He’s the former Crimson Tide quarterback who played for coaches Ray Perkins, Bill Curry and Gene Stallings. Last month he turned 56. He feels happy and blessed. He’s been cancer free for six years, and he’s not sweating the small stuff.

It’s July 3, 2018, and life is good for Gary Hollingsworth. The general manager of Clayton Manufactured Homes in Addison, Alabama, the former ‘Bama gunslinger is busy with work and blessed to have his wife, Sharyn, by his side. His son, Drake, is 22 and his daughter, Callie, is 19. As he shaves, he looks at himself in the mirror. Gary’s mind harkens back.