Granderson's beam of white lit up locker rooms. The contagious grin made Friday night lights look dim. It drew folks to him, like moths to a light. Especially the kids. You should have seen him with the kids.
"It's a senseless act," former Lindenwood head coach Patrick Ross said Thursday, after he composed himself. "We lost somebody that was great for our community. Over nonsense."
In Monday morning's early hours Granderson became the latest victim of the city he wanted to help save. The 27-year-old local was a full-time assistant coach for the De Smet football team, a former Northern Iowa and Lindenwood defensive back, a one-time Post-Dispatch Super 30 recruit at Kirkwood whose first mention in the pages of this newspaper came when he raced down the sideline for a 34-yard touchdown.