Myles James was the first high school player Robert Green recruited after being hired as an assistant coach with the Navy football program.
They hit it off immediately due largely to shared experience. Green, who played football for Navy from 1994-97, grew up in the Atlanta metro region.
“I remember Myles being very mature for his age and quickly grasped the value of a Naval Academy education,” Green said. “He had one of the bubbliest personalities of anyone I ever recruited — such a huge smile.”
That broad, beaming smile was what many remember about James, who was found unresponsive on June 23 while on leave from the Naval Academy.