FRISCO, Texas -- Growing up in Plano, Texas, Brandon Aubrey had friends wanting to be Dallas Cowboys stars Tony Romo, Jason Witten or DeMarcus Ware. Aubrey wanted to be someone different from those football-loving friends. He wanted to be Thierry Henry, the Arsenal star (1999-2007) and a World Cup winner with France in 1998.
"He was the best player, a lot of fun to watch," Aubrey tells ESPN. "He could do things other players couldn't do."
Aubrey may have thought more about a World Cup than a Super Bowl back then.