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City of Palms
cocaine
college football
Dallas Cowboys
David Dorsey
Deion Sanders
Don Ellis
drug culture
Earnest Graham
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Eric Riley
Florida
Florida sports
football
Fort Myers
Fourth Down in Dunbar
Jammi German
Jevon Kearse
Johnnie Wright
low income neighborhood
Mario Henderson
Miami Hurricanes
NFL
Noel Devine
Phillip Buchanon
professional athletes
Sean Taylor
segregation
Southwest Florida
sports
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Terrence Cody
youth sports
Product details
- ISBN 9780813060194
- Weight: 456g
- Dimensions: 161 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2014
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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For the young men of Dunbar—the low-income, historically segregated neighborhoods of Fort Myers, Florida—avoiding the path that leads to easy money as a drug dealer often means choosing complete devotion to football and dreams of NFL stardom. While such dreams remain out of reach for most, an astonishing number of Dunbar athletes, including NFL idols Deion Sanders, Jevon Kearse, and Earnest Graham, have achieved massive success.
Fourth Down in Dunbar is the story of how one community, plagued by drugs and violence, where many children are fatherless, gave rise to so many stellar youth athletes. Using Sanders as the centerpiece of the story, David Dorsey explores Dunbar’s history to show how the same drug culture that ruined so many promising futures also served as motivation for football success. As a reporter for the Fort Myers News-Press, Dorsey had exclusive access to the players and their relatives. He shows the success of the wildly talented as well as the regrets of those who took the wrong path, while highlighting hope for the future of Dunbar.
In this poignant tale of heartbreak and triumph, Dorsey reveals the true nature of these men who overcame the obstacles in their lives and made their families and their hometown proud.
Fourth Down in Dunbar is the story of how one community, plagued by drugs and violence, where many children are fatherless, gave rise to so many stellar youth athletes. Using Sanders as the centerpiece of the story, David Dorsey explores Dunbar’s history to show how the same drug culture that ruined so many promising futures also served as motivation for football success. As a reporter for the Fort Myers News-Press, Dorsey had exclusive access to the players and their relatives. He shows the success of the wildly talented as well as the regrets of those who took the wrong path, while highlighting hope for the future of Dunbar.
In this poignant tale of heartbreak and triumph, Dorsey reveals the true nature of these men who overcame the obstacles in their lives and made their families and their hometown proud.
David A. Dorsey is a writer for the Fort Myers News-Press. He also has written for the Kansas City Star and USA Today.
