For Lake City native, son's NFL career is an unexpected thrill

How can I raise a pro athlete?

Judging from the amount of books, academic studies and articles on the subject, it’s a question many parents ask themselves.

Others, like 1972 Lincoln High School graduate Roger Leonhardt and his wife, Kollette, never gave it a thought.

Roger was never an athlete growing up in Lake City.

“I did not play any sports whatsoever,” he said. “I had to work on the farm milking cows.”

 


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