Word: quietness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Aron Natale is the star of the assembled group, the only one of the three who has played all four years. Often labeled as a "quiet All-American", Natale's love of football can be traced to his childhood days in western Pennsylvania where football is life. Natale's father starred as a tight end at Penn State, but to hear Natale tell it, his dad wouldn't let him play for years...
Luckily for his parents, he always has. A starter at strong safety until this year, Natale has been a defensive stalwart on a great defensive squad. The classic tough-as-nails player who isn't afraid to hit, he's also classified as a quiet leader. Head Coach Tim Murphy once said he hadn't heard "ten words out of Aron until senior year...
Natale, the quiet leader, explained why he's classified as such...
...school, though, life was quiet, and Gore's manner was open and down-to-earth, his friends...
Gore's first-year roommate in Mower Hall was Jones, then wild-eyed and, in the words of a contemporary, "working-class." At first appearance, the two couldn't be more different. Gore was friendly and accessible but quiet, fond of studying in his Mower double. He had a steady girlfriend, Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Aitcheson, his future wife...