Shelbie Plays on an Undefeated “Boys” Team

Shelbie FootballI’m Shelbie #72, 15 years of age. Growing up I was always interested in sports.  I was often doubted because of my size and the fact that I was a girl. I often played “street football” with toy guys.

Now I am in my 8th grade year, and I play on my school’s Boys football team.  We went undefeated this season. I played Tight End as a starter, also kickoff.

I also play Tuba in my schools marching band. This shows girls can!

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    Shelbie – that’s really cool! I think I had a request for a tuba design a while back. I’ll have to make sure that’s on my list. :)

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