Chapter 48
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Palm Field
10:18 A.M.
James Coffler:
I learned from Luther Coffler, James’s grandfather, that the man had retired from football and moved west. James heard of a ranch in Stockton County, Oklahoma, that offered free room and board to trainable and muscular ranch hands.
Luther told me at a Sunday afternoon game in confidence, “James likes horses and hard work. He’ll do fine in Oklahoma, once he learns how to be a cowboy. I give the guy credit. He’s brave for leaving Florida and starting a new life. Not many men will change careers like he has. He’s a good man, a brave one.”