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Tampa Native Named Head Coach At Robert Morris University
A Tampa native, who played his high school foot- ball at Leto High School, has been named the head foot- ball coach at Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Albany University defen- sive coordinator and former NFL linebacker, Bernard Clark, Jr. was announced as the next head football coach at Robert Morris Uni- versity last Wednesday (De- cember 20th).
Clark, 50, played his col-
legiate football at the Univer- sity of Miami, where he won two National Championships with the Hurricanes and was named the 1987 Orange Bowl MVP. He graduated with a degree in Business Ad- ministration.
Professionally, Clark played for the NFL’s Cincin- nati Bengals and Seattle Sea- hawks in the early 1990s for three seasons and two in the AFL before entering the coaching world.
BERNARD CLARK, JR.
Clark coached lineback- ers at Pitt for one season in 2010, and has also coached at James Madison, Liberty, Florida International, South Florida, Hampton and Col- orado State.
Clark is expected to ar- rive in Pittsburgh on Tues- day to meet with members of the current staff, which has remained in place since the Nov. 20 resignation of for- mer head coach John Ba- naszak
Clark told a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter, that he’s excited that, “My mom and dad got a chance to see it (him become a head coach). They’ve been married 57 years. So they’ll be able to see a game while I’m head coach.”
Clark is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Clark, Sr., and nephew of Wilbert and Patricia Malphus, Sr., and he has several other Tampa relatives.
School Employee Purchases Bicycles For Students
Hillsborough County School Officer Juan Mele is shown with the four students who received bicycles for Christmas are Christopher, Karina, Vincent, and Marlyt.
Readers Talk About Reaching Their Goals Of 2017
Four students at Booker T. Washington Elementary School received a prize before going on Winter Break. Each of the four received a brand new bicycle.
The bicycles were not part of any charitable give-away. Nor were they gifts from any organization in the commu- nity.
Hillsborough County School District Security Offi- cer Juan Mele purchased the bicycles with his own
money. The bicycles were given to the children as a re- ward for doing well this se- mester.
The gifts put smiles on the faces of Christopher, Ka- rina, Vincent, and Marlyt. None of the four are likely to forget the generosity that Of- ficer Mele extended to them.
A retiree from the Tampa Police Department, Officer Mele has launched a new ca- reer with the Hillsborough County School District.
MS. FREDI BECK
JOSEPH ROBINSON
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Each year, most people talk about their plans for the upcoming year. The Sen- tinel is asking whether or not readers accomplished the previous goals they set.
Last year this time, we set goals for the upcoming year. The question of the week is: “Have you accomplished the most important things on your list?” Here are their re- sponses:
Dr. Samuel Wright
said, “Absolutely! I needed to move so I accomplished that in June. Now I need to furnish my place and find a church home.”
Danny Green said, “Yes, I set goals every year and I manage to accomplish
DR. SAMUEL WRIGHT
REV. KAREN SIMS
them. I love to travel and see the world. This year, I trav- eled to 20 different countries and more. Next year, I plan to travel 20 or more coun- tries. The trips are already planned for next year.”
Ms. Fredi Beck said, “I only accomplished about half of my goals.”
Joseph Robinson said, “Three important goals ac- complished this past year were: to first, keep “Walking by Faith and Not by Sight.” Secondly, to make sure my daughter, Aeriell, had a suc- cessful marriage event in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. And, finally, I worked hard to help the Hillsborough County NAACP Branch get new effective leadership and financial sta- bility!”
DANNY GREEN
ROSS ANDERSON
Rev. Karen Sims said, “My goal was one that re- quires continual work, so no. I will always be striving to achieve my goal.”
Ross Anderson said, “Personally and profession- ally, I have. My goal was to make an impact on the grad- uation rate of OUR young men in the community. We have more young men graduating than we’ve had in years. My work is not done, but by helping these young men see the importance of education and graduating from high school is one step closer to becoming a real man.
”We ALL know, an edu- cated man will do what he needs to do up front NOT whatheistoldhehastodo after the fact.”
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