Family and former teammates of Austin Peay Football players talk about his life

Limestone Co, Ala. (Waff) -William Hardrick's parents say how many other football players dreamed of playing in the NFL.

“He worked hard to achieve it and make us proud,” said Dionne Bryant, his mother, in an interview With our sister station WSMV.

These dreams for the Austin Pay Redshirt senior were tragically falsified when the investigators said a driver behind tThe bike with a semi-layer drove drunk I-65 South downBeat 8 cars, kill harring.

“I still don't think,” said Ervin Stone. “I am at this point where it is just a dream and I have to wake up.”

Hardrick was on his way home to Adamsville, Alabama, to get his star -ID. He was only an hour away from his parents.

“Now it's just why? Why William? William was the child who did everything right,” said Stone. “All of these obstacles through. Beat all of these obstacles to encounter it.”

Hardick was recruited by the little High School to play Mississippi for the state. His parents say when the team learned that he had played with a broken shoulder for two years, they sent him home.

During his time as a bulldog, he welcomed to Juco Transfer, now the USC cover -decarlos Nicholson, with open arms.

“He welcomed me and so. He is one of the funniest types I've ever met,” said Nicholson. “He didn't care what he had to do, he just wanted to play ball.”

Nicholson says, even though they are not teammates, they have still connected their dreams to play in the NFL.

“Yesterday afternoon we started writing a little and it was just crazy because he didn't even read it,” said Nicholson.

It was a picture of Nicholson and Hardrick in the state of Mississippi that Hardrick never saw.

“We had just spoken as if we were the only two that are not there, so we have to make it,” said Nicholson. “I just hate that things didn't work out for him.”

His family says that he finally had the feeling that he had found his home in Austin Peay.

“He was pretty happy and quite excited about this season and his grades and was ready to do the college,” said Stone.

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