of natural ability, size and faith in himself. Such a man is Everett Lindsey.
Everett attended Millbrook High School in Raleigh, experience.”
North Carolina. As a ninth grader, he was big at 6-1 200 Everett never started but by the end of the year, he pounds but he only played baseball. The following year did get more playing time. It was all he needed. Everett Everett, 6-2, 200 pounds, tried football but quit after only was hooked. However, now that he was motivated finally one week. He just kept growing but as a 6-4 235 pound in his life, changes had to be made. Everett only had a 2.3 junior he still only played baseball. Everett made the GPA in high school. Therefore, he had to get his head on varsity but did not start. That wouldn’t happen until his straight in many areas. He applied to several S.E.C. senior year. schools.
Obviously, no one was going to give him a All of Everett's friends played football and urged him Division I scholarship but finally Ole Miss (University of to try out. “The coaches were nice,” remembered Everett, Mississippi) became interested and gave Everett a chance “so I decided to give it a shot.” He began lifting weights to walk-on. but says he wasn’t really that strong. Everett Benched 250, Squatted 375 and Power Cleaned 220 pounds. Not EVERETT LINDSAY FROM WALK-ON “WhenI got accepted at college, I decided everything. I’m sure my high school teachers would sure be surprised now,” thought Everett. You see, Everett will graduate with a business degree next month with a 2.6 GPA.
He continued, “After I got to Ole Miss, I found I had to start over and learn a whole new game. On that level a lineman can’t get by on just size and speed. Everybody you play is big and fast. So you have to learn the offense and the techniques as well. “I spent my first season as a red shirt on the scout team which was frustrating because I knew I had to make an impression on the coaches. At times I felt I wasn’t getting to do much.” Everett began lifting hard also under strength coach Chuck Okey. during his first year (6-5, 275, 5.0 forty, 350 Bench, 450 Squat and a 275 Clean). Everett remembered, “I guess the Ibecause after my red-shirt year they offered me a scholarship.”
Thus, Ole Miss became Everett's home. Oxford was selected as the site of Mississippi's first state institution of higher learning way back in 1841 The selection appropriate being named after the University city in England. It has certainly lived up to it’s name as Ole Miss number of Rhodes Scholars (23). The University of Mississippi also boasts a long and colorful football history starting in 1893. Recently, under head returned to the national rankings.
Through the years, Ole Miss has produced Americans, and sent well over 140 players into the professional ranks.
Now, you can add Everett Lindsey’s name to that list. He made two AllEverett with 315 Incline: Duplicates Arm Blocking Angle.
TO ALL-AMERICAN TACKLE 6-5 290 selected to most pre-season All-America teams this year.
Coach Okey, who has in competition Squatted 825 and 545 for a State Powerlifting total record of 2,045 pounds has guided Everett to some good totals of his with pretty good people. I’ve got a good home life with very supportive parents. They’ve moved to Nashville and have come to every one of my games. “Alcohol has never been a real big deal. It can only own. Everett is now 6-5 and 295 (on interview day) with hurt you. I might go with people to celebrate but I won't a 415 Bench, 550 Squat, and 320 Power Clean while do what they do as far as partying. You just have got too running a 4.8 to 4.9 forty. much to lose and a lot to gain if you don’t do it.”
After Everett's red-shirt year and during his first year Everett believes to be successful that you’ve got to be of eligibility, he was a back up tackle for the first three aggressive with a positive mental attitude. “It’s important games. Then, he became a starter and has remained so till to believe in yourself and surround yourself with good this day. It took a lot of courage and confidence to coaches, people and players. | felt all along I had accomplish this feat but as Everett puts it, “I’ve never potential. All I asked for was a chance and the coaches been intimidated by anybody, so it was OK. We have a were willing to give it to me.
I didn’t have any sort of super strength program and that gave me added confidence. Also, in my younger years, back in high opportunity to prove myself. school, my younger brother and I were a team and got yourself.” into fights sometimes. We were not in the habit of backing down from anybody on the streets of Raleigh.”
Ithe Ole Miss S.I. department for providing material for this article. We When asked about peer pressure in relation to drugs thank Everett for his upper limit tenacity and spirit and and alcohol, Everett stated, “There’s none here as far as wish him good luck in his future goals of playing pro-ball steroids. We really have a clean program. With drugs like and being a football coach. cocaine, I’ve never been asked ever. I’ve always hung out Cost: ONLY $8.00 Per Box: Contains 8 Honey Oats & Rasin Bars Matola Bars are packed with vitamins, ORGANICALLY GROWN 72% Carbohydrates 11% Protein 17% Fat Almost half of daily fiber requirement! grams of dietary fiber!
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