I thought about that as I was driving down Woodland Avenue in DeLand one time when I happened to see Hughes walking into the Jimmy John’s sub shop. I realized who it was just as he dipped inside the store, too late for me to honk and wave, but it got me to thinking. It was no surprise at all to see Hughes out in public, walking into a sub shop.
That’s who Roger Hughes is. He wasn’t just the head football coach at Stetson University. He was much more than that to the community of DeLand and he lived that role with passion.