Eastern football bids so long to some very special seniors

We know them by the number on the back of the jersey or by their exploits on the field.

But for the most part we never get to really know football players when they are safely encased in a helmet and protected by bulky pads.

Unless that is as was the case last Saturday night at the Eastern Washington University football team’s annual awards banquet.

That was a time when some of the layers were peeled back.Most revealing were the stories that few knew, but if they were in the Pence Union Building Multipurpose Room last Saturday night, they likely came away with yet more appreciation for arguabl...