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By Michael Beaven
Special to the Beacon Journal
POSTED: 08:00 p.m. EDT, Aug 09, 2009
Six months have passed since the most emotional six-day stretch of Adam Steiner's life.
Steiner felt complete happiness and total sadness in less than a week. He signed to play football on scholarship with the University of Akron on Feb. 4 and on Feb. 9 his father, Charles ''Chuck'' Steiner, died after a brief illness.
Adam Steiner's life had changed forever. He continued to push on, graduated from GlenOak High in the spring and joined the Zips this summer.
He concluded his fourth day of practice Sunday at InfoCision Stadium and reflected on his father's death.
''There is not a day that goes by where I don't think about him,'' Steiner said. ''I think about him every day when I wake up and every day when I go to sleep. It's the first thought and the last thought of each day.''
Charles Steiner coached at GlenOak from the time the school opened in 1975 until his death at age 56 from pneumonia that led to heart, kidney and liver failure. He most recently coached the Golden Eagles offensive linemen and also taught physical education in Plain Local Schools.
Adam Steiner, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman who is projected to start for UA at long snapper, helped GlenOak to two firsts in school history — a 10-win season and a state playoff victory — as a tight end and defensive end. He recalls his father's tutelage in life and his instruction on how to be a long snapper.
''Back when I was in the eighth grade in middle school, we were just messing around in the backyard, throwing a couple balls around,'' Steiner said. ''I worked at it and it kind of just came to me. I guess I was born with the skill or something.''
Adam Steiner said his mother, LauraLee, and siblings (Megan, Allyson, Kaylee, Taylor and Jake) are dealing with the loss as best as can be expected.
Zips football coach J.D. Brookhart has been impressed by Steiner's abilities, especially his school record 42-inch vertical jump and work in the weight room.
''I love him,'' Brookhart said. ''He is a fantastic young man. He's a great athlete with that vertical jump. He'll also probably do some third tight-end stuff for us.''
Brookhart met Charles Steiner and said: ''He was a good man. Adam is following in his father's footsteps.''
Steiner said that he is excited and that the Zips embrace the high expectations that are bestowed upon them.
''The atmosphere and this stadium is amazing,'' said Steiner, an education major and aspiring high school science teacher. ''It's like a game day every time you come down here for practice. You look around this enormous stadium, it's like the Colosseum.
''The coaches are really in tune with the players and care about you. We all have a vision to win the MAC Championship, go to a bowl game, wear that ring and just represent Akron. With the new stadium, we want to come out here and kick butt in that first game and take care of business.''
A hot one
The Zips had to deal with humidity during practice from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, with the temperature reaching a high of 95 degrees on Summa Field's synthetic surface and the heat index peaking at 111 degrees.
''I think they started slow, but I think they responded and came back pretty good,'' Brookhart said. ''We got a few breaks in there for water. They had good enthusiasm and were getting after it pretty good.''
UA senior receiver Dashan Miller said he and his teammates didn't let the heat get in the way of their development.
''Every day coming out here to practice is fun,'' Miller said. ''It's a challenge for us. If we want to compete, we have to take on every challenge. We started out kind of slow, but we picked it up. We just battled with the heat. We didn't let it bring us down. We played hard and we played fast. Everybody has been waiting for the stadium. Even though the fans aren't here, you can still feel the excitement and the intensity.''
Brookhart's wife, Jami, and their two youngest sons, John and Jake, were in attendance Sunday. Their oldest sons, Joseph and Jamison, are in New York.
''This was the first time my wife came down here [for practice],'' Brookhart said. ''She said to me: 'This is beautiful.' ''
Tickets
UA will begin to sell single-game football tickets in two stages.
Those who have been ''A Part From the Start'' — including suite, loge box, club seat and all season ticket purchasers — as well as current Z-Fund members, will be able to call the Athletics Ticket Office at 888-99-AKRON from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday to purchase as many single-game tickets as they wish for each of the six home games.
Single-game tickets for all home games will go on sale to the general public Aug. 17.
For ticket information, call the Athletics Ticket Office or visit GoZips.com.
Six months have passed since the most emotional six-day stretch of Adam Steiner's life.
Steiner felt complete happiness and total sadness in less than a week. He signed to play football on scholarship with the University of Akron on Feb. 4 and on Feb. 9 his father, Charles ''Chuck'' Steiner, died after a brief illness.
Adam Steiner's life had changed forever. He continued to push on, graduated from GlenOak High in the spring and joined the Zips this summer.
He concluded his fourth day of practice Sunday at InfoCision Stadium and reflected on his father's death.
''There is not a day that goes by where I don't think about him,'' Steiner said. ''I think about him every day when I wake up and every day when I go to sleep. It's the first thought and the last thought of each day.''
Charles Steiner coached at GlenOak from the time the school opened in 1975 until his death at age 56 from pneumonia that led to heart, kidney and liver failure. He most recently coached the Golden Eagles offensive linemen and also taught physical education in Plain Local Schools.
Adam Steiner, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman who is projected to start for UA at long snapper, helped GlenOak to two firsts in school history — a 10-win season and a state playoff victory — as a tight end and defensive end. He recalls his father's tutelage in life and his instruction on how to be a long snapper.
''Back when I was in the eighth grade in middle school, we were just messing around in the backyard, throwing a couple balls around,'' Steiner said. ''I worked at it and it kind of just came to me. I guess I was born with the skill or something.''
Adam Steiner said his mother, LauraLee, and siblings (Megan, Allyson, Kaylee, Taylor and Jake) are dealing with the loss as best as can be expected.
Zips football coach J.D. Brookhart has been impressed by Steiner's abilities, especially his school record 42-inch vertical jump and work in the weight room.
''I love him,'' Brookhart said. ''He is a fantastic young man. He's a great athlete with that vertical jump. He'll also probably do some third tight-end stuff for us.''
Brookhart met Charles Steiner and said: ''He was a good man. Adam is following in his father's footsteps.''
Steiner said that he is excited and that the Zips embrace the high expectations that are bestowed upon them.
''The atmosphere and this stadium is amazing,'' said Steiner, an education major and aspiring high school science teacher. ''It's like a game day every time you come down here for practice. You look around this enormous stadium, it's like the Colosseum.
''The coaches are really in tune with the players and care about you. We all have a vision to win the MAC Championship, go to a bowl game, wear that ring and just represent Akron. With the new stadium, we want to come out here and kick butt in that first game and take care of business.''
A hot one
The Zips had to deal with humidity during practice from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, with the temperature reaching a high of 95 degrees on Summa Field's synthetic surface and the heat index peaking at 111 degrees.
''I think they started slow, but I think they responded and came back pretty good,'' Brookhart said. ''We got a few breaks in there for water. They had good enthusiasm and were getting after it pretty good.''
UA senior receiver Dashan Miller said he and his teammates didn't let the heat get in the way of their development.
''Every day coming out here to practice is fun,'' Miller said. ''It's a challenge for us. If we want to compete, we have to take on every challenge. We started out kind of slow, but we picked it up. We just battled with the heat. We didn't let it bring us down. We played hard and we played fast. Everybody has been waiting for the stadium. Even though the fans aren't here, you can still feel the excitement and the intensity.''
Brookhart's wife, Jami, and their two youngest sons, John and Jake, were in attendance Sunday. Their oldest sons, Joseph and Jamison, are in New York.
''This was the first time my wife came down here [for practice],'' Brookhart said. ''She said to me: 'This is beautiful.' ''
Tickets
UA will begin to sell single-game football tickets in two stages.
Those who have been ''A Part From the Start'' — including suite, loge box, club seat and all season ticket purchasers — as well as current Z-Fund members, will be able to call the Athletics Ticket Office at 888-99-AKRON from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday to purchase as many single-game tickets as they wish for each of the six home games.
Single-game tickets for all home games will go on sale to the general public Aug. 17.
For ticket information, call the Athletics Ticket Office or visit GoZips.com.
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Canton, OH
Posted 08:56 AM, 08/10/2009
Condolences for the Steiner family. . .
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Posted 03:25 PM, 08/10/2009
Great story. Slovensko, you the man.
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