solid people. all american family. living in an all-american town. a football town. but dave petraeus wasn t built like a linebacker. right through that 16 or 17 dave was not tall at all. he probably was 5 3 , 5 4 at the most. people think the little man syndrome as they call it. never displayed anything like that. he was just a very decent gentleman. he was strong and he was pretty quick but he didn t have any napoleonic complex. far from it. soccer was new to the united states at that point. a decade before pele put the spotlight on socker in the united states gary melrose and dave petraeus were kicking soccer balls around the field at cornwall central high. he was a solid aggressive player who had a lot of fun and gave a lot to the team. socker in the late 60s and 1970 was not the cool sport. football was cool. he loved soccer. he could run like a deer.
solid people. all american family. living in an all-american town. a football town. but dave petraeus wasn t built like a linebacker. right through that 16 or 17 dave was not tall at all. he probably was 5 3 , 5 4 at the most. people think the little man syndrome as they call it. never displayed anything like that. he was just a very decent gentleman. he was strong and he was pretty quick but he didn t have any napoleonic complex. far from it. soccer was new to the united states at that point. a decade before pele put the spotlight on socker in the united states gary melrose and dave petraeus were kicking soccer balls around the field at cornwall central high. he was a solid aggressive player who had a lot of fun and gave a lot to the team. socker in the late 60s and 1970 was not the cool sport. football was cool. he loved soccer. he could run like a deer.