Henderson’s Caleb Medford.

With spring sports being canceled, the Tyler Morning Telegraph wants to profile East Texas seniors in those sports in a feature called “From the Sidelines”. If you’re an East Texas senior who competes in a spring sport and would like to be featured, fill out the following questionnaire and send it to sports@tylerpaper.com, along with a photo. Today’s featured male athlete is Henderson’s Caleb Medford.

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Name: Caleb Medford

School: Henderson

Parent’s Names: Everett and Amy Medford

Brothers/sisters: Twin Brothers — Jacob and Bryce

Sports you play: Football, basketball, baseball, golf and track

Favorite high school sports memory: The endless bus rides with my teammates and our big win against Kilgore at home

Plans after high school: Going to TCU to play football and major in kinesiology

Favorite song: “Baila Baila Baila” by Ozuna

Favorite food: Fried chicken strips, turnip greens and hot-water cornbread from Smokehouse in Henderson

Favorite TV show: Black Lightning

Favorite movie: Coco

Who are your role models?: My mom and dad

Which coaches have had the most influence on you and why?: First of all, my grandpa for introducing to the game of golf at 2 years of age, my cousin and Little Dribblers’ coach Joe Bradford who made me fundamentally sound in basketball, my head coach Phil Castles for keeping me in football and helping me become a better man and finally my dad who kept pushing me in every sport and also videoing me in every sport.

Who is your favorite teacher?: Julia Cassard

Where do you see yourself in ten years?: Hopefully God-willing playing in the NFL or coaching and making money

Something about yourself that most people don’t know: I love Reggae and Latin music, I warmup to Latin music.

What will you miss most about high school sports?: The rare opportunity of being blessed to play football, basketball, baseball, golf and track throughout my high school career. I wanted to play soccer and tennis but I couldn’t fit them into my demanding schedule. Yep, a “once in a lifetime” opportunity that I will truly, truly miss. Believe that!