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RH: Envelope From Jeffries Helped Foxworth Through Grad School

He looked too small to play NCAA Division I football, so coaches advised him to wear a loose-fitting sweater to pump up his appearance. By his own admission, Maurice Foxworth didn't dedicate himself to his studies while at Wichita State University.

None of that ultimately impeded Foxworth, now an intellectual property lawyer and consultant who lives in Woodbridge, Va. He had help, which is one reason he will return to Wichita this weekend for Wichita State's All-Years Football Reunion.

"I want to honor Coach (Willie) Jeffries for making those types of opportunities possible," he said.

Foxworth's size didn't dissuade Jeffries, the Wichita State football coach who signed him as a defensive back out of University City High School in St.