Gainesville Athletics Hall of Fame: 1956-1957 Fair Street football teams won back-to-back championships in segregation era - Gainesville Times

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Gainesville Athletics Hall of Fame: 1956-1957 Fair Street football teams won back-to-back championships in segregation era

Gene Carrithers, former Fair Street halfback, accepts the induction on behalf of his team during the Gainesville Athletic Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Saturday, April 20, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

04212019 HOF 001.JPG — Gene Carrithers, former Fair Street halfback, accepts the induction on behalf of his team during the Gainesville Athletic Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Saturday, April 20, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

The Gainesville Athletics Hall of Fame forever enshrined the 1956-57 state champion Fair Street football teams on Saturday night.

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