By Gary Lloyd I wasn’t driving 88 mph, but I did go back in time. I suppose I’ve done it quite a few times. I’ve driven those Queenstown Road curves … Continue reading A present ride into the past
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What content do you want to see in 2024?
Check out the below video and let me know what content you want to see from me in 2024? Videos? History? Sports? News and features? Longform? Drop a comment and … Continue reading What content do you want to see in 2024?
Column: Open season for high school sports
By Gary Lloyd What are we even doing here? Typically, my column ledes are painstakingly developed over dozens of minutes and thought. Sometimes hours. This one was easy. What are … Continue reading Column: Open season for high school sports
Paws and Claws or Pause and Clause?
Former student-athletes weigh in on Hewitt, Clay rivalry I saw a post on Twitter last week that said, “Give me a horror story from your specialty in five words or … Continue reading Paws and Claws or Pause and Clause?
Tough runs
THIS STORY APPEARS IN GARY LLOYD’S BOOK, VALLEY ROAD: UPLIFTING STORIES FROM DOWN SOUTH. GET IT HERE. So much about that high school football season was tough. A player dying during a … Continue reading Tough runs
Paying it forward
This story appears in Gary Lloyd’s book, Valley Road: Uplifting Stories from Down South. Get it here. He remembers that the 6-foot-5, 220-pound lineman always looked sad. He was always so … Continue reading Paying it forward
Legendary coach honored: ‘I don’t want him to ever leave’
By Gary Lloyd BIRMINGHAM — A few hundred former players joined Fred Yancey at the 50-yard line at halftime. When it was time to leave the field to make way … Continue reading Legendary coach honored: ‘I don’t want him to ever leave’
More Trussville stories
By Gary Lloyd TRUSSVILLE — I’ve had a few more stories published in the Cahaba Sun, a great monthly newspaper that covers the city of Trussville. Here’s a story on … Continue reading More Trussville stories
Sports
By Gary Lloyd If you follow me on Twitter for high school football updates, you may notice a weekly trend. I often capture a fuzzy iPhone photo before, during, or … Continue reading Sports
Niblett: ‘I want to try to put something positive out there’
By Gary Lloyd HOOVER — Some coaches, albeit not many of them, are just talkers. You can prepare to ask a dozen postgame questions, and they just sing without you … Continue reading Niblett: ‘I want to try to put something positive out there’
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