ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 24, ISSUE 6 51
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F O O T B A L L P L A Y E R F E A T U R E : L A N D O N F E I C H T E R
BY STACY CLARDIE
SClardie@GoldandBlack.com
M
aybe he shouldn't have.
Maybe, knowing he had broken bones in
each of his hands, Landon Feichter shouldn't have
suited up and taken the field for Purdue against
Indiana State last season.
Maybe it would have been better to let the
hands heal a bit, spend another week getting
accustomed to playing with essentially a club on
each, contraptions that hardly let his fingers peek
through. And certainly a setup that limited his
ability to tackle by grabbing hold.
Maybe it would have made sense for Feichter to
just watch from the sidelines like his mom want-
ed him to.
But Landon's Lore hasn't been built by sitting
out.
So, with the approval of the team's doctors, Fe-
ichter started and played against the Sycamores
on that sunny Sept. 7 day.
And on the 15th play of the game, when he
charged in to make a tackle near the line of
scrimmage, his right leg got stuck
in the ground. He lunged forward
a bit as a result, knocking the
scurrying quarterback down with
mostly just the use of his chest,
not wrapping up with his crushed
hands.
Feichter figured he'd walk off
the field, even though he knew he
was injured. He managed about a
S
ome of it is Landon Feichter's
own doing: Putting his body in
places it doesn't belong that leads to
severe injuries. But it's that kind of
feisty play that's helped build his tough-
guy persona and garner respect from
teammates. Here's a closer look at
some injuries he's suffered playing
football. * Indicates high school
injuries
Tough
Enough
Determined Feichter fights back
Broken thumb;
Broken third
metacarpal
Broken
thumb
Broken
fibula, torn
deltoid
Lacerated
spleen*
Torn tendon*
Concussion
AC joint
Tom Campbell
