S1 E7--Leon Fuller
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Black, Gold, and a Crimson Tide...
Leon Fuller, a Nederland 1950s legend, talks about his career, including:
- growing up in Nederland;
- playing sports for the Bulldogs, including football under legendary coach Bum Phillips;
- his All American seasons at Tyler Junior College;
- playing at Alabama--as captain and two-way starter--for Coach Bear Bryant;
- his career journey as a coach, including his stints at Wyoming, Colorado State, the University of Texas, and the Denver Broncos, among others;
- and other topics!
The podcast brings up a wide range of names from Southeast Texas, including Ollie Ray Fuller, Jerry McNeill, Benny McNeill, Dorothy Fuller, Byron Rienstra, Bum Phillips, Wade Phillips, Vernon Ramke, Emmett McKenzie, Chief Wilson, Gene McCollum, Larry Minaldi, George Eisenmann, D. D. Perkins, Riley Burnett, Wanda Carole Wrinkle Ford, Jimmy Wrinkle, Don Clayton, Vance Bedford, Brandon Faircloth, and more! Other well-known names included in the podcast are Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings, Billy Neighbors, Lee Roy Jordan, Walt Garrison, Earl Campbell, Pam Fuller...and more!!
It's a keeper--this Bulldog WILL HUNT!!!
Right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!
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