PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Talan Bingham

YOUTH SPORTS • MULBERRY ELEMENTARY

Name:

Talen Bingham

Age:

9

School:

Mulberry Elementary

Sports:

I play football, basketball and baseball.

Best advice ever given by a coach:

A coach once told me to, ‘Never Quit’. That is the best advice that I’ve ever gotten in sports.

Best sporting achievement:

I was the leading scorer at the Biddy World Tournament when we played the Vermilion All-Stars with Terrebonne Parish Recreation.

Favorite food:

Barbecue chicken.

Favorite cartoon:

Lab Rats.

Favorite movie:

Ninja Turtles

Favorite color:

Green.

Favorite athlete:

New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

I want to play for the New Orleans Saints.

Best thing about being a brother?

I love to teach my sibling all of the things that I’ve learned over the years.

Credentials:

Talen Bingham is a sports fanatic. When he’s not outside competing in the backyard, his parents tout that he is in the family’s entertainment room with the TV on ESPN to see what some of the best athletes in the world are doing. On the field, Bingham has enjoyed a lot of success, including making the All-Stars in both football and basketball for Terrebonne Parish Recreation. In football, Bingham recorded 42 tackles, forced four fumbles and had five fumble recoveries.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK