NORFOLK — Perhaps the most accurate way to gauge the worth of people is to watch them when they are far from the public eye.
Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander said former NFL football star Bruce Smith showed his true character one afternoon a few months ago when they were driving around the city in Smith’s car.
“It was just Bruce and me. We were looking for opportunities, places for Bruce to develop,” Alexander said.
When Smith saw a group of kids with football helmets along Brambleton Avenue asking for money, he stopped, got out of the car and took the coaches’ name and telephone number. And didn’t say another word to Alexander.