


There is one other important life lesson tic-tac-toe has taught Simmons, "You can't let things distract you!" Patience is a big thing with kids, especially as they grow and start to make those mistakes, but I want to be that dad who is there for her to be able to listen to her when she has those problems, not just forcing her to do things." "Patience is a big thing being a dad because for me I don't really know what I'm doing," he admits. Personally, patience has taken on an even bigger role in his life now that he recently became a father for the first time when his daughter, Leilani Nevaeh Jo, was born just before Big 12 Media Day in July. They were great players who could make big plays at any time so I had to be a factor whenever defenses rotated toward them to make that play to keep things going," he said. "It was the same with last year when we had big players on the team like David Sills and Gary Jennings. "Patience has played a role, 'Oh, I don't have that many touchdowns' or 'I'm not getting that many targets' but I just have to realize at the time that's what's best for the team and I have to play my role and do whatever I could. You've got to be able to sit down and see the big picture of things," he says. Simmons says patience has been so important to him professionally and personally. There, at the outfield wall (which was actually just a short chainlink fence) stood Larry Jr. Perhaps the most important characteristic is patience. Her dad asked Gary if she could sing the national anthem. You've just got to make a move and go with it sometimes." The 2nd of 3 children born to parents Gilbert Leonard Jennings and Sally Massey Jennings. Gary was born at PIP hospital in Plainwell, Michigan on December 16, 1943.

"I think I do a pretty good job of seeing the move in front of me, but I just try and see the future aspect of it because everything happening in front of you might not be what's happening two moves ahead so you've got to be prepared to adjust in the moment," he adds. Jennings, Gary Lee Comstock Township, MI Gary, age 76, was surrounded by family and passed away on Monday morning, Decemafter an 8-month battle with pancreatic cancer. As a youth he spent his time helping on the family farm while his dad delivered mail. "You have to be ready for a counter attack from an opponent and you have to basically see a couple of moves ahead of the move you are making at the time and just go with the flow really. George will be met in paradise by those in his family who went before him, his mother, Camila dad, Eleuterio sisters, Cecilia and Elizabeth brother, Johnny. They were married 56 years and during those years had 5 children. "You have to know what you want to do before you do it," he explains. says tic tac-toe-strategy also applies to his college football career. Simmons to play T.J.'s favorite game – tic-tac-toe. Our producer Sarah Ramundt recently sat down with West Virginia University junior wide receiver T.J.
