Margie Cason had just seen grandson Curtis Brinkley off when she felt dizzy. As she rested, the phone rang: Brinkley had just been shot.
Meanwhile, Brinkley was asking nurses: "Am I going to be able to play football again?" Brinkley, who still holds the city-league record for rushing, had just been signed by the Chargers.
PREFERS TEMPLE'S OFFENSE TO PRINCETON'S
