Nate Poole – Football Coach NC A&T, Former NFL Athlete

Nate Poole is a husband, father of 3 girls, and all-around amazing guy.  He also happens to be athletically gifted.  His hard work combined with exceptional talent landed him at Marshall University, which then led to a career in the NFL.  Nate details what it was like growing up as the 3rd of 5 siblings living in a one-bedroom house and how his family structure contributed to his character development.  Regardless of what he was asked to do as a child, he did it without complaining.  His dad often pointed out how special that quality is in a young man and that if he continued to work hard and stay focused, he could go anywhere in life.  His father was right.  He has maintained that mentality and has certainly put in work.  While at Marshall, Poole was a star.  He played in four bowl games and  was awarded first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors three times. He then spent four years with the Arizona Cardinals and later joined the New Orleans Saints for two more years.  Unfortunately, his career as a player was abruptly cut short after only 6 seasons when he experienced a career-ending leg injury while being tackled in a game.  It was a devastating blow and Poole claims that without his wife, Neville, he would have likely lost his way.  Through the trials of life, Nate has learned a lot.  He utilizes his equation, E + R = O, and tries to instill that into his children and student-athletes.  (Event + Response = Outcome). 

Poole is now the Wide Receiver’s coach at the prestigious North Carolina A & T, which happens to be one of the top HBCU Schools in the nation.  With the 2020 pandemic shutting down the season last year, 2021 will be Poole’s first season on the field as coach of this team - and he is pumped!  We hope you enjoy this conversation.

 

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