Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Honoring the legacy of the 1968 Carroll High School Football State Champions, Rickey Brantley, the youngest of five in a family where all members graduated from Carroll High School in Monroe, LA, recalls the electrifying atmosphere of Friday nights during football season, marked by the tunes of the Carroll High band, the glow of football stadium lights, and the resounding cheers of fans. Brantley, who played tight end as #86, reminisces about the special feeling and flavor of Carroll football, particularly the memorable year of 1968 when Carroll won the AAA State Football Championship in Lo...