Rock Hill, South Carolina — aka “Football City' — has turned out more NFL players per capita than any other place in the U.S.
Football players from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, S.C., are shown entering the field before a game.Friday night high school football games are an American tradition. But only one town — Rock Hill, South Carolina — calls itself “Football City." That’s because the city of 75,000 says it has turned out more NFL players per capita than any other place in the U.S.
For J'Zavien, football is a family affair. Jay Currence, J’Zavien’s dad and coach, also played football growing up in Rock Hill. Some of his teammates went on to the NFL, including cornerback Derek Ross and tight end Ben Watson.But even for the best young players, the dream of turning pro doesn’t usually materialize. About 7% of high school football players nationwide go on to play in college. Only 1.5% of college players make it to the NFL, according to the NCAA.
“I felt like a failure, and I didn’t know what was really next, so I kind of went into a dark era,” Fewell told ABC News. In 2021, tragedy struck when Adams shot and killed Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife Barbara and two of their grandchildren, along with James Lewis, an HVAC technician working in the home. Another worker, Robert Shook, was critically wounded and later died. Adams took his own life during a standoff with police.
Recently, several high-profile injuries in the NFL, including Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest and Tua Tagovailoa’s concussions, have raised questions about the safety of the game and concern for the players. For Jay Currence, there’s “always that slight fear” of injury risk for his son. At the end of last season, J’Zavien sprained his ankle, taking him out of the last two games of the season, including the big game against his rival high school.
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