For 17 years, the son’s bedroom has remained untouched. There’s a good chance that over the past few days of this Thanksgiving weekend, the father has stepped inside the bedroom, where memories come flooding back.

The son went to Heaven back in 2008, and ever since, the father has been thankful for the 46 years his son spent on earth.

“Has it really been 17 years?” former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings asked me. “I was thinking the other day about how long he’s been gone.”

I felt sad for the Bama coaching legend, sad the years have moved by so quickly, sad that time wouldn’t slow down a bit to give the coach more time to think about the good times.

Memories are everywhere right down the hall in Johnny’s room. Each picture and trinket tells the story of a son and a brother and a

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