Atlanta-area pastor Dr. E. Dewey Smith says he'll serve as 'spiritual coach' to Deion Sanders for 'as long as my friend needs me.'
, a transplant from historically Black and much smaller Jackson State University, brought many things with him to the University of Colorado — including someone he credits with helping him with his"higher walk," Atlanta-area pastor Dr. E. Dewey Smith.
"We were on the same panel. I spoke; he spoke. And we just instantly connected. It's like we had kindred spirits," Smith recalled."We exchanged pleasantries, and from that, we began a relationship. About 10 years ago, we really went deeper. He's one of my— if not my best friend, now.""Coach Prime" Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders does his walk around before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Folsom Field on Sept. 9, 2023, accompanied by his friend and pastor Dr. E. Dewey Smith."At his first game at Folsom Field in Colorado, he said to me, 'I don't want to play a game until you walk this field with me. And I want you to put your feet on the field; let's walk it together'," Smith said."He said, 'I want to claim this territory.
"God often sends His best into the worst situations," Smith said."Colorado is the most unlikely place that a Florida boy from Fort Myers would end up.""As long as I'm here on Sundays, for the most part, they will accept it. They see the bigger picture," Smith said."But a lot of our members did not know that I was going to Jackson, because it is not something that I talk about.
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