Philip Rivers played for 17 years in the NFL. He ranks fifth all-time in both touchdown passes and passing yards. But to hear him talk on Thursday night, a game in a small high school stadium on the Gulf Coast of Alabama will rank as one of his most memorable.
Rivers retired after last season and became the head coach at St. Michael Catholic in Fairhope, Alabama. His Cardinals mauled poor McIntosh 49-0 Thursday night after scoring 27 points in the first quarter.
“Tonight was special,” Rivers told local reporters after the game. “I’m looking over and Dad is standing on the track.