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Guest commentary: From Kent Nance to Taysom Hill, injuries have dashed many Cougar career dreams

In the summer of 1961 while I was serving a Church mission in Alabama, my parents sent me a copy of the sports section in my hometown newspaper, the Fresno Bee. It featured the high school All-American running back from nearby Madera, Kent Nance.

In the summer of 1961 while I was serving an LDS Church mission in Alabama, my parents sent me a copy of the sports section from my hometown newspaper, the Fresno Bee. It featured the high school All-American running back from nearby Madera, Kent Nance.

The headline on the front page of the sports section stated in bold letters, "Kent Nance, Madera's Magnificent Mormon.