GOLDEN — Nearly 13 years after his father was murdered on the streets of Denver, Darius Williams stood on a football field in Broncos Country and triumphantly raised his palms toward heaven, pulling down the thunder.
“I was born to do this. When I play football, everything clicks in my mind. It’s my escape,” Williams said Saturday, after beating Colorado School of Mines 23-3 in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
“My Dad wasn’t able to live out his football dreams, so I’m trying to fulfill them.”
This feisty sophomore at Texas A&M-Commerce wears No. 27, just as his late father did for the Broncos.