re: Marcus Lattimore Retires from the NFL.

Just to continue on the Lattimore lovefest I'll always remember this story, post 2010 game in the Swamp, just won the SEC East where Lattimore had 200+ yards.

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A Columbia church asked Lattimore to speak on Nov. 14, 2010, the morning after the Gamecocks were playing Florida. Lattimore carried the ball 40 times for 212 yards and three touchdowns to help the Gamecocks beat Florida 36-14 to clinch the school's first SEC East title -- and sure enough, on Sunday morning Lattimore was at the church.

Oh, that game on Saturday? It was in Gainesville, Fla. Maybe Lattimore slept a few hours on the plane home. Maybe not. All I know is, he spoke at the church on Sunday morning.

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Also this

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This kind: He's from the northwest part of South Carolina known as the Upstate, and last year he heard about another USC student from the Upstate who was badly injured after being hit by a car. Unprompted and uninvited, Lattimore showed up at the kid's hospital room. Just to check on the kid and visit with the family. The only reason anyone found out was because the kid's mother gushed about it on social media. Lattimore's coaches found out from reporters.

Lattimore didn't tell his coaches what he was doing because, well, sometimes they stop him -- and not because his coaches are heartless. That's not the point of this anecdote. The point is, his coaches try to limit his volunteering engagements because Lattimore spreads himself thin.

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CBS Story right after his 2nd injury