Articles written by Justus Caudell

Justus Caudell|May 31, 2023

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Last summer — about July, I’d guess — I got a phone call from Bubba Egbert. I knew Bubba by reputation, but at that point I’d had only one conversation with him when I’d gone to pick up my daughter after a day she spent hanging out with his sons. On the phone he said, “It’s looking like I may coach the football team this year, and I need an assistant coach in the school.” I tried to think of someone quickly — someone else, another teacher. I suggested a couple people, and Bubba hemmed and hawed a little. If I’m honest, I felt a little like I wa...