Davon Dillard led the Firebirds to victory in the closing minutes. Off the field, he has endured through family tragedy and more.
The autoimmune condition that causes portions of his skin to lose pigment has drawn glances since it began when he was a toddler.
“They gave me more confidence than I ever gave myself. They told me to believe in myself. They gave me hope.”, is an autoimmune condition that occurs when skin cells that make pigment are attacked and destroyed by the immune system.“Growing up as a child,” he said, “I always hated going on trains, buses, and just being in public. Somebody would always say something about my skin. I would just always wind up putting my hoodie over my face, trying to hide myself.
“Nobody ever said anything like that to me on the football field, so it was the first time, playing the sport that I love, that someone was still coming at me about my skin,” he said. “I got to the sideline. I started yelling. I got angry. I started crying. “I feel like if I would’ve been more mature I could’ve just went to the sidelines, kept my helmet on, and waited to get back in the game. I could’ve showed ‘em better than I could’ve told ‘em.”When he was around 8, his sister spent a day with him around the city and encouraged him to wear shorts and a T-shirt instead of covering up.
The Firebirds’ starting quarterback was injured, so coach Dave Hand was seeking reinforcements. Hand, now in his third season at Future, believed Dillard could play the position, but he knew it would take work.
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