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Bellamy ranked 6th on all-time list


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According to Hearld Tribune in their 100 Greatest list, Clemson incoming freshman running back Mike Bellamy Mike Bellamy

Running Back

# 5-10, 187

Punta Gorda, FL

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No. 1. PETER WARRICK, Southeast, graduated in 1995

Warrick was instrumental in back-to-back state championships for Southeast and a national championship at Florida State.

No. 2. ROOSEVELT “ROSEY” SNIPES, Sarasota, class of 1981

As a senior in 1980, Snipes ran for 1,512 yards on 238 carries scored 18 touchdowns.

No 3. TOMMIE FRAZIER, Manatee, graduated in 1992

Frazier was an All-America quarterback at Nebraska, leading the Cornhuskers to back-to-back national championships.

No 4. SHAWN BANE, Riverview, class of 1994

Bane ran for 800 yards in eight games as a freshman under coach John Sprague.

No. 5. ADRIAN MCPHERSON, Southeast, graduated in 2001

McPherson was the only person to win Mr. Football and Mr. Basketball in Florida in the same season.

No. 6. MIKE BELLAMY, Charlotte, graduated in 2011

Bellamy gained more than 1,900 yards during each of his final three seasons.

No. 7. MIKE FORD, Sarasota Sailors, graduated in 2005

Ford rushed for 2,836 yards in his senior season, a Sailor record and the sixth-highest total in Florida history.

No. 8. TIM JOHNSON, Sarasota Sailors, graduated in 1983

Johnson won a national championship with Penn State and a Super Bowl with the Washington Redskins.

No. 9. LARRY KENNEDY, Riverview Rams, graduated in 1990

No. 9 Kennedy had two nicknames in high school: 'Shark' and 'Showtime'

No. 10. TREY BURTON, Venice Indians, graduated in 2009

Former Indian Burton kicks off the Top 10 countdown.

The 100 Greatest: No. 6. Mike Bellamy, Charlotte, graduated in 2011

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