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1980 NJCAA National Championship Football Team

  • Class
  • Induction
    2016
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Head Coach Glen Wolfe's 1980 Golden Norsemen won NEO's sixth National Football Championship with a 21 - 14 victory in the Texas Junior College Bowl in Garland Texas. The Norsemen completed a perfect 10-0 season with a  victory over Kilgore Texas.
The Norsemen were led by All-Americans James Brinkley, Mike Furnas, Duane Gunn and Ricky Greene. Assistant coaches were Bob Maxwell, Bill Yocum and Tim Livesay.
 
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