By John Goralski Sports Writer For two years Pete Meade paid his dues as a backup quarterback while the Blue Knights clawed their way to .500 records. Fans were looking forward to seeing Meade behind the center when Southington stormed onto the field in the fall of 1984, but the senior co-captain had other plans. Former Blue Knight assistant coach Brian Stranieri can still remember his amazement when Meade approached coaches after a preseason practice to throw his support behind someone else. “Pete came up to Coach Dom D’Angelo and myself and asked us to move him to wide receiver,” said Stranieri. “He said that it would make us a much better team. We were impressed that he was willing to give up the quarterback job. We made the move, and the rest is history.” To most people, it might be hard to understand how a player could give up the spotlight so easily. But to those that knew Meade, it isn’t hard to understand. Many players talk about team and equality, but Meade actually did it. It’s just who he is. “I want to be remembered as a good teammate,” he said. “I want to be remembered as a […]
By John Goralski Sports Writer For two years Pete Meade paid his dues as a backup quarterback while the Blue Knights clawed their way to .500 records. Fans were looking forward to seeing Meade behind the center when Southington stormed onto the field in the fall of 1984, but the senior co-captain had other plans. Former Blue Knight assistant coach Brian Stranieri can still remember his amazement when Meade approached coaches after a preseason practice to throw his support behind someone else. “Pete came up to Coach Dom D’Angelo and myself and asked us to move him to wide receiver,” said Stranieri. “He said that it would make us a much better team. We were impressed that he was willing to give up the quarterback job. We made the move, and the rest is history.” To most people, it might be hard to understand how a player could give up the spotlight so easily. But to those that knew Meade, it isn’t hard to understand. Many players talk about team and equality, but Meade actually did it. It’s just who he is. “I want to be remembered as a good teammate,” he said. “I want to be remembered as a […]