Zoltan Mesko, NFL’s romanian player that speaks five languages and has two degrees
The wonderfully named Zoltan Mesko speaks five languages and grew up dreaming of being an aerospace engineer before graduating from Michigan with a business degree and a master's in sports management.
Mesko rediscovered American football and give it a new breath!
Zoltan Mesko is the consensus best punter in the draft. He punted 52 times in 2009 for a Michigan record 44.5-yard average. He had 17 punts over 50 yards, forced 18 fair catches, had only 3 touchbacks, and 15 punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He’s left-footed, which can pose problems for punt returners who aren’t used to the rotation of the ball This spring, the New England Patriots selected Mr. Mesko in the fifth round of the NFL Draft, with the 150th selection. He now finds himself training with the team in Foxboro, Mass., where he rubs elbows and trades barbs with stars like Tom Brady and Randy Moss.
"When I was 10 years old, I barely knew American football existed," he adds. "If you would've told me I'd get two degrees and a pro contract for kicking a ball in the air, I probably would have said, 'Oh yeah? Are you going to disappear into thin air for your next act?' "
Mr. Mesko was born and raised in Timişoara, Romania, right on the Hungarian border. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, life improved dramatically for most people living behind the Iron Curtain—but not much for Romanians. Mr. Mesko spent Christmas Eve, 1989, ducking on the floor of his parents' apartment in Romania to avoid getting hit by cross-fire during the revolution. His parents, Mihai and Elizabeta, both engineers, couldn't leave the country until they won America's Green Card lottery in 1997, when he was 10.
Zoltan Mesko is the first romanian guy that plays in NFL.Romania is very proud of him.
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