Coleman ‘a class act’

With all the negative news regarding professional athletes, it’s really refreshing to know personally how untrue it is to say the majority lead negative lives. For instance, one of my wife’s family members plays for the New York Jets.

He’s not the standout player who receives all the accolades Terrell Owens or Randy Moss do, but you know what? He gets the job done. Not only on the field, but off as well.

At present time, he leads his team in tackles and leads his family in how a responsible human being lives his or her life. We hear constantly of Michael Vick and such, but rarely do we hear the stories of the quiet guy who does his job and leads a respectable life. He is that guy, and he’s always been that guy and hopefully, he’ll continue to be that guy.

From the time that I’ve known him, he’s always been a confident, yet modest individual. He has positively impacted so many lives and he is aware of it to some degree, but he’ll never know how many people he’s touched and inspired. He’s not a vocal person because he speaks volumes through his actions and again, that’s on and off the field. He’s truly a class act and one can know where it comes from when you look at those people closest to him. He’s the guy who made it to the NFL, but he’s also being carried by those few who were there from the beginning.

So, this is a tribute not only to Erik Coleman, but to his family as well because without them, he’d not be there and without him, they’d not be where they are.

Robert Honablue

Spokane