Football: Lowell RB George Fields used to be the guy blocking for backs

By John O?Malley Post-Tribune correspondent August 17, 2013 11:02PM

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Updated: August 18, 2013 2:04AM

George Fields used to open up holes for teammates.

That was before he started bursting through them.

For the past couple years, Lowell?s latest No. 6 ? the uniform number worn by most of the program?s star running backs ? has utilized his 4.5 speed to become one of the top backs in the area.

?I was a lineman all the way through Pop Warner,? said the senior, who rushed for over 1,800 yards and 21 scores last season.

?When I got to ninth grade, I told them I was a running back, so the coaches said they?d try me out there. Back when I was a lineman, I never really thought I?d ever be a running back.?

The main reason Fields was a lineman was because Matt DeSomer ? Andrean?s star quarterback ? was Lowell?s top running back in middle school.

?Back then, I thought about being a back at times, but I knew Matt was really good, and I liked blocking for him,? Fields said. ?I trusted him and he trusted our offensive line. That?s what these guys do for me. I trust them with everything. Without them, I couldn?t do anything. I take great pride in having (my linemen) block for me.?

Fields said his years as a lineman really helped make him a better running back.

?I always learned which guys I had to block, which guys I had to go for, and where the running back was going behind me,? he said. ?From the running back?s point of view, I know where the linemen are going just from where I am behind them.?

Lowell head coach Keith Kilmer claims there?s a lesson to be learned from how his star running back?s position changed during his career.

?He didn?t give up,? Kilmer said. ?I think he always wanted to be a running back and he kept working hard. You never know what will happen in the future. When the opportunity came to him, he took it, ran with it, and I think that?s pretty neat.?

Kilmer realizes exactly how important Fields is to the ultimate success of the Red Devils this success.

?He?s a tough-nosed kid on the field ? a durable back who can carry the load,? Kilmer said. ?He takes a pounding, but at the same time, he has the ability to change the game.?

Source: http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/21995808-556/football-lowell-rb-george-fields-used-to-be-the-guy-blocking-for-backs.html

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