FRISCO, Texas
North Carolina's Bertie County is rural and largely scenic with quaint farms and small towns. But appearances can be deceiving.
More than 20 percent of its residents live below the poverty line. Most young people aren't gifted with family money or privileged pedigrees.
To make it in life they must learn the value of discipline and hard work, lessons that John Richardson's father taught every day while coaching middle school football at West Bertie Elementary School.
Richardson watched his dad, John Richardson, Jr., coach for years, and then played for him.