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Del Rio sacrificed time, money for opportunities

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Thursday, March 27, 2003

From 1995 to 1997, Jack Del Rio tried working up the ladder of business success as a financial consultant at Merrill Lynch but something was missing. The job was competitive, but it was hard to be obsessive. Nine-to-five doesn't work as well for a twenty-four-seven competitor. "I'm kind of a worker bee naturally," Del Rio said. He passed his "Series Seven" and was heading toward being a top financial advisor, but the sidelines still beckoned. Mike Ditka asked Del Rio to be assistant strength ...

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