Young King Cole

Cole Marcoux '14 has no idea what he wants to major in at Dartmouth, but the New Yorker with an interest in English could write a compelling essay on serendipity. As an eighth-grade baseball player he was commandeered to play varsity quarterback at Fieldston, his Bronx prep school, after being observed tossing a football with friends. Four years later, at a weekend football camp in Pennsylvania, the 6-foot-6 230-pounder was tapped for Fox Sports Net's reality show The Ride, recommended by Tom Brady's QB coach, Tom Martinez, a camp staffer. "My parents and I sat in our hotel room that night, wondering 'What just happened?'" Marcoux says. "It was so random." Ultimately he was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-Star game last January and was named East Player of the Game. That he stuck with his decision to attend Dartmouth has surprised many observers but, says Marcoux, "Helping to turn the program around will be a fun and special experience." Adds coach Buddy Teevens '79: "With Marcoux and other players, our talent pool has risen."

Cole Marcoux '14