Alex Wong/Getty; 1999-2000 Mankato West High School yearbook; Rebecca Zisser/BI
- Before becoming a politician, VP hopeful Tim Walz was a teacher and a football coach.
- BI spoke to four former students and an ex-colleague about their time with "Coach Walz."
- His high energy and 'Midwestern dad' persona are absolutely authentic, they said.
Seth Meyer can remember the first time he met Tim Walz.
"I was just your average adolescent, angry punk rock vegan kid who hated the system, and thought: 'Oh, my God, this guy's the football coach. Screw him' — because nothing says 'the system' like the football coach."