@@jessejames8774 It depends on what your talking bout, if your asking if Bowman fatherwas killed then yes, its a fact. If you are now learning that, then yes it happen. Other than that whats up?
@@thaclicklover4u298 yes that his father was killed that sucks man as a rams fan I remember he was great but injuries got to him also at the end of his career
for the time in the nfl he was always considered the best, even when ray lewis was playing, he was better at the time he played, maybe not the career ray had but he could have had that kind of career had he played longer
@@J510-k3k bro I thought it was just me but I guess people thought I was just making and excuse and though moss was past his prime they never tried to go deep to him I mean how could you not and Colin took a red zone risk the following year against Seattle only for Sherman to bat an interception was also bad play calling like Sherman said YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY LEARNED FROM THAT SUPERBOWL LOST was his words and that's real talk
@@rubenflores9553 celebs love doing this. I won't say who it is or where I live (we have a population of 10,000 and I'd like to respect her privacy). There's a celebrity living in my town, a multi platinum artist from the early 2000s. She prefers the low key, half speed environment of our sleepy and peaceful town. She lives here with her husband and kids, living the life all celebs should after a few years. I've honestly barely noticed her the few times I've seen her because she's got brunette hair, opposed to the blonde she was famous for.
I remember that 49ers defense. Him, Bowman, Aldon Smith, and the rest of that team were monsters. Willis was definitely one of the best defensive players in recent memory
Ryan Scarborough Yes Justin Smith. That’s who I was forgetting. That man was a Monster. I remember back when guys like Watt, Jared Allen, Jason Pierre Paul, Clay, and Smith dominated. So nostalgic
@@proplayer566 taking in FOUR kids ! Who were also being threatened by their father. What would you rather the coach do say no ? Or just take in Willis? That family is incredible props to them.
Have been a 49er fan most of my life and really, really enjoyed watching Willis play. He is now and will always be a class act, glad to see Patrick is enjoying his retirement. Another great video, thank you.
@JS mormons today are the same as Christian's when they started back in the day. Moral of the story.. all 25,000 religions are made up for gullible people to control the masses
@@gileschenery2536 "my god" lol no sorry.. I dont see a book and put my whole faith behind it haha I need more evidence than that. Specially when 2000 religions all claim to be the right one.. wake up already are you still a teenager
Really good humble dude. I helped him with supplements and some advice (didn't even realize it was him at the time) when I worked at GNC in Jackson, Tn.
Y'all will never understand how perfect he was lol... The Strength, Hit Power, Speed & IQ was like no other.. The second closet thing to him was Brian Urlacher.
Flem, thank you for dedicating yourself to this work. I knew nothing about college football before I watched your channel, but I started watching because I love how you tell their stories.
Justin Smith could somehow force opposing lines to double him even if they did not want to leaving Aldon one on one which really was not fair.. they could rush 4 and still get pressure on almost every play which is what made that D so strong. I see a little bit of that in todays niners team, they get pressures only with their line leaving the LBs free to roam and the DBs dont have to cover forever
That era you could basically take your pick of great linebackers: Willis, Lewis, Kuechly, Brian Urlacher.....you couldn't go wrong with either one. In fact, let's just put them all on the Mt. Rushmore of linebackers during that period.
I know P Willis well. He is such an humble human. A genius of sorts. I wish he'd get on TV in media. I used to watch him and ride bikes up and down Main Street in Oxford while he was playing at Ole Miss. He took the Rocky style training. It paid off.
Willis was a sure tackler, had elite side line to sideline speed, could cover TE and slot wrs, he could lay the wood. He literally had zero flaws in his game.
Yeah, it's just a shame that most of America didn't get to see him in his absolute prime, 'cause the 49ers were often relegated to local television due to how bad they were before Harbaugh became HC. He was still very good/All Pro-caliber during the Harbaugh years, but by then, he was clearly having some foot problems and wasn't quite like the beast during his first 3-4 years.
I played youth football at Bruceton, the same High school that Patrick played at. I played with both of his first cousins there. Patrick was always doing stuff for the programs there. He built batting cages for the baseball field that we played on. He even revamped the football's locker and weight rooms. He would come out there in the summer and give us pointers when we was at practice. He is a good guy, who never forgot where he came from.
East TN boy here, just got to say that 52 is an inspiration for ALL. Adversity is the obstacle that creates the Man. Can you honestly say that anyone else could turn out given this man's circumstances? Smh.. I doubt it! Kudos to P. Willis
"Now at this point Patrick had never stood up to his father. I mean, it's his dad, y'all know how that dynamic works." -- Yep. All too well... That sh*t hit home.
So my mom went to colledge with him and they were best friends at ole miss. My mom and him are still friends on Facebook. Patrick Willis liked my little brothers birthday photo last year.
I know a handful of Patrick's family. He's from my area and yeah, he had a rough life. His cousins have too. Patrick is a great person and well respected around here.
@@mr.plenty757 heck yes no doubt. I don't believe they'll just let him play right away. Probably need him to relearn everything for a few weeks. At the moment 49ners are fine without him.
Good to know Patrick ended up on his feet! Willis is an absolute stand up guy, and alongside Ray Lewis as one of the greatest linebackers I've gotten to see play in my lifetime
I remember my dad telling me Willis’s story on the way home from football practice once in pee wee. I remember it was one of those rare things that genuinely inspired me. I didn’t become a D1 athlete or anything but it continues to help me remember that there is no success without struggle.
lots of guys in the military with stories similar to patrick willis they show up and nothing stops or slows them down and theyre usually the kindest ppl u will ever meet gentle giants
He grew up in the town next to mine. (His school hasn’t been good since he left and our school are always state contenders, it used to be the other way around)
I love how you always keep it respectful by seeing all points a biew of all characters involved in the story like trying to understand his dad’s perspective
Bro I really been mad depressed lately and I been watching all your videos you remind me a lot of myself and you are a very genuine dude thanks for helping me smile in this time of darkness for me
@@KenKaniff-dw4jw Damn Bro I appreciate the reply I was at a real bad time in my life at the time in the last three years I've finished school had a son and have been just working so alot better I hope all is well with you and may Allah bless you
Patrick Willis loves the niners so much he didn’t want to work for no one else 52. Best of the best. Loved his hustle. Thanks for the good years. GO NINERS 2019!
Bro you’re my favorite UA-camr by far. Your research, your presentation, your own personal insight, is all top notch. You should be on ESPN bro. Real talk. Keep doin’ you bro.
No cap, you’re one of my favorite youtubers to watch. You’re content is always elite. Even if the video title doesn’t interest me, I take a gamble and watch cuz you made it. Keep doing you bro 🙏🏽
Bless you for mentioning that linebacker core bro, we truly had a monster defense. Thankful for all the work my favorite football player growing up miss seeing him on the field
It definitely brought tears to my eyes the first time I heard it. It's tragic to know that children have to go through such horrible abuse but also incredibly inspiring to see a man like Willis not let it turn him bitter and turn into an amazing athlete and an even better man. Willis represents the absolute pinnacle of what we should seek to be as human beings.
Great dude alot of people can learn from my favorite part about this story is how he had to raise his siblings in order for them to succeed I love that part the most.
Willis beat the nfl before it could beat him. Made his Millions, balled out n retired young n healthy 💯.
Semi healthy. His feet took a beating! He left right on time!
Yeah but damn. I'm a Niners fan and he could of put it off a year. Whole damn squad left that year.
Yea I felt bad for the fans how that whole core just split, that defense was good
I’m a sick Falcons fan n I hate they we let Kyle Shanahan leave like that
@@medaspapas497 I tell people this and they STILL blame 1 player. I ain't gotta clarify who that player is.
That whole 9ers linebacking corps was filthy, Ahmad Brooks, Willis, Bowman, Aldon Smith. All monsters
FACTS
I been a raider fan all my life but that niner defense!??? Shit I was watching every game lmao we’ll never see that again
@@Wfggeneseason for sure! You had two pro bowl caliber rookies with two all pro vets. Plus a respectable set of db's, Justin Smith in his prime. Crazy
Those monsters were robbed by the Refs/NFL constantly during the Harbaugh era. I don’t blame any of them for leaving or retiring
YET THEY DID SHIT
Shout out to his basketball coach man he and his wife a real one
Yup!
For real
What is a "real one"?
@@travismc8830 A good person
@@travismc8830 The basketball coach
Him and Bow were dynamic. Miss them in the red and gold.
Justin Smith, Aldon Smith, Bowman, Willis, Witner.... That was a beast D for a few years.
I agree. I would be down for a video on The 49ers Defense during 2010s
Me Das papas don’t forget goldson and Carlos Rogers
Big facts. My Niners looking solid now though. Let’s gooooo
James Rodgers wasn’t great. I’d say Goodson and Hitner
Despite only playing 7 years, Patrick Willis is still HOF worthy.
i wanna hit "like" on your comment but it's at 49 likes. I like your comment.
That's right! Willis is a 49ers legend!!
110%!
beast. god bless.
for sure
Flem: "At this point he was 6ft 2 with a 40 inch vertical"
Mike Korzemba: My God
Antonio Carletti W
Steph
Antonio Carletti and 240 pounds. I had to replay that twice.
You made me laugh way too much
Lol
The man and wife that took Patrick and his siblings in is the real mvp
Hope he got taken care of and got some money for his kids college or the football program
It wont let me like ur comment but i like
RESPECTS to that couple!
Real talk
21BARREIRO Facts. Praise be to God
The BEST 3-4 linebacker group I ever saw: Willis, NaVorro Bowman, Aldon Smith, Ahmad Brooks 🔥
Them and the 06 Ravens
Ray, Bart Scott, Adalius Thomas And T suggs
U forgot Justin Smith bro
@@big-al6075 Yup my bad bro
@@KINGRODP True
Big -AL the cowboy was a d lineman
We need a full back story of Bowman and how he and Pat Willis became a dynamic duo
I think it was due to Bowman father being killed by his neighbor, and him and Willis got closer.
We also need a full story of them just being a dynamic duo.
@@thaclicklover4u298 wtf are you serious man bro
@@jessejames8774 It depends on what your talking bout, if your asking if Bowman fatherwas killed then yes, its a fact. If you are now learning that, then yes it happen. Other than that whats up?
@@thaclicklover4u298 yes that his father was killed that sucks man as a rams fan I remember he was great but injuries got to him also at the end of his career
The most underrated Linebacker of all time.
He is literally considered one of the greatest of all time... How is he underrated?
for the time in the nfl he was always considered the best, even when ray lewis was playing, he was better at the time he played, maybe not the career ray had but he could have had that kind of career had he played longer
@@Explicitghost When anyone mentions the top Linebackers of all time, how many times do you hear Patrick Willis' name pop up?
@@J510-k3k Navarro was also really good
@@J510-k3k Navarro's bowman was another physical freak scary dude
When your feet go, hang up the cleats.
When defeat, go hang up your cleats.
(Super bowl defeat)
*I think, when your coach go...
Hang up the cleats
what about when you burn your feet in Cryo treatment?
J510 I will forever have anger towards that dumbest shit ever
@@J510-k3k bro I thought it was just me but I guess people thought I was just making and excuse and though moss was past his prime they never tried to go deep to him I mean how could you not and Colin took a red zone risk the following year against Seattle only for Sherman to bat an interception was also bad play calling like Sherman said YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY LEARNED FROM THAT SUPERBOWL LOST was his words and that's real talk
@@dubsbitch24 yeah I felt like play calling wise Jim and Greg Rome choked and ended our undefeated Superbowl status that shit will burn forever
He lives in my hometown called Hollister in California he’s super cool he goes to the high school football games and he is around the town a lot
Noo way im from soledad and hois aint too far but dam who would of tought hed be posted right around the block lol
He sure does, he signed my jersey along with some other items
@Jason B I’m not too sure why he would live here but maybe it’s because it’s a small town less attention compared to bigger cities
@@rubenflores9553 celebs love doing this. I won't say who it is or where I live (we have a population of 10,000 and I'd like to respect her privacy). There's a celebrity living in my town, a multi platinum artist from the early 2000s. She prefers the low key, half speed environment of our sleepy and peaceful town. She lives here with her husband and kids, living the life all celebs should after a few years. I've honestly barely noticed her the few times I've seen her because she's got brunette hair, opposed to the blonde she was famous for.
My favorite linebacker and he had speed.
I remember that 49ers defense. Him, Bowman, Aldon Smith, and the rest of that team were monsters. Willis was definitely one of the best defensive players in recent memory
Omni Pepper golden , Reid , ward ,
Ryan Scarborough Yes Justin Smith. That’s who I was forgetting. That man was a Monster. I remember back when guys like Watt, Jared Allen, Jason Pierre Paul, Clay, and Smith dominated. So nostalgic
evan truong lmao Reid and Ward they we’re bums Goldson and Whitney were better
Navaro bowman was cold bro
Omni Pepper that defense was scary, fast forward to 2019 we had the best scoring defense in the league
He's hella humble I see him at my gym all the time in Hollister California
I know you’re from SoCal bc you said hella 😂
@@ageagile1047 The word hella was coined in norcal, which is where Hollister is my dude.
@@ageagile1047 I'm from SoCal
@@nedisahonkey u norcal niggaz always complaining about lingo 😅
@@NAT-turners-Revenge Yeah I cant even front, we are.
This story should honestly be a movie.
It really should
It's somewhat like the blindside
big time
A lot of these players have insane stories like this. Sometimes football or basketball are the only safe ways out of the hood or shitty situations
Yea that would be nice
you ain't lying
Sounds like a great idea for a new series: stories of memorable duos in NFL history
yeah feel like we need some of those
wonder where you got that idea? Couldn't be bow man and willis... sorry, I had to
T sizzle and ray ✨
Dome patrol, wasn’t a duo but an entire linebacking core. All 4 guys made the pro bowl in 1992
We definitely need this
damn. his basketball coach is a real hero. he probably saved all those kids lives. certainly saved their future.
Hell no! Do u really think that coach did not know the possibility and potential of Willis. The so called white man is wickedly crafty.
@@proplayer566 ur always either mad at rich people or white people, just shut up and enjoy the video like the rest of us
@@proplayer566 taking in FOUR kids ! Who were also being threatened by their father. What would you rather the coach do say no ? Or just take in Willis? That family is incredible props to them.
1st Ballot HOF my Favorite 49ers of all time thank you Patrick Willis I will always love you man
7x pro bowler, 5x first team all pro, 950 tackles, carried the harbaugh era Niners on his back. He SHOULD BE, but I have doubts that he will.
Salvador Bribiesca all of this in 8 years, 7 if you count him pretty much missing his last year.
I don't think he'll be a 1st ballot but he'll be in the HOF for sure
@@FreedomKid7 No way he's 1st Ballot that's disrespectful.. he was on Pace for Ray Lewis Career
Bruh went from "urinating in a bucket" to pissing on the competition
Bit Whys goddamn 😂
Him and Luke Huechly would be the most dominant ILB pairing in football history. Glad both walked away healthy.
Luke kuechly was my favourite player in the NFL and seeing him retire sucked, but atleast he left healthier then he would’ve been in a year or two
I don’t know how old you are and not trying to come for your opinion but Ray Lewis would like a word! Mike singletary also
@@kingralo5954 nah bro if u were a 2010 kid those were the guys
@@socgod3834 that’s why I said idk how old he is…
Bowman
Justin Smith retired the same day as well. I was so depressed. It was tough being a Niners fan again for a bit after that.
Yep! It was like a punch to the stomach.
Don’t forget about Chris Borland
Off season from hell
That was the worst off season foreams but look at us now 49ers Gang
Borland retired, and frank left
He’s going from red and gold jersey to a gold jacket👌🏼
Not a chance, he didn’t play long enough.
@@pawrestlingchamp what about TD
ben 25 he played for two more years and had two more Super Bowls.
PSU Wrestling Calvin Johnson will probably be in, also terrell Davis made it with like 7 or 8
Chris Simon they both had 9 years you don’t know what you’re taking about.
Have been a 49er fan most of my life and really, really enjoyed watching Willis play. He is now and will always be a class act, glad to see Patrick is enjoying his retirement. Another great video, thank you.
As a niner fan, I'm hella interested in knowing more about the deadly Bowman/Willis duo 😁😁😁
MultiZombine I don’t wanna hear ab that duo it kills me that they never won a bowl 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yes!!
@@nonnosunited5506 thank the ravens
Big facts
Lillian Ball or u can thank everybody dipping, Harbaughs firing, and the refs for fucking the niners Over on the goaline
Patrick was literally the only reason why I wanted to play defense
Doc. Mc him and revis for me
Seahawks fan here but Patrick Willis is one of my favorite linebackers of all-time! This guy was a beast!
"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life..." -- James 1:12
"People who quite the bible are gullible and brainwashed" planet earth 2:15
@JS mormons today are the same as Christian's when they started back in the day. Moral of the story.. all 25,000 religions are made up for gullible people to control the masses
Or your God could maybe not have children abused?
@@gileschenery2536 "my god" lol no sorry.. I dont see a book and put my whole faith behind it haha I need more evidence than that. Specially when 2000 religions all claim to be the right one.. wake up already are you still a teenager
@@bontomer7925 You lack understanding... If You dont understand this parable... You're losing in life... Bless You...
My favorite player ever 🤦♂️
Clifton Celestine Same
Ditto
Player? Or LB?
Y'all gotta stop diickRidin so much. I seen you on a Randy Moss video wit the same comment
As a fie hard 9er this video made me wanna cry. This dude brought life to our team
DB Balbas what video😂😂😂
Yes please do a Willis, Bowman video!! Can not wait to see. Love your research, and truly appreciate and respect the time you put in Bra!!
When he played at ole miss he broke his arm and played with a cast. He averaged like 15 tackles a game during that time
FULL VIDEO on the 49ers "Department of Defense" (WIllis and Bowman) PLEASE!!
Aldon Smith, Justin Smith, Willis, Bowman, Witner, Borland. That was a STACKED D and the whole damn team left it seems like.
@@medaspapas497 They did and the team basically collapsed. I was heart broken practically the entire defense either retired or left.
Really good humble dude. I helped him with supplements and some advice (didn't even realize it was him at the time) when I worked at GNC in Jackson, Tn.
Y'all will never understand how perfect he was lol...
The Strength, Hit Power, Speed & IQ was like no other.. The second closet thing to him was Brian Urlacher.
Naw....he was the closet to Ray Lewis
gabe powell I thought the same thing
Yuuup only the Faithful really know🏈
@@J510-k3k ray was extremely fast early in his career
Patrick Willis was my second favorite line backer of all time he was faster and stronger than Ray Lewis but Ray was smarter then him
He retired at the perfect time, it was the beginning of the end Harbaugh era.
Heading to NFC championship game right now!
@@zachweaver599 yes sir!!
Redngold
I remember when he retired I was like “ Oh no We suck again “
@@zachweaver599 oh no I think we know how that went😂😂
Flem, thank you for dedicating yourself to this work. I knew nothing about college football before I watched your channel, but I started watching because I love how you tell their stories.
Willis Aldon smith and bowman were so damn amazing to watch
John Herrera....Justin Smith was a beast on that defense too....
Justin Smith made Aldon look like a Superstar
Justin Smith could somehow force opposing lines to double him even if they did not want to leaving Aldon one on one which really was not fair.. they could rush 4 and still get pressure on almost every play which is what made that D so strong. I see a little bit of that in todays niners team, they get pressures only with their line leaving the LBs free to roam and the DBs dont have to cover forever
M Power u know football my guy
Don't forget Ahmad Brooks
The two coldest linebackers in the game video needs to happen bro!
Pattrick is living life to the fullest. He also regularly checks in on his grandma. Great guy!
His grandma passed thid past yr. It was sad.
Willis+Bowman=❄️
Urlacher+Briggs=❄️
J - S 💪🏾💯
J - S these kids don’t know 💪🏻
jacob meglich most people know
The A Train unfortunately no lmao maybe the names but what they actually did, what college they went to, ect, people don’t know
Yessss
man he was the best linebacker in the league when he played
Ray Lewis laughs at this
Skeezix idk about that
Luke Kuechly got something to say
Love Luke but Willis was fire sure better than him. Which is scary considering Luke is HOF level
That era you could basically take your pick of great linebackers: Willis, Lewis, Kuechly, Brian Urlacher.....you couldn't go wrong with either one. In fact, let's just put them all on the Mt. Rushmore of linebackers during that period.
The videos you make really give me a real appreciation for a lot of these athletes.
Bowman was the most underrated linebacker ever! That guy was a middle that never missed an open field tackle!!!
He punked Russell Wilson daily!
Karl Febel stop it . he never punked Russ fucc you
@@julywalker7991 😅
@@julywalker7991 wow ur quite the butthurt lil bitch aint u?😂😂
@@o.gparamount3099 lmao how'd that L taste in the Superbowl
Remember that play in the NFC championship where Kearse fell on bowmans leg and he became "Navarro bo leg"
Yes yes I would love to see a video of the dynamic duo of Willis and Bowman!
I know P Willis well. He is such an humble human. A genius of sorts. I wish he'd get on TV in media. I used to watch him and ride bikes up and down Main Street in Oxford while he was playing at Ole Miss. He took the Rocky style training. It paid off.
Walked away on his own terms. I respect that.
Would love to see a Bowman + Willis video. That 2010-2013 49ers defense was nasty.
So great to revisit this video and many others FlemLo. Dedication. 🙏🏼
Willis was a sure tackler, had elite side line to sideline speed, could cover TE and slot wrs, he could lay the wood. He literally had zero flaws in his game.
Yeah, it's just a shame that most of America didn't get to see him in his absolute prime, 'cause the 49ers were often relegated to local television due to how bad they were before Harbaugh became HC. He was still very good/All Pro-caliber during the Harbaugh years, but by then, he was clearly having some foot problems and wasn't quite like the beast during his first 3-4 years.
One of the greatest MLB ever
He played in the NFL bro not baseball... lolol smh kids these days
@@shorttongue MLB=Middle LineBacker
@@Thisjustced lol i know man i was making a joke.... just not a very good one apparently
Thisjustced r/woooosh
@@shorttongue it was below average but at least you tried
I played youth football at Bruceton, the same High school that Patrick played at. I played with both of his first cousins there. Patrick was always doing stuff for the programs there. He built batting cages for the baseball field that we played on. He even revamped the football's locker and weight rooms. He would come out there in the summer and give us pointers when we was at practice. He is a good guy, who never forgot where he came from.
Thats cool I had a freind that lived in Bruceton.
I'm a Raiders fan but Patrick Willis is my favorite LB I have seen played and is one of the few players I'll actually look up to.
hell yuhhh. start a whole dynamic duo series!
I had no idea about this mans early life. Incredibly well put together video man,!
We need a blindside like movie on Pat amazing story
FACTS
Most if that movie was a lie anyways
And most that movie was a lie
MoistCat you really want to see the same movie again? Why?
Funny thing is they were on the same team at one point
How does my boi not have a million subs🤦🏾♂️
G L I Z Z Y TM I’ve been wondering the same thing
East TN boy here, just got to say that 52 is an inspiration for ALL. Adversity is the obstacle that creates the Man. Can you honestly say that anyone else could turn out given this man's circumstances? Smh.. I doubt it! Kudos to P. Willis
He was the best mlb other than ray lewis during his NFL time
I said the same thing he was very special.
KountriKuztoms I always say he was better then Lewis cuz Lewis has super superstar all over the defense
Derrick Johnson as well
Ray and Pat were the best MLBs ever! #52
The NFL was around before you all started watching
"Now at this point Patrick had never stood up to his father. I mean, it's his dad, y'all know how that dynamic works." -- Yep. All too well... That sh*t hit home.
Great channel I've been binge watching the last 2 days. Awesome work
So my mom went to colledge with him and they were best friends at ole miss. My mom and him are still friends on Facebook. Patrick Willis liked my little brothers birthday photo last year.
@@MacioRodriguez lmaoooooo
Mack Nation that’s wrooooooonnnnng 😂😂😂
@@lukenielsen8331 water is wet
@trufiend138 bruh, hes just saying a cool fact that, in my opinion, is awesome, so go stfu and back off
@@MacioRodriguez I was just thinking the same she was for sho fucking
Crazy how Flem has done hundreds of these types of videos and there’s still hundreds of these types of stories left 🙏
All-time favorite Niner and I’ve been a fan since the 70s. Great player, great man.
WEE NEED THAT VIDEO TALKING ABOUT THAT LEGENDARY DUO💯🐐🐐
The Journey ASAP!
I know a handful of Patrick's family. He's from my area and yeah, he had a rough life. His cousins have too. Patrick is a great person and well respected around here.
So you live in holister
@@andrewfigueroa4977 No, Patrick Willis is originally from Tennessee
PWs childhood sounds almost identical to mine!! I chose the military as my way out...ive been disabled for 15yrs due to injuries from war!
I've seen this a couple of times now, it's one of my favorites you've done. Your work is so dope. Keep up the phenomenal work, my guy!
Imagine if he was on this year 49ers team
Right. Staley was drafted the same year. We wouldn't have drafted the same team we have tho.
He should come back and enjoy the bandwagon.
Mr. Plenty 😳😳
@@adyzYangboi I'm sure he can probably still in football shape
@@mr.plenty757 heck yes no doubt. I don't believe they'll just let him play right away. Probably need him to relearn everything for a few weeks. At the moment 49ners are fine without him.
Good to know Patrick ended up on his feet! Willis is an absolute stand up guy, and alongside Ray Lewis as one of the greatest linebackers I've gotten to see play in my lifetime
Who else about to watch his highlights after this
Word.. 🤣
Don't have to that nigga was a certified hitta on d when he played
He lives in my town, always see him around. Dude is soo humble.
DemiGod420 where is that?
@@BasedDad35 Hollister CA
Thanks, bro. What you said about struggle and letting things happen really moved me, and it's relevant to me, I hope.
Thanks for your videos.
Dude is big, smart, and has a big heart. Great video about this absolute legend.
I remember my dad telling me Willis’s story on the way home from football practice once in pee wee. I remember it was one of those rare things that genuinely inspired me. I didn’t become a D1 athlete or anything but it continues to help me remember that there is no success without struggle.
lots of guys in the military with stories similar to patrick willis they show up and nothing stops or slows them down and theyre usually the kindest ppl u will ever meet gentle giants
He is a HoF, I remember watching this cat play and it was like the 2nd coming of ray Lewis it was crazy.
Pat was just as good as Ray Lewis
He grew up in the town next to mine. (His school hasn’t been good since he left and our school are always state contenders, it used to be the other way around)
Saw him at my local fishing store in San Jose, guy is an absolute unit.
Definitely please do a video for there amazing duo
No doubt
Definitely want a video on the LB duo ✊🏾
I love how you always keep it respectful by seeing all points a biew of all characters involved in the story like trying to understand his dad’s perspective
theres no perspective that justifies assaulting children.
Yes...full video of the dynamic duo. O would love that Flem!
On god brother that message at the start I needed it. Appreciate it.
Bro I really been mad depressed lately and I been watching all your videos you remind me a lot of myself and you are a very genuine dude thanks for helping me smile in this time of darkness for me
How you doing now bro?
@@KenKaniff-dw4jw Damn Bro I appreciate the reply I was at a real bad time in my life at the time in the last three years I've finished school had a son and have been just working so alot better I hope all is well with you and may Allah bless you
@quanjuggiano8632 you too bro. Glad you doing well.
9:05 “physical advantages now”
*Zooms in on Butt*
He's one of the best to ever play that position
Patrick Willis loves the niners so much he didn’t want to work for no one else 52. Best of the best. Loved his hustle. Thanks for the good years. GO NINERS 2019!
Sick vid! My favorite player of all time!!!! Absolute beast on the field, and a stand up guy off it. Go Niners!!!!!!
Patrick only played to survive football was more of an escape for him, so I can understand why it wasn't hard for him to walk away from football
Dude, your positivity is SO inspiring! Keep up the amazing work. You deserve nothing but the best.
Definitely would like a video on that dynamic duo Flem. lets get it!
aye do a “WHAT HAPPENED TO
BOB SANDERS”
WordOnTheStreet what happened to joe
Injuries
@@bigmac2556 no u
@@bigmac2556 Who's Joe?
Parker joe mama
Bro you’re my favorite UA-camr by far. Your research, your presentation, your own personal insight, is all top notch. You should be on ESPN bro. Real talk. Keep doin’ you bro.
No cap, you’re one of my favorite youtubers to watch. You’re content is always elite. Even if the video title doesn’t interest me, I take a gamble and watch cuz you made it. Keep doing you bro 🙏🏽
His younger days are sad homie. Thank you for this video
Bless you for mentioning that linebacker core bro, we truly had a monster defense. Thankful for all the work my favorite football player growing up miss seeing him on the field
Ive been waiting for this vid for a year now. 😂
This story almost drove me to tears! 🔥🔥🔥🖤💯💯💯🥺🥺🥺! Reminds me of jimmy butlers story! Keep doing your thing bro!
It definitely brought tears to my eyes the first time I heard it. It's tragic to know that children have to go through such horrible abuse but also incredibly inspiring to see a man like Willis not let it turn him bitter and turn into an amazing athlete and an even better man. Willis represents the absolute pinnacle of what we should seek to be as human beings.
Ned Mononymous 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯👌🏾👌🏾
Patrick Willis is one of the most awe-inspiring people I have ever heard of. Simply an amazing person. Thank you for the story, Flem.
Great dude alot of people can learn from my favorite part about this story is how he had to raise his siblings in order for them to succeed I love that part the most.