Published March 12. 2021 6:52AM
Roberta J. Vincent, Special to The Times
The following three celebrated athletes all took different paths to stardom and garnered different results as well.
James Justice, Class of 1973
Justice played baseball and basketball at the freshman, JV and varsity levels and football at the freshman and varsity levels. He also was a member of the track team. He was named Class Athlete and received the Robert O. Fletcher & Charles Willey Cup.
Justice started competitive sports on the playgrounds of Lake Street, Greenville, and Fitzgerald Field and played midget football two years for the Dairyland Packers, who practiced at Fitzgerald Field and played games at Hamilton Avenue Field.
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