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Eyes. >> but in a heartbeat, that closeness is gone. >> i was sitting in math class with another teammate. the phone rang. d.j. went to pick up the phone. she said, you need to go up to the coach's room. the coach walks in and says, dennis has passed away. >> dennis hernandez, aaron's father, his anchor, dies after routine hernia surgery. it hits 16-year-old aaron hard. >> he was just sad. he couldn't stop the tears. >> felt uncomfortable to see him so hurt. i felt bad for him. >> that father/son relationship comes up in conversations with sheriff thomas hodgeson, who runs the jail where herna...

Following people that don't help you make the best choices. >> one choice he makes is to tattoo some of his dad's advice on his arms. >> there's a quote my father always used to give me. if it is to be, it is up to me. whatever i want my life to be, it's up to me to make it out that way. >> when it comes time to make his college pick, not even his brother d.j. can get aaron to join him where their dad played, the university of connecticut. >> at first he wouldn't even talk to me. but there's days he's saying, it's our dream to play together. come on, please. >> but aaron stands firm. believing...

Impulsive. >> that kind of behavior doesn't describe the aaron hernandez many remember growing up in bristol, connecticut. where his family was celebrated as a local sports dynasty. >> i don't think there was another family that was more familiar in bristol. aaron was our golden boy. he had the family traits his father and his uncle were standout athletes. >> his older brother, d.j., was a sports hero too. bob montgomery covers high school sports for the bristol press. >> aaron did track in addition to football and also did basketball. he was described in any sport as he played in as a man pla...

I mean, he told me his h father used to make him shoot 500 shots before he played with his friends. his dad clearly kept them anchored. >> i saw a closeness with them i had never seen before. there was something about dennis and aaron, the way they intertwined. it was just magic, in my eyes. >> but in a heartbeat, that closeness is gone. >> i was sitting in math class with another teammate, phone rang. went to pick up the phone and the teacher said you need to go up to the coach's room. coach walks in and he says, dennis has passed away. >> dennis hernandez, aaron's father, dies after routine ...

Closeness is gone. >> i was sitting in math class with another teammate, phone rang. went to pick up the phone and the teacher said you need to go up to the coach's room. coach walks in and he says, dennis has passed away. >> dennis hernandez, aaron's father, dies after routine hernia surgery. it hits 16-year-old aaron hard. >> he is just sad. couldn't stop the tears. >> felt uncomfortable just to see him so hurt. i felt bad for him. >> that father/son relationship comes up in conversations with sheriff thomas hodgson who runs the jail where hernandez was held for a year before being moving. >...