... great battles with the quarterback. "Sharing the NFL MVP honor with him in 2003 was special because of what a great football player he was," Manning said. "I had the opportunity to play in a couple of Pro Bowls with him, and the time spent ...

... study hall every day," the coach said. Many observers consider it a misconception that there are throngs of great football players just roaming the halls at Conway. The issue is not as much participation but specialization and what it is doing ...

... absence and became associated with the maintenance staff at Arkansas State Teachers College. Coleman, one of the greatest football players ever to play at ASTC, had been residing at Cassville, Mo. The Conway High School basketball team of 1958 ...

... through the years. "The biggest thing that he taught me was how to turn boys into men," Davis said. "Being a great football players is good, but being a great person is better." Last season, Davis served as the offensive coordinator under ...

... respect (Saturday)," Brown said. "He kept getting up after getting knocked down hard. He's a great guy and a great football player. That kind of respect is shared by the Bearkats signal caller. "Nate's a great player," Bomar said. "He ...

... sad, but that's the way it is.'' Alexander, a tailback who Alabama coach Mike DuBose has called ''the greatest football player in America,'' said he planned to discuss his future with his family in Kentucky. ''We'll get together ...

... coaches for the 44th Southwestern Bell/Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star Classic. "He's a great football player; he's got a lot of quickness and he's got the defensive mentality you want," said East assistant coach James ...

... Campo said. "Whether we run a 4-3 or a 3-4 (defense), I just think he's a football player. He's not a great football player, he's a very solid football player. That's what he is, and I like him." While football is his occupation ...

... in a long line of tributes to Sweetness: He wasn't just the greatest running back I ever saw. He was the greatest football player I ever saw. And still is. Maybe it's an end-of-the-millennium thing, but it seems we are now compelled ...

... Championship Series standings does not include ONE Pacific-10 team. It is acknowledged that there are enough great football players in Southern California to supply much of America. Yet, this year, given the cream, no Pac-10 team can win ...