College & NFL talent-rich but dirt-poor town

[Fire-medic]

http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/men...r-muck-city-belle-glade-raiders-jessie-hester

A great read about the Palm Beach County FL community of Belle Glade which has had a disproportionate share of football talent, as-well as gang activity.

One of my former co-workers on fire-rescue is a chief w/Palm Beach Co. Fire/Rescue and this is his area of coverage. He has some sad stories to tell about the action in the area.

ESPN has had some articles on this town as-well.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3286059

If you like football, this makes for an interesting read

 

[gamorg02]

don't have a chance to read but sounds like you'd also enjoy the documentary 'the rivals'.

 

[Fire-medic]

I will look for it. Thanks.

I also liked "The U" in ESPN's "30 for 30" series.

Neither of those is very long to read, and they are interesting.

don't have a chance to read but sounds like you'd also enjoy the documentary 'the rivals'.