i have begun working on a book about grady caldwell because of what happened to him. grady, who is a central figure in this book i've mentioned, he fell into the pit of drug use and addiction. and i interviewed him in prison, matter of fact, for this book. but then there are other themes that emerge in his life; redemption, and his family stuck with him.

i interviewed grady caldwell and a few other blacks who came after him.o had to make adjustments. white coaches like harold dean took you supported greedy and black players that follow them. so one of the beams -- and there are other themes, but one of the teams is that high school sports, specifically put ball in the deep south did help further integration in our part of the country. >> and he played on this football team a little bit later than when grady caldwell did. what was the mood like on the team? to people talk about integration, other black players? >> and that is a great question. i played 1972. and by that point our team was probably 65, 60 percent white, the rest black. it was not discussed that just a few years earlier that was an all white football team and the color barrier had been broken in terms of that particular school. it was not discussed by the players that i've played with. and the interview, i think, in this book will help the reader understand that being a white player and being a black player who got in that football camp, and