Fork Union Has Produced 117 Pro Football Players
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19 responses to “Fork Union Has Produced 117 Pro Football Players”
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With its emphasis on building character, Fork Union reminds me of VMI.
I wonder how long until it gets canceled.
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You cannot knock this school for lack of diversity. At glance, it seems that race, religion, and where you came from have no meaning. You belong to FUMA when you pass under the entrance arch. It is clear their singular focus on character education is the special sauce. I plan to research the One Subject Plan at this school.
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In California, a real tell for the football mad schools is having a lot more polynesian male students than female students. Sometimes diversity is a tell about a football crazy high school.
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We are not in California nor are we in Kansas Dorothy. Stay tuned.
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Since Fort Union is all male, it is a little easier to hide being football crazy. A good tell there would be how many Fort Union students are black who do not play football.
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Shapira wouldn’t know where FUMA is located and would never be able to find Fluvana. I don’t think he would ever get out of Fluvana after writing a VMI-like article on FUMA.
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Looks to be free of the Lost Cause and Confederate Iconography. Very different from VMI.
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Well, it was founded 30+ years after the Civil War, so it would be odd for FUMA to have much or any Confederate iconography.
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Quite a list of distinguished alumni – both in football and other endeavors …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_Union_Military_Academy#National_Football_League
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I have driven by this school many times on my way to southside Virginia. A very impressive legacy. I had no idea.
No cell phones or social media permitted. Imagine the possibilities if public schools could achieve such a feat?
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I have driven by this school many times on my way to southside Virginia. A very impressive legacy. I had no idea.
No cell phones or social media permitted. Imagine the possibilities if public schools could achieve such a feat?
Terrific little piece distant from the usual BR bicker. More, please.
So, pro sports is a major way out of FU?
“His experience at FUMA unlocked the doors to a scholarship at the University of Miami, the 1986 Heisman Trophy…”
… alas, he lost to Penn State in the championship Fiesta Bowl game. 😂🤣😂🤣 BLUE!! WHITE!!
Great article, James!
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He was unlucky. Played his best years for Tampa Bay and the Jets when they sucked. I met him one time at a University of Miami tailgate. I had a chance to toss a football around with some guys in the parking lot. Pretty cool catching balls from Vinny T and Bernie Kosar. Bernie had this weird side arm throw. As P.A. I used to call “Touchdown Trace McSorley” when he was the QB at Briar Woods.
Because they recruit. As an example of power of recruiting in high school, look up the history fo Gerry Faust. When he was a Catholic High school coach he was great because he had bigger, stronger, older players than other schools. When he tried to coach college, he was really bad because his vanilla offenses and defenses no longer work when everybody had good players.
FUMA benefits from what is known as gray shirting where players who want to play at football players need to wait a year until NFL starters move on. thus, they enroll at FUMA for a semester and come December graduates before enrolling in the spring at a football powerhouse in order to go through spring training (Green Shirting).
Thank you James. I look forward to more articles from you!
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