The best player you never saw...

[dawgstudent]

The Best Player You Never Saw: The tragedy of Brian Cole - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com

This is a great article. Friend of mine at work played baseball with and against him when he was in high school/summer leagues.

 

[AnesthesiaDawg]

He was a year ahead of me in high school and an amazing athlete!

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Unfortunately MS has a long list of these guys.

 

[Anon1717806835]

one of the best semipro teams in Lauderdale County

You mean they have more than 1?

 

[aTotal360]

 

[J-Dawg]

I admit to living under a rock, but I've never heard of Brian Cole. I assume he is the father of our recent football DB Brian Cole II?

 

[TXDawg.sixpack]

The article mentions a movie about his life. Was the movie ever made?

 

[macpappy]

I wish there was someway to post the old VHS of Meridian vs Neshoba Central from 1996 or 1997 at Rocket Field. My brother played for Neshoba and I was a 8th or 9th grader. They had D1 players at every level it seemed...Brian Cole(fastest human I ever saw in person, Cam Akers is the closest I've watched), the qb maybe Franklin was his last name, Cortez Kennedy are the 3 I can name off the top of my head. I know a olineman and d lineman signed with Alabama. It was the most entertaining HS game I have ever watched. Brian Cole was electric...if he got 1 step it was OVER!