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Bubba McDowell....

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Blast from the past..... Remember him in that bull**** bills comeback game vs the oilers. Did really hear much from him after that game
 
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Melbcane said:
Canes used to dip into Brevard regularly. Bubba and 3-4 others from Merritt Island, and a handful of others from MCC, Eau Gallie, Sattellite etc.
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The Island used to represent for such a small city. Several other guys from Merritt Island went on to play for ND, UF, Louisville, and Auburn to name a few major programs. Coach Odom was a beast of a HC at Merritt Island. Guys who played for him are now coaching at Cocoa High - including the HC who’s led them to several state Ships.
 
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MedleyCane said:
CaneSince4Ever said:
Bennubird said:
NCCU has announced that Jerry Mack has stepped down after winning an unprecedented number of games at NCCU and MEAC titles (three - two of which were co-titles). He's headed to Rice to be the OC. Smart move on his part. Wish him success.
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Good hire for Rice & Bloomgren. Love the HBCUFB talk, keep it comin' fellas.
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I mentioned this on a similar thread on another Cane forum, but I am surprised no one has written a book on the
history of HBCU athletics, not just highlighting football, but athletics in general and the history of the schools
altogether.
Lots of material there, but you need a good writer.

As for the HBCUs these days, the quality of football has obviously declined as segregation has declined or ended
altogether, which is a good thing overall, but these schools still provide opportunities for not only minorities, but former
players who want to get into coaching.
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There's a pretty good book on Jake Gaither & Eddie Robinson, Breaking The Line: The Season In Black College Football.

That book feautures the season FAMU played Tampa U...that game was actually the first game where an HBCU played a PWI. Fran Curci, former UM QB & HC, coached the Tampa team.

As far as integration...the players that matriculated to the PWIs benefited, but the advancement of HBCU coaches has been at a snails pace, but good to see there's some more movement on that front with Mack to Rice.
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Matriculate ? Isn't that a Hank Stram word, well played
 
MrMachete said:
Melbcane said:
Canes used to dip into Brevard regularly. Bubba and 3-4 others from Merritt Island, and a handful of others from MCC, Eau Gallie, Sattellite etc.
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The Island used to represent for such a small city. Several other guys from Merritt Island went on to play for ND, UF, Louisville, and Auburn to name a few major programs. Coach Odom was a beast of a HC at Merritt Island. Guys who played for him are now coaching at Cocoa High - including the HC who’s led them to several state Ships.
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We (HML) played them in the 1978 state semis and they had a very good DLine.
Two of them (Dan Plonk and John Redmond) started at uf the following season.
I think Joe Kohlbrand was on that team.
He later played at UM and in the NFL for the Saints.
A few years later they had a pretty good qb (Jeff Wickersham), who played at LSU whom Schnellenberger
apparently recruited for UM.
And of course Hurlie Brown who was a good player for us as was Hurlie's teammate, Derek Brown,
their highly-recruited TE who chose NLame over us.
 
MedleyCane said:
MrMachete said:
Melbcane said:
Canes used to dip into Brevard regularly. Bubba and 3-4 others from Merritt Island, and a handful of others from MCC, Eau Gallie, Sattellite etc.
Click to expand...

The Island used to represent for such a small city. Several other guys from Merritt Island went on to play for ND, UF, Louisville, and Auburn to name a few major programs. Coach Odom was a beast of a HC at Merritt Island. Guys who played for him are now coaching at Cocoa High - including the HC who’s led them to several state Ships.
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We (HML) played them in the 1978 state semis and they had a very good DLine.
Two of them (Dan Plonk and John Redmond) started at uf the following season.
I think Joe Kohlbrand was on that team.
He later played at UM and in the NFL for the Saints.
A few years later they had a pretty good qb (Jeff Wickersham), who played at LSU whom Schnellenberger
apparently recruited for UM.
And of course Hurlie Brown who was a good player for us as was Hurlie's teammate, Derek Brown,
their highly-recruited TE who chose NLame over us.
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All of the above. Many of us actually thought Darryl Spencer would be one of the best from the Island. He was a gifted athlete. Baseball and Football. Big Brother Ham helped lead the way for many of them. Home Team!
 
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Bennubird said:
Good for Bubba.

For those who follow Black College Football, I think Prairie View A&M is waiting until after the Celebration Bowl to speak with Eric Dooley for their HC position. Dooley is a veteran coach with almost 25 years coaching experience at the college level. Currently, he is the OC at Grambling State University. I expect Dooley to take that position if offered. I've heard also that Arkansas Pine Bluff wants to speak to Dooley as well.
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Shout out to the SWAC. I ran track at Grambling

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MrMachete said:
Melbcane said:
Canes used to dip into Brevard regularly. Bubba and 3-4 others from Merritt Island, and a handful of others from MCC, Eau Gallie, Sattellite etc.
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The Island used to represent for such a small city. Several other guys from Merritt Island went on to play for ND, UF, Louisville, and Auburn to name a few major programs. Coach Odom was a beast of a HC at Merritt Island. Guys who played for him are now coaching at Cocoa High - including the HC who’s led them to several state Ships.
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Check out this old article....

Leon Bright -- He's A First Among Equals - tribunedigital-orlandosentinel
 
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