Vindication! Choctaws crowned champs of ‘54
By Joshua Price/Sports Editor
The Altoona Choctaws had high expectations in 1954. The 1953 team posted an 8-2 record with four shutouts during head coach Fred “Dugan” Taylor’s first year at the helm.
The 1954 team returned a number of key starters, most notably in the offensive backfield. Quarterback DuWayne McCray, halfbacks Roy McNair and Bill Nichols, fullback Roy Hethcox and end…
Attalla’s ML Brackett crosses paths with many gridiron legends
By Chris McCarthy
Editor/Publisher
ML Brackett’s career has taken him far and wide from his roots in rural Attalla.
The former Etowah High School, Auburn University and National Football League standout probably could rival Abe Lincoln and Will Rogers as a storyteller with regard to his gridiron accomplishments.
Then again, someone who has played for five coaching legends and with several Hall of…
Long before Tebow, there was Herring
By Joshua Price
Sports Editor
Denver quarterback Tim Tebow continues to headline most every sports page in the nation.
Tebow first made headlines as a Heisman Trophy winner for the Florida Gators and most recently with a game-winning touchdown pass in overtime to defeat the highly favored Pittsburgh Steelers.
Tebow stands in a long line of Bronco quarterbacks to grace Mile High Stadium that…