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More than a number: Dajon Richard dedicates football journey to family

While Dajon Richard has not played a snap of football yet at Southern Miss, he has already emerged as a rising force in the running back corps after impressing coaches and teammates all fall camp. The standout Hinds Community College transfer dons his new colors of black and gold but has kept a number that is a reminder of what he has to fight for.

Richard has worn the number six since his days at Patterson High School in his hometown, Patterson, Louisiana, a small town with a population of around 6,000 people.

For Richard, football presented the opportunity to do what he loved and to stick to his father’s word.