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Dave Hyde: James White (and his hometown support system) live the Super Bowl dream

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A few hours before the Super Bowl kickoff, a text message popped into James White’s cellphone.

“Good luck. We’re proud of you. I love you.”

George Smith, White’s coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School., didn’t expect the New England Patriots running back to see the message, much less respond until after the game. But a few minutes later, Smith’s phone lit up in his Fort Lauderdale, Fla., home.

“Thanks, coach, I love you.”

So began a shared Sunday between White, the unlikely hero of New England’s Super Bowl win, and the people who helped him there.