NUance Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Football City, USA: Few places can match Rock Hill's Success PUBLISHED 9 hours and 53 minutes ago LAST UPDATED 2 hours and 34 minutes ago How can a South Carolina city with a population of 68,000 and change claim 21 NFL players as its own — including eight who were on active rosters in Week 1 this season? <snip> Cordarrelle Patterson provided a glimpse of that home-grown speed with the Vikings this season. He had a 105-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in Week 2 and tied a NFL record with a 109-yard kickoff for a score in Week 8. Patterson, who starred at Northwestern, ran a 4.42 in the 40 at the NFL Combine. Gilmore, a South Pointe product, ran a 4.40. Clowney, all 270 pounds of him, reportedly ran a 4.5 during workouts last summer. Now imagine watching Patterson and Gilmore on the same field — or Gilmore and Clowney on the same team. <snip> Clowney was the No. 1 recruit in the country at South Pointe. He had 29.5 sacks as a senior and was a YouTube sensation long before he authored "The Hit" in the 2013 Outback Bowl. Across every press box in the state, the first question was, "Have you seen that defensive end from South Pointe?" Worley, meanwhile, was the National Gatorade Player of the Year at Northwestern. He passed for 5,315 yards and a state-record 64 touchdowns as a senior. When both local legends were seniors in 2010, Worley also led the Trojans to a 42-20 win against Clowney and South Pointe in a game televised on ESPNU. LINK Amazing that a town of 68,000 can put 21 players in the NFL. That town may have more top recruits than the whole state of Nebraska. Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) That is flat out insane. I saw something a while back that said American Samoa has more players in the NFL than Texas and Florida. Found it! http://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-samoa-football-island-17-09-2010/ Edited November 26, 2013 by Decked Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 That is flat out insane. I saw something a while back that said American Samoa has more players in the NFL than Texas and Florida. Found it! http://www.cbsnews.c...and-17-09-2010/ Yeah, I remember reading about some of the Hawaii high schools with Samoan players. Just insane athletes. Seems like U. of Hawaii would be better than they are. Quote Link to comment
louisianared Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't a lot of the Hawaii players go to USC, BYU,etc. Quote Link to comment
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