Dallas, NC(WBTV) – North Gaston may be out of the playoffs, but Russell
Threatt still considers his three years with the Wildcats a big success.
Threatt has been playing football his entire life, but he's unlike anybody
else on the team. He is hearing impaired and uses interpreter Tonia Quick to
communicate during practice.
This year he played defensive end and defensive
tackle, and played it well.
Head coach, Mike Patton, said Threatt's hearing impairment doesn't hold him
back, he adapts well to anything and works hard.
The Senior Wildcat described football as his life and he can't imagine not
playing, and it looks like he won't have to. He's received interest from
Galluadet University in Washington, D.C. and hopes to start next fall.
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