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Momma Kept HOFer Charles Haley from LU?

Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 6:21 pm
by Sly Fox
First time I have ever seen this on the record from Charles (and he wouldn't admit it when I asked him back when I covered him with the Cowboys) ...
AnnArbor.com wrote:Getting away from Mom

How did Charles Haley, a five-time pro-bowl player with the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys who was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, end up at James Madison?

“Long story short, I got two schools who offered me a scholarship: Liberty and James Madison,” he said. “My mother, ya know, she’s only 30 minutes from Liberty, while James Madison was four hours.

“I love my mother, but I needed that distance.”
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Re: Momma Kept HOFer Charles Haley from LU?

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 11:38 pm
by lynchburgwildcats
How can you only be 30 minutes from LU yet 4 hours from Harrisonburg? It only takes about 2 hours to get from Lynchburg to Harrisonburg...

Re: Momma Kept HOFer Charles Haley from LU?

Posted: August 6th, 2011, 11:56 pm
by Sly Fox
Not back then ... roads have improved dramatically in the past 30 years.