Kirby Wilson and Browns head coach Hue Jackson were both born and raised under the blue skies and bright sun of Los Angeles, California. They both claim Dorsey High School as their alma mater, their childhood homes were roughly 10 minutes apart.
“We could ride a bike to each other’s houses we were so close,” said Wilson, who joined Cleveland’s coaching staff as its running backs coach/run game coordinator in January.
But it wasn’t until college when he met Jackson while on a trip back to Dorsey one fall.
“I kept hearing about this quarterback at Dorsey High — my alma mater — that was tearing it up, that he was a really special player.