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http://www.northjersey.com/sports/C...rs_return_big_for_Don_Boscos_playoff_run.html
First, the fun big-man statistics: Feder just turned 17; he sleeps in an extra long queen bed; his birthday is Nov. 9; his shoe size is 17; his pants are 38 waist with a 42-inch inseam; his helmet is an extra large; and if anybody has a pair of 4XL gloves, please let him know because the triple XL gloves he has are kind of small.
He is 305 pounds, but no one would dare call him fat. Not because he’s so big, but because if anything, he’s kind of trim. His older brother is 6-foot-11.
“There is no question he is a heck of an asset to us as long as he’s healthy and plays hard” said Bosco coach Greg Toal. “He’s still a work in progress, being that big. It takes a while to put everything together, the hands, the feet, the coordination. All that stuff.”
Toal’s comments are explainable. This is only Feder’s third year of organized football. Growing up, Feder was so big – he said he basically grew two-three inches every year – he was too large to play pee wee football.
His freshman year, Feder went toParsippanyHills and played on the freshman team. Feder is from Morris Plains, but when his parents got divorced, he and his father moved toRamsey, where Feder could play for the Ironmen.
AtParsippanyHills, first the coaches tried him as a tight end. Then he ended up playing defensive tackle. Although incredibly raw, he knew the game.
He also can move. Since Feder couldn’t play football, he became one of the biggest wrestlers in New Jersey to improve his footwork, and wrestles at heavyweight for the Ironmen.
First, the fun big-man statistics: Feder just turned 17; he sleeps in an extra long queen bed; his birthday is Nov. 9; his shoe size is 17; his pants are 38 waist with a 42-inch inseam; his helmet is an extra large; and if anybody has a pair of 4XL gloves, please let him know because the triple XL gloves he has are kind of small.
He is 305 pounds, but no one would dare call him fat. Not because he’s so big, but because if anything, he’s kind of trim. His older brother is 6-foot-11.
“There is no question he is a heck of an asset to us as long as he’s healthy and plays hard” said Bosco coach Greg Toal. “He’s still a work in progress, being that big. It takes a while to put everything together, the hands, the feet, the coordination. All that stuff.”
Toal’s comments are explainable. This is only Feder’s third year of organized football. Growing up, Feder was so big – he said he basically grew two-three inches every year – he was too large to play pee wee football.
His freshman year, Feder went toParsippanyHills and played on the freshman team. Feder is from Morris Plains, but when his parents got divorced, he and his father moved toRamsey, where Feder could play for the Ironmen.
AtParsippanyHills, first the coaches tried him as a tight end. Then he ended up playing defensive tackle. Although incredibly raw, he knew the game.
He also can move. Since Feder couldn’t play football, he became one of the biggest wrestlers in New Jersey to improve his footwork, and wrestles at heavyweight for the Ironmen.
