Isaac Parks

04/15/20 • 56 min

Isaac Parks is the current Punter for the University of North Carolina at Pembroke's Football Team. He talks about growing up in Greensboro, NC, being the middle child, how he got into football, and how he became a punter. Isaac describes his great career at Southern Guilford High School, and how the team was so good, he barely got on the field to punt, his recruiting process, why he chose North Carolina A&T, and why he transferred to UNCP. He discusses the training process for punters and how his hard work has led to All-American honors. Isaac then explains his sweet proposal story to fiance Sarah Graham- his plan to propose after a football game, his teammates being so happy when she said yes, and how the video has gone viral.

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Ryan Gensler

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