This old man

sat down and talked to me the other day an old man that I haven't seen

for some time. He asked me if I had time to spare from my busy life to

spend some time with him.

He began to

talk about his life that has spanned some 75 years. The conversation lasted

for many hours, and when it was through, I saw the old man in a way I've

never seen him before.

He talked to

me about being the star running back for the local high school, Boys High.

Back in the 1940s, there were only two high schools in Atlanta Boys High

and Tech High. He earned a four-year football scholarship to Auburn University.

So for four years, he played football for Auburn, and each year his right

ankle was broken before the second game.

In his junior

year, he met his future wife, also a student at the university. Upon graduation,

they were married; six months later he was drafted into the army. Serving

two tours of duty, their first son was born in Germany.

The old man

and his wife came