In January, just after he scored the winning touchdown, Ian Johnson dropped to one knee in front of his girlfriend, Chrissy Popadics and the world to ask if she would marry him.

My heart warmed at the precious moment Ian Johnson chose to share with me, a perfect stranger. That warmth was quickly followed by a sense of sorrow and pity for what I knew this young couple was about to endure.
At that instant, viewers of the Fiesta Bowl were divided in two – reminiscent of the 40’s and 50’s we have seen in old syndicated television shows.
Racial tension had again …read more