The documentary points out many inaccuracies in the ways the Dallas Carter story has been told over the years. He joined the Houston Chronicle in 1990 after stints at the Dallas bureau of United Press International (1984-90), the Waco Tribune-Herald (1978-84) and the Tyler Morning Telegraph (1975-78). Right now to this day, we're still talking about that class, 1988 Carter quarterback Robert Hall told WFAA in 2013, when he was an assistant coach at Mesquite Horn. The official 2020 Football Roster for the Skip To Main Content . But its not the kind of football movie that Dallas-based writer and director Arthur Muhammad ever imagined hed be making. It would be difficult for anybody. "I dont let anything worry me.. Unlike Evans, Edwards did get to play college football. LEADER OF THE LIONS: Yates' coach Luther Booker was a molder of men. I think it shows football actually as the hedge, Muhammad says. The defendants were hustled from the courtroom by sheriff's deputies and did not comment. TIME CAPSULE . (Rose Baca/Staff Photographer). According to Hootnick, it was "mostly two-parent families, mostly professionals. Not the ensuing legal battle that nearly kept them out of the playoffs. Sentenced one by one, most of the defendants hung their heads as the judge ruled. While the official record books wont remember the 1988 Carter Cowboys, Dallas definitely does, and continues to tell the teams story. Ann Richards declined to sign. A 12th still faces sentencing. Jessie Armstead says the last time he talked to Derric Evans was the day he drove past Evans' grandmother's house and saw him outside, playing dominoes. The Cowboys have 832 players on their Football all-time roster. (Ben Torres/Special Contributor). Dawson, Texas. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. But I think they weren't ready for the adventure to be done. HIGH SCHOOL: PERSONAL: Carter Saint Warren, born 1/19/99, is the son of Todd and Lynette Warrenhas one sisterhas two cousins who played college football: Darnell Carter, who was a linebacker at Virginia (2006-10), and Keith Lumpkin, . Everyone Else Is At Home. DALLAS -- Ten current and former high school students, including five members of Dallas Carter's Class 5A championship football team, were sentenced to prison terms Friday by a . Before he signed with Tennessee while sitting in a Jacuzzi, he was pursued by the likes of USC, UCLA and Nebraska. hide caption, The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. All of the once-incarcerated Carter players interviewed say their criminal records have presented obstacles, but Campbell has been the most affected. # 10,621 in National Rankings. '', Judge Kendall sentenced the teen-agers after they had pleaded guilty to holding up a total of 21 restaurants, including some in which they worked. After looking this up it sure seems to be 100% accurate. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. And I think we share in some of the responsibility for that a great deal, actually. Russia's Lavrov laughed at after saying West started war in Ukraine. The players were arrested, tried and convicted. This is a carousel. But eventually, retirement got him. ET. The film is centered on the 1988 Cowboys of David W. Carter High School in Dallas, a team that fought through racial prejudice and a grades controversy to claim the 5A state title, only to be rocked when six of their players were involved in an armed robbery and the grades issue stripped them of their title. High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. A native of Tyler, he is a graduate of John Tyler High School, Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas at Austin. Courtesy of ESPN Films Dallas Morning News sports reporter since 1993. Permian did end up winning a state title the following year, going 16-0 in 1989. Published August 25, 2017. It was a historic season that included a national football championship for the predominantly black school, but not without controversy. Of those 28, eight would go on to the NFL, including linebacker Jessie Armstead. Now, a new movie chronicles the teams against-all-odds rise and its steep fall. Carter High is a 2015 American sports film directed and written by Arthur Muhammad. He says the robberies were "a black eye for the community," but adds, "I think those who were around and are still around feel they got a raw deal - that the justice system extracted more than a pound of flesh from them.". Carter High is the true story of the powerhouse 1988 David W. Carter High School Football Team from Dallas, Texas. A few months ago, former Carter coach Freddie James came in to car shop, not realizing Williams worked there. March 4 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years was found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico, her family and police said. Find Classmates and Graduates from TX Share this Find Your School . The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. Campbell said he hopes the film, which was shown to a crowded audience of young athletes, sends a strong message to them about the importance of making the right decisions. The book "Friday Night Lights" is about a group of high school football players in Odessa, Texas, a town where football is king and Friday evenings are gospel. August 16, 2017 / 9:40 PM Mojo's state title run was cut one game short after a 14-9 playoff loss to Dallas Carter. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Dallas Carter High School players Gary Edwards (left) and LeShai Maston celebrated their team's victory over Odessa Permian during the State UIL semi-final game in Austin on December 10, 1988. 1988 Schedule. 'But he (Washington) got six months,' Creuzot said. He really missed being around students. @Vol_Football. The Cowboys were stripped of the State title after it came to . As the legal wrangling continued through the playoffs, the Carter Cowboys stayed focused and pushed forward to win the state championship. He received a 20-year term for his involvement in four robberies. It Was Money for Prom Night, Some of the youths had testified that they had committed at least one robbery each so they could have extra money for prom night. "I'm proud of Gary. Edwards served four years in prison. But the last thing he told me was, 'Don't take it personally, man.' "They talk about that high school team that kicked everybody's ass," he says. "They talk about that high school team that kicked everybody's ass," he says. Thats definitely still part of the film, but its not the main focus. We had the first girls team in 1992. we also had a boys team that year. For one, they beat Odessa-Permian in the state semifinals, not the championship. But it only took two weeks to make it from Hollywood to ". Chelsea is an Audience Journalist who promotes Dallas Morning News content on various social media platforms and manages the homepage. Dawson High School Bulldogs. Its your choice.. Texas Olympians Are In Tokyo. Those memories, though, were soon overshadowed by bigger games at Texas Tech. "Yeah. March 4 (UPI) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received a chorus of laughs while speaking Delhi, after he suggested that the war in Ukraine was launched against Russia. We do not share addresses with any third parties. Patrick "P.K." ET on ESPN. He also coaches a youth league football team. The film airs on ESPN Thursday, August 24. Often described as the high school football game of the century.Although the final score was 24-24, Texas UIL tiebreaker rules determined that Duncanville wa. In a previous photo caption, filmmaker Adam Hootnick's last name was misspelled as Hootnik. Pat Culpepper, an all-Southwest Conference defender for Darrell Royal at Texas and coach of the Lufkin team that lost to Carter in 1988, gives the edge to Carter on defense. The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "What Carter Lost" premieres at 9:30 p.m. We put em on a pedestal, and then we wonder why they fall off, Hansen said in What Carter Lost.. When the ensuing trial was over, Edwards was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Example video title will go here for this video. "It was true; what's the big deal? Sophomore Stoughton, Mass. He has five children, the second-oldest having been born while he was incarcerated. The 1988 Carter High School Football Team were first featured in a 2004 film called "Friday Night Lights" in which they were not portrayed very well in the film because they were portrayed . With the Thursday night premiere of the ESPN documentary "What Carter Lost," the time has come to revive one of the great sports bar/barbershop debate topics of Texas high school football. It didnt matter where. Advocates are pushing for legislation to help them. "They remember that team, but they don't even know I was part of it.". They werent a bunch of cheap-shot chop-blockers either, as the movie would suggest. Catch up on the day's news you need to know. Staff researcher Molly Motley Blythe contributed to this series. The case went before Kendall, who rejected pleas for leniency and ordered most of the defendants to prison for sentences that ranged from two to 25 years. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." A lot of people already know the story of . Teenage boys were sent to prison. March 4 (UPI) -- Bempedoic acid taken alone reduces cholesterol and heart attacks in patients who can't tolerate statins, according to a clinical research published Saturday in New England Journal of Medicine.. Five, including 2 children, killed in early morning New York house fire. The ensuing media cycle put Texas high school football in the national spotlight. "What Carter Lost . Submit a Comment. Part of his beat was covering the Dallas Carter Cowboys, who are the subject of an ESPN documentary set to air this week ( What Carter Lost, Thursday 9:30 p.m. EST). The joke was the student parking lot was a heck of a lot nicer than the teacher parking lot.". Executives. First published on August 16, 2017 / 9:40 PM. . He scored 30 or more points on three occasions, including a career-high 33 points in the Raiders' 75-59 win over Slippery Rock Dec. 3. "To tell you the truth, I'm just like I was in 1989," says Evans, 37. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. Others said they had spent the money on trips to an amusement park, food and athletic shoes. DALLAS As South Oak Cliff heads to the 5A state championships this weekend, many in Dallas are celebrating, but its also reminding a lot of people of David W. Carter High School, commonly referred to as Dallas Carter. July 21, 2021. March 4 (UPI) -- China needs to increase its military budget to "fulfill its responsibility as a major country," a Beijing official said Saturday ahead of the nation's annual National People's Congress. In 1986-87, 57 percent of Carter students failed at least one course, as compared to 44 percent at Lincoln, an inner-city all-black school. You've got to sugarcoat it to get it in the paper. David W Carter High School Cowboys. Talented and bold, the Oak Cliff team ruled high school football in Texas. "That was just four years I kind of wasted," he says. I just love it, he said. Sixty-two varsity players thrilled and galvanized and brought pride to their community, but six of them caused embarrassment and grief. Thats been so long ago, almost 30 years. Garrick Damon Evans-Williams was born 13 days later. PLAINS, Ga. (AP) When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president's public life and now, generations later, is rallying around him for the private final chapter of his 98 years. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." Courtesy of ESPN Films hide caption Carter High . W.H. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Her media guide bio lists Derric as her father. Among those sentenced by state District Judge Joe Kendall were Parade magazine All-American defensive back Derric Evans, who was sentenced to 20 years on each of four armed robbery counts, and running back-defensive back Gary Edwards, who received three 16-year terms. March 4 (UPI) -- Texas Republicans on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to censure U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales over votes supporting same-sex marriage and gun control bills that broke party lines. The huge amounts of devastation and loss experienced by Dallas Carters high school football program were only heightened by the UIL stripping the schools state title not long after the sentencing. The Mesquite Horn offensive coach and quarterback who once led Carters team to victory remembers his high school days fondly it was the time, he says, he really felt like he was playing for the community. HISTORIC TEAM: 1985 Yates team was one for the ages. The lanky pass rusher recorded 85 tackles, 25 1/2 for losses, and 20 sacks over the past two seasons. It's been 30 years since the 1988 Permian Panthers football team took the field. And none of the players convicted in the robberies were ever charged with another crime again. Carter High School Football; Football All-Time Roster; Carter Football History. But that Dallas Carter team had its title stripped in 1990 after a Texas University Interscholastic League investigation determined Edwards should have been ruled ineligible to play during the Cowboys playoffs run because of an algebra II grade. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." David W. Carter (Dallas, TX) Alumni Pro Stats. The official 2020 Football Roster for the . In my eyes, I'd say we were the best ever," defensive back Gary Edwards told WFAA in 2013. "Nothing wrong with that. A tipster notified UIL, which began an investigation into Carter. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . China cites need to boost military spending as People's Congress meets. No one would have fathomed that the state title victory on Dec. 17, 1988, would be Evans' last organized game. 3 children killed, 2 hospitalized in North Texas domestic incident, At least 5 dead following year's first severe spring weather outbreak, 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'True Romance' actor Tom Sizemore dead at 61, Dozens killed, injured as Jakarta fuel depot fire engulfs neighborhood. Released from prison on Aug. 13, 1993, he enrolled at Texas Southern. Elementary School; William A. Blair Elementary School; William Anderson Elementary School; William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically . Clarence Russeau Jr. near Routh Street in the State Thomas neighborhood where he grew up. Two months ago, he joined a mentorship program at Carter started by assistant principal Stonie Arbuckle, a classmate in 1988. Williams met and married his wife, Latrina, soon after his release - and his return to the church. I was younger, he says. So the level of attention and adoration and intensity around that experience for a lot of people, that's the top. "There is no question that if Carter had been one of the predominantly white schools that was always there, everything would have been handled differently," Hootnick says. Evans, who was paroled Aug. 22, 1996, says his co-workers don't know about his football or prison past. He noted the 21 holdups were more than those attributed to Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who terrorized the South during the 1930s. West got early-release signatures from the district attorney, sheriff, board of pardons and paroles and Judge Kendall. @coachjoshheupel. Carter High School is really an afterthought in Friday Night Lights -- the evil, thug-like team that stole a championship. Football Home; Teams; States; Scores; . She graduated from the University of North Texas in 2017. "We were . . After nearly 55 years of marriage, the two still love to tease each other. 0 by Odessa Permian, 1994; Arlington Lamar, 1988; Aldine MacArthur, 1986; Abilene Cooper, 1969 and Galena Park, 1964 CLASS 5A RECORDS, 1951-2022 Originally 3A (1951-79), then 4A (1980-2013) and now 5A (2014-22) Anyone can read what you share. I guess it was kind of mutual between Derric and I because we were so close. 'When I compare you with a typical young offender who comes before me, you are especially without excuse,' Kendall added. Greg Abbott says if these corporate tax breaks return, renewable energy should be excluded, At these old-school restaurants in Texas, you feel like its an extension of your home, Gulf of Mexico warming at faster rate than global ocean, study finds. References External links. Five days after winning state, three football players robbed a Jack in the Box at 2:30 a.m., pantyhose pulled over their heads. Australian cops announce $1B cocaine seizure, country's biggest bust ever. Ellis, the executive producer, told The Monday Morning Quarterback that he hopes viewers will take a similar message away from the film. Staff writer Brad Townsend conrtributed to this report. Longtime Illinois high school sports historian Robert Pruter reminds that many college and NFL Hall of Famers were not high achievers in high school. But that 1988 Permian Panthers . He worked for a chemical company in Garland for six years. Continue reading "Permian 1988 Football Schedule" ', Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years found in Puerto Rico. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Eight-time APSE award winner; 2016 National Headliner Award; 2018 Celeste Williams Texas Sportswriter of the Year; 2021 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year. Today they are coaches, businessmen, NFL retirees, youth ministers, policemen and convicted felons. All rights reserved, Counseling Services Offered After Three Children Killed, Two Hurt In Ellis County, Novak Djokovic Denied' US Entry Ahead Of Indian Wells, Joe Biden Asked To Intervene, Don't Push a Slower Friend Down' If You See a Bear, National Park Service Says, Couple on Hawaii Honeymoon Says Snorkeling Tour Group Abandoned Them in the Ocean. All Teams Schedule: Week of Feb 20 - Feb 26 . "Quite frankly, you scare me," Kendall said, recalling a psychologist's testimony that Campbell had sociopathic tendencies. he says of his kids. A high schoolstatefootball championship in Texas is arguably about more than just temporarybragging rights. Each had faced a maximum sentence of 99 years. There's some debate as to whether that team is better than the 1985 Yates team that steamrolled opponents on its way to a state championship. Some who meet Campbell remark that he would have made a good attorney. First Last Height lbs. I guess they found somebody thats got my side," Russeau said. Even though he still has scars from it, he hasn't allowed those scars to dictate the rest of his life.". But there was trouble during that season's playoffs when questions arose about a Carter player's algebra grade. State District . Not just the best in Dallas or Texas, I would like to say we're the best team ever assembled.. 10 Texas Athletes Are Sentenced to Jail Terms for Robberies, https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/24/us/10-texas-athletes-are-sentenced-to-jail-terms-for-robberies.html. The official 1986 Football Roster for the University of North Carolina Heels . However, when it comes to violating the law, at the courthouse it simply doesn't matter than you can run the football.'. "The real story never comes out. If youd asked him then, heknew the story had potential. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. It started as a nonfiction book, then it became a movie (with Billy Bob Thornton as the coach) and finally a TV series. "What Carter Lost" (CBS11) It was a historic season that included a national football championship for the predominantly black . Permian won 12 games, while suffering three losses, in the 1988 season. High Schools. And so to fall from grace like that, that's a long way down.". Volume 2 30 for 30: Shorts Full Schedule ESPN Films. What It Means For Them, And For Texas' Other Football Schools. The Panthers lost to Marshall 13-12 in a non-district game. Houston, Texas. A grade-changing scandal and accusations of player ineligibility tainted their championship run that almost didn't happen, because of rulings made by state athletic officials. I had to pull myself away because I know if I didn't, I would have wound up getting back to that mode.". His bio doesn't mention a father, but Evans says he has attended several A&M games this season. To know that I broke some hearts really has been a bother over time. Hide/Show Additional Information For Clarence Carter . You know, they were middle-class kids, they had cars, they had all the clothes they want. DALLAS The drama surrounding the 1988 Carter Cowboys took over 25 years to go from the high school football field to the big screen. Record: 14-0-1 Head Coach: Freddie JamesWK Team SC Team SC ; 9/2 : x Dallas Carter 3: 21: P Tyler d: 7: 9/10 : x Dallas Carter v: 25: T Killeen v: 24: 9/16 : x Dallas Carter v: 31: m FW Wyatt y: 0: 9/30 : x Dallas Carter v: 34: T Dal South Oak Cliff d: 7: 10/8 : . Full Bio. Kendall, a former Dallas County prosecutor, lectured the 12 teenagers for 10 minutes before sentencing them for a string of 21 armed robberies committed last spring. Iranians stage protests as dozens more schoolgirls fall ill in suspected poisonings. The 1988 Carter High School football team seemed invincible. With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High School's football team nearly 30 years ago. It was not until football was removed and the hedge, so to speak, was removed that they ventured out and did what they did.. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. March 4 (UPI) -- Protestors took to the streets of Tehran Saturday amid reports that dozens more Iranian schoolgirls were hospitalized in what the government calls a series of mysterious suspected poisonings. As for any school, for kids that are young and immature, youre gonna see some great things athletically and then youre gonna see some decisions that were made due to greed and things that were not positive, he said. In the end, five Carter players served time in prison. 1985 Yates vs. 1988 Carter would have been a fitting showcase for two of the greatest teams in what was, for my money, the best era of the modern high school game, the years from 1982 through 1989 . "But I havent thought about it really. The REAL 1988 Mojo from Friday Night Lights movie. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. ", In the film, Hootnick interviews Texas high school football stars who went on to play professionally. But if you look at the real team's journey to the 1988 state title, you'll find a story about race and the pressures young athletes face a story Adam Hootnick explores in his documentary What Carter Lost. A still from the 2015 movie 'Carter High' about the 1988 Dallas-area football team mired in controversy. He has been a contributor to Dave Campbell's Texas Football since 1980, serving as high school editor from 1984 through 2000 and as Managing Editor from 1990 through 2004. Divorced last year, Campbell brags about 10-year-old daughter Kourtney and 8-year-old Kyle, pulling out a scrapbook to show off Kourtney's academic certificates. It would have been a great game, featuring accomplished, underrated quarterbacks and defenses that were downright scary. Keith Campbell received the harshest prison sentence, 25 years, and the sharpest rebuke from Judge Kendall. He signed with the University of Houston. We won a championship together and there wasn't a DB, I say, who would have been better than him in the pros.". "I didn't need to be rehabilitated because I was aware of my mistakes and knew I would never do anything like that again. 210 N Carter School Rd, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee | (865) 933-3434. "My kids are like, 'Dad, you know everybody.' Check out the 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. The reality of the Carter High School football team, often described as one of the most talented collections of players in the history of football-crazed Texas, is told in "What Carter Lost ," an ESPN 30 for 30 film directed by Adam Hootnick and airing at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. 1990 Football Roster; 1989 Football Roster; 1988 Football Roster; 1987 Football Roster; 1986 Football Roster; Search for: 1994 Ohio State Football Roster. 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He often refers to her as Vivica now, after actress Vivica Fox who plays her in the movie. Yeah, it was difficult. In 18 years as the head coach at Yates, Booker compiled a 168-37-6 record and guided the Lions to 13 district titles, three state semifinal appearances and one memorable state championship in 1985. Dallas, Texas. 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Many of them talk in the documentary about how much they lost and how they've tried to rebuild their lives. Campbell served seven years, four days. In truth, the football team from Carter High School was a . I am a former NFL football player, he says, 11 years with the Dallas Cowboys and the last year with the Oakland Raiders.. Before sentencing, Judge Kendall lectured the youths for about 10 minutes, telling them they had no excuse for committing the crimes. 2021 Texas Standard. The players included: Edwards, who had the disputed algebra grade; Derric Evans, who announced his college commitment in the hot tub; Keith Campbell, who got the longest sentence; Patrick P.K. Williams; Aric Andrews; and Carlos Allen.

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