Monday, May 12, 2008

Dream-chaser makes leap to Lane College

When Dominique Sholar was four-years-old, his father discovered something about him that defied logic.

“We were lying on the couch watching football and he did something I didn’t like,” said William Sholar. “When I got ready to spank him, he jumped from the couch to the easy chair — about 5 feet. I couldn’t believe it.”

Convinced that his son’s athleticism was innate, Sholar began to take note of his progress. Dominique, he discovered, possessed a pair of strong legs and he loved to play football.

When Dominique turned five, Sholar surveyed the Memphis-area landscape in search of a peewee team that would play his son. “But a kid couldn’t play football until he is six-years-old,” said Sholar, now an executive tailor for MCA/USA in Virginia.

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