We Came From Poverty, Football Was Our Way Out

In this reunion episode of From Behind This Chair, I'm sitting down with two people who go way back with me, Victor Jackson, now Pastor Victor Jackson, and Tino Wilson. This is real friendship, real brotherhood, and the kind of bond that comes from high school football, college football, and growing through life together. We take it back nearly 50 years, talking about the work, the discipline, and the way football shaped us. We get into stories about my work ethic, my hands, my route running, and the practices that made all of us better. Victor talks about what it meant to compete, to be pushed, and how those moments helped him earn his spot. We also talk about the bigger picture, moving from Ohio to Texas, chasing football scholarships, and being Black students on a mostly Anglo West Texas college campus. We speak on the racism, the pressure, the hard times, and how loyalty kept us together even when life had us in different places. And because this is still From Behind This Chair, we do not just stay serious. We laugh too, about retirement after 40 years in law enforcement, thrift store hunting, drawing designs in haircuts, and the little things that tell the bigger story. This one is about Black friendship, football brotherhood, Texas football culture, loyalty, and the people who knew you before the world did. Watch, like, and subscribe, and come sit with us.   _____________ Fam, real talk, thank you for rocking with me. This chair is only growing because y'all keep showing up. If you want to help us keep it going, here's the clear path:   👉 Listen and share: Catch From Behind This Chair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube, then send this to one person who needs it. 👉 Pull up closer on Patreon: Tap the Patreon link in the bio and join from $10 a month for early drops, bonus conversations, and behind-the-scenes. 👉 Show love through the shop: Hit the online shop via the link in bio and grab something from the Chair Collection.   Pull up a chair, join the community: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/thefbtcpodcast Shop: https://frombehindthischair.com/collections/the-chair-collection  IG: https://www.instagram.com/frombehindthischair/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/frombehindthischair  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frombehindthischair  X: https://x.com/thefbtcpodcast