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From the New York Times
September 8, 2008
Winning Against Hopelessness
by Ryan Goldberg
HOUSTON — For several months in 1989, in neighborhoods that had been devastated by gang violence and drugs, the sight of a red Toyota Land Cruiser would scatter teenagers loitering on street corners and in public housing projects.
The driver would shout at them, hoping to convince them that he was not an undercover police officer. They might have stayed and listened had they known this man was there to help. Or if they had known about his past.
“The kids would whisper 5-0 under their breath,” the man, Roynell Young, recently recalled with a laugh. “The red truck became a giveaway.”
At the time, Young was one year removed from an N.F.L. career that had spanned nine years and included an All-Pro season and a Super Bowl appearance. A tough 6-foot-1 defensive back for the Eagles, he had been a fan favorite at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
But when he retired, he ducked from the spotlight and resurfaced here, where he said his real calling resided. He had passed through this city in college and figured that few here would know much about his football life. He said he did not want his fame to interfere with his message. more...
From Guidepost
March 2009
Game Changer
by Roynell Young
There they were. Same place, same kids. Every day. Young toughs hanging out on a basketball court in Houston's gang-ridden southwest side. Purposeless, just waiting for an excuse to start trouble. I have to tell you, it took me back. more....
From Men's Journal
September 2009
Making Men
When it comes to survival, the boys in Houston’s dire Third Ward don’t have many factors in their favor. But what they do have is a fiery ex-NFL star by the name of Roynell Young. And that just may be enough. more....
Jeff Van Gundy talks about the Final Four Kickoff and his experience with Pro-Vision on Houston's Fox 26.
February 11, 2011
From The Houston Chronicle
July 2011
Neighborhoods' Changing Faces
John Branch has spent his life in Independence Heights, testament to his faith in the value of history. But if the past hasn't changed, the future assuredly will. more...
