Another Miami Hurricane is gone too soon.
Another reason for me to look back, be sad, smile and gather my perspective.
Got the word this morning that former cornerback Leonard Myers has died of cancer. He was 38.
I immediately thought of Leonard’s father, Leonard Sr., who died of cancer in January 1996 during Myers’ junior year at Fort Lauderdale Dillard High.
Then I thought of Leonard Jr’s own children when I talked to him last in 2010: three daughters —Lauren Brinee, now 16; Brittany, 14; and Lia, 11.
Before every defensive play, Leonard Jr.