Football carried Jeff Owens from his home in South Florida to the University of Georgia and then to a stint in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.
John Curry/Staff GeorgiaJeff Owens celebrate with the fans after Georgia's 26-23 win over Alabama. Saturday, September 22, 2007 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Owens was still involved in the sport coaching back home at Plantation High when he realized the next step his life should take.
It happened when he was doing what assistant coaches sometimes do. While taking a couple of players home after practice, it struck him that he could help more in a different way.