Beeman5150

4 hours ago, tbgfan said:

I was young so I never got to see any of Cokie's games, but I always said if I had a son I was naming him after Cokie, and I did.

That's pretty cool!  My mom and dad said when Cokie played, they played the games down at the end of town where the little league fields are (for now). Dad grew up in Burkes Garden where several Kitts resided. He's since passed away but he used to talk about what a great player Cokie was and also what a great player John Rainey was back in the day. 

18 hours ago, tbgfan said:

Thanks EH31 for sharing this.  Cokie Kitts was a relative.  He had offers from Notre Dame and Tennesse when he graduated from Tazewell.  He went to Tennessee, but his scholly was pulled when he was found out to be married.  He then went on to play for Casto Ramsey at E & H and did well there until he was diagnosed with Bright's disease (kidneys).  Tragically he passed away when he was 29 years old.  

Wonderful wondeful person.  Matter of fact his great-grandson is now a student at Tazewell, Brent Anderson.  

My dad was a distant relative to Cokie as well. My mom was in the same graduating class as Cokie in high school. I've heard what a great player he was for a long time. 

Hoping the Dogs can bounce back this week. I thought they looked uptight Friday night until after they got behind a few scores. They seemed to loosen up since they had nothing to lose at that point and started to play better but Graham was just the better team. 

The field is brand new at Emory. It really is beautiful. Football and Soccer teams have been practicing on it but Friday will be the first official game.