Caleb Pressley (born November 13, 1992) is an American

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, and interviewer for the sports and

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. In college, Pressley was a

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on the

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team. He hosts the Sundae Conversations series on the Barstool Sports

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channel.

Early life and education

Pressley was born to Bill and Heather Lee Pressley – his father was a

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. His uncle

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and cousin Coleman were former

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drivers. Pressley attended

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in his hometown of

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, where he played

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for 4 years. He attended high school with country music singers

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and

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. He also played

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and ran

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for 3 years. In football, Pressley guided his team to the North Carolina 4-A state championship in 2009, where he was named the game's MVP. He was voted as First-team All-Western N.C. in 2009 and All-Conference in 2010. In total, he passed for 4,385 yards, 39 touchdowns and ran for 1,414 yards and 22 touchdowns during his high school career.

College

Pressley was a walk-on quarterback for the

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team starting in 2010. Pressley played two games in total before leaving on exchange at the

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in 2014 and retiring immediately upon his return. He was given an assistant manager role with the football team, where he had the unofficial title Supervisor of Morale, where he was entrusted with signalling plays as well as improving the morale of the team.

Barstool Sports

Pressley received national attention with his role as Supervisor of Morale of the

football team. In 2015, he was offered a role with the blog website

after his graduation, after an interview they had with him. In 2016, he launched the Dixie Tour with Barstool Sports, a project providing coverage of college football across America. That same year he was also involved in a

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called "Young & Happy". In 2020, he started his own podcast called 51 Strokes, as he went on a journey to become a professional

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player. Pressley is a regular interviewer for Barstool Sports, with various viral videos with celebrities.

Appearances in media

Podcasts

* ''Young & Happy'' ith Adam Ferrone(2016–2019) * ''The Caleb Pressley Show'' (2016) * ''51 Strokes'' (2020–2022) * ''Sundae Conversation'' (2021–present)

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pressley, Caleb 1992 births Living people 21st-century American comedians Artists from Asheville, North Carolina Sportspeople from Asheville, North Carolina American male comedians American podcasters American football quarterbacks Barstool Sports people Comedians from North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels football players