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The Warrior from Honey Grove: Inside the fight of Larry McFarlin's life
Honey Grove Warriors defensive coordinator Larry McFarlin was diagnosed with Stage IV Colon cancer 15 months ago. No matter the outcome, he's already beaten it by how he lives.
Larry McFarlin has coached high school football in East Texas for four decades. Honey Grove head coach Shane Fletcher jokes his defensive coordinator is as old as Moses, but McFarlin insists he’s the youngest on staff. His motor wears the other coaches out.
His body has aged with time. But in his mind, McFarlin is still the senior from Bonham High School who played Mike linebacker at 126 pounds. His team went 8–2 that season, he’ll have you know. All these years later, he sees in every kid what his high school coach, Jake Swann, saw in him.
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