Thomas Roach would have loved it, seeing his son streak down the field in an NFL playoff game.
He was an Iowa high school football hall of famer after his career at Central Lyon High School in Rock Rapids, a small town near the Minnesota border, and then earned four varsity letters playing fullback at Iowa State from 1978 to 1981.
After settling in Omaha, Nebraska, he dove into the local sports scene, starting a website to broadcast the games of Elkhorn Public Schools – schools where his three children Trevor, Tyler and Tara starred in their own athletic endeavors.