![]() Right now, my kids are home from school indefinitely, there's no sports, our department is still working in a modified/restricted manner so my thoughts may be a bit emotional. "How I think and feel now, may be different then my response six months from now. Van Overloop's thoughts on the Covid-19 crisis is tempered by the fact that it's an ongoing battle. There was a lot of uncertainty at that time, but dealing with those events, while still completing coursework and preparing for football games, etc., definitely helped mold a wherewithal in me to help deal with today's current events." Also, during my tenure at Fordham we dealt with the 9/11 attacks and losing a friend/teammate, which definitely motivated me to take up a career with the FDNY. Being a student-athlete at Fordham exposed me to teammates and classmates from many different socio-economic backgrounds and forced me to see outside of the little "bubble" I came from. Many people come from small towns, or rural areas and only have exposure to very limited groups of people, ethnicity, race, religion etc. "My experience at Fordham helped prepare me for this challenging time in that it made me aware of the "bigger picture". Van Overloop credits his Fordham experience in helping him deal with Covid-19. My heart goes out to all the small business owners and their families who are taking a major hit from Covid-19." "We respond to emergencies, including medical, however our patient contact ends when EMT's take them to the hospital. "Honestly the real heroes, those hardest hit by this crisis, are the hospital workers," he said. "The FDNY has remained strong and diligent through this, working to maintain company integrity, while keeping its members safe via proper PPE and operating procedures," said Van Overloop.Īs a true Man of Fordham, Van Overloop isn't considering himself a hero. Van Overloop is currently studying for the Captain's test, however the test has been postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic. Van Overloop then worked in Brooklyn for a while and has finally settled in Staten Island the past several years. He spent the first ten years as a firefighter in the South Bronx before being promoted to Lieutenant in 2014. Today we recognize former football Ram Tim Van Overloop, FCRH '03, a member of the FDNY for the past 16 years. Doctors, nurses, policemen, EMT, firefighters, grocery store workers, they all are there when called upon, living out the Jesuit ideal of men and women for others. ![]() They come from different sports but the one thing the former Fordham student-athletes have in common is that they are on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. They used to clear the way for running back, now they clear the way for emergency vehicles. They run to danger instead of a finish line. Instead of passing the ball, they hand out assists of a different nature. ![]() They took off their Fordham football helmets and donned protective masks. Story Links They traded in their Fordham baseball and softball gloves for exam gloves.
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