UCLA running back Olorunfunmi is inspired by a message left by his father
by By Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times
Sep 08, 2017
3 minutes
Bolu Olorunfunmi hears the message before every game.
Sometimes he'll play it on his iPhone. If the UCLA tailback worries he might get too emotional, he'll just think about what was said. He long ago memorized every word from his father's final voicemail.
Sorry I can't make it to your game today. I'm proud of you. Everything you said you would do you have done, and I got to see it. Keep going and try to get as far as you can.
Olorunfunmi was surprised to find the voicemail on his phone after his father died in
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