Coach Berdo: Some Players Call Him Dad
b'By Richard Hunt\\nRoberto Allen is the head boys\\u2019 varsity basketball coach at Withrow University High School in Cincinnati. His Tigers team has had a very good year, and he\\u2019s proud of his players\\u2019 accomplishments. But much of his work, his heart work, takes place off the basketball court.\\n\\n\\u201cI go the extra mile for my kids because somebody did it for me.\\u201d\\n\\n\\u201cI get calls sometimes when my boys can\\u2019t sleep at night because their anxiety is on a high due to a loved one dying, or a close friend being shot.\\u201d'