After high school, Pospisil spent one year at the University of Nebraska, following which he transferred to the University of Iowa and joined the football team as a walk-on. His love of competition eventually earned him a starting spot on the defensive line and a productive college career.
Pospisil would have liked to compete in both football and wrestling in college but did not want to give up football. With a major in sociology, Pospisil was graduated from Iowa in 2000 and signed a free agent contract later that year with the New England Patriots. Although he never played in an official NFL game, Pospisil did appear in pre-season games with both the Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers as well as spending time on their practice squads.
Still hungry for a career in the NFL, Pospisil played three seasons in NFL Europe as a member of the Berlin Thunder and Amsterdam Admirals. The past two years have included stops in the Arena Football League with the Chicago Rush and Utah Blaze.
Pospisil also was on the Cornell College (IA) football coaching staff last season, a position which did not conflict with his arena football schedule. Pospisil is currently working in construction and planning on continuing his football career. Now he is using wrestling as a way to help with his football training.
Pospisil believes wrestling and football skills help each other because both require good foot and hand work. He was encouraged to compete in RealProWrestling by one of his high school wrestling teammates, Mike Elliott, who also starred at tradition rich Mount Vernon. Elliott wrestled at Division III power Luther College in Decorah, IA, and is now an assistant coach at Cornell.
Pospisil, 29, will only have to drop a couple pounds to make 264 lbs and feels he has as good a chance as anyone to win the RealProWrestling North Regional on Saturday, November 4 at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, IA.
When discussing his athletic achievements, Pospisil remarked, "I never really quit at anything." Pospisil did win the last wrestling tournament he competed in. However, he won't be bragging about his intramural championship at Iowa. He doesn't need to. With his perseverance and imposing physical stature, Pospisil becomes a tough match-up for anyone at his weight class.
"I just love to compete." Pospisil added. And wrestling fans just love to see good competition.
For more information, log on to www.realprowrestling.com. Applications to compete are still being accepted, call Dean Morrison at 719-201-8298 or apply on line.
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