"Long before Marty Akins was winning football games at Gregory-Portland and the University of Texas, the Texas Football Hall of Famer was already establishing himself as a successful artist.
Akins developed a passion for painting when he was 5 years old and hasn't put down his brush since.
"The first thing I was before anything was an artist," Akins said. "When I was 5 years old I started drawing and I started painting. I always loved to draw and paint because it frees up my mind and my body and it soothes my soul. It gave me a powerful feeling to be able to create something from nothing."