Texas Southern/Houston Oiler legend Kenny Burrough recovering from heart attack

HOUSTON, TX -- Former Houston Oilers standout Kenny Burrough is hospitalized in Houston after suffering a heart attack. Burrough underwent triple bypass surgery at Saint Luke’s hospital after the Friday attack, according to his spokesperson. He is resting comfortably and has been moved to a private room.

Burrough, 62, was a first-round draft pick by the New Orleans Saints in 1970. He then spent 11 NFL seasons with the Oilers in Saints from 1971 to 1981. Burrough was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1975 and 1977.

The TSU graduate led all NFL wide receivers with 1,063 yards in 1975. The Jacksonville, Florida native is a member of the SWAC and TSU Halls of Fame.

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Former Rattlers' Coleman honored for service to Johnson High School

Coach Roosevelt Coleman played for the Florida A&M University Rattlers from 1959-62 as offensive and defensive tackle. "I went to FAMU 6-2, 195 and I left 6-2, 235.” In 2005, Coleman was named as a member of the Florida A&M Centennial Team for his outstanding play on the gridiron. He is also a member of the FAMU Hall of Fame.

In his 31 years as a coach and teacher at Johnson High School, Roosevelt Coleman wanted to give his students and athletes something they'd remember and, hopefully, appreciate. Judging by the more than 200 friends, colleagues and former students who filled Savannah State's King-Frazier Ballroom for a retirement banquet commemorating his contributions, he did just that. "I tried to make their experience with me a memorable one that they would remember," Coleman said. "I'd say, 'I want you to remember something that we did in this classroom or on the football field or on the track, and remember it for the rest of your life.'"

When the school year ends in June, Coleman's years of service will come to a close. Coleman said he and his wife, Vernelle, plan to spend time with family, volunteer within the community, and make more frequent use of their football season tickets at Florida A&M University, his alma mater. "There a lot of things in mind that I'd like to do," Coleman said. "...Now I don't have anything to hold me back." The banquet's Master of Ceremonies, Gerald "Lil' G" Arrington, opened the evening with an anecdote many of today's students under Coleman can relate to.

"Coach Coleman does not know me by name," Arrington said. "He knows me as Young Man. 'How are you today, Young Man?' 'I'm good coach.'"

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Whistler honors former Vigor, Jackson State, NFL star Robert Brazile with street name

ROBERT BRAZILE, former Jackson State All-American linebacker who was a first round draft pick of the Houston Oils and a seven-time Pro Bowl selection with the Oilers. His 1974 JSU class included the legendary RB Walter Payton, 1st round pick and Pro Football Hall of Famer (Chicago Bears) and 20 year NFL offensive tackle Jackie Slater, 3rd round pick, Pro Football Hall of Famer, (Los Angeles/St.Louis Rams). Brazile is the only linebacker from the 1970s All-Decade Team not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Long before he was nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his brutal hitting in the NFL, Robert Brazile was known as "Catfish," and "Bubba" to his neighbors along Till Street and Felder Avenue in Whistler (Alabama). Brazile was honored Tuesday morning when Robert Brazile Jr. Avenue was unveiled. Brazile — a member of the Prichard Sports and Leadership Hall of Fame, the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame, the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame, Senior Bowl Hall of Fame and Alabama Sports Hall of Fame — said it was heartwarming to be recognized by his community.

"Growing up on this street, I had so many parents. I had to answer to everyone up and down this street and I couldn't let them down," he said. "The best part of this dedication is that my parents got the opportunity to see it. People are getting streets named after them every day and their parents aren't around to see it; some of the honorees aren't even around."

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