Balto NFL

Intro From about the time he could walk, Balto Seppala knew he wanted to play football. Growing up in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, he also soon figured out the team he wanted to play for, the Cleveland Browns. After a lot of convincing and training, he managed to get on his high school football team, which was one of the best in Northeast Ohio. However, between constant prejudice and harassment, as well as being constantly overlooked in favor of the teams star quarterback, Steele Kaasen, Balto barely if at all got playing time. He would have quit all together if it wasn't for the support of Jenna Fonda, who once was pursued relentlessly by Steele before she firmly declared she loved Balto. After his team won the state championship his senior year, Steele, as well as his closest friends, running back Star Rist, wide receiver Kaltag Mann, and linebacker Nikki Angel, would be recruited by Ohio State, though after a couple seasons, the quartet transfer to Miami, Steele in particular forming a good bond with Hurricanes head coach Jimmy Johnson. After a couple of seasons, including a national championship in 1987, Steele was selected #1 overall in the 1989 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys, now coached by Johnson. Balto, meanwhile, struggled with consistency at the much smaller University of Akron Zips football team and went undrafted in '89. For a moment, the dream appeared to be over, but then Balto was picked up by the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League. In 1990, Balto was made the starter of the contending team and went 6-2 in the regular season, then advanced to ArenaBowl IV (Hopefully I won't edit this story again)