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Arlington Bowie safety Kaleb Phifer, who is deaf, has 10 Division I offers
The DALtoday team
If you like a good underdog story, meet Kaleb Phifer. The Arlington Bowie senior safety is deaf, and he's fielding 10 Division I college offers. He started playing in eighth grade to make his mother proud. "No one in my family has made it big, and I just want to be the first," Phifer said.
10Division I college football offers for Kaleb Phifer so far
Phifer says he'll now consider the offers.
Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
- Gear: cochlear implants linked to the coaches' FM system
- Interpreter: Tori Talor, together since middle school
- Family: his younger brother, also deaf, is expected at Bowie next year
Thursday was his last game as a Bowie Volunteer. Head coach Joseph Sam calls him the "quarterback of our back end." On the sideline, Talor stands next to the coach and signs the play back if Kaleb misses it. Talor is still deciding whether she'll follow him to college. Phifer's advice: "You can do anything being deaf."
Bowie closed Phifer's senior season with a win
- 35-10
- Bowie's win over Sam Houston on Thursday
- 4-6
- Bowie's final record for the season
Source: FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
Sources: CBS Texas, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth