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Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 17, 2020, 9:42 PM
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I played football at Wren H.S. Back in the mid 70’s and wanted to know if any of you older locals remember one of my teammates Joe Louis Hagood? Joe was the best running back at the H.S level I have ever seen. He blew his knee out in a scrimmage against BHP entering his junior year and was never the same after that. I was also fortunate enough to be a senior and play with his younger brother Ricky when he was a freshman. Ricky and then his younger brother Kent both went on to both play at USC. Ricky was a huge nose guard and Kent was a really good running back. Just wondering if anyone remembered any of those guys? Ricky and Joe both died young.
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I saw Ri ky at the Gas station in the fork of 3 and 20 and
Feb 17, 2020, 10:08 PM
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highway 8 about 10 or 15 years ago...He was the biggest man I believe I have ever met in person. I told a native from the Wren area that I had met a Hagood and as soon as I described him, he immediately said,"Oh yeah, that was Ricky"....
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Re: I saw Ri ky at the Gas station in the fork of 3 and 20 and
Feb 18, 2020, 10:01 PM
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Spud, I had to hit him every day at practice. He was solid and very fast.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 17, 2020, 10:45 PM
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As an old Travelers Rest grad I believe Clemson’s own Coach Batson played against those guys during 75-79. Coach Batson has a bushy head of red hair. Coach B went on to play college ball at Newberry. I remember all of the Haygood brothers. They were always in the sport section during football and maybe even basketball season.
Man how the days have passed. Good good days.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 17, 2020, 11:38 PM
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Coach B played for Newberry . He just went into the Furman HOF . Did he not play there ?
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Paw Master [17658]
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 6:15 PM
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Joey just went into the Travelers Rest High Athletic Hall of Fame, joining his dad, who was a star in the 1950s.
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Paw Master [17050]
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 19, 2020, 11:48 PM
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He was their strength coach.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 12:25 AM
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Hey what year you played. I played in the 70s. My brother was Jeffrey Tate Wide receiver and my nephew was the running back with Kent Hagood. They use to call them Big George and Little George Turmon. And they also played basketball. I played basketball to with my partner. His name was Marshall mattress.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 12:38 AM
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I played baseball with Little George at Wren when he was a senior. I taught him how to throw a really nice curve ball. I played first base and he pitched. I knew Big G. Too. He could jump to the rafters in the gym playing b-ball. Jeff Tate was our Q.B. On the football team and he also played baseball with us. I graduated in 77.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 12:43 AM
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Ok, Little George is my baby brother. I graduated in 1974.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 12:49 AM
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The next time you talk to him, ask him if he remembers a teammate they called Dude.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 12:58 AM
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Okay will do.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 5:56 AM
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Wow I remember those guys. I was a few years behind but my brother played football with them. I recall a Dude Stephens ?
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Standout [212]
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 7:23 AM
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You get a gold star, that’s me. Who is your brother?
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 7:33 AM
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Well hello Dude! Mike Nations, little brother Mark here. You guys are making me miss Powdersville big time today.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 7:39 AM
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Mike was a few years behind you though. I graduated in 83 so Mike was 80 or 81 graduate. But Powdersville was so small back then. I remember the old Exxon across from Elrod's dairy
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Standout [212]
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 7:50 AM
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I remember you both. I spent many days working with my dad and 2 brothers at my dads Exxon. Boy do I have some stories for that place. My dad would make us pump all the gas for any woman that would pull up to the self service side. You wouldn’t believe how many of those “old 30 something women” would try hitting on at that time a 17 or 18 year old boy. That was back when you had full service at the gas station, young guys now days wouldn’t know what that was.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 8:44 AM
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haha, very nice. Be nice to go back all over again now that we are old farts.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 19, 2020, 4:28 PM
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Hello Dude nga tiger.
Yes sir. Been a long time! I remember the old Powdersville very well and very fondly. Your dads station, Pete Elrod's dairy, and The Orange store is all that was there at one time. Phillip used to give us each a piece of Bazooka Joe bubble gum when we would stop by. Used to ride/push my bike from River road to Mark Bridges house. My how things have changed! A lot of really good football players came through Wren back then. Thanks for the reminder.
Mike
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 2:48 PM
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I remember some guy named Marvin that got his lip split open by a very large and very fast nose guard from Woodruff. After that, he kept asking for my helmet because it had a ProGuard face mask.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 6:22 PM
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Boy did we have some times! And our old friend, son of Gill and Norma June. It’s a freakin wonder we’re still alive after all the crap we did. I remember a certain someone who had a little something special for the opposing offenses at the bottom of the pile after we made the tackles on defense??. Do you know who that might be? Oh, and thanks for letting me use your helmet after that #### freak of nature split my chin open with his forearm uppercut. That was a 4.3 40 guy/running back who had about 1% body fat. By the time I snapped the ball he was past me, “look out block”.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 9:57 PM
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We had some times. Lost that special something on the field. Probably still there. The ProGuard was a life saver. I believe the guy from Woodruff was named Joey Johnson. He got around me so fast I never touched him. Saw him the next day at the Clemson game. He looked the same with or without pads. The man was a beast.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 19, 2020, 3:37 AM
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You’re correct it was Joey Johnson. I remember talking to him later that year when we played them in b-ball, he told me that he had more tackles in that game than any other that year. That made me feel good ??
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 18, 2020, 5:52 AM
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I'm a Hurricane but just a little bit younger. Class of '92
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Man, I feel like a very young Hurricane in this thread.***
Feb 18, 2020, 5:58 AM
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Orange Beast [6239]
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I graduated Easley in 83
Feb 18, 2020, 10:20 AM
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My Junior year we scrimmaged Wren. I remember seeing one of the biggest hits i ever saw in person. Kent Hagood, on a sweep, was me by former Tiger James Earle who was playing safety. Both guys missed a good portion of the rest of the scrimmage. Also there used to be a night club in Easley years ago. Ricky was one of the bouncers.
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Re: I graduated Easley in 83
Feb 18, 2020, 12:23 PM
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haha, nice story. Yeah, he and Ricky were studs no doubt. I believe Ricky played both sides of the ball then. Biggest #### tail back I ever saw.
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Do you remember my Dad, Robby Burrell ?
Feb 18, 2020, 12:24 PM
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He was a pitcher in the 70's
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Standout [212]
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Re: Do you remember my Dad, Robby Burrell ?
Feb 18, 2020, 2:30 PM
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Yes, I do remember him. Small world.
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Commissioner [923]
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Yep, Park Row mill hill!! Good times back then***
Feb 18, 2020, 3:54 PM
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Re: Yep, Park Row mill hill!! Good times back then***
Feb 18, 2020, 4:11 PM
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I haven't seen your Dad in years. I hope he is doing well. Tell him Moochie says hello.
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He just retired and lives in Ware Place.
Feb 19, 2020, 10:52 AM
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I will be sure to tell him
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Did you play in a playoff game at Mid Carolina sometime around 76-77 maybe?***
Feb 18, 2020, 4:47 PM
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Re: Did you play in a playoff game at Mid Carolina sometime around 76-77 maybe?***
Feb 18, 2020, 5:38 PM
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I played for Wren in that game. It was the 77 season. We punched it in from the 1 yd. line on a QB sneak for the win in OT. Advanced to play Woodruff for the Upper State Championship where they proceeded to beat the brakes off of us.
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Commissioner [923]
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Moochie, just sent you a T-mail***
Feb 19, 2020, 11:59 AM
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Dude? Any relation to Philip and Derek?***
Feb 19, 2020, 11:48 AM
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Re: Dude? Any relation to Philip and Derek?***
Feb 20, 2020, 5:09 AM
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Phillip was my brother and Derek my nephew
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I thought so. I am a Mcneely on my mothers side. I'm sure
Feb 22, 2020, 1:07 PM
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you know them. I miss the exxon days. I used to stay at my aunt Ann and uncle Ted's after school and we would spen a lot of time at "stephens exxon". I remember the old mounted turkey in the back room. Good days back then.
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 19, 2020, 5:36 PM
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My next door neighbor was a mark Smith with a sister named Amy Smith I think. Abody know if them? Thanks
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Standout [212]
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Re: Wren H.S. Mid 70’s
Feb 20, 2020, 5:12 AM
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I knew both of them. Mark was a little older than Amy. Amy was a beautiful young girl back in H.S. Amy was like a year or two ahead of me.
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