Bakersfield, California is a town of around 400,000 people, located roughly two hours north of Los Angeles. It is often referred to as “Nashville West” because of its connection to country music. Several famous country stars came from there, including Merle Haggard and Buck Owens.
Orbin and Anna Love lived in a modest home there, raising their three daughters Emily, Kami and Alexis. Orbin cherished his girls, but he also longed for a son. Someone to whom he could teach his beloved game of football. Someone he could mentor and develop into maybe following in his footsteps. Orbin was a quarterback with a dream of one day starting under center in the National Football League.