Ray Duckworth is a former writer and editor for newspapers in Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina, including the Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville. He is retired and resides in his hometown, Morganton, North Carolina.
Former sportswriter Ray Duckworth still recalls the advice of a local coach who once told him, "Football is the best teacher of life because when you get knocked down, you either get back up or you get run over."
