Published August 12, 2012 - 6:45pm
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Many reasons were mentioned in this short video for why more football talent comes from the south. Here are a few that stuck out to us:
- Civil Rights Movement was important for black athletes
- Kids grow up wanting to play football, it’s the top sport in the south
- Reduced manufacturing facilities in the north
- More Speed in the South
- Don’t let boys play spring football up north
- 12% live in poverty, higher than other parts of country
- Bigger crowds at high school games
- 92% of players in SEC’s top recruiting classes are from the south
- Warmer weather lets kids play outside year-round
- More African Americans in south than throughout the country
- 27% of NFL rookies now come from Florida, Georgia & south Atlantic
- “All we have to do is play football.” -Eddie Williams
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