It took awhile to make the connection. I tried
various times
and still no dice. Then I was calling just to leave a message you know,
the NBA
draft was on, and low and behold my Lobo luck struck cherry and
sliver, it
was Katie Hnida!
Katie hits field goals for the Cobras
I
knew she has been a little busy lately, but when she
ticked off the list of things she is up to in both football and out of
football, well, I was out of breath.
The
interview went fast except for a break to cheer for J.R. Giddens as his named flashed across the TV in my den announcing that
the Boston Celtics had picked the former Lobo great in the First Round. After the
interview Katie and I talked for about an hour just catching up on
everything
Lobo.
Time
has flown by for Katie and a lot has happened in
her life. She got her Psychology degree from UNM; the cleats she wore
to kick
the first points ever scored in a Division One football game by a
female are in
the College Football Hall of Fame; her book "Still Kicking" and it's
national appeal which had her on various shows including "Good Morning
America" continues to sell, she is continuing her career in football
playing
for a semi-pro team (Colorado Cobras) where, Katie scored the first
points in
the teams history! All sandwiched around speaking at seminars for
survivors of
sexual assault, writing for magazines, and the internet… yes, Katie
Hnida is a
busy person!
Katie Hnida makes history!
Click here to listen to Rudy C's interview with Katie Hnida
Part I
Part II
Part III
Colorado
Cobra photos courtesy of Lucky Navarro