Introducing Ian Solomon

By Sheri Duff for the Shelburne News

Ian Solomon is well-rounded. He admitted as much in a phone interview last week and it's an apt description. Head football coach Jim Provost agrees, "Ian is a hard working young man and a key member of our team. But more importantly he is a great student and a model citizen in the CVU community," he emphasized.

Shelburne born and raised, Solomon will be 18-years-old on March 26, 2011. His family includes parents, Linda and Jeff, older sister Hannah, a junior at UVM, and their 8-year old dog Lucy.

He picked up a football for the first time while attending the Shelburne Community School. "I always loved football," said Solomon. "In the fifth grade I begged to stop playing soccer so I could play football," he added. The begging apparently worked because he began playing football for the South Burlington Dolphins that fall. "I played for the Dolphins because the Buccaneer football program didn't exist at the time," he explained. "In the seventh grade I switched to the Buccaneers."

His early football training has paid off. Solomon is more than satisfied with being part of the varsity team for the past three years. "I'm proud that we made it to the Division II title game last year," he mentions. Although he would love to go out with a championship win this year, he is happy being part of the experience.

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