Tad Baucom coached Sam Howell at Sun Valley High School outside Charlotte. Baucom has been able to attend everyone of Howell's college home games UNC. Howell has been there for Baucom too, even in the darkest of times.
This will be stepping up and running at 10 and he will try into the end zone touchdown and it's Sam, you've seen Sam how break records is going to come up and gun looking long looking for the end zone touchdown with a spectacular catch, break tackles but you haven't seen him from this perspective Tam Newton tournament we were in, we actually took cameras money that year. Tad bach um, is known for his toothpicks. I have a toothpick holder path, just love toothpicks and for being house high school head coach, it's kind of like having a part of your family up here. You know, I just kind of lean back and sometimes I just look at him, especially that one bottom is the head coach at Hickory Grove christian in charlotte now, but he spent six seasons at Sun Valley High School where he remembers coming across one of the best middle schoolers he's ever seen. It looked like a man amongst boys had stubble, black beard already, hal had the arm chest out, elbow up spinning the ball but bach um also saw the character, the little things that mattered to him a lot. Welcome has been able to attend every home game of house college career. Hal has been there for him to even in the darkest of times, you know, it's been a share of struggles but God's good God's plan is perfect. Bottoms daughter Taylor died May of 2020 bottom says she had been battling postpartum depression and accidentally overdosed on her medication. The worst call ever. Got seven a.m. And son in law called and said, I can't get air. I can't get air in there at the funeral. How was one of the many who came to show support? You know, our eyes met and he just, yeah, it meant the world to me. I mean, there's a lot of people there. It meant it meant a lot to me, but here's the, you know, 19 year old kid coaching this, help back and find peace again. He's lost a daughter, but has gained hundreds of sons. Do you ever think you'll coach another Sam? How? I never thought I'd coach one? So yeah, I'll keep the door open for two and you know, I don't want to ask God to bring me one because I'm perfectly happy with, you know, dancing with the ones that brought me here. But it would be it would be okay to do that. Pat, walter, february esports charlotte