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Where are they now?
Clark Moore, one of the best football players in Van Buren history, is ecstatic to remain connected to the program.
For the last two years, the former Arkansas Razorback linebacker has been the radio color commentator on Van Buren broadcasts.
“I enjoy that so much,” Moore said. “I get so riled up doing it. I’m a real competitive person and Van Buren football is really important to me.”
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Where Are They Now?
A painting hangs in Derrick Richardson’s house that invariably makes him smile. It reminds him of special friends, of a talented team, and a wonderful season.
It’s a scene from the 1985 Southwest Conference Tournament at Arkansas’ George Cole Field. Neither the SWC nor Cole Field exists today but the final play of that tourney – the first league championship won by the baseball Razorbacks – remains fresh in Richardson’s... More
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From Winslow to Mexico
Bubba Carpenter traveled an unusual path in his baseball career, beginning in Winslow and finishing in Mexico.
Along the way, he became a star for West Fork and the Arkansas Razorbacks before enjoying 12 seasons as a professional, nine in the New York Yankees organization.
Carpenter’s future didn’t look so promising when he was forced to redshirt as an Arkansas freshman in 1987, although those talented... More
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A Players' Coach
Colby Keesee is a players’ coach because she’s been there. She’s been an athlete, a student and an employee all during the sporting season.
Beginning her athletic career at Fort Smith Southside, Keesee played two sports: basketball and soccer. She excelled and was able to reach the state finals in both sports, but her true passion remained on the court.
“Basketball was my first love,” Keesee said.
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Where Are They Now?
The individual accolades and successes that former Arkansas Lady Razorbacks standout basketball player Blair Savage-Lansden achieved during her steady, if not spectacular, four-year career from 1989-93 are all well and good.
However, the way Savage-Lansden sees it, her athletic accomplishments pale in comparison to other things that have helped her steadily transition from student-athlete to graduate assistant coach, assistant coach and now head coach of Memphis University. At... More
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Hogs Banked On Rutledge
Thousands of Arkansas high school football players dream about being summoned to practice and then play on the field with 60,000 rabid fans calling the Hogs.
It happened to John Rutledge and forever ensured his place in Arkansas football lore.
Graduating from Searcy High, Rutledge was encouraged to walk-on as a quarterback at the University of Arkansas by then-quarterbacks coach Joe Ferguson. Of course, the life-long... More
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Still Hauling It In
A dusty hayfield in west Washington County is where one can find Joe Dean Davenport these days.
The former Springdale High, Arkansas Razorbacks and Indianapolis Colts tight end used his professional paychecks on a 580-acre ranch near Cincinatti, a shovel pass south of Siloam Springs on Arkansas Highway 59.
On June 23, Davenport and his wife, Tracy, enjoyed the birth of their first child, a son named Joe... More
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Former QB's Challenges Spawn Top Gun Event
There may be no tougher job in the state of Arkansas than being the starting quarterback for the Arkansas Razorbacks football team. It is an awesome honor and responsibility, and it requires exceptional talent and relentless mental toughness. Jason Allen is someone who took hold of that responsibility in the early 1990’s, and he gave the Razorback fans a lot to cheer about.
Allen was a high school football... More
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