Haugh: Tillman’s high school coach planted ball-punch seed
(MCT) — CHICAGO — Turnover Tuesday at Belton (Texas) High School football practice this week figures to begin with a story coach Rodney Southern hopes will resonate with players as well as his words once did with Charles Tillman.
Now that Tillman publicly gave him props, Southern will tell his team before its weekly ball-stripping drills about the day 13 years ago he gave the future Bears cornerback a tip he later turned into an art form.
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