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Henry Ruggs honors fallen friend with a new tattoo

In a situation birthed out of tragedy, he’s about to put in the biggest piece to a promise he made to a fallen friend and the family he loves as his own. Henry Ruggs III is a quiet person to those in the public eye.

With a smile, he speaks to those that greet him yet much lies behind the smile.

On the field, he turns into a young man that is ever reminded of life being more than him. Prior to the accomplishments he would gain at the University of Alabama, Ruggs had a special support system.