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Gaither Perkins
Perkins was one of the players that helped to continue the Broncos success into
the ‘50s.
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Williams {right) was an All Conference performer in both football and basketball. Standing 6’6”, he was the team’s most talented player.
Williams is ^so the first Fayetteville State player to sign a professional contract.
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Broncos’ First CIAA Team —1954
Hanging With The Boys
Gaines and some of his players recapping their latest victory.
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Spiked by superb ball-handling of
Dowe, Worsley and Perkins, each of
whom placed on the All-Tournament
Five, the Broncos stole the 1948
Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference crown by tripping Storer
58 - 46, Norfolk 59 - 47 and Morristown
76 - 53. Left to right, front row: Rufus
Dowe, Randolph Worsley, George
Coburn, Gaither Perkins, Howard
McAllister and Robert Simmons.
Back row: Alex Vicks, George Brown,
Grover Handley, Jesse Brown, Denny
Lawrence, Pete Dowe, Coaches H. L.
Scott and W. A. Gaines.
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