Richards went from sharing a one-bedroom apartment with his parents and two siblings, to a starting cornerback for the Oklahoma State football team.
The kids playing football grew smaller and smaller as the car moved away. Why couldn’t he be like them? He had the itch to run, tackle and throw, but was instead confined to watching others do so. It was torture.
He was coming back from watching a friend play in a community league game. When the team huddled up, the boy ran to join them. It was as close as he could get to the joy of playing.