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For the next ten minutes, John and I got caught up on each other’s lives. Well, I should say that he got caught up with my life. Where do you live? In the Cities? That’s quite a drive: why don’t you move up here? Are you married? That’s great. How many kids do you have? Why did you come back to teach? How do you like it?

A few times, I tried to ask him a question about himself or football, but he quickly answered and then returned with a question about my life.

Running late, as usual, I had to excuse myself. So we parted ways, he to do whatever it was he did in the offseason, me to lecture on the wonders of debits and credits.

A few days later, as I approached John’s office again, I figured I would just walk past. He peered up from his newspaper when he heard my footsteps coming down the hall. I made eye contact but didn’t break stride.

I feared I would be bothering him if I stopped to talk. After all, I was but an adjunct assistant professor, with less than a semester of service to the university under my belt. And he was the big man on campus, easily the most influential member in the 150-year history of the university. He had been featured regularly in the New York Times and USA Today and had graced the cover of Sports Illustrated.