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Jeremy Mikula

How Ezra Hendrickson went from the Caribbean to Chicago Fire coach — as told by his MLS and high school teammates

CHICAGO — Kokomo was nothing like the small village Ezra Hendrickson emigrated from when he was 13.

Indiana is 2,400 miles from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but culturally it couldn’t be any further.

It was cold. He looked different. And to some of the other kids, having a Caribbean accent meant you talked a little funny.

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