INDIANAPOLIS -- Le’Raven Clark really had no idea what he was doing when he decided to make something as a 10-year-old in Rockdale, Texas. The second-year Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman just knew that being good with his hands was a family trait.
His father was a carpenter, one grandfather a blacksmith and another a welder. For Clark, it was a matter of grabbing some nails, a hammer, some wood and finding a tree. The final product -- a tree house, of course -- was far from perfect, but Clark was on to something.
While most kids enjoyed playing video games or hanging out at the mall, Clark often found himself tinkering with wood, trying to build his next creative piece.