DECATUR, Alabama - Tyrone Poole figured his football career was over when he was kicked off his high school football team during his senior season.
But that proved to be just a small roadblock for Poole. He eventually went on to play football at Fort Valley State, where he became an All-American cornerback. After college, Poole was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft and went on to play 14 years in the league, winning two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.
Poole will receive another honor when he is inducted into the Division II Football Hall of Fame on Dec. 14 at the 27th Harlon Hill Trophy and Division II Football Hall of Fame Banquet at 6:30 p.m. at the Marriott Shoals Conference Center in Florence (Alabama).
“It’s an honor to be a part of a growing number of great players that have been successful on and off the field,” Poole said. “The players and coaches that are included in the Division II Hall of Fame have contributed in a high manner to Division II athletics and it’s just a great honor and privilege to be seen as one of those players.”
Poole will be joined in the 2012 induction class by former Kutuztown (Pa.) University linebacker John Mobley, who went on to a win two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos. Mobley and Poole were teammates on the Broncos during the 2002 season.
Poole wrote a book, “Ultimate Success in the Game of Life,” about his long journey to NFL stardom. He said the opportunity to play college football almost passed him by.
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