Nick Sanchez, father of New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, poses for a photo at Orange County Fire Authority's Station 6 in Irvine, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Sanchez Sr. has been a fire captain at Station 6 for 33 years - the reason his son wears No. 6.
This was the second time I photographed Nick Sanchez, father of the NFL’s Mark Sanchez. The first time was in his home soon after Mark got drafted by the New York Jets. This time around, I visited him at the fire station where he works in the days leading up to his son’s AFC divisional playoff game against the San Diego Chargers. Tell me about a great guy. Nick said he would run endless football drills with Mark throughout his childhood. He would have Mark do passing drills and have to solve Algebra equations at the same time. They would run drills until after dark under the lights of his pickup truck. I would guess that a big reason that Mark Sanchez is where he’s at now is because of his dad. Hard work pays off.
Carlos Delgado is a photographer based in Long Beach, California. He has a broad portfolio and has a client list that includes The Associated Press, The New York Daily News, The Orange County Register, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Long Beach Press-Telegram and many more.
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