About the Author
Born in East St. Louis in the late 1960s, Brian is an African- American who struggled profoundly in his youth. Brian was introduced to sports and instantly fell in love with football, basketball, baseball, track, and field wrestling in his early years. He also developed a musical talent, playing the saxophone and joining the Black Knights Drum and Bugle Corps, participating in the percussion section specializing and playing in the snare drum line from 1980 to 1983.


