remembering Fair Street athletic pratice field
remembering Fair Street athletic pratice field the sitestarted about 20 feet from the rear of the schoolnear the wood working shop. I remember it as a large expanse hard red clay when dry and mud field after a rain. It extended NE untilit ended at the edge of the city dump.How many of you remember […]
1956 Championship Schedule
1956 Championship Schedule Fair Street – 1956 State Champions GIA B Coach: E.L. Cabbell Home games played at City Park Season’s results are complete; one score missing. ??-??-1956 Summer Hill – 8-0 (date & location unknown) 09-29-1956 at Booker – 35-0 10-04-1956 at Cedar Hill – 6-0 10-12-1956 Bruce Street – 41-0 10-19-1956 Henderson […]
Michael vick – Support him not bash him
Michael vick – Support him not bash him LETTER Greater love has no man than this: He’s willing to lay down his life for the brother. If one suffers, we all suffer. We all have sinned and fallen short. As I think about all the organizations and people calling out to disrespect and do harm […]
Butler High Tigers 19, Lemon Street High Hornets 18
Butler High Tigers 19, Lemon Street High Hornets 18 recall a little football game we played the day after Thanksgiving Day, 1962. We had to travel down to Marietta to play the Lemon Street High Hornets for the North Georgia Championship. What made this such an intriguing game was the fact that over two months […]
1956 & 57 Fair Street State Football Championship Players
1956 & 57 Fair Street State Football Championship Players Any players from The Fair StreetChampionship Teams that would like to attend Gainesville High School’s State Championship Game in The Georgia Dome on Saturday, December 12th, please contact Jerry Castleberry at 770-534-5610 or 770-536-8312 by Wednesday.
How about that 1957 Championship?
How about that 1957 Championship? Tigers Fans. As you may recall Phil Jackson wrote about the 1957 championship game in an article that was posted in the Times on December 22nd, 1957. Phil touted the Tigers Players Gene Carrithers, Arthur Moss, Clarence Niles, David Camp, John Keith, William Johnson, Ellis Cantrell, Cecil Young, Clifford Stephens, […]
August 20, 2009
August 20, 2009 The Fair Street Tigers State Champion Football Team will be Honored at the August 20, 2009 City of Gainesville School Board Meeting.The Board meets at 508 Oak Street. The time is 7:00 P. M. it would be very special if as many of the team members as possible would attend. We are […]
Hendrix geared up for next fight
Hendrix geared up for next fight Gainesville native Tyrese Hendrix has come a long way since his days of fighting mid-card in a nightclub a stones throw from his opponents hometown. A little more than five years after making his professional boxing debut in Smyrna, Tenn., a de facto home away from home for his […]
Boxing: Hendrix remains unbeaten
Boxing: Hendrix remains unbeaten From staff reports POSTED July 19, 2009 11:51 p.m. Showing a mix of power, speed and skill, Gainesville native Tyrese Hendrix won his 17th straight fight Saturday night in Tunica, Miss., knocking out Robbie Cannon in the second round. “I felt I did everything right (Saturday), and I needed to because […]
Something isn’t adding up with Vick, Stallworth
Something isn’t adding up with Vick, Stallworth Wednesday August 19, 2009 Something isn’t adding up with Vick, Stallworth by BillSmith For the Daily Mail Advertiser Here are two stories. First story: Michael Vick, who once upon a time was the star quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, was charged two years […]