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No one learns speed like kids chasing rabbits in Florida sugarcane fields

By Max Brallier, Newser User

Posted Apr 20, 2007 11:02 AM CDT

(Newser) – There's a good reason Glades Central High School in Bell Glade, Florida, has produced 28 pro football players in the past 29 years. Refreshingly, it has nothing to do with steroids, high endurance training, or secret energy drinks, Eric Adelson testifies in ESPN. Deep... Read full story »

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