Alumni update: Willie Buchanon, Ken Stills
You may remember Willie Buchanon and Ken Stills as defensive backs for the Packers. Today, they're simply high school football dads.
Buchanon's son, Will, is long out of high school, but the elder Buchanon still goes to high school games in the San Diego area.
"I have a group of guys I sit with at the games that I got to know from going to the games to see my son play," Buchanon, 57, told Tom Shanahan of voiceofsandiego.org. "John Lopez always brings a baloney sandwich for me on Friday nights."
Will Buchanon, 24, is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver who starred at Oceanside High School -- like his dad -- and USC. He wasn't drafted, but played in one game with the Oakland Raiders last season. This season, he spent part of training camp with the New York Giants, then spent a month on the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad before being released.
Stills, however, still has a son in high school. Kenny Stills is a sophomore wide receiver for La Costa Canyon. The 6-0, 165-pounder has 25 catches for 555 yards, a 22.2-yard average, and plenty of speed.
Here's what Stills' quarterback, senior Jose Mohler, had to say about him: "He's a sophomore sensation with a great future. He's going to be one of those special kids that gets to choose his college. It's ridiculous how good he is."
The elder Stills, 44, who went to El Camino High School, is defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, so he's seen only his son's last two games in person.
The dads likely will be in the same place on Friday night, when eighth-ranked La Costa Canyon (7-3) plays at second-ranked Oceanside (9-1) in a sectional semifinal game in California's Division II playoffs.
Though they're friends, Buchanon and Stills never played together in Green Bay. Buchanon, a cornerback, played in 80 games for the Packers from 1972 to 1978. Stills, a safety from the University of Wisconsin, played in 65 games for the Packers from 1985 to 1989.
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
Buchanon's son, Will, is long out of high school, but the elder Buchanon still goes to high school games in the San Diego area.
"I have a group of guys I sit with at the games that I got to know from going to the games to see my son play," Buchanon, 57, told Tom Shanahan of voiceofsandiego.org. "John Lopez always brings a baloney sandwich for me on Friday nights."
Will Buchanon, 24, is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver who starred at Oceanside High School -- like his dad -- and USC. He wasn't drafted, but played in one game with the Oakland Raiders last season. This season, he spent part of training camp with the New York Giants, then spent a month on the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad before being released.
Stills, however, still has a son in high school. Kenny Stills is a sophomore wide receiver for La Costa Canyon. The 6-0, 165-pounder has 25 catches for 555 yards, a 22.2-yard average, and plenty of speed.
Here's what Stills' quarterback, senior Jose Mohler, had to say about him: "He's a sophomore sensation with a great future. He's going to be one of those special kids that gets to choose his college. It's ridiculous how good he is."
The elder Stills, 44, who went to El Camino High School, is defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, so he's seen only his son's last two games in person.
The dads likely will be in the same place on Friday night, when eighth-ranked La Costa Canyon (7-3) plays at second-ranked Oceanside (9-1) in a sectional semifinal game in California's Division II playoffs.
Though they're friends, Buchanon and Stills never played together in Green Bay. Buchanon, a cornerback, played in 80 games for the Packers from 1972 to 1978. Stills, a safety from the University of Wisconsin, played in 65 games for the Packers from 1985 to 1989.
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
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