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Do not remember Freddie Solomon for the catches he made. Remember him for the lives he changed.
Day after day, child after child, lesson after lesson. For Solomon, that was the sum of a life well spent. He didn't care about the cameras, and he didn't seek out the headlines, and he didn't flaunt whatever celebrity he might have.
He just made his life count.
Every day.
Tampa Bay lost another legend Monday afternoon when Solomon, 59, lost his fight with cancer. As a community, we are poorer for it. Solomon was a good man, and there are not enough of them left. He cared, and not enough athletes do. He made a difference, and what better legacy can a man leave?
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