Frank Thomas
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I was, like, shocked because they couldn't sign me out of high school for anything.
I would play baseball.
But Pat Dye gave me a chance in football.
They grew me up there.
They worked my butt off.
I got bigger, faster, stronger.
Toughened me up a lot.
I tell people, try to block Andre Bruce every day.
As a freshman going to college and a man who was the number one draft pick in the draft, you grow up in a hurry.
I could have played in the NFL, but it wouldn't have been long.
I mean, three years and out was not enough for me.
Baseball, Pat Dye told me himself.
Pat Dye retired me from football.
He said, my team is four deep in every position.
What I saw in the baseball field with you, he watched me for like two straight weeks.
He said, I've never seen anything like it from a big man.
He said, baseball could be your career.
It could be 15 to 20 years.
That's how long you could play at the next level with your size, strength, and athletic ability.
And he was right.