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(above) Easily one of John’s favorite rooms in the main house, this stunning kitchen used to be the stables of the original home. John restored the old brick and tabby, and added elegant French doors to lead out to the front courtyard. He also left the original earthquake rods exposed.
football. When I was younger, I often thought I’d get married and have a family as a pro quarterback. As a baseball player, it's a lot harder to play 160 games a year, be successful, and have a family. I remember thinking that was two different lifestyles. I just didn’t like the outlook of 160 pro baseball games a year. Plus I loved the position of quarterback. The elements of using the brain, the problem solving, the leadership, all coupled with the athleticism involved in the role of a quarterback were right up my alley. Baseball couldn't really offer me an equivalent position. When I got to Georgia Tech, though, it was one of those ‘what
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have I done’ moments because Georgia Tech was ranked as one of the top ten worst college football teams and I had just left UGA, which recently claimed a national championship. Plus the classwork was much more demanding. So through hard work, perseverance, and leadership, we turned things around; it was probably the first major example in my life of taking a risk, but I knew it was worth it. After college, I was drafted by Calgary in the Canadian Football League. Quickly, I knew pro football wasn’t going to take me where I wanted to go. My dad knew it too, because he told me I probably wasn’t good enough to play in the NFL. And that sounds