CHARLOTTE, N.C. — WSOC-TV is airing its High School Football Extra Big 22 Kickoff Special on Wednesday night but the show is more than football.
Sports anchor Phil Orban talked to one quarterback and his inspiring story of growing up with a father in prison.
In 1997, Travis Ramseur was Statesville's quarterback and 18 years later, his son Travis Ramseur II now leads the Greyhounds offense. They share the same name, same school and same position but they have lived two completely different paths.
The older Ramseur got caught up in a bad situation and ended up getting a life sentence without the possibility of parole. He was convicted of the 2004 murders of Angelo Stockton and Timothy Cook.
Ramseur II is now preparing for his senior season with the opportunity to play football and baseball at East Carolina University.
“Every child wants to have both of their parents in their life but I guess it was something I had to get adjusted to and used to,” Ramseur II said. “He's not going to be able to come back home.”
A WSOC-TV crew traveled to the Albemarle Correctional Facility and sat down with his father, who said it was hard to watch his son leave after each visit.
"It's like somebody is pulling my heart out because he is my heart," the father said.
In the Big 22 special, Ramseur II talks about life lessons he said he's tried to pass on to his son while behind bars.
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