Hakeem Nicks shares Super Bowl moment with his high school coach

Posted Feb 6, 2012
Before New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks was a Super Bowl champion, he was a North Carolina Tar Heel. Before he was a Tar Heel, he played for coach Tom Knotts at Independence High School in Charlotte. Nicks never forgot where he came from, inviting Knotts to the Super Bowl. (Charlotte Observer)

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