When it comes to Lou Csaszar, people see a statuesque frame on the football field, standing at 6-feet4, 300 pounds. As a left tackle on the football team, who also split duties clogging up the middle on the defensive side as a tackle, Csaszar was a force to be reckoned with whenever he was on the turf.

It's the reason he was named to the East Penn Conference South Division First-Team Offense last fall, as well as being selected to take part in this summer's Big 33 game in Hershey.

And if Csaszar didn't get most of the accolades for the Hurricanes football team last fall, he also decided to have fun throwing shot put and discus last spring. In his first season throwing both events and participating in track, Csaszar won league and district titles in shot put to cap off his senior year.

That's why he's named this year's Liberty's Male Athlete of the Year for the Bethlehem Press.

"My favorite part about playing football was physically dominating the opponent in front of me," said Csaszar, who's also an avid hunter and fisherman. "I love being an offensive lineman because we do all the dirty work up front and never really get any of the glory. That's fine with me."

Csaszar started playing football at seven-years-old, but had to take a hiatus until he got back into middle school because he was past the weight restrictions that youth football has for younger ages. Big Lou has always been big and when he was able to get back on the field in middle school, he was back where he belonged.

From there, he went on to become a four-year letterman for the Hurricanes and realized his potential in the spring of his junior year.

"That spring is when I realized that I can do something with football," he said. "I had coaches come and visit me, literally, everyday for two months. It became a little overwhelming at times, but once I made my decision in June [last summer], it was a relief."

Csaszar picked Villanova and starts camp this week, as he gears up for another fall of football. After being picked to the Big 33 game this past June, he got a taste of what it's going to be like playing against bigger and faster players.

"The first thing you realize right away is that the speed of play is so much faster," Csaszar said of playing against top competition. "That's something you see working out with guys at 'Nova and I think it'll just take some time to adjust to.

"There's only 11 offensive linemen on the roster, so I hope to have a chance to compete to play my freshman year. If not, I'll redshirt and just get better."

Csaszar's easygoing demeanor led him to tryout for track for the first time in his life just to have fun last spring. That fun led to gold medals and a season that ultimately surprised himself."

"I thought my strength would help me, so I decided to throw shot put and discus," said Csaszar, who threw a 48-10.5 best during the season in the shot put. "I was pretty proud of what I was able to accomplish, but I really owe it all to my throwing coach Chris D'Emilio. He's the reason I was able to be successful."

As he looks back at his career at Liberty, Csaszar doesn't have many regrets. He wished his teams would have won more games, especially against city rivals his senior year, but the experience of strapping on the Liberty helmet is something he'll always cherish.

"My favorite memory was intercepting a pass last year against East Stroudsburg South and almost scoring," he said. "I'll never forget that, but I'll always have good things to look back upon from Liberty. I loved it there."