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The Long and Winding Road leads Garside to success

allan brown sports, the leader-telegram, eau claire, wis.
·13 min read

Oct. 19—As a standout wide receiver for the UW-Eau Claire football team, Isaac Garside is admired and respected by his fellow teammates, coaches and Blugolds' faithful.

With a burgeoning collegiate football career still in front of him, Garside doesn't need to wear a C on his chest to denote that he is one of five captains for the Blugolds because the confidence he displays on the field shows to even the untrained eye that he was born to be a leader.

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