Peruse Derwin Graham’s website and you will find no mention of his career as an athlete. You will see that he earned his undergraduate degree in journalism/new media as a Baylor Bear, then later received a Masters of Fine Arts in documentary film-making from the University of North Texas.
You will also learn that, for a man who’s only 31 years old, he already has a remarkable résumé as a sports producer and documentary filmmaker with pivotal roles in projects such as the Primetime Emmy Award-winning ESPN docu-series, “The Last Dance” under his belt.
However, there’s not a word on the directdergraham.com site about his having been a nationally ranked runner at Copperas Cove High School before joining Baylor’s track team as a scholarship athlete in 2011. Or that he subsequently helped coach Texas Southern’s team to two SWAC indoor and outdoor track titles, then later organized a hyper-serious local running group, Space City Elite, with help from his close friend Ra’Shaude Kenney…