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Old 06-09-2006, 05:29 AM   #1
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Two sport Athletes

ND Possible First Rounder Going Ali (from collegefootballtalk.com)

ND safety Tom Zbikowski will make his professional fight debut on June 10, Yes -- read that again -- he will fight pro in five days -- for the sum of $25,000. Per his promoter, Top Rank's' Bob Arum, ''Everybody knows Tommy is a great football player. People now realize he started boxing even before he started playing football. Boxing's been a passion for Tommy. He was a top amateur fighter with a very impressive [75-15] record in the Chicago area and now we look forward to him showing his stuff in Madison Square Garden."

Zbikowski is likely going to be picked in the first round of the NFL draft next year, but said he will continue to train as a boxer and be a boxing fan even after he is drafted.

''I know a lot of NFL coaches and owners are not going to like that,'' he said. ''But I really hope to.''

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Zib's an unbelieveably fast safety, and would have a ST like impact for whatever team drafted him. I think his boxing career shows how versatile of a player he can be.

Im a bit biased of course; I do know the guy personally. He was our QB at Buffalo Grove when I was a Freshman (his Sr. year). But still, he's got unbelieveable playmaking skills, and is the best athlete I've ever seen.

He has two years of eligibility left, but will likely get his bachelor's from ND and graduate after this season. If he goes pro in both football and boxing, he would be one of the few modern two sport athletes.

Enough Tommy banter. Are there any other modern two sport athletes (with football as one of the sports) that you can name? I cant think of any off the top of my head at 3:30 AM.

EDIT-Jarrad Page from UCLA was drafted by the Chiefs and the Athletics (I think it was the Athletics).
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