Jim Zorn had never played football and had no expectations when turning out for the sophomore football team.
The only thing he knew was he wouldn’t quit.
That is what he had done in basketball and baseball as a freshman at Gahr High School in Cerritos, Calif., walking away during the season because he wasn’t getting a chance to play.
“When I quit, I felt horrible,” Zorn said. “I felt that inside. I had never played football, but I decided, ‘I’m not quitting, I’m going to see it through.’ ”
More than 50 years later, Zorn is still seeing it through.