Conor is currently a 21-year-old senior on the Yale University football team. Conor is originally from Red Bank, New Jersey and attended Red Bank Catholic High School where he played football.
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The Yale University football team based this tradition off of a similar tradition done by the New Zealand All Blacks, the most dominant international rugby team in history. Also, the Yale football team only elects a single captain per year, making it one of the highest honors bestowed upon any player on the team.
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In the Yale Football team, there is a locker room tradition that after every practice or game, two players stay behind to help clean the locker room. The first player that stays behind every time is the captain of the team. The second player is one who is chosen by the coaches as someone who had a particularly good game or practice, or exhibited tremendous effort.
Informants Comments
“It is seen as the highest honor to be able to clean for the team which is why the captain also does it every day. It’s an honor in the sense that it is selfless and puts the team before yourself.”
