Inky Johnson: Overcoming Adversity to Triumph

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My personal hero would be Inky Johnson. Inky Johnson is my hero because he came out of the projects and showed everyone that no matter what, if you set your mind to something, you can do it. He once said, “See something, believe in it, and go get it.” Inky Johnson grew up in the projects and was very poor. He told his mom when he was little that he was going to make it to the NFL, so they wouldn’t have to work ever again. Inky had a great High School career and was given a scholarship to play football at the University of Tennessee. Inky had made the starting lineup is sophomore year, and by his junior year he was projected to be in the first round of the NFL draft. Inky told his mom that in a couple months all of his struggles will be over.

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