THE MOJ: Saluting the wisdom — and the resolve — of Solomon Elimimian
It’s a Hall of Fame career that would never have occurred without some persistence by Solomon Elimimian.
He went back to Los Angeles and was living at home with his family when his brother Abe – currently an assistant coach at Hawaii whom Elimimian lists as his biggest influence – told him about the Lions holding a tryout camp in L.A.“I don’t think he was too sold on me. He told me you have a little bit here but we might want someone who is little bit faster and a little bit bigger. I just kept bugging him. I told him if you give me the opportunity, you won’t regret it.
Messam was a load at 6’3” and 255 pounds but he was levelled by the much smaller Elimimian, whose listed playing size was 6’0” and 225 pounds. “Wally comes into the training room – I’m right next to the trainer but he doesn’t look at me – he says ‘Hey Billy, tell Solomon if he doesn’t play this game, he’s going home.’ Then he walks out of the room. I looked at Billy and said “well I guess I have to play in this game.”A month into the season, he took over as the starting middle linebacker and never looked back, winning the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie that year.
“You can measure my size, my height, my speed but one thing that you can’t measure is my will. I’ve always said the one thing that sets me apart from any player is my will and determination. You tell me I can’t do something; I’m going to prove you wrong,” said Elimimian.
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