An athlete you should know —Tyler Kimbrough

Published 4:26 pm Monday, October 8, 2007

By Charles Prince

The North Jefferson News



• Name: Tyler Kimbrough

• School: Mortimer Jordan

• Class: Senior

• Sports: Football, place kicker.

• What are your fondest memories since you started high school? I’ve got two. Kicking the ball for a touchback from the 25-yard line against Gardendale, after we had a penalty and kicking the field goal to put us ahead in that game, 24-23 with less than a minute to play.

• What is your favorite subject in school? History. I had a really good history teacher in the sixth grade and it got me interested in learning more about it.

• Do you plan on attending college? Yes, I plan on attending UAB. I want to study chemistry and enter the pre-med program.

• Which of your teammates is the loudest? Brent Nation.

• Which of your teammates is the team cutup? Phillip Jennings or T.J. Adaway.

• Do you have any pets? Yes, I have a 1-year-old border collie named Luke.

• Alabama or Auburn? Alabama.

• Name three of your favorite television shows. I like some old school shows like “Andy Griffith”, “I Love Lucy,” and then I also like “Futurama.”

• What are your goals for this school year, first in the classroom and second, in sports? In the classroom, I want to improve my grade point average to a 3.7. In sports, I want us to get to the fourth round (semi-finals) of the state playoffs. I’ve heard Mortimer Jordan has never been that far.