Cousin Zip
Posted by Pete | Posted in News | Posted on 19-09-2011
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At our reunion this year I was asking my cousin Zip, shown here with me, how he came up with the nickname Zip. He said the football coach was looking for someone who could do the deep snaps and get the ball back to the kicker in a hurry. The coaches words were, “I need someone who can put some zip on the ball.” So he snapped once and the coach hollowed out, “Now that’s what I’m talking about, he put some zip on it.” So, he got the deep snapper job for keeps and the name stuck until this day. He’s the one with all that hair, if you are wondering…..Old Zip…I think he could still deep snap a few….well, maybe not real deep…
