Spiritguy
12-17-2014, 02:41 PM
Looks like Roby has a great roll model.
Steve Atwater chuckles at the memory.
The Broncos' legendary safety was sitting in the stands watching Peachtree Ridge High School play football. The powerhouse Class 5A team from Suwanee, Ga., included Atwater's son, Steve Jr., as well as a swift, hard-hitting, play-making cornerback/wide receiver named Bradley Roby, who would go on to become the Broncos' first-round draft choice in 2014.
"Bradley's mom, Betty, came to every game. She sat right near us," Atwater recalled. "She's very proud of her son, and man, she would talk some noise. She'd be sitting in the stands shouting '4-2-8! 4-2-8!' "
It took Atwater a while before he figured out what Mary Roby was shouting about.
"It was because Bradley ran a 4.28 40-yard dash — in high school, if you can imagine that," Atwater said. "Betty is very proud of her son. Whenever my wife (Letha) talks to Betty, I always tell her, 'Say hello to 4-2-8!' " http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_27151504/broncos-great-steve-atwater-made-bradley-roby-feel-like-part-family (http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_27151504/broncos-great-steve-atwater-made-bradley-roby-feel-like-part-family)
Steve Atwater chuckles at the memory.
The Broncos' legendary safety was sitting in the stands watching Peachtree Ridge High School play football. The powerhouse Class 5A team from Suwanee, Ga., included Atwater's son, Steve Jr., as well as a swift, hard-hitting, play-making cornerback/wide receiver named Bradley Roby, who would go on to become the Broncos' first-round draft choice in 2014.
"Bradley's mom, Betty, came to every game. She sat right near us," Atwater recalled. "She's very proud of her son, and man, she would talk some noise. She'd be sitting in the stands shouting '4-2-8! 4-2-8!' "
It took Atwater a while before he figured out what Mary Roby was shouting about.
"It was because Bradley ran a 4.28 40-yard dash — in high school, if you can imagine that," Atwater said. "Betty is very proud of her son. Whenever my wife (Letha) talks to Betty, I always tell her, 'Say hello to 4-2-8!' " http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_27151504/broncos-great-steve-atwater-made-bradley-roby-feel-like-part-family (http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_27151504/broncos-great-steve-atwater-made-bradley-roby-feel-like-part-family)