May 17, 2013
Arizona State coach Todd Graham didn't deliver the baby, but at this
point, we wouldn't be all that surprised if he had.
Graham was among the first to meet defensive
graduate assistant Rudy Burgess' newborn son in a local hospital early —
very early — Friday morning.
In a picture posted to
social media by Burgess' fiancée, Graham is seen holding the newborn,
Maddox Tyrice Burgess, as the clock on the wall in the background reads
approximately 1:34. An ASU spokesman confirmed that it was not 1:34 p.m.
Objectivity and football matters aside, it's hard
to not be impressed by a coach who gets out of bed at 1 a.m. to come
meet the newborn baby of a graduate assistant he's known for only about a
year. Burgess, a former ASU receiver, joined Graham's staff last season
as an offensive graduate assistant.
-- Tyler Lockman
