Where are they Now? Patrick Charles
Apr 14, 2010 | Football
April 14, 2010
Name: Patrick Lance Charles
Sport: Football
What year did you graduate? 2001
1. Where do you currently reside? I live in Antioch, TN. (Nashville)
2. What is your current profession? Senior Oracle Database Administrator for Genesco, Inc.
3. What is your fondest memory of your athletic career at Tulane? There are so many, but I will go with the Houston game, 1998. Beating the cougars and clinching the outright C-USA title, celebrating with the fans, students and family.
4. Do you still keep in contact with your former teammates? Yes
5. What advice would you give to the current student athletes? Cherish every moment in the Olive Green and Blue, because it will be over before you know it. Make sure you graduate, because a Tulane degree will open a lot of doors for you in life. And in choosing a career, do what you love and you will never work a day in your life.
6. Do you still play your sport? No
7. Which student athlete, past or present, would you have liked to have had on your team? And Why? My father, Charles Hall (1972-'74), from what I have been told he was a dominating defensive tackle and All-American.
8. Who is your favorite all time Tulane student athlete? Terrance "Louisiana" Jones or Nickie Hall
9. Who was the toughest opponent you faced? Troy Edwards (La. Tech)
10. What is your fondest memory of Tulane / New Orleans? Spending time with my teammates in Bruff or just kicking it on the stoop in various dorms. Even going to class was an adventure. And of course going over to Xavier, Dillard and UNO...
