I was good at particle sports so I got to do most of what I wanted. That said it either pickup games or city-league/intramural. Only HS varsity sport was water polo and not many positions other than goalie and hole (both of which sucked more than playing a wing). College was strictly intramural but it could get competitive, as my broken wrist during a floor hockey game proved.
In little league I was a 2nd baseman. Of course everyone wanted to pitch and as a pitcher I was a great infielder. In softball for intramural and city league I did get to pitch both blooper and fast pitch. Otherwise I was a shortstop. I would love to get back on the diamond but my last games a few years ago both my g/f and son cringed everytime I moved on the field fearing I wasn't going to get up
I never played organized football other than some city league flag stuff. I was a great QB in 2-hand touch on the street. I often wondered if that would have translated to the real game.