Pospisil adds local flavor to RealProWrestling North Regional
By Kent Sesker
October 27, 2007
To say Scott Pospisil is a well traveled young man would be an
understatement. Pospisil thought he had ended his high school wrestling
career at Mount Vernon (IA) High School when he placed third in the
state tournament at 189 lbs in 1995. But he was mistaken. Since then,
football has taken him all over the country and to Europe as
well. But on Saturday, November 4, he will compete in the RealProWrestling
(RPW) North Regional Qualifier at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA,
trying to gain a coveted berth on one of RPW’s eight league teams.
After high school, Pospisil spent one year at the University of
Nebraska, following which he transferred to the University of Iowa and
joined the football team as a walk-on. His love of competition
eventually earned him a starting spot on the defensive line and a
productive college career.
Pospisil would have liked to compete in both football and wrestling in
college but did not want to give up football. With a major in
sociology, Pospisil was graduated from Iowa in 2000 and signed a free
agent contract later that year with the New England Patriots. Although
he never played in an official NFL game, Pospisil did appear
in pre-season games with both the Denver Broncos and San
Diego Chargers as well as spending time on their practice squads.
Still hungry for a career in the NFL, Pospisil played three seasons in
NFL Europe as a member of the Berlin Thunder and Amsterdam Admirals.
The past two years have included stops in the Arena Football League
with the Chicago Rush and Utah Blaze.
Pospisil also was on the Cornell College (IA) football coaching staff
last season, a position which did not conflict with his arena football
schedule. Pospisil is currently working in construction and planning on
continuing his football career. Now he is using wrestling as a way to
help with his football training.
Pospisil believes wrestling and football skills help each other because
both require good foot and hand work. He was encouraged to compete
in RealProWrestling by one of his high school wrestling teammates,
Mike Elliott, who also starred at tradition rich Mount Vernon. Elliott
wrestled at Division III power Luther College in Decorah, IA, and
is now an assistant coach at Cornell.
Pospisil, 29, will only have to drop a couple pounds to make 264 lbs
and feels he has as good a chance as anyone to win the RealProWrestling
North Regional on Saturday, November 4 at Cornell College in Mt.
Vernon, IA.
When discussing his athletic achievements, Pospisil remarked, "I never
really quit at anything." Pospisil did win the last wrestling
tournament he competed in. However, he won't be bragging about his
intramural championship at Iowa. He doesn’t need to. With
his perseverance and imposing physical stature, Pospisil becomes a
tough match-up for anyone at his weight class.
"I just love to compete." Pospisil added. And wrestling fans just love to see good competition.
For more information, log on to www.realprowrestling.com. Applications to compete are still being accepted, call Dean Morrison at 719-201-8298 or apply on line.