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Snow knows lonely. "I think he left about 192.

It was then he decided “no more,” but pride kept him from seeking help.

He also lost his living quarters when child support (he was divorced in 2006), medical and college bills — he said he owes nearly $7,000 to the University of Cincinnati, where he attempted to finish his degree before money ran out — wiped out his bank account and sent him to the streets.

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. "I didn't even like football at first."

They called him The Blizzard, mostly because of his last name, but also because he could blow opposing defenses away with his mix of power and speed.

Snow was built much like National Football League Hall of Famer and all-time rusher Emmitt Smith, who graduated high school in Florida the same year.

"He came in as a freshman about 185 or 186 and well-built," Sheehan said.

He was so good that he could have taken days off, but he never did. I'm going to have something other than football."

Ultimately, it was a knee injury that ended Snow's NFL career with the Denver Broncos in 1992.

"That's amazing, because I don't think he missed a game in high school," Sheehan said.

He never took time off either, whether it was a game or practice.

"The first thing is that everybody respected him," Sheehan said.

A benign tumor in his thigh that had to be removed kept him out of the 1990 season, but he returned to rush for more than 800 yards during his final season at Ohio State in 1991. His rushing and touchdown records were Top 5 nationally when he left high school, but are no longer in the Top 20.

He also still holds the Cincinnati Hills League record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.70 set in 1987, when he was a senior.

"It's shocking, really, when I look back and see what I did," Snow said after entering the LaRosa's Hall of Fame, which honors Greater Cincinnati's elite prep players and coaches, in 1997 along with baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

and several others. He fumbled the second-half kickoff during his first game against West Virginia.

"I was so excited," Snow said that year. But he recovered to rush for nearly 400 yards as a freshman. . a two-time all-Ohio selection as a defensive back . He finished his NFL career with 280 tackles and 13 interceptions. also played flanker and caught the winning touchdown pass in the state championship game as a senior … started four years and his teams finished 9-1, 9-1, 14-0 and 13-1 … on defense, he played cornerback as a freshman and safety the final three seasons … won nine high school letters … a high school teammate of OSU tailback Carlos Snow.

PERSONAL: Wants to teach and coach football after his playing days are over .

I have been at rock bottom, and I've come back. He led the team with more than 700 yards as a sophomore and nearly 1,000 as a junior. "I was thinking about taking it back all the way."

He fumbled twice the next week against Oregon and spent some time at the end of the bench.