TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Frederick Humphries really didn't need to offer up a disclaimer. But he did anyway before making his first comments on the state of athletics at Florida A&M University."I'm retired," Humphries, the still popular former president emphatically stated.
Laughter broke out in the small banquet room inside New Times Country Buffet, where the 220 Quarterback Club had the 78-year-old former president as its weekly luncheon speaker.
The noise soon subsided and Humphries, who was president at FAMU for 16 years, continued on to make sure his audience knew he was about to speak just like any other citizen would.
"I holds no official position (at FAMU)," he said. "I used to be the president (1985-2001) and I used to work at the law school.
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