As a youngster, Lance Phillips played baseball at W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas. Like many boys, he dreamed of playing in the major leagues.
His performance as a catcher and pitcher won him a scholarship to Navarro Junior College, a North Texas school known for sending players to the big leagues. He majored in business and played ball in 1987-88. Injuries derailed his baseball career, but not his ambition to succeed.Summers found Phillips working as a pipe fitter with his two older brothers. He worked one job in 1987 and 1988 installing pipe at the 110 mgd Southside Wastewater Treatment
