Derrick Gore’s road from Nottingham High School to one of the favorites to win this year’s Super Bowl took him from running staircases on Euclid Avenue to sandpits in the middle of campus at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas.
It took him to four different college programs, including a pair of remote outposts. It required him to serve as a practice squad player with three different NFL teams and overcome being released five times.
“This is one of the better stories in America,” Coffeyville running backs coach Dickie Rolls said. “That someone could have that much faith in themselves.