Story & Photos By
LINDA ANN McDONALD
Correspondent
Former Wakulla War Eagle football players Feleipe and Jordan Franks hosted their second annual football camp on Saturday at the War Eagle Football field.
More than 100 athletes signed up for the free camp and to enjoy athletics, football contests, a meal donated by Lindy’s Chicken, and a draw string back pack souvenir to bring home memories of the event.
Both Franks brothers played for Wakulla High School with Jordan graduating in 2014 and Feleipe graduating in 2016.
Jordan played college ball with University of Central Florida and Feleipe played for University of Florida and later transferred to Arkansas.
Jordan recently ended his NFL career by winning a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs. Feleipe is currently a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.
“This opportunity shows Wakulla’s youth that if you have a dream or goal, you can be whatever you want to be. As coaches, we want to be examples of leadership and we also want the parents to come watch their kids and enjoy family time,” said Jordan.
Coach Rakwan Allen, varsity running back coach for Wakulla High School, said, “Our main goal is to give back to the kids and elevate them to their next level.”
“This is all about the kids,” Feleipe said. “We are having events such as longball toss, fastest runner competition, we have gift cards to give away, but the main focus is sharing leadership, work ethic, productivity, confidence and memories.”
Ginger Franks, Jordan and Feleipe’s mother and event registrar, said: “We as a foundation are proud to give back to Wakulla and we are proud of the hard work that these kids will put in today and we are proud of Wakulla because Wakulla has a lot of good talent.”
