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Ricky Simmons. After making it into the USFL and starting every game for the Washington Federals in 1984 he got hooked on cocaine the same year and ultimately ended up in prison. Both of his parents had passed away so there was basically no one who would be waiting for him once he was released. Then one day still incarcerated he received a letter from none other than Tom Osborne who he had not talked to in years and wasn't even sure how Osborne knew of his whereabouts. The letter read:

 

Dear Ricky, I know your parents believed in you. I believe in you. Upon your release, if there's anything I can do to help you, feel free to contact me." Tom Osborne.

 

"I fell to me knees right there in my prison cell and turned my life over to Christ," Simmons Says.

 

Simmons left prison for good in December of 2009 and is now completely sober. He is now a licensed alcohol and drug counselor who runs an outpatient program in Lincoln.

 

 

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http://journalstar.com/sports/columnists/sipple/steven-m-sipple-inspired-by-osborne-ex-husker-simmons-back/article_706036e8-a024-576e-a054-94ea1e65995e.html

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