DALLAS — Corrie Booker never thought he’d be a coach.

“I always told my mom I’d try to go and make the big bucks, be a finance guy or some type of sales position,” Booker said. “But after she passed in 2012, I think that’s where it all hit.”

It was when Booker realized he could make a difference in someone’s life.  

He now helps shape students at Cedar Hill High School during the week, as a teacher and assistant coach for track and boys basketball.

“Toughness is what we bring to the table, and I want those kids to be a product of the environment,” Booker said. 

On the weekends, Booker becomes a small, but important part of America’s most popular sport. He’s part of the chain gang for Dallas Cowboys games at AT&T Stadium.

“Sometimes you gotta pinch yourself, just to make sure,” said Booker about being on the NFL sidelines. “Make sure that this is really what you’re seeing.”

It’s a job that’s taken him all over the globe.

“When they say the ball can take you places, I’m a true testament of it,” Booker said.

He was part of the crew earlier this season at the National Football League’s first ever game in Brazil.

“These guys shut down the highway for us,” Booker said. “Roger Goodell is in front of us. I mean, it was just different.”

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience in sports. 

“He does it for his family,” said Cedar Hill boys basketball coach Corey Chism. “I see the selflessness in him each and every day. He pours his heart into what he does here at Cedar Hill High School, and he pours his passion and that same work ethic into his family as well.”

Booker is a man who’s at home on the sidelines or on the bench.

“Sports give us all types of life skills, the challenges, the ups and downs,” Booker said. “It’s not all about just winning.”