Ubuntu Peoples Podcast, Ep #67--Coach Kevin Larry: I've Never Met a Stranger--Lessons From Soccer, The Blues, Grandma and Mississippi

THE UBUNTU PEOPLES Podcast with Oronde Ash

Ubuntu Peoples Podcast, Ep #67--Coach Kevin Larry: I've Never Met a Stranger--Lessons From Soccer, The Blues, Grandma and Mississippi Coach Kevin Larry got introduced to soccer in Vicksburg, Mississippi in the late 1980s. One of the few Black kids in the area who played, he got teased for playing the white sport but learned the game nonetheless, and has coached college and club for over a decade. Along the way, Kevin left the South for Los Angeles, landed a role in a Hollywood blockbuster, played ball with an int'l soccer legend, hung backstage with Beyonce, ran into legendary UNC women's coach Anson Dorrance, landed a college job in his office--Anson is now a friend and mentor. This Spring, Kevin completed his degree and has plans to inaugurate a women's program at HBCU NC Central. We talk about his [Black boy] experience playing and, having to fight white teammates in MS, coaching [white] girls in the South and why he's always gonna claim "The Sip" til forever.