Sometimes life comes full circle. For former Temple University men's basketball great Derrick Battie, the citizens of Dallas are so thankful that this Owls' life has done just that.
Battie, who grew up in Dallas, was a star player at South Oak Cliff High. A 6-10 forward, he led SOC to its second State Championship his senior year in 1992. That is when he met a person who would help change his life, Temple Hall of Fame coach John Chaney.
"I remember him coming to South Oak Cliff and recruiting me," said Battie. "We had Sunday dinner on Tuesday because my grandmother believed when you had company come over you had to take care of them.