What it means to be ‘coach’ in Texas. Art Briles’ return to football.
Like most young boys, Holly Grigson’s two sons love sports. But with their father not in the picture, sports have taken on an extra significance for them. She highlights a baseball coach they’ve had for years.
“It’s like he’s taken them in. I mean, if they need it they can call him in the middle of the night if they need anything,” she says.
“That’s the way coaches are,” she adds, “and I think Coach Briles is like that, too. I can sense that in him.”
In small-town Texas, the “coach” honorific is up there with “mayor” in terms of stature, and for decades Art Briles has been one of the best there is. In recent years he has also been one of the most polarizing…
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