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e they were still alive." Underwood said. ··u really put things in perspective for me ... None of this foot– ball stuff ... It could all change in just a moment.'' Underwood was teary– eyed when he thought about how his children could have been seriously injured. "\\ben you have kids. everything changes. Nothing could make you more mad than something you adore so much.·· Underwood even called a staff meeting at the end of the dav where he told some of the younger coaches, "Wait till you have kids. It puts everything into per– spective about what's important in yom life."

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of the car resulting in the vehicle being turned upside dmvn on the side of the road. A family stopped to help him out of the car. ''A few minutes after that. Cali and Trest were coming to East Central to eat. and Call must have seen all the people and the car upside down when she rounded the cun:e and freaked.·· Underwood said. ""She must have turned too hard and her car flipped." Underwood said both Cali and Trest were okay but had scratches on their arms from the crash. "I thank God that's all they had. If you had seen the cars - you would have thought there was no way

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East Central Communi– ty College coach Terry Underwood said he \Yas reminded Mondav of what is really imponcmt in life when two of his children were involved in a car crash that could haw been fatal. Cali and Trest Under- wood arrived home after golfing with Cali's friend. Colton Amis. Amis left the house in his Toyota Taco– ma when he had an acci– dent riot far from the Underwood's home. Amis told officials he was startled by a large bird that came in front of the car. He said he lost control

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