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of course ......area football fans first saw stephen davis' enourmous talent in the late '80s and early '90s and he led spartanburg high to its first ever state title in 1991 ........... many years later.......he came home.....if you will......for more special moments and

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this afternoon at spartanburg high school..... as part of the super bowl 50....n-f-l celebration....4 guys.... that played in a super bowl....were honored with a golden football. howard williams .... who played in super bowl two with the raiders..... steve fuller....who was a member of the bears super bowl 20 cahmps.... stephen davis....who was a key part of the panthers super bowl 38 squad.... and landon cohen .... who is the youngest member of the group.... and played for the seahawks in last year's big game. while the divide is spread out over 48 years.... the guys honored today.... are all proud of where they come from. -most recent: andy lee, 49ers vs. ravens, gabe wilkens packers vs. pats, robert brooks packers vs.denver, ben coates, pats vs. packers coates, pats denver, ben packers vs.brooks pats, robert brooks packers vs. denver, ben coates, pats vs.

if you ask most nfl players who theyre most excited to bring to the game...the answer is almost always "my mom for sure" the same rings true for for panthers fullback mike tolbert. mike tolbert/ panthers fullback 16:11:46:05 "my mom is a tremendous woman, a strong woman." the two have a tremendous bond...and the journey to where they are today wasn't easy. secelia tolbert/mike's mother "there were time i was

jobs." "i cried in the shoe store when he needed adult cleats because i couldn't afford them" secelia tolbert ...or as she's fondly called se se...raised mike and his sister on her own...doing the best she could to learn to the football to support her son. "i could coach the team now...actually i did coach his team when the coach was sick one time" se se's lessons on and off the field paid off...getting tolbert committed to georgia tech...only to find another obstacle in their way. "they called two weeks before and said we're looking for someone bigger." tolbert would find his college football dreams in the carolinas...coastal carolina that is...under coach david bennett at a place that felt like home to both tolbert and his mom. "michael and the coaches were eating fried chicken out of the back of my car" tolbert's height would continue to be an obstacle...being overlooked by

undrafted....tolbert then landed with the san diego chargers...getting his first chance on the professional field...with his biggest fan right behind him. "he'd get a thousand dollars for this hit and he made more in bonuses than his salary" tolbert's size is no longer an obstacle as he's known as a key part to the panthers success...with his mother remaining as the backbone of the player that has broken through so many barriers. "she's here in every aspect of what i do" "people ask me if it's worth it....look at it now...of course it's worth it." and knowing that she's been there every step from rec league ...to the superbowl. "when we won against the cardinals.,.i was just balling

>> welcome to san francisco, everyone. the moment is getting closer. instead of counting down days, we will soon be counting down the hours to super bowl 50. the practices for the carolina panthers and the denver broncos are over, and the field behind me here is freshly painted. the parties have reached crescendo pitch-- >> i'm here. >> i'm here. >> i'm totally here! stars -- >> i'm here. >> i'm here. >> i'm here. >> have descended on the san francisco bay area. >> i'm here. >> i'm here. >> i'm here.

>> and i'm here, too.