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The author formed a friendship with Jerome Millman, a devoted Florida Gators fan, after Millman critiqued his coverage.

Despite being legally blind from diabetic retinopathy, Millman was a loyal supporter of all Florida sports.

The author and Millman developed a close bond, sharing rides to games and meals with their families.

After Millman's death in 2021, the author was inspired to move back to Gainesville to be closer to the community he missed.

If you're lucky, one person outside of your family will enter your life and profoundly impact it.

When Jerome Millman first introduced himself to me, it was not under the happiest of circumstances. Jerome thought I was being too hard on former Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan. A year after Donovan led the Flori

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