Remembering Joe: 'I think about him every day, and how life would be if he were still around' Former football great a hero to many Brian Vernellis / The Times Posted on July 4, 2003 HAUGHTON, LA - Tall weeds obscure the dirt road that juts from Louisiana Highway 157. Only a silver sign indicates what lies at the end of the path. The lettering on one side is faint from years of sun and rain; the other side reads, "Hawkins Memorial Cemetery." A horseshoe of tall firs and elms protect the cemetery from the roar of semi-trucks bustling up...
