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GET TO KNOW: Derek Keaton
11/4/2015 1:15:00 PM | Football
Q&A with senior receiver/return specialist
Derek Keaton • #23
Wide Receiver/Return Specialist • Camden, Ark.
5-11 • 185 • r-Sr.
Plans after graduation:
Find a job with Lockheed Martin
What is the hardest part about being a senior?
Leaving some of my friends and teammates, as we travel to our next chapter of life
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
My son, Dalen Keaton, because I want him to know that he has a father who would give anything so he can have everything
Best advice you have ever been given:
Don't get relaxed at where you are in life but keep striving to get better and better
Favorite Georgia Southern game day tradition:
The bus ride song
Most memorable moment of your career at Georgia Southern:
Winning the Sun Belt Conference championship
Once you're done at Southern, what do you want to be remembered as?
As a hard worker, playmaker, and a great teammate
What do you want to say to the fans who have watched you play during your time at Georgia Southern?
Thank you all for the support and great atmosphere they provide on game day.
Eagle Extras:
Favorite App: Snapchat
Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Movie: The Woods
Most played song on your iPod: Kevin Gates - Coco
Favorite food: Steak
Who would you like to have dinner with? Barack Obama
Pre-game superstition: A prayer
What's your go-to dance move? The Chicken ... lol
If you weren't playing football, what sport would you compete in at the college level?: Track
Wide Receiver/Return Specialist • Camden, Ark.
5-11 • 185 • r-Sr.
Plans after graduation:
Find a job with Lockheed Martin
What is the hardest part about being a senior?
Leaving some of my friends and teammates, as we travel to our next chapter of life
Who is your biggest inspiration and why?
My son, Dalen Keaton, because I want him to know that he has a father who would give anything so he can have everything
Best advice you have ever been given:
Don't get relaxed at where you are in life but keep striving to get better and better
Favorite Georgia Southern game day tradition:
The bus ride song
Most memorable moment of your career at Georgia Southern:
Winning the Sun Belt Conference championship
Once you're done at Southern, what do you want to be remembered as?
As a hard worker, playmaker, and a great teammate
What do you want to say to the fans who have watched you play during your time at Georgia Southern?
Thank you all for the support and great atmosphere they provide on game day.
Eagle Extras:
Favorite App: Snapchat
Favorite TV Show: Family Guy
Favorite Movie: The Woods
Most played song on your iPod: Kevin Gates - Coco
Favorite food: Steak
Who would you like to have dinner with? Barack Obama
Pre-game superstition: A prayer
What's your go-to dance move? The Chicken ... lol
If you weren't playing football, what sport would you compete in at the college level?: Track
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