He’s generous. He also explains why he’s such a fan of Zolak, telling me about the time he bonded with his idol one night over burgers at Foxwoods Casino. “You go through what your kids go through,” Zolak says, “and me and my wife, Amy, have watched Samantha go through stuff no kid should have to go through. Two of his three kids are here: Brody, six, and Samantha, 11, who has type 1 diabetes. When we were at Fuddruckers eating at 3 in the morning, I offered him wood.”Zolak didn’t start at QB until his senior season in college, but he played well enough—graduating with the university record for second–most passing yards in a single season—for the miserable 1–15 Patriots to select him with the 84th pick in the fourth round of the 1991 draft. Didn’t used to have people. The locker room at the time wasn’t the luxurious atmosphere he’d imagined as a boy. Two years later, Zolak became the color analyst for Patriots games.Zolak pauses and smiles as his biggest fan disappears. During his athletic administration career, he was a member of the WPIAL’s basketball, football, baseball and softball committees, as well as the WPIAL Board of Control as the athletic directors’ representative. He spent several decades working with the Ringgold and Bethel Park school systems, serving as both a football coach and later as a Director of Athletics. ... and Samantha, 11, who has type 1 diabetes.
His top honors included the Pennsylvania State Athletic Director Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the Dick Kohl Tri-County Memorial Award, the California University Alumni Association’s Michael Duda Award for Athletic Achievement and the Region IV Athletic Director of the Year award. That’s why he is where he’s at now.”Jungle-O looks at me and clarifies, “By ‘getting to where he’s at now,’ I don’t mean random women coming over and babbling about Tom Brady.”What Zolak discovered surprised him. I've looked back many days and remember those times fondly.
You, especially on Friday night’s with your gourmet cooking for all of us up in the Press Box. My condolences to your family.Loved him as our grade school gym teacher. (Bertrand replaced Gresh in February.) He had an unmatched ability to make everyone in the room feel important.To plant a memorial tree in honor of Paul D. Zolak, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.We know that Dad impacted many lives but unfortunately due to Coronavirus we aren’t able to provide everyone the opportunity to say their farewells at this time. He is survived by his loving wife and caregiver Daryl, his children Scott (Amy) and Heather (Sean), and his pride and joys, his 5 grandchildren: Hadley, Samantha, Brody, Dylan and Tyler. His daughter, Samantha, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and Zolak has since been investigating causes of the disease. Zolak resides in Massachusetts with his wife Amy and his three children (Hadley, Samantha, and Brody). If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours.“Look at those people over there,” Zolak says several weeks after Patriots Day, as we sip beers at the Sunset Grill & Tap in Allston, pointing to a table of college-age kids who are staring down at their phones. Zolak was my gym teacher at Williams school in Monongahela back in the 70's. He was also our athletic director at Ringgold High School and when I went into his office to say hi one morning after not seeing him for years, he knew who I was. He was an awesome man. “I didn’t play much, but [in 1993] they brought Bill Parcells in. Instead, he says, it was a bare-bones, bare-knuckle slab of concrete with four walls, just like in high school, and the table used for taping players’ ankles doubled as a Ping-Pong table.
He had to find a way to stick around. In addition he is survived by his brother Charles (Joan) Zolak and many loving cousins, nieces and nephews. They raised their two children, Scott and Heather while living in Belle Vernon, PA. Paul was well known for his kind, compassionate and caring demeanor. Scott Zolak spent an hour on his podcast “Zolak and Bertrand” talking about his father and what he meant to Scott.
I was amazed. 484 Followers, 971 Following, 0 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from ⋆ sam zolak ⋆ (@samantha_zolak.16) Scott Zolak lost his biggest fan Tuesday. My sympathy to the family.PRE-PLAN A FUNERAL OR CREMATIONSo sorry to hear of Paul’s passing. Rest In Peace my friend. Daryl, Heather and Scott you are all in my prayers.