Stan Rome was the best high school football player I have ever seen. He was an athletic 6-foot-4, 225 pounds and well-conditioned. He was dominating every Friday night. And then, during basketball season, Rome was a McDonald's All-American. I got to train with Stan in later years and loved every minute of throwing him the ball. Stan Rome was the greatest. Just a few years later, he would be matched up against David Thompson in some ACC battles.