It was July 11, 2011, just a few days ago, that a young man asked to speak with me about his math class. He introduced himself and said he worked for the Houston Texans YMCA. Later he added that his grandparents lived next door to the parents of Bubba Smith, a former Oakland Raider. Smith played for the Raiders from 1973 to 1974.

I was surprised on that da...

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