Growing up in Galveston, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans interacted with former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl nose tackle Casey Hampton during his annual football camps.
That planted a lasting seed with Evans, the former Texas A&M star who was named to his first Pro Bowl last season.
Evans avoided trouble while living in the Galveston housing projects and overcame a family tragedy at age 9 when his father, Mickey, was murdered by Evans' uncle.
Sam Kilgore, Evans' uncle, stabbed and shot Mickey Evans after becoming enraged by the domestic violence his sister, Heather Kilgore, had been subjected to by Evans' dad.