When it comes to the Johnson family, burnt orange is in their blood.
Football practice stalled momentarily on a field in San Jose, Calif., as Johnnie Johnson, a former All-American defensive back at Texas, surveyed his team of Mighty Mites players. The object of his search: a player capable of lining up against his nine-year-old son, Kirk.
Most were either unwilling or unable to tackle Kirk, who had evidently inherited some of his father's bruising strength on the field.
Until one kid stepped forward.
That kid was Collin Johnson, Kirk's younger brother by two years.