National Football Foundation

Setting a bar that will be difficult to reach, Ricky Zorn built an exceptional and impressive legacy at Lake Highlands High School that extends far beyond the accomplishments of all but the most gifted student-athletes. 

A three-year letterman at quarterback and a two-time captain, Zorn earned District 9-5A MVP honors as a junior and a senior on the gridiron. He received Lake Highlands' All-Around Skills award, selected by the Wildcat coaching staff, as a junior. 

As a junior, Zorn completed 106 of 193 passes for 1,889 yards and 23 touchdowns, while rushing 164 times for 1,229 yards and 21 scores. In his senior campaign, Zorn connected on 93 of 154 passes for 1,584 yards and 18 touchdowns, gained 1,124 yards rushing with another 12 touchdowns. In all, Zorn accumulated 5,826 yards of total offense and scored 74 touchdowns. 

In the classroom, Zorn ranked second in a class of 494 students with a GPA of 102.38 on a 100-point scale. He was selected to the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta. He was chosen as the Youth of the Month by the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands for excellence in academics, leadership and community service. 

Zorn also established himself as a leader off the field and beyond the classroom. He served as vice president of the World Affairs Club; participated as a member of the Lake Highlands Student Council for four years; and played a role in the Richardson Independent School District Bi-Racial Committee. Selected for the Professional Internship Program during his senior year, he interned at Morgan Keegan, a brokerage and investment banking firm, during the fall semester. 

"Ricky Zorn is the athlete every coach would like to have on his team," said Lake Highlands head coach Scott Smith. "His athletic ability speaks for itself, but there is more to Ricky than just athletics. He was very active in his school as well, and he was very involved in his church and with Young Life Ministries as a youth leader in both of those ministries. Ricky was highly involved in many activities and still carried a 102.38 GPA and was ranked number two in a class of 492. The character and leadership abilities that Ricky Zorn possesses are unmatched in my 19-year career as a high school football coach. It was my honor and privilege to have worked with Ricky Zorn." 

Zorn attended Harvard University and caught 87 passes for 1,288 yards and seven touchdowns in two seasons with the Crimson. He is currently a litigation assistant for Boston law firm Cetrulo, LLP.