Sports

[Rick Waldroup]

Many years ago, back in the mid-1970's, I talked my way into a gig shooting sports for a local newspaper (now defunct) in the Dallas metro area. My first assignment was shooting a high school football game. I hated it. I quickly found out that I was not cut out to shoot sports. I felt like if you had seen one shot of a football play, you had pretty much seen them all. Instead of concentrating on the action, I was much more impressed with what was going on off the field. I found the people who attended the games, the cheerleaders, etc, much more interesting.

I turned the film in that night. The next day, the photo editor called me into his office and told me that I was the worst sports photographer he had ever seen and he fired me on the spot. I must admit, he was right. I still like shooting sports every now and then. Here are a few shots from the past few years.


Super Bowl XLV - ESPN Broadcast Center - Fort Worth, Texas

Before the Bout - Roller Derby - Mesquite, Texas

Homecoming - Granbury, Texas

Big Time Wrestling - Kissey in Flight - Cleburne, Texas

Big Time Wrestling - The Oklahoma Cowboy vs the Latino Kid - Cleburne, Texas

Midget Wrestling - The Agave Bar - Stephenville, Texas - #1

Midget Wrestling - The Agave Bar - Stephenville, Texas - #2