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SPEED. We’re talking about real speed. Florida speed … light-pole-to-light pole spee-EED! Of course, our guy, the young'un, HOLLYWOOD Brown, joins Truss Levelz. Say hello to Hollywood, as he gets into it all, including explaining how Florida Pop Warner is just different, with thousands in the stands and the whole hood coming out to rock with their guys. His rise is unique: With no D1 offers, he told his mom he’d go JUCO and wouldn’t come back without a D-I scholarship, and … He. Did. That. Then he talks going crazy at Oklahoma, including setting the school record for yards in a game and playing with two Heisman QB’s. From there it’s off to the league, to what it’s like being boys with the MVP, why he loves playing for the Ravens and him popping off his rookie year. Oh, and one more thing —  you do not want to play Hollywood in any video g

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In the 1940s, a group of boys from Lynchburg, Virginia came together to play sandlot football at Miller Park. Led by their inspiring coach, the team went from playing local games in Lynchburg all the way to the Pop Warner National Championship in Philadelphia in 1948. Here's the story of that team as told by one of its players, J.P. Vaughan.

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Music by: Ryan Andersen. Song: Coming Home. Ryan Andersen is an American composer and producer currently making music in Paris, France. Visit him here.