Chapter Seven: An Unidentified Lion

Before every game Coach would gather all his men around him in the locker room and have us bow our heads and he’d holler, “Our Father Art in Heaven not all of us are religious min we admit it but we got a lot of Thy Spirit so let’s go out and beat them guys. But if it be Thine will to let us lose at least let’s me and you build the characteristics of these young min and we’ll git ’em next time. P.S., help Billy Bauman, he’s Number 78 I believe, and Ervin Huddlebury, he’s the big guy at center, you can’t miss ’im. Help these young min remember the plays. In Jeez name we pray it, Amen. Okay, now let’s git out there and beat them goddam bastards!”