Iranians stage protests as dozens more schoolgirls fall ill in suspected poisonings. It was like, 'Hey, I'm down with you for whatever because I know you're down with me.' It didnt matter where. "I didn't need to be rehabilitated because I was aware of my mistakes and knew I would never do anything like that again. We always thought that, Wow this would be a great movie, somebody needs to make a movie about this,' Muhammad says. "For every action there is a consequence good bad or indifferent," said Campbell. Browse through the photos above for a comparison between the 1985 Houston Yates team and the 1988 Dallas Carter team. A lot of people already know the story of Friday Night Lights, in which a West Texas high school fights for the state football title. '', Judge Kendall sentenced the teen-agers after they had pleaded guilty to holding up a total of 21 restaurants, including some in which they worked. July 27, 2021. DALLAS -- Ten current and former high school students, including five members of Dallas Carter's Class 5A championship football team, were sentenced to prison terms Friday by a . Campbell and Evans were the last Carter players released from prison. ". Nothing could deter the Cowboys on their way to winning the state championship that year. In one instance, two star players used a .22 revolver to take $256 and a movie rental that cost $3.24 from a Video Exchange. "I don't think you can fall much further," Hootnick says, "and I say that in part because of the level of the pedestal that, as a Texas high school football star, that's almost as big as it gets. A still from the 2015 movie 'Carter High' about the 1988 Dallas-area football team mired in controversy. Those memories, though, were soon overshadowed by bigger games at Texas Tech. You know, they were middle-class kids, they had cars, they had all the clothes they want. "Quite frankly, you scare me," Kendall said, recalling a psychologist's testimony that Campbell had sociopathic tendencies. Rumors at the time were that he had fathered two children with different Carter cheerleaders. Patrick "P.K." ET Thursday on ESPN and will take a detailed look at the fabled 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team. This is a carousel. But that Dallas Carter team had its title stripped in 1990 after a Texas University Interscholastic League investigation determined Edwards should have been ruled ineligible to play during the Cowboys playoffs run because of an algebra II grade. Thats definitely still part of the film, but its not the main focus. He was surprised a film was made so long after the fact and that he and others still in the area weren't contacted about the script. Unofficially, they would be the second team to do so, after the Dallas Carter Cowboys beat Converse Judson at Texas Stadium 31-14 in 1988. Submit a Comment. He sells cars at a dealership off Interstate 20, within view of the Carter campus. West got early-release signatures from the district attorney, sheriff, board of pardons and paroles and Judge Kendall. Garrick Damon Evans-Williams was born 13 days later. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. Ellis said his interest in this film was what it could teach. Armstead estimates that was four years ago. Today they are coaches, businessmen, NFL retirees, youth ministers, policemen and convicted felons. To this day, former Principal Clarence C. Russeau insists Carter did nothing wrong in regards to the eligibility controversy. Chelsea Watkins. If thats told, hopefully some high school kids that are watching it learn from some of those mistakes and say, thats not a road I want to go down. Kristen Taketa/Staff Writer, Former Carter High School coach Freddie James at the premiere of Carter High at Studio Movie Grill in Dallas. Single, he attends several Carter games a year and lives down the street from Cowboys teammate Clifton Abraham. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Garrick Williams, who attended DeSoto, is a redshirt freshman linebacker at Texas A&M. "But I havent thought about it really. @Vol_Football. His last full-time employment was a year ago, although this summer he was camp director at Friendship West Baptist across the street from Carter. Boston College High School. He often refers to her as Vivica now, after actress Vivica Fox who plays her in the movie. Each had faced a maximum sentence of 99 years. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Judge Kendall said he was a ringleader. He has long been devoted to his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, overseeing the local chapter's economic development dealings. March 4 (UPI) -- Five people, including two children, were killed in an early morning house fire in Rockland County, N.Y., authorities said Saturday. Dawson, Texas. "They talk about that high school team that kicked everybody's ass," he says. "I had to get away from the 'hood - I was wa-a-ay over there. DALLAS The drama surrounding the 1988 Carter Cowboys took over 25 years to go from the high school football field to the big screen. You know, like football as long as they were doing football and in football it kept them away from making such bad decisions and choices. Gaston Middle School; W.T. "I'm proud of Gary. Overall Score 40.47 /100. Teenage boys were sent to prison. I never even knew that that stuff was going on until its like they were actually out and basically confessed to the crimes.. ESPN has set a late August premiere date for a documentary about one of the most infamous high school football teams in Texas history. Today, two are close and the other is an enigma. Evans, who was paroled Aug. 22, 1996, says his co-workers don't know about his football or prison past. Sixty-two varsity players thrilled and galvanized and brought pride to their community, but six of them caused embarrassment and grief. Edwards served four years in prison. Instead, his grades were changed to make him pass that class. A judge has sentenced 10 current and former high school athletes to prison terms of up to 25 years for their roles in numerous armed robberies in the Dallas area over the past year. Emily Ochsenschlager and Jessica Smith produced and edited this interview for broadcast, and Nicole Cohen adapted it for the Web. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. Lincoln Heights, OH / 2: Roney Harris: QB: 6-1: 180: So. But before Carter could even make it to the title game, it was hit with a roadblock off the field. . "They talk about that high school team that kicked everybody's ass," he says. Permian did end up winning a state title the following year, going 16-0 in 1989. During a phone interview, Evans says there is a reason he has rebuffed reporters since giving prison interviews to The Dallas Morning News in 1989 and 1991 and to author H.G. The team initially had to forfeit the games Edwards played in, but its playoff eligibility was reinstated for the first postseason game. DALLAS (CBS11) A private screening of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary "What Carter Lost," was held at the Texas Theatre on Wednesday night. Williams also is a youth pastor at Tabernacle of Deliverance, a Dallas Pentecostal church. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. All Teams Schedule: Week of Feb 20 - Feb 26 . You stay pretty busy. "I tell people all the time, I was like Michael Jordan and he was like Scottie Pippen," Armstead says. In 1988, however, he was the sports editor for the Grand Prairie News. Parents, teachers and school officials fought back, and in the end Carter was allowed to play. "Am I proud?" As for any school, for kids that are young and immature, youre gonna see some great things athletically and then youre gonna see some decisions that were made due to greed and things that were not positive, he said. It's on film. Dallas Morning News sports reporter since 1993. Despite all the public attention, you are nothing but a bunch of crimnials who went out, put guns on honest working people, terrified them and took their money. If youd asked him then, heknew the story had potential. The lanky pass rusher recorded 85 tackles, 25 1/2 for losses, and 20 sacks over the past two seasons. Actions have consequences, Kendall wrote. Record: 14-0-1 Head Coach: Freddie JamesWK Team SC Team SC ; 9/2 : x Dallas Carter 3: 21: P Tyler d: 7: 9/10 : x Dallas Carter v: 25: T Killeen v: 24: 9/16 : x Dallas Carter v: 31: m FW Wyatt y: 0: 9/30 : x Dallas Carter v: 34: T Dal South Oak Cliff d: 7: 10/8 : . The team made famous by Buzz Bissinger's book "Friday Night Lights" faced enormous expectations. But the long retired Russeau doesnt spend his time dwelling on the past. Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives.Two months after the big championship win at Texas Stadium, and after overcoming legal challenges . Edwards watches today's NFL cornerbacks and is convinced he had the tools to make it. Actors will portray well-known local figures, including former state District Judge Joe Kendall and now-state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas. To Hootnick, some of the story's unsung heroes are the parents who fought to keep the team in the playoffs. We do not share addresses with any third parties. he says of his kids. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. In 18 years as the head coach at Yates, Booker compiled a 168-37-6 record and guided the Lions to 13 district titles, three state semifinal appearances and one memorable state championship in 1985. 10:00 AM on Aug 24, 2017 CDT Updated at 12:19 PM on Dec 12, 2019 CST. You know, be it good or be it bad. State District . Carter High School. 5. In 1986-87, 57 percent of Carter students failed at least one course, as compared to 44 percent at Lincoln, an inner-city all-black school. Now, a new movie chronicles the teams against-all-odds rise and its steep fall. "I'm glad I did go to prison," he says. Gary Edwards says he talks to Evans a couple of times a year. They werent a bunch of cheap-shot chop-blockers either, as the movie would suggest. Not the ensuing legal battle that nearly kept them out of the playoffs. Over the years, he has been asked whether the more headstrong Evans coaxed him into the 33-day spree in which they committed four robberies together. And whether SOC wins or loses Saturday morning against Liberty Hill, Dallas ISD will always have an unofficial state championship. WHERE ARE THEY NOW - Chronicles life after Permian High School for past players and coaches. Others said they had spent the money on trips to an amusement park, food and athletic shoes. In 14 seasons as the head coach at Carter, he went 122-22-3. Instead of going off to play for college teams,those players went to prison. Permian won 12 games, while suffering three losses, in the 1988 season. "I didn't have respect for the law at that time and now I look at life in a more humble way," said Campbell. "It was true; what's the big deal? Before sentencing, Judge Kendall lectured the youths for about 10 minutes, telling them they had no excuse for committing the crimes. When the University Interscholastic League investigated a tip that Carter player Gary Edwards had not passed algebra, West said, the political atmosphere was one where this team was being done wrong because it was African-American.. We try to tell our young kids now, the decisions you make are going to affect you a long time.. It was the first in nearly two dozen robberies connected to some players on the team. Carter won the state title but the story doesn't end there. We put em on a pedestal, and then we wonder why they fall off, Hansen said in What Carter Lost.. Evans says. He lives in Garland, but hasn't strayed far from his high school roots. Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? "The other thing is, for everything that I think I could have been excellent at doing, I can't be. With Charles S. Dutton, Vivica A. Study suggests bempedoic acid reduces cholesterol, risk of heart attack. (Ben Torres/Special Contributor). March 4 (UPI) -- Protestors took to the streets of Tehran Saturday amid reports that dozens more Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalized in what the government calls a series of mysterious suspected poisonings. Yeah, it was difficult. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. "Yeah. Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . Newest . Example video title will go here for this video. March 4 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years was found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico, her family and police said. That team was, resoundingly, one of the best high school squads ever assembled. Only Gov. At the end of his term, Campbell was sent to the Allred Unit near Wichita Falls, where he saw Evans for the first time in nearly seven years. God has a plan for my life, and this is it.". Anyone can read what you share. Health issues have slowed the 91-year-old down, but Russeau usually makes it to his Thursday night bible classes and the occasional fundraising gala.
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