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First, tell me a bit about coach and who influenced you as a coach, and how?

Well, I’m back in Alabama, coaching high school football.

I played for quite a few coaches. Bill Oliver was my secondary coach in Alabama and I enjoyed playing for him. Of course I played for Bill Belichick and Nick Sabam too.

I liked the fact that all three coaches were meticulous about the small things. The fundamentals, techniques, and assignments. They’d stress playing at eight, not 10 yards off, or five, not three – to be precise. Those small things that made a big difference.

They also weren’t yellers. I like to coach and teach – I don’t like to yell. Especially with high school kids-  they clam up when you start yelling at them. So I related to that too.

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Who was Buddy Parker. Here are some stories from former Steelers on Buddy:

Pete Brewster: “Brown and Parker were both teachers of the game. It’s funny. When I was traded to Cleveland I thought I was on the team. I didn’t realize I still had to make the team!”

Frank Varrichione: “Parker – he changed everything. He slowed practices down. We’d do more walk-throughs and less hitting. It was a big welcome for players. He was tough and demanded perfection. But he took it much easier on us.

When Parker got there in ’56, on his first day he looked at this huge blocking sled we had to use, made out of real heavy lumber. It took seven guys to move it with their shoulders. The first thing Parker said was, he wanted seven of us to push the sled way off the field. He never wanted to see it again.”

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Tomorrow Bobby Layne would have been 93. Here’s some fun stories from former Steelers who played with Bobby:

Don Sutherin: “I remember when we were playing the Bears – Doug Atkins kept knocking Layne on his butt – bloodied him. So Layne tells us to let Atkins come free next time, and he throws the ball at Atkins, right in the mouth! Well, Doug killed Layne after that.”

Pete Brewster: “Bobby Layne and I got along good. One funny story he told me was when he played in Detroit.  Everyone there knew him. One day he was driving home and he was pulled over by the police. They said he wasn’t driving right, or something like that. They knew he was inebriated. Bobby asked them why they were pulling him over when they only had one headlight. The policeman told Bobby. “That’s because it’s a motorcycle, Bobby.” Then they told his buddy who was in the car with him to get him home!”

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First, can you let me know what you’ve been doing since your time in the NFL?

Well, I started a training business – ETHICS Training – helping a lot of kids get through high school and college.

Personally, I got married and have three kids. My daughter is a state champion volleyball player who was player of the week at Tulane twice now. My oldest son is getting offers from Pitt, Virginian and other schools – he’s a wide receiver and linebacker at North Allegheny. And my younger son is a sophomore and is already dunking – he’s already playing above the rim.

Tell me more about your training and coaching experience – what do you focus on?

I speak hope into kids and try to help change their mindsets. A lot of kids don’t see value in who they are. David in the Bible showed his value with the slingshot – I’m trying to show kids how they can find their own value as well.

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