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Meet Armand Fernandez-Pierre, which is a magnificent name in
and of itself and one worthy of his immense and varied talents.
This senior at Episcopal School of Dallas is a bulldozing nose
tackle who weighs 335 pounds and has already drawn
interest from schools like Miami and UCLA.
A 335 pound nose tackle who has college scouts drooling, pounds the sled before taking off the pads
about halfway through practice to join his other team - the cheer squad.
Last week, Armand Fernandez-Pierre manhandled opponents for the first two quarters during the
Episcopal School of Dallas football team's season opener. Then he did the cheer routine at halftime,
executing a pretty nice herkie.
His double-duty during games began when football coach Clayton Sanders spotted Armand.
He says the senior was reluctant at first, because he'd suffered a serious neck injury playing football as an eighth grader.
He decided to stick to cheerleading as a junior, but agreed to play football his senior year.
"The deal was that he and my cheer coach would have to figure a way that I could play both
sports in the same season," Armand said.
His cheer coach briefly protested, but realized the opportunities Armand would have to play college football.
"We fought tooth and nail to keep him just on our team and our sideline," Eric Daboa, Episcopal School of
Dallas cheer coach, said. "But we realized what a good athlete he is and understand the opportunities
that he would have with football."
Armand finds similarities in the two sports, though he approaches each with a distinctly different attitude.
"[Cheer] is about encouraging each other and moving forward as a group and a team," Armand said.
"When it comes to football I love being able to be, I guess - how could you say it - brutal."
But that's not all - Armand has gone to State in choir, is in theatre, plays Lacrosse, powerlifts
and works part-time with the Geek Squad.
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