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He had a dream

By John Geiger
Special to ESPNOutdoors.com

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

You might have heard of Coach Harold Jones. He was an inspiration for the movie, "Radio," released in 2003 by Columbia Pictures. It was about Jones' enduring friendship with a developmentally challenged fan named Radio. Jones, along with his son Brad, started the Outdoor Dream Foundation soon after the movie came out. Coach Jones raises money for the group, and Brad runs it out of their hometown, Anderson, S.C. Everyone is a volunteer. Big-name sports stars like Larry Csonka and Hank Parker ar ...

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