Linebackers have a reputation as hitting machines, running from spot to spot and throwing their bodies around with reckless abandon.
While that may be true, the stigma that these are simply all-brawn, no-brains brutes has been emphatically dismissed by a pair of former Perry standouts.
Former Iowa State University leading tackler Kane Seeley and Luther College starter Jackson VanKirk were both recently announced by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame as members of NFF Hampshire Honor Society for 2017.
Now in its 11th year, the HHS recognizes collegiate football players from all divisions who have graduated while maintaining at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Seeley, a four-time Academic All-Big 12 member, tied for the team lead in tackles for the Cyclones last season with 78. He recorded the first safety via tackle for ISU since 2006.
VanKirk had 57 tackles in nine games for the Norse and was a multi-year starter in Decorah. He was also credited with a blocked kick last fall.
