I think Im losing them. "There is no question that if Carter had been one of the predominantly white schools that was always there, everything would have been handled differently," Hootnick says. "My kids are like, 'Dad, you know everybody.' Ann Richards declined to sign. The other, mostly white schools fought a legal battle to kick Carter out of the playoffs. To know that I broke some hearts really has been a bother over time. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . March 4 (UPI) -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made a rare visit to frontline troops in Ukraine on Saturday as Kyiv's grip on the embattled city of Bakhmut appeared to be slipping. The players included: Edwards, who had the disputed algebra grade; Derric Evans, who announced his college commitment in the hot tub; Keith Campbell, who got the longest sentence; Patrick P.K. Williams; Aric Andrews; and Carlos Allen. Evans, 44, who in 1988 was talented enough to be considered one of the nation's top high school defensive backs and flamboyant enough to sign his letter of intent while sitting in a hot tub in . . Just days after winning the state championship, a handful of Carter High players robbed a fast food joint. It would be the first of 21 robberies that police connected to 15 Carter neighborhood teenagers, including six from the football team. If youd asked him then, heknew the story had potential. Since 2004, I have served the Rialto Community in a plethora of assignments, including 8th Grade . It was real hard then, and I hope that people pick that up, she said. "It was a talented team with very talented individuals, many of which went on without blemishes on their records and are productive citizens in our community," says Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, the attorney who represented Edwards during the grade controversy and criminal trial. To this day, former Principal Clarence C. Russeau insists Carter did nothing wrong in regards to the eligibility controversy. More recently its taken him as a high school football coach from Grand Prairie to Frisco to Mesquite. MLB legend makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, Houston is ugly, and I've never felt more at home, This is what Houston looks like from space, Oops! Since 2004, he has worked for the city of Dallas as an environmental specialist, inspecting facilities to make sure they are in code compliance. March 4 (UPI) -- Bempedoic acid taken alone reduces cholesterol and heart attacks in patients who can't tolerate statins, according to a clinical research published Saturday in New England Journal of Medicine.. Five, including 2 children, killed in early morning New York house fire. That was one of the great teams, former WFAA sports anchor Dale Hansen said in What Carter Lost, a 2017 ESPN documentary about the Cowboys 1988 season. He slumped in his chair after his sentence was announced. Dennis Parker, who attended the 1985 Yates-Permian game, coached the Marshall team that lost to Carter in 1988 and lost twice to Permian in 1989, said Carter was the best because it had such speed on defense. Starred for Smyrna High School on both sides of the ball and was named Class 6A Mr. Football after a phenomenal 2022 campaign Selected as the Region 6-6A Defensive MVP this past fall Posted 92 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, five passes defended, three forced fumbles and one interception his senior season In 2004, I joined the Rialto Unified School District after teaching for four years within the Los Angles Unified School District. Gary Salyer and Charles Baker were the coaches. Before, she was a Research & Archives Associate and wrote about the historical happenings from the The News' archives. Nothing could deter the Cowboys on their way to winning the state championship that year. God has a plan for my life, and this is it.". First Last Height lbs. 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WHERE ARE THEY NOW - Chronicles life after Permian High School for past players and coaches. Full Bio. Judge Kendall said he was a ringleader. He wonders what might have happened if Judge Joe Kendall had given him probation, or if he had gotten out of prison in two years. A protective father figure to his Carter players, he led them on to be one of the nation's best high school teams. Boston College High School. "Everywhere we go, somebody knows me," he says. There's some debate as to whether that team is better . Twenty years ago, he was 6-3, 190 pounds and had once run a 40-yard dash in 4.34 seconds. I know I have the ability to grow beyond it, but it remains there.". 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . Teenage boys were sent to prison. "The real story never comes out. Not just the best in Dallas or Texas, I would like to say we're the best team ever assembled.. Evans got 20 years. . Not an investigation into their leading scorers algebra grade. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. The official 2020 Football Roster for the . Ellis, the executive producer, told The Monday Morning Quarterback that he hopes viewers will take a similar message away from the film. Who wouldn't be proud?". It was like, 'Hey, I'm down with you for whatever because I know you're down with me.' "I'm glad I did go to prison," he says. He worked for a chemical company in Garland for six years. From changing grades and playing ineligible players to substance abuse and violence, these five scandals marred the face of the king of all sports in Texas. 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 . He scored 30 or more points on three occasions, including a career-high 33 points in the Raiders' 75-59 win over Slippery Rock Dec. 3. The REAL 1988 Mojo from Friday Night Lights movie. Single, he attends several Carter games a year and lives down the street from Cowboys teammate Clifton Abraham. @coachjoshheupel. Previous Seasons All-Time Roster. "They remember . Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 04:45 PM CST. Longtime Houston coach Ray Seals, whose Milby team lost 51-0 to Yates and who scouted the Cowboys in 1988, gives the nod to the Lions. Thats the reason executive producer Greg Ellis signed on. You know, they were middle-class kids, they had cars, they had all the clothes they want. A high school state football championship in Texas is arguably about more than just temporary bragging rights. 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. He received a 20-year term for his involvement in four robberies. ', Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years found in Puerto Rico. He also coaches a youth league football team. (Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer). The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Carter High hits theaters here Oct. 30. Hide/Show Additional Information For Jay Carter . Williams served three years in prison. Dallas Morning News sports reporter since 1993. Houston, Texas. The official 2020 Football Roster for the Skip To Main Content . The defendants were hustled from the courtroom by sheriff's deputies and did not comment. ET Thursday on ESPN and will take a detailed look at the fabled 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team. PLAINS, Ga. (AP) When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president's public life and now, generations later, is rallying around him for the private final chapter of his 98 years. Dallas Carter, 1988? Its a story thats been re-told in Dallas over and over, and on the national stage, too: first in Buzz Bissingers book Friday Night Lights, which chronicles the Odessa-Permian Panthers 1988 season, which saw them defeated by Dallas Carter in the state semifinals; then in the 2004 film adaptation of Bissingers book, which arguably painted the Cowboys as more villainous than they actually were; then in Carter High, a 2015 film about the 1988 season from the Cowboys perspective; and finally, in What Carter Lost.. Gary Edwards says he talks to Evans a couple of times a year. 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I just love it, he said. Edwards served four years in prison. Courtesy of ESPN Films 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. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." @Vol_Football. March 4 (UPI) -- Roel Degamo, the governor of the Philippines province of Negros Oriental, was assassinated and five others also died Saturday in an attack by gunmen, officials said. The Colleyville Heritage Steroid . The reality of the Carter High School football team, often described as one of the most talented collections of players in the history of football-crazed Texas, is told in "What Carter Lost ," an ESPN 30 for 30 film directed by Adam Hootnick and airing at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Her media guide bio lists Derric as her father. But nobody has any ill effects about it.". Rocky Mount, NC / 2: Get your Permian football updates by valid e-mail address. They werent a bunch of cheap-shot chop-blockers either, as the movie would suggest. We always thought that, Wow this would be a great movie, somebody needs to make a movie about this,' Muhammad says. HISTORIC TEAM: 1985 Yates team was one for the ages. Governor of Philippine province, 5 others killed in gun attack. DWC Football Coaching Staff. He hopes this new movie wont dwell on the robberies and the mistakes his teammates made as much as he says the first Friday Night Lights movie did. Actions have consequences, Kendall wrote. I just love seeing those little kids coming across and they reach out and catch my hand and I help them across. He says the robberies were "a black eye for the community," but adds, "I think those who were around and are still around feel they got a raw deal - that the justice system extracted more than a pound of flesh from them.". High Schools. In 14 seasons as the head coach at Carter, he went 122-22-3. So the level of attention and adoration and intensity around that experience for a lot of people, that's the top. It would have been a great game, featuring accomplished, underrated quarterbacks and defenses that were downright scary. Muhammad was on that 1988 state championship team. 0 by Odessa Permian, 1994; Arlington Lamar, 1988; Aldine MacArthur, 1986; Abilene Cooper, 1969 and Galena Park, 1964 CLASS 5A RECORDS, 1951-2022 Originally 3A (1951-79), then 4A (1980-2013) and now 5A (2014-22) Check out the 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost screening Aug. 24, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High School's football team nearly 30 years ago.The 1988 Carter football team was at the top of its game. The 1988 Carter High School football team seemed invincible. But the long retired Russeau doesnt spend his time dwelling on the past. So the way that those parents were undercut after everything they did to keep that team on the field and to try to put forward their version of who they were to have that all undone, you know, I think that's the story that's never been told.". I think it shows football actually as the hedge, Muhammad says. '', 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. But its really the kind of movie that lets people know that you can make it if you try. Eva-Marie Ayala/Staff Writer, Dallas-set football drama 'Carter High' hits Netflix Novemeber, 2016, Former Carter High star football player Jessie Armstead reflects on the past, Carter High tackles Dallas teams woes head-on, Over two decades later, a chance for public redemption, Scandal taints memories of 'best ever,' the 1988 Carter football team, Robbery spree was 'just for kicks' for 1988 Carter football team, Former players on 1988 Carter football team tried to move on, but shaking past wasn't easy. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. ". His last job was with a firm that assists in litigation document preparation. Some who meet Campbell remark that he would have made a good attorney. Russian defense minister visits front lines as Ukraine's hold on Bakhmut slips. It was not until football was removed and the hedge, so to speak, was removed that they ventured out and did what they did.. 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. Millions of Texans have rare diseases. She graduated from the University of North Texas in 2017. Hide/Show Additional Information For Clarence Carter . Then after the championship win, the title and all of the accolades were stripped from the team when six of it's players were convicted and sentenced in a string of robberies throughout the Dallas area. The 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team is receiving some notoriety this week as ESPN's 30 for 30 about the team debuts Thursday. Even though he still has scars from it, he hasn't allowed those scars to dictate the rest of his life.". But, then again, I could be wrong. 2022 Football schedule for the Carter Hornets from Strawberry Plains, TN Before he signed with Tennessee while sitting in a Jacuzzi, he was pursued by the likes of USC, UCLA and Nebraska. "P.K., I'm so proud of you," the coach said. 2017: Redshirted as a true freshman. We do not share addresses with any third parties. The documentary points out many inaccuracies in the ways the Dallas Carter story has been told over the years. Reflecting On Football And Addiction As 'Friday Night Lights' Turns 25, Why The Race Of The New Football Coach At University Of Texas Matters. 28 - universal randolph, 1963-90 28 - dallas carter, 1982-09 27 - wichita falls, 1937-63 *26 - southlake carroll, 1997-22 While the official record books wont remember the 1988 Carter Cowboys, Dallas definitely does, and continues to tell the teams story. ". It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations. Sentenced one by one, most of the defendants hung their heads as the judge ruled. Initially, Evans seemed glad to see him. Submit a Comment. Thats been so long ago, almost 30 years. Everything changed. 1985 Yates vs. 1988 Carter would have been a fitting showcase for two of the greatest teams in what was, for my money, the best era of the modern high school game, the years from 1982 through 1989 . FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth. Frankly, I was shocked, recalled West, who also represented Edwards in his criminal case. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. "That means a lot to me. So I dont feel anything in particular," Russeau said. / CBS Texas. Before the crossing guard gig, James would organize outings for neighborhood seniors so they could pass the time telling stories to each others. Clarence Russeau Jr. near Routh Street in the State Thomas neighborhood where he grew up. I guess they found somebody thats got my side," Russeau said. Patrick "P.K." First published on August 16, 2017 / 9:40 PM. as a senior, was selected as an All-Area honoreeplayed in the 2022 Minnesota High School All Star Gamea six year starter for the Bears wrestling . Permian did end up winning a state title the following year, going 16-0 in 1989. And at a time when it seems the game is always in the cross-hairs, director Arthur Muhammad says Carter High isnt trying to show football in a bad light. But if you look at the real team's journey to the 1988 state title, you'll find a story about race and the pressures young athletes face a story Adam Hootnick explores in his documentary What Carter Lost. It didnt matter where. He knows Evans lives in Houston, but little else. Unlike Evans, Edwards did get to play college football. "The other thing is, for everything that I think I could have been excellent at doing, I can't be. Browse through the photos above for a comparison between the 1985 Houston Yates team and the 1988 Dallas Carter team. . But as he did welding work for the next couple of weeks, Campbell recalls that "he and I had no conversation. Australian cops announce $1B cocaine seizure, country's biggest bust ever. 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. Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond. Carter High . Carter won the state title but the story doesn't end there. I just love football.. A few months ago, former Carter coach Freddie James came in to car shop, not realizing Williams worked there. The official 2019 Football Roster for the Skip To Main Content . The 1988 Carter High School football team seemed invincible. "They remember that team, but they don't even know I was part of it.". I don't want to tell my story that way. Coach Freddie James retired from the Dallas school district two decades ago, off to travel and finally work on his wifes honey-do list. Get your Permian football updates by valid e-mail address. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. Odessa Permian 1988 Roster. Challenges went beyond players gambling. Prior to that he worked at The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Light. One player famously signed his letter of intent to play college ball while lounging in a hot tub, adorned in gold jewelry. This is a carousel. As he issued each sentence, screams rang out from the courtroom. However, when it comes to violating the law, at the courthouse it simply doesn't matter than you can run the football.'. He was a wide receiver who served seven-and a-half years of a 25-year sentence for armed robbery. He was a tough disciplinarian who once reportedly dragged a student from a billiards hall back to school. Volume 2 30 for 30: Shorts Full Schedule ESPN Films. Chelsea is an Audience Journalist who promotes Dallas Morning News content on various social media platforms and manages the homepage. We had the first girls team in 1992. we also had a boys team that year. WHERE ARE THEY NOW - Chronicles life after Permian High School for past players and coaches. Permian won 12 games, while suffering three losses, in the 1988 season. 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. 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. Interviewing teammates and researching old newspaper stories led him to reflect - which, naturally, he also did in prison. I am a former NFL football player, he says, 11 years with the Dallas Cowboys and the last year with the Oakland Raiders.. 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. ". Released from prison on Aug. 13, 1993, he enrolled at Texas Southern. The 1988 Carter football team was at the top of its game. With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High School's football team nearly 30 years ago. Carter met Converse Judson at Texas Stadium, winning the Class 5A Championship, 31-14, to capture the first title for the Dallas ISD since 1950. The Cowboys were stripped of the State title after it came to . Right now to this day, we're still talking about that class, 1988 Carter quarterback Robert Hall told WFAA in 2013, when he was an assistant coach at Mesquite Horn.