I picked up the general Athletic Department phone late yesterday afternoon (that's what you do when your wonderful secretary retires and there is no replacement yet)and much to my delight, former Demon wide receive standout Nathan Black was on the other end of the line. Nathan is living in his hometown of Baton Rouge and is in the "Performance Enhancement" business (aka "Personal Training"). He was calling to fill one of the most valuable roles that an alumnus can undertake for their alma mater....that of referring a young person to NSU. Specifically, he wanted to talk with women's track coach Mike Heimerman about a young lady he thought would be a great fit for our program.
Nathan also took a minute to talk about his excitment over the fact that Bradley Dale Peveto, who was on staff early in Nathan's career at NSU (wonder if Nathan was one of the offensive guys who used to sneak into the defensive position meetings to hear Peveto's fire 'em up speeches), was now head coach for the Demons.
As an aside, I will never forget the 70+ yard TD pass Nathan caught from Craig Nall early in that 2001 playoff game at Montana. The pass was perhaps 20 yards in length and Nathan, who had very good wheels, outrun the Griz secondary to the end zone. I have never heard 20,000+ fans go from being so loud as the ball was snapped to so quiet as Nathan raced down the sidelines.
It's always good to hear from former Demons, which I do on a regular basis, and pledge to try to be more diligent in sharing those connections with our fans on the Daily Demon blog.
Greg Burke, Athletic Director
