“He hadn't developed into the accomplished running quarterback many had predicted he would become over the course of the season. But he had come to personify this team. He was raw and untested when the season began, but he played… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“Life is full of all sorts of setbacks and twists and turns and disappointments. The character of this team will be how well you… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“The recruiter didn't bother to introduce himself when Alumbaugh extended his hand. Instead, he turned to Aliotti and said: "He's not six-foot-one." Nice to… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“He wants to play major college football at a university far away, where nobody will know about his tragic family history. Then he wants… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“Understatement has become part of the tradition. A proposal to build a history room to house the football team's memorabilia was immediately shelved when… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“If you strut around like peacocks-I'm a De La Salle football player-you're going to struggle. Get that out of your heads. You have to… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“Owen Owens Field embodies the name of the team that calls it home. It's Spartan to the core.” — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“I've often told people that the greatness of this football program will emerge when The Streak ends. I hope you will all live up… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“You all know and lived the 'secrets' to De La Salle's success-love, brotherhood, sacrifice, discipline, heart, courage, passion, honesty. These are not just 'catch… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“The process begins during the off-season program, when players spend countless hours together and become heavily invested in the season before it even starts.… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“De La Salle hung on for the 28-21 victory. Afterward, Ladouceur stood before his exhausted team. It was by far the biggest victory in… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“Victories are a byproduct of a larger vision. It begins with a question: How much do we owe one another? Each coach's and player's… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
“If we had played Poly a hundred more times that year we wouldn't have beaten them again. On that night we found a way.… — Neil Hayes Copy Share Image
