The incident began on a summer night in Birmingham, Alabama. Michael John Hall, a local resident, left his home in Loveman Village on his bicycle to go to a neighborhood store. Minutes later, he returned, collapsing in his front yard. He had been beaten and shot in the 100 block of Coolidge Court Way SW.
Francis wanted to help. He wanted to be a hero. But he worried. I am not a fierce knight, he thought. I am just a Mooky. If I bark, I sound like a squeaky toy. If I run, I trip over my own paws. francis mooky duke williams
A formidable center-back, Williams was a staple of Nigerian football in the 1990s. He played for prominent Nigerian clubs like Enyimba and Gombe United before taking his talents to Europe. The incident began on a summer night in Birmingham, Alabama