Former state District Judge Joe Kendall in his sentencing of Carter High players. He hopes this new movie wont dwell on the robberies and the mistakes his teammates made as much as he says the first Friday Night Lights movie did. Hide/Show Additional Information For Jay Carter . Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, Texas A&M upset win clears path for UH to snag top overall seed, Turner: TEA is giving Houston ISD two optionsclose school or be taken over, Two ocelots were photographed crossing a road in rare South Texas sighting, Houston Rockets poised to reap benefits from Eric Gordon trade, Willie Nelson's new album is a lovely tribute to a fellow country legend, Why Johnson City in Texas Hill Country is the new, cooler Fredericksburg, Hiker captures 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo of wildlife at Brazos Bend State Park. Among those sentenced by state District Judge Joe Kendall were Parade magazine All-American defensive back Derric Evans, who was sentenced to 20 years on each of four armed robbery counts, and running back-defensive back Gary Edwards, who received three 16-year terms. He noted the 21 holdups were more than those attributed to Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who terrorized the South during the 1930s. Others said they had spent the money on trips to an amusement park, food and athletic shoes. '', Judge Kendall sentenced the teen-agers after they had pleaded guilty to holding up a total of 21 restaurants, including some in which they worked. It started as a nonfiction book, then it became a movie (with Billy Bob Thornton as the coach) and finally a TV series. Director Author Muhammed definitely did a good job with this film and I hope that people . David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. The sentences were handed down before a courtroom packed with relatives of the 12 defendants, one of whom received a deferred sentence and one of whom was sent to a Texas Department of Corrections 'boot camp' for 75 days. . Today they are coaches, businessmen, NFL retirees, youth ministers, policemen and convicted felons. Gary Salyer and Charles Baker were the coaches. The film is centered on the 1988 Cowboys of David W. Carter High School in Dallas, a team that fought through racial prejudice and a grades controversy to claim the 5A state title, only to be rocked when six of their players were involved in an armed robbery and the grades issue stripped them of their title. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Among those sentenced was Derric Evans, 17 years old, an all-America defensive back last year at Dallas Carter High School who lost a full scholarship to the University of Tennessee. Example video title will go here for this video. 10:00 AM on Aug 24, 2017 CDT Updated at 12:19 PM on Dec 12, 2019 CST. he says of his kids. Carter High, a movie based on Carter's 1988 football team. He sells cars at a dealership off Interstate 20, within view of the Carter campus. High school football, also referred to as prep football or preps football, dates back to the late 19th century, concurrent with the start of many college football programs. Starred for Smyrna High School on both sides of the ball and was named Class 6A Mr. Football after a phenomenal 2022 campaign Selected as the Region 6-6A Defensive MVP this past fall Posted 92 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, five passes defended, three forced fumbles and one interception his senior season As for any school, for kids that are young and immature, youre gonna see some great things athletically and then youre gonna see some decisions that were made due to greed and things that were not positive, he said. It was real hard then, and I hope that people pick that up, she said. 2022-23 . She graduated from the University of North Texas in 2017. But it only took two weeks to make it from Hollywood to For the last year, he has worked on a soon-to-be-released book, Carter Boyz. Emily Ochsenschlager and Jessica Smith produced and edited this interview for broadcast, and Nicole Cohen adapted it for the Web. Nothing could deter the Cowboys on their way to winning the state championship that year. He played two seasons but left after a coaching change and didn't graduate. The documentary points out many inaccuracies in the ways the Dallas Carter story has been told over the years. Carter met Converse Judson at Texas Stadium, winning the Class 5A Championship, 31-14, to capture the first title for the Dallas ISD since 1950. 1994 Roster # Player Position Birthday Hometown High School Height Weight; 1: DeWayne Carter: WR: 4/21/1973: Orchard Lake, MI: St. Mary's Prep: 6'1" 192: 2: Ty Howard: CB, DB: 11/30/1973: The documentary remembers the 1988 Dallas Carter high school football team which beat Permian High in Friday . "It was true; what's the big deal? The film's director, Adam Hootnick, said he made the documentary because he felt the Carter story was never fully told. But, then again, I could be wrong. This is a carousel. Twenty-eight players on the 1988 team got collegiate football scholarships. The work of education requires support from the entire community, and Carter High is committed to partnering with businesses, nonprofits, civic clubs, religious organizations and other groups that want to invest their time, talent and resources in students. DALLAS -- Ten current and former high school students, including five members of Dallas Carter's Class 5A championship football team, were sentenced to prison terms Friday by a judge who told them, 'If stupidity were a crime, you would all deserve life without parole.'. March 4 (UPI) -- Australian police on Saturday revealed the details of an operation that intercepted $1 billion worth of cocaine in the country's biggest-ever drug bust. The case went before Kendall, who rejected pleas for leniency and ordered most of the defendants to prison for sentences that ranged from two to 25 years. ET Thursday on ESPN and will take a detailed look at the fabled 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team. 2022 Football schedule for the Carter Hornets from Strawberry Plains, TN When Derric Damon Evans entered prison on Sept. 22, 1989, he left behind more than a rescinded college scholarship. ". Instead, his grades were changed to make him pass that class. Hide/Show Additional Information For Clarence Carter . Instead of going off to play for college teams,those players went to prison. "I don't think you can fall much further," Hootnick says, "and I say that in part because of the level of the pedestal that, as a Texas high school football star, that's almost as big as it gets. A protective father figure to his Carter players, he led them on to be one of the nation's best high school teams. It would be difficult for anybody. Carter High School Football; Football All-Time Roster; Carter Football History. I was younger, he says. MLB legend makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, Houston is ugly, and I've never felt more at home, This is what Houston looks like from space, Oops! as a senior, was selected as an All-Area honoreeplayed in the 2022 Minnesota High School All Star Gamea six year starter for the Bears wrestling . My story is unedited.". Patrick "P.K." ET on ESPN. "A couple of guys I was locked up with, I guess they heard it on the news or the radio," he says. His last job was with a firm that assists in litigation document preparation. "Everywhere we go, somebody knows me," he says. "It wasn't a rumor, so what?" Edwards served four years in prison. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. By DAVID BARRON. I never even knew that that stuff was going on until its like they were actually out and basically confessed to the crimes.. White High School; W.W. Samuell High School; Walnut Hill Elementary School; West Dallas STEM School Program at Pinkston; Whitney M. Young Jr. ''In six months' time,'' the judge said Friday, the teen-agers ''committed more armed robberies than Bonnie and Clyde did in a lifetime. His last full-time employment was a year ago, although this summer he was camp director at Friendship West Baptist across the street from Carter. He joined the Houston Chronicle in 1990 after stints at the Dallas bureau of United Press International (1984-90), the Waco Tribune-Herald (1978-84) and the Tyler Morning Telegraph (1975-78). I tell them, 'Nobody knows me for the reasons I would like them to know me. Newest . March 4 (UPI) -- Bempedoic acid taken alone reduces cholesterol and heart attacks in patients who can't tolerate statins, according to a clinical research published Saturday in New England Journal of Medicine.. Five, including 2 children, killed in early morning New York house fire. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. Lincoln Heights, OH / 2: Roney Harris: QB: 6-1: 180: So. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." Courtesy of ESPN Films hide caption The Mesquite Horn offensive coach and quarterback who once led Carters team to victory remembers his high school days fondly it was the time, he says, he really felt like he was playing for the community. "I think that fight for them was not just about wanting to see their football team win, but about resisting being caricatured in a way, and saying, 'We're not cheaters. Not the racial tensions of the time. Carter, a field artillery officer by training, also happens to be a defensive disrupter. Published August 25, 2017. Edwards watches today's NFL cornerbacks and is convinced he had the tools to make it. Carter High is the true story of the powerhouse 1988 David W. Carter High School Football Team from Dallas, Texas. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. A lot of people already know the story of Friday Night Lights, in which a West Texas high school fights for the state football title. All of us can think back to when we were teenagers and the decision processing of teenagers, Ellis says, that part of our brain is not fully developed until youre about the age 25.. The success and failures in life are a lot of times in our control, he said. Armstead estimates that was four years ago. We would actually say that back then in high school, never to think that one day I would do it but thats exactly what happened.. Actor Charles S. Dutton definitely owned his role in the film and was very inspiring. But its not the kind of football movie that Dallas-based writer and director Arthur Muhammad ever imagined hed be making. Bissinger for the 1990 book Friday Night Lights. Two months ago, he joined a mentorship program at Carter started by assistant principal Stonie Arbuckle, a classmate in 1988. That team was, resoundingly, one of the best high school squads ever assembled. Dallas Carter High School players Gary Edwards (left) and LeShai Maston celebrated their team's victory over Odessa Permian during the State UIL semi-final game in Austin on December 10, 1988. With ESPNs 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High Schools football team nearly 30 years ago. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. But he was also known for his compassion and dedication to get students on track to college and some even to the NFL. But in a sentencing memorandum he wrote at the time, he explained that he would not give special treatment because the defendants played football and would issue a sentence consistent with other offenders who had committed multiple robberies. "There is no question that if Carter had been one of the predominantly white schools that was always there, everything would have been handled differently," Hootnick says. Spring Sports. ET. You know, like football as long as they were doing football and in football it kept them away from making such bad decisions and choices. We do not share addresses with any third parties. David Wendel Carter High School (commonly referred to as Dallas Carter) is a public high school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, . Garrick Damon Evans-Williams was born 13 days later. The film airs on ESPN Thursday, August 24. # 10,621 in National Rankings. Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives.Two months after the big championship win at Texas Stadium, and after overcoming legal challenges . Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 04:45 PM CST. "But I havent thought about it really. I had to pull myself away because I know if I didn't, I would have wound up getting back to that mode.". Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." A lot of people already know the story of . 'Instead of these young men getting a college education, they will get an education from the TDC,' West said. "All my friends had already gone to college and were working," he says. Kendall declined to be interviewed for this story, other than to compliment the skills of defense attorneys West and Creuzot. We always thought that, Wow this would be a great movie, somebody needs to make a movie about this,' Muhammad says. Mojo's state title run was cut one game short after a 14-9 playoff loss to Dallas Carter. But there was trouble during that season's playoffs when questions arose about a Carter player's algebra grade. "What Carter Lost" (CBS11) It was a historic season that included a national football championship for the predominantly black . Mojo made it to the State Semifinals, where the playoff run would come to an end with a 14-9 loss to Dallas Carter at Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. Hello, and welcome to Wilmer Amina Carter High School (CHS). Five days after winning state, three football players robbed a Jack in the Box at 2:30 a.m., pantyhose pulled over their heads. Sports. He and wife Eva spend most of their time at church functions. Advocates are pushing for legislation to help them. I was voted 11th Region Boys Co-Coach of the Year in 2001 and 16th Region Boys and Girls Coach of the year in 2012. After nearly 55 years of marriage, the two still love to tease each other. Rocky Mount, NC / 2: 2017: Redshirted as a true freshman. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Some who meet Campbell remark that he would have made a good attorney. One Gets 20 Years. I guess it was kind of mutual between Derric and I because we were so close. MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; Football. With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost screening Aug. 24, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High School's football team nearly 30 years ago.The 1988 Carter football team was at the top of its game. "That means a lot to me. FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth. In another, the boys robbed a Mexican restaurant for $11,000. Unlike Evans, Edwards did get to play college football. Jessie Armstead says the last time he talked to Derric Evans was the day he drove past Evans' grandmother's house and saw him outside, playing dominoes. Come out and support Carter High School Cross-Country!!! To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The defendants were hustled from the courtroom by sheriff's deputies and did not comment. 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Position Class City Hometown Last School Years; 0 : Layne: Bates: 6-3 : 190 : Quarterback : SR : Pocatello He scored 30 or more points on three occasions, including a career-high 33 points in the Raiders' 75-59 win over Slippery Rock Dec. 3. Former Dallas Cowboy Greg Ellis worked as executive producer, and former Carter High football player Arthur Muhammad wrote the script. Though West said he and Kendall are friends today, he said he did not speak to Kendall for two years after that. The lanky pass rusher recorded 85 tackles, 25 1/2 for losses, and 20 sacks over the past two seasons. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . Mayor: HISD has two optionsclose school or be taken over, Rare photos show 2 ocelots crossing South Texas road, Eric Gordon trade looking better and better for Houston Rockets, Willie Nelson pays lovely tribute to another country legend, This Texas Hill Country town is the new, cooler Fredericksburg, Hiker takes 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo at Brazos Bend State Park. Wells Academy; Dr. Barbara Jordan Elementary School; Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III Global Preparatory Academy at Paul Quinn College . We had the first girls team in 1992. we also had a boys team that year. State District Judge Joe Kendall ordered that an 11th youth be sent to a prison boot camp for young offenders. Longtime Illinois high school sports historian Robert Pruter reminds that many college and NFL Hall of Famers were not high achievers in high school. is the saga of that team, the 1988 Dallas Carter Cowboys. "No, no, no, I was never bitter," he says. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Not the ensuing legal battle that nearly kept them out of the playoffs. Comments (-1) Tweets by DALLASCARTERFB. Carter later was forced to forfeit the 1988 season, in which it won a state title, for grade tampering. "After the roller coaster of this season and postseason," Hootnick explains, "you had a few guys on that team really, to my mind, inexplicably going and joining an armed robbery ring for pretty much no reason. It set the whole city on fire," said defense attorney John Creuzot, who represented one of the players. 'If stupidity were a crime, you would all deserve life without parole,' Kendall said. D.W. Rutledge, whose Judson team lost to Carter in the 1988 final, gives Carter the nod, and so does Dan Hooks, whose West Orange-Stark team lost to Yates in 1985. TIME CAPSULE . Check out the 1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. A new film, written and directed by a former player for Carter High, details their triumphant road to the 1988State Championship and the controversy that surrounded the team after they won. A 12th still faces sentencing. Over the course of one month in the spring of 1989, six Dallas Carter players, including Edwards and defensive back Derric Evans, were charged with committing a series of seven armed robberies in Dallas before being arrested. In 2004, I joined the Rialto Unified School District after teaching for four years within the Los Angles Unified School District. And none of the players convicted in the robberies were ever charged with another crime again. "It's a Texas legend. He worked for a chemical company in Garland for six years. In 18 years as the head coach at Yates, Booker compiled a 168-37-6 record and guided the Lions to 13 district titles, three state semifinal appearances and one memorable state championship in 1985. I guess it was just for paper.". While the official record books wont remember the 1988 Carter Cowboys, Dallas definitely does, and continues to tell the teams story. Eight-time APSE award winner; 2016 National Headliner Award; 2018 Celeste Williams Texas Sportswriter of the Year; 2021 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year. "He works for an office supply company, I think.". Garrick Williams, who attended DeSoto, is a redshirt freshman linebacker at Texas A&M. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. David W Carter High School Cowboys. He was in prison when two years of legal wrangling over his algebra grade ended with the University Interscholastic League stripping Carter of the state title. David W. Carter (Dallas, TX) Alumni Pro Stats. Previous Seasons All-Time Roster. "I didn't need to be rehabilitated because I was aware of my mistakes and knew I would never do anything like that again. Much of his reluctance has to do with his job, which he will only say involves working in a warehouse, mostly night shifts. Sitting at the kitchen table of his DeSoto home, he patiently retraces the grade controversy, the robberies, prison. Yeah, it was difficult. There's some debate as to whether that team is better . Interviewing teammates and researching old newspaper stories led him to reflect - which, naturally, he also did in prison. He has five children, the second-oldest having been born while he was incarcerated. First Last Height lbs. I just love seeing those little kids coming across and they reach out and catch my hand and I help them across. I am a former NFL football player, he says, 11 years with the Dallas Cowboys and the last year with the Oakland Raiders.. PLAINS, Ga. (AP) When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president's public life and now, generations later, is rallying around him for the private final chapter of his 98 years. But I think they weren't ready for the adventure to be done. Evans, 44, who in 1988 was talented enough to be considered one of the nation's top high school defensive backs and flamboyant enough to sign his letter of intent while sitting in a hot tub in . Beginning days after the championship and continuing into the summer, several players, along with other Carter students and graduates, committed a string of armed robberies that would cut their futures short. During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. Just days after winning the state championship, a handful of Carter High players robbed a fast food joint. Sophomore Stoughton, Mass. But the long retired Russeau doesnt spend his time dwelling on the past. Full Bio. Permian won 12 games, while suffering three losses, in the 1988 season. I think Im losing them. A few months ago, former Carter coach Freddie James came in to car shop, not realizing Williams worked there. The Panthers lost to Marshall 13-12 in a non-district game. He signed with the University of Houston. In a previous photo caption, filmmaker Adam Hootnick's last name was misspelled as Hootnik. The official 2020 Football Roster for the . This is one of the best teams in high school football history and yet this is a team that nobody knows from Friday Night Lights," said Hootnick. But eventually, retirement got him. "I'm proud of Gary. Often described as the high school football game of the century.Although the final score was 24-24, Texas UIL tiebreaker rules determined that Duncanville wa. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. I was still feeling the sting of that decision, he said. for hosting @CarterHSFB I was just trying to play, Hall said. There are too many to declare which is best, but ESPN's latest "30 for 30" documentary on the 1988 Dallas Carter high school football team is equal to any of the previous award-winning episodes. By Laura RiceDecember 22, 20159:45 amArts & Culture, Sports. March 4 (UPI) -- China needs to increase its military budget to "fulfill its responsibility as a major country," a Beijing official said Saturday ahead of the nation's annual National People's Congress. 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