Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
BYU's Parker Dawe poses with a football helmet and his graduation cap and robe in the football offices in Provo on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
The biggest message is figuring out your purpose and what you want to become and living up to your potential.
PROVO — If nothing else, Parker Dawe was persistent.
After a lackluster academic career at Pleasant Grove High, Dawe served an LDS Church mission in Boston, then attended Snow Junior College and Utah Valley University.
Dawe worked hard to improve his grades and he had his sights set on playing football at BYU.