re: Devery Henderson Appreciation Thread

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Just playing a little devil's advocate here. Can you name me another professional athlete who was a starter for a team that won a Championship for both the flagship school of a state and professional team of a state?

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Derrick Brooks?

I am pretty sure he is from the panhandle in FL (could be wrong), and I know he won a national championship at FSU and a SuperBowl with TB.

Don't know if you guys remember Alfred Williams (the Saints picked him up mid-season in 1999, but he never played a snap). He won a national championship with Colorado and a Super Bowl with Denver. I don't think he started for the Broncos for those Super Bowl teams.


That's all that I can think of off the top of my head. If anything, this confirms the fact that Devery was a rare form of a "hometown hero"; although, he does not come close to surpassing Derrick Brooks in that regard by any means.