Recently, one of my emphases was mentioning having 20-some pairs of brothers over the twenty years of coaching junior high/middle school soccer. In my desire to cover these brothers, I realized that I did not know sufficiently about their lives since graduation and naturally could not be fair to them in writing about their successes.....achievements.....families (if necessary).....and (maybe) how soccer played a part in their lives.

Rob and Kevin were probably (in my memory) the first or second pair of brothers on the first teams from '85 through '88. I had mentioned Rob (not by name) when I previously mentioned he and Scott being the original players on the first William Byrd Junior high team as they played seventh, eighth, and ninth grade and made all district the one year that I remember the league keeping record of that honor. Rob's younger brother, Kevin, played in Rob's ninth grade year and the next year which I know to be Rob's tenth grade year.

Trying to describe these young men is a delight and easy: both were tall...lean...skilled...experienced...quick-to-learn...quiet...and....excellent examples to their teammates and coach..!! A coach...especially a new coach...could not have asked for better players. In researching for this writing I'm attempting, I found that the older (Rob) has achieved a Ph.D in biostatistics from Johns Hopkins and researches and teaches. He is a father of two girls, and his wife has had some major accomplishments also.

To my interest and expectations, Kevin, is just as quiet or more so , compared to his older brother. Kevin graduated from Tech and is a software engineer and deals withe Defense Department. As a family man, he also has two children, and his wife is a rocket scientist who plays co-ed adult soccer..!

As a coach dad, I admit to being proud of all my players when coaching and even more so when the players have become responsible young men..!!