father figure

Spotting manager Matt Busby groaning in agony on the smoke-shrouded runway, Charlton rushed to help the father-figure who had promoted him to the first team.

Shortly after arriving in Seattle, the 41-year-old veteran with 19 years of NFL experience stepped into a father-figure role while providing counsel to teammates nearly half his age.

Williams said he eventually settled on the idea of proposing adoption because he realized he was "kind of like the only father-figure they had ever really had."

He will need to be part cheerleader, part psychologist, part father-figure and part policeman.

He moved into his daughter's dormitory, where prosecutors say he presented himself as a father-figure and began conducting "therapy" sessions.