My daughter-in-law (a denist with her own practice) worked on Troy Brown's teeth 3 or 4 summers ago. When she told him what a big fan her father-in-law was of him he autographed her business card for her to give to me.
I've seen Troy, Randy Moss, Chad Pennington, Byron Leftwich, and most of the other more than 20 ex- Marshall Univ. current NFL players (I think 4 of them are PATS) both on and off the field during their days in Huntington. The 4 I mentioned make visits to the area on a yearly basis. Troy has a residence here.
Speaking of Randy: He is a moody, sometimes mad at the world, type of guy when dealing with adults (especially sports reporters and commentators). But he is great with children. He makes nearly annual visits to the Charleston, WV area where he signs autographs for young children (just keep the adults out of the line). He usually then takes a large group of underpriveledged children and parents on a day long outting to an amusement park or some other activity hundreds of miles away at his expense. He really is patient and giving when children are involved. The RAND University deal is a "shout out" to his friends in Rand, WV where he was born and raised. Randy played at Dupont High in Rand and spent 2 years at Marshall Univ. before going pro.
He is the most graceful athlete I've ever seen in person. He makes the impossible look routine and does so in what appears to be an effortless way. He gets a bad, undeserved, rap from the scorned sports media about not going all out. Randy IS a competitor and as long as those around him are giving their best you can count on him doing the same. His career numbers are not those of a slacker - they speak for themselves.
