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"1980s" - 68 Total Result(s)
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FUENTES ON FIRE
Initially cut by the FSU baseball team, OF Mike Fuentes earned a place as a walk-on in 1978. Over the next four seasons, he would confidently establish himself as an integral part of the Seminole fami ...
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FUENTES-TIC
The United States Baseball Federation presented OF Mike Fuentes this Golden Field Award as the most outstanding amateur baseball player in the nation. Earning the nickname “Tito,” Fuentes became one o ...
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FULL ARMOR OF NO. 50
From elbow pads to sweatbands, this gear belonged to FSU legend Ron Simmons, the nose guard who redefined dominance in the trenches. This rare set includes his shoulder, knee, shin and elbow pads and ...
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FULL OF HALL OF FAMERS
The 1985 squad was full of future Hall of Famers of all kinds. Players OG Jamie Dukes, DB Deion Sanders, QB Peter Tom Willis, ILB Paul McGowan, KS Derek Schmidt, QB Danny McManus, TB Sammie Smith and ...
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GALE-FORCE RIVALRY
Every year, FSU faced Miami in a battle of coaching giants. The Hurricanes were led by Ron Fraser, a relief pitcher for the Seminoles during the 1950s. Fraser became Miami’s skipper in 1963 and, over ...
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GALKANTAS GOT A GRAND
FSU all-time leading scorer F Sue Galkantas stood mid-court holding a basketball inscribed with “1,000 points” following a tightly contested away game against Florida A&M during her sophomore season. ...
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GLIDING GALKANTAS
F Sue Galkantas is most often remembered for her prolific scoring, but the 6-foot forward was also a force on the boards. Galkantas remains in the top five in program history with 8.4 rebounds per gam ...
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GLOVES OF A GRIDIRON GLADIATOR
These padded gloves belonged to Ron Simmons, the dominant defensive tackle whose fierce play anchored the Seminole defense during the program’s meteoric rise in the late 1970s. Worn during a time when ...
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HIGH-FLYING FUN
From 1989 to 1993, F/C Rodney Dobard (No. 34) and G Chuck Graham (No. 4) shared the court together. Both were dominant forces in FSU’s three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament and a Metro Confer ...
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LEADING THE WAY TO PROGRAM HISTORY
F Sue Galkantas was FSU’s consummate leader. That was never more evident than during the 1982-83 season, when she helped lead the Seminoles to their first NCAA Tournament berth on the strength of a 24 ...