SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Dominic Robinson's life changed forever when he had a beer with a Franciscan friar.
At 27, he found himself at a crossroads as a newcomer to Syracuse and a graduate assistant for his father, Greg Robinson, coach of the Syracuse University football team.
Should he continue stepping into the footprints left by his larger-than-life dad? Or should he follow his passion for helping the poor lift themselves up?
As a teacher and coach in a poor Chicago Catholic school, Robinson had seen athletes learn skills they could transfer to life off the field.