Chris Nowinski career accomplishments

Hersey High School

Ÿ 1996 graduate with 5.35 GPA on 5.0 scale

Ÿ Started on the line for the football team and earned first-team Daily Herald All-Area honors as a defensive lineman in the fall of 1995.

The quote: “He’s going to play football somewhere and have quite an impact when he’s 21,” said Hersey coach Bruce Glover. “He’s going to be a player, there’s no question about that.”

Ÿ Started for two years on basketball team, including as the starting center for the 1995 team that reached the Class AA quarterfinals.

Harvard University

Ÿ Three-year letterwinner at defensive tackle. Earned second-team All-Ivy League honors as a senior.

Ÿ A 2000 graduate who was cum laude in Sociology

Pro wrestling

Ÿ Made his WWE debut in 2002 on “Monday Night Raw,” and wrestled professionally until 2003.

Sports Legacy Institute

Ÿ Co-founder, president and CEO of this organization, which was created to advance the study, treatment and prevention of brain trauma among athletes and other at-risk groups.

Ÿ Author of “Head Games: Football’s Concussion Crisis” and speaker for educational clinics on concussions.

Sources: Daily Herald archives; chrisnowinski.com; sportslegacy.org