Starting from the age of 8, Willie had trained to play football. He bounced around from school to school and program to program due to his father’s job taking him all over the country. Much like his travel life, he bounced around on the field. Willie started out as a quarterback, before moving to running back and then wide receiver. Nothing seemed to stick until he tried out cornerback and then it was like a symphony on the field. Everything seemed to fall into place like a timelapse of a jigsaw puzzle and finally all the hard work and dedication was showing itself on the field. Had he not pursued football, I’m sure another sport would have been able to convince Willie to give it a shot, and to the surprise of no one, he would absolutely excel there too. If all sports are off the table, instead Willie would probably be a teacher of some sort. Any job that would allow him to give back to the community that built this local legend would be good in his book. Maybe a teacher, maybe a community center employee, maybe a coach, maybe even some sort of politician. Whatever it takes to give the kids, and the families what they need.
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