For the Evansville audience

For those of you who read MattDanTodd Land and have connections to Evansville, you might not be too surprised to learn that Sean Bennett will be inducted in the University of Evansville Hall of Fame this month. His reaction to the announcement, along with a picture of the official letter, can be read here.

Sean and I went to the same schools together. While we didn’t always run around in the same circles, I think we always had a friendly relationship. Sean was the kind of guy that really got on your nerves in elementary school because he was so dang good at everything! His athletic ability was unmatched. He could carry a tune with the best of ’em. His artwork was astonishing. That excellence continued through high school – valedictorian, still an amazing artist, all city football player of the year. We all knew (hoped?) he’d be playing in the NFL. In spite of all the twists and turns in his college career, he was drafted by the Giants in 1999. I remember sitting in the parsonage in Danville, KY and reading the email my dad sent informing me of the Giants’ pick. I felt a hint of pride that I had known him for so long.

In 4th grade, we got to take our Health books home because they were getting new ones the next school year. Some of us had classmates sign our Health books (we didn’t have yearbooks…do they even do that in elementary school?). I think I got Sean’s autograph. I know I got his brother’s, who was in preschool. I’m sure that’s worth something, isn’t it? I’ll have to dig that up next time I’m back in Evansville.

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"
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