High School
President's Second Term: Former Top Recruit Takes Charge in Temple
Chad President led the Temple Wildcats to a state championship game at quarterback. Now 28 years old, he's the first African-American coach in program history.
His grandmother’s house was a treasure chest of photographs of his father and uncles, the family’s history outlined on the wall in Temple Wildcats’ uniforms. As a young boy, Chad President would pepper his father with questions about what life was like back then. One photo of his uncle Daina making a tackle in football caught his eye.
“What’s with the pants?” Chad asked.
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