Sean Gilbert is the head football coach at Livingstone. He is a former Pro Bowl player in the National Football League with the Rams, Redskins (now known as the Commanders), Panthers, and Raiders. He sits down with Donal Ware to talk about Livingstone improving in 2022, why he took the head coaching job at Livingstone,
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 7/16/22
Donal Ware talks with WWE wrestler and former collegiate basketball player Raquel González about her career in wrestling and playing college basketball at Texas A&M-Kingsville and Sam Houston State. He also talks Lamar Jackson contract, Terry McLaurin re-signing, and Baker Mayfield/Sam Darnold starting quarterback battle. Download or listen to the podcast.
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 11/20/21
North Carolina Central head football coach Trei Oliver, former Grambling and current Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Trenton Scott, and Washington Football Team running back Jaret Patterson join Donal Ware. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
The NFL has a problem drafting HBCU players
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Some of the greatest football players to ever play in the National Football League played at HBCUs. HBCUs helped shape the National Football League. When Grambling’s Paul Tank Younger became the first player from an HBCU to play in the NFL in 1949, he unfortunately had to do it the way
Hurricanes and Hornets and Panthers, oh my
by Donal Ware This is in a similar vein to the piece about Washington pro sports, done shortly after the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in June, 2018. North Carolina. Come on and raise up. Take your shirt off. Twist around just like a helicopter. Wait a minute. Why am I repeating these lyrics? I’m
Kansas City Chiefs’ Crews Proud of HBCU Roots
By Roscoe Nance Ted Crews has risen to the top of his profession as vice president, communications with the Kansas City Chiefs. But the South Carolina State graduate hasn’t forgotten where he came from, and he carries the HBCU banner high and proud as he goes about his job. “It’s an honor and a privilege
Howard Alum Speight Finds New Role in Return to Panthers
by Roscoe Nance Special to boxtorow.com Howard University alumnus Bruce Speight returned to the place where he launched his professional career when he joined the Carolina Panthers this season as manager of social engagement and alumni affairs this season. Speight is in a different role than he was during his previous 12-year stint with the