Darrell Huckaby p2
From 8-25-14
Our story on Darrel Huckaby continues: By giving up coaching, it gave Darrell more time to write from his vast reservoir of stories & experiences. I always encouraged him to write full-time, but he felt that he wanted to be in front of his students, and he needed the funding to take care of his family. His writings have had an effect & influence on thousands in many places, and in many ways.
I remember one of my friends at UGA telling me about their defensive coach, who was being harassed by a lot of Bulldog followers about their porous defense. The coach had previously stated that the only thing he read in the newspapers was Darrell Huckaby's articles. One day when Darrell wrote about his defense, my friend told me that this "tough" guy actually shed tears when he read Darrell's article and said, "Even 'Huck' has turned against me!" The tough coach felt that many people had turned their back on him. One thing that we can know is that there are thousands of us who will never turn our back on Darrell Huckaby! He has always remembered his humble beginnings in a little mill town, but with great support from his family, and his early mentor, Coach B.C. Crowell, he has enjoyed a life appreciated & admired by many.
On numerous occasions I have called on Darrell to speak to my teams, to "run errands" for me, and to do many other things such as taking my players to the Kentucky H.S. State Tournament while I was out of the country, make sandwiches to take with us on some of our trips, etc., (the list of his contributions is extremely long, but you get the idea--). He has never failed me! Darrell has written articles on all of our teams and many of his stories are about the lives of many special friends. You only have to read one of his stories, such as J.Hope Branham or Sheriff Henry Odum (http://www.coachronbradley.com/sheriff_odum.html), or one of his many books, to know why he is considered to be one of the great writers of our times! I've always thanked my Maker for Darrell Huckaby, and the major role he has played in my life! We are including many articles Darrell has written for us and about us. http://www.coachronbradley.com/huckabyarticles.html.
