The following are quotes captured from the March 24 Saquon Barkley Day celebration in the Whitehall-Coplay area.

• “I had the pleasure of seeing Saquon play quite a few of his high school games, and I could tell that he was developing into a special player. But when a player develops a deeper love and commitment to the game to take it to the college level, that’s a whole other ballgame. Watching Saquon play for Penn State was always something to look forward to, knowing that he came from our little organization.” - Terry Cramsey - President of the Hokendauqua Athletic Association

• “He’s truly one of the most respectful men I’ve ever met in my life. He can’t and won’t say no to anybody. It’s truly because he cares about people. He puts everyone first before himself.” - Nick Shafnisky - former Whitehall Zephyrs quarterback

•“When he gets to the NFL, someone is going to say, ‘Hey Saquon, you’re going to need to work on this,’ and he’ll master that skill and will be an NFL All-Pro within the next few years.” - Brian Gilbert - Whitehall High School football coach

• “I’ll be honest, I haven’t been a football fan since Joe Montana retired, but I will now be one of the biggest fans of whatever team is fortunate enough to draft Saquon.” - State Rep. Jeanne McNeill

• “I was blown away, not by his accomplishments on the football field, but blown away by the man that he has become. He was always a good kid, and now, he’s a fantastic man.” - Whitehall Athletic Director Bob Hartman

• “This is hopefully one of the first plaques that he is going to get. Hopefully, within about 15 years from now, we’ll see another one in Canton, Ohio.” - Coplay Councilman Lou Bodish