Needham Times: Needham's Gordon Following Similar Path As Hauschka

By Gethin Coolbaugh, The Needham Times
 
NEEDHAM - It all started out as a joke for Charlie Gordon.

A longtime soccer player, Gordon’s teammates at St. Sebastian’s School in Needham used to rib him about his potential as a placekicker, suggesting football might be a better fit.

“At first, it was kind of a joke,” said Gordon, now a senior at St. Sebastian’s. “They were like, ‘You should try kicking. You’d be good at it,’ because I had a strong leg in soccer. And then I started thinking about it, and it got a little more serious.”

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