Mark Speckman
bySalem (Ore.) Statesman Journal
Mark Speckman, like every football coach and player on this planet, has seen many a penalty flag he thought absurd.One in particular, from his playing days at Menlo College, stands out.
The memories have faded, but the irony has not.
Speckman, a linebacker, was asked one game to fill in on the offensive line for a few snaps and was penalized for illegal use of the hands.
The ironic part is that he was incapable of committing the infraction. Speckman was born without hands.
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