![]() ![]() ![]() I feel like something is not quite balanced," Aamot said.Īamot's father was the choral director at Carroll College - now Carroll University for three decades, and Aamot was a high school music teacher for 10 years in Wisconsin before moving to Texas and enrolling in grad school. One's the artistic side, and one's the athletic side, and I find that I need both. He's the choral director at Texas State University. Those are leadership, out front positions, but he's out in front of his real job, too. He's a former point guard, a former quarterback. ![]() It is hardly surprising or intimidating for Aamot to be in front of a group during his summer job. I think the natural thing that I had, I was comfortable leading and in front of people, but also, I was guided in the way that I communicate and the way I was working with people as a leader, was honed by guys like Coach Trickey," Aamot said. "Coaches ask us all over the country, how do you find that kid who can easily slide into that leadership role? As a quarterback, we know how important that is. He then transferred to North Dakota State to finish his college career by playing both sports and standing out as a leader in both. He was also the 1991 Braveland Conference Player of the Year in basketball before playing point guard for two years at Marquette under Kevin O'Neill. "As a teacher and coach, they're all special, but you know, Craig Aamot was one of the finest athletes I've ever coached, and this is my 42nd year of coaching football," Jeff Trickey said.Īamot was the 1999 Waukesha Freeman Football Player of the Year under Coach Trickey at Waukesha South High School. Trickey is in the Wisconsin Football Association's Hall of Fame, and Wright was the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers for three years after a stellar career at Wisconsin, and a senior staff member is Craig Aamot. Promising football players in their teens could do far worse than attend a Jeff Trickey-Randy Wright quarterback-receiver camp. That's still the case - in sports and in life. MILWAUKEE (WITI) - As a former basketball and football player, Craig Aamot was always a leader. Where are they now? Catching up with Craig Aamot ![]()
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