NFL Coach Quits the Game He Loves to Watch His Sons Play Football

Posted Jan 25, 2017
Austin Proehl can’t wait until football season next year. The 21-year- old communications major at Carolina will be a starter, a wide receiver for the Tar Heels, and for the first time in his college career his dad plans to be in the stands for every game. That’s because his dad, Ricky Proehl, is quitting his job as an NFL coach to be able to watch his two sons play football. (People)

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