# @adambreneman on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2_XDq2IN0r
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10920493-adambreneman-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-06T02:55:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Adam Breneman (@AdamBreneman81) — https://gondola.cc/AdamBreneman81

## Caption

These two baseball Hall of Famers would’ve had a shot at the Pro Football Hall of Fame if they had taken a different path.

Let’s take a look at the football careers of Joe Mauer and Todd Helton.

Helton was the Tennessee Vol’s starting quarterback before he got injured and a true freshman stepped in — Peyton Manning. 

He was named Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year for baseball AND football — and got an athletic scholarship to play both at Tennessee.

That Manning guy turned out to be pretty good too, so Helton never ended up playing another snap after returning from injury.

Now to Mauer — he is the only high school athlete ever to win USA Today High School Player of the Year in two sports.

He was named Minnesota Gatorade State Player of the Year in both football and baseball.

He beat out another guy you might’ve heard of for the football honor… Larry Fitzgerald.

And here’s what’s even crazier — Mauer won the National Gatorade Player of the Year in football, but not in baseball.

As the number one ranked high school football player in the country, Mauer committed to play at Florida State for Bobby Bowden.

Anyone who played either of these dudes in anything in high school probably has some stories for their grandkids.

#cfb #collegefootball

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## Tags

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