... Especially when you have nothing to lose.

And that's what I learned about this man.

Reading a book on coaching football, it was in the manual's forward that I found the simple wisdom that impacted a life, a university, and a faraway apprentice.

Homer C. Rice coached at the high school, college, and professional levels during his esteemed career. But he'd leave his most indelible mark as the Athletic Director at The Georgia Institute of Technology.

Often overshadowed by its in-state nemesis, Georgia Tech's place in the pantheon of college football is as respected as that maintained by the Bulldogs of the University of Georgia or any other program in the nation.

But it's what I learned about his life and how ...

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