Son of a coach, apprentice of a master
This is from the article posted in the News forum....It's my favorite part. Kirby's dad says to him...
"I told him that night on the phone, `You know, you've been in some great football environments at LSU and Georgia, but you need to understand, you've never been anywhere like Alabama,'" recalled Sonny Smart, who was born and reared in the Dothan area. "That first spring when they had 92,000 (spectators at A-Day), it dawned on him that hey, this is a big deal."