Rubin Carter
Rubin Carter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carterwas a Canadian middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder and later released from prison following a petition of habeas corpus after spending almost 20 years in prison...
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth6 May 1937
CityClifton, NJ
excel games players stands
This is one of the games that you live for. The stands will be packed. I would think the players would want to excel in a game like this.
ahead along athletic character looking player recruiting talent thorough time year
Normally, we like to get a year ahead on recruiting and evaluating talent. But even in the time we had, we were very thorough in looking at each player academically and character wise, along with his athletic abilities.
ball enthusiasm move offense players spring
They showed a lot of energy, enthusiasm and hustle. We really didn't move the ball well on offense. We have players that have been out this spring that we think we will have on offense in the fall.
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I think there would be great support for a game here, and I know it would generate a lot of revenue here in Tampa.
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Koonce brought a little bit of spirit and veracity out there at practice. It was good to have him back out there.
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I think we blanketed the state pretty well. We were able to get some players we think can help us.
based best effort program regardless tremendous upside
Regardless of where you have been in the past, you have to go out and compete, give your best effort and don't quit. I only see a tremendous upside based on what I've been through with this program so far.
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He's had an outstanding year and he is definitely one of our leaders. He's a hard worker that pays attention to detail.
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He's conscientious, and he understands that we depend on him to show leadership and do the things we have to do on that side of the ball. Chris has shown his ability not only as a football player, but being able to persevere through some really difficult times. He's shown that if you have a great attitude and mental strength you'll be able to go through that and progress.
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He (Chester) showed his ability to scramble and make plays on the run. Those are his assets. He throws the ball well on the run. He made some good decisions out there.
change coming direction entire evaluate felt gone necessary recruiting season time
Having gone through an entire season and being able to evaluate the entire staff, I felt the need to go in another direction with some of my staff. It's not the most opportune time to make this change with recruiting coming up, but it was a necessary move.
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Their record is not indicative of what kind of team they are. Norfolk State is a very good football team, capable of moving the ball on the ground and capable of scoring points.
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In our recruiting, we were able to establish and in some cases, re-establish contact with high schools around the state and area. We had a chance to evaluate a lot of good, first-rate talent and we are about 90 percent complete with our signing, despite getting such a late start.
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Certainly the position has to be earned and this is the first phase. The evaluation process starts now.