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per ESPN:
Drew Wolitarsky is Minnesota’s leading returning receiver. That might not be his proudest collegiate achievement, however. This year, he also became a published author.
The senior’s six-part short story about a graveyard worker who can visit the underworld by being buried alive ran this spring in The Wake, Minnesota’s student-run magazine.
"It felt good to get a story out and get a reaction," Wolitarsky told ESPN.com. "People can see what’s inside you and get to know you a little better."
Those who know Wolitarsky expect to see him with his nose in a book or conjuring up characters on his laptop whenever he has free time away from the Golden Gophers football program. Last spring, you could find him every morning at the school’s Walter Library, where he spent two hours a day penning his first full-length novel before heading over to the football complex. He’s sort of a reverse George Plimpton -- an athlete moonlighting as a writer.
"Drew really breaks that stereotype or mold of what a football player does or what a football player should be," said friend and former teammate Luke McAvoy.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...minnesotas-drew-wolitarsky-an-aspiring-author
Go Gophers!!
Drew Wolitarsky is Minnesota’s leading returning receiver. That might not be his proudest collegiate achievement, however. This year, he also became a published author.
The senior’s six-part short story about a graveyard worker who can visit the underworld by being buried alive ran this spring in The Wake, Minnesota’s student-run magazine.
"It felt good to get a story out and get a reaction," Wolitarsky told ESPN.com. "People can see what’s inside you and get to know you a little better."
Those who know Wolitarsky expect to see him with his nose in a book or conjuring up characters on his laptop whenever he has free time away from the Golden Gophers football program. Last spring, you could find him every morning at the school’s Walter Library, where he spent two hours a day penning his first full-length novel before heading over to the football complex. He’s sort of a reverse George Plimpton -- an athlete moonlighting as a writer.
"Drew really breaks that stereotype or mold of what a football player does or what a football player should be," said friend and former teammate Luke McAvoy.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post...minnesotas-drew-wolitarsky-an-aspiring-author
Go Gophers!!
