SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Kary Vincent Sr. never missed a game.
Every Saturday, even after the late hours of coaching under the Friday night lights of Texas high school football, he arose early and made the 100-mile trek from Port Arthur to Alief, just west of Houston, to see his son, his namesake, play the game through which they’d forge their most intimate bond.
At an early age, father could see greatness in his son, Kary Vincent, Jr. He also could see the speed, strength, agility, and, most importantly, love for football that propelled Vincent Sr.