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Pair of NFL players to sport cleats for Gainesville-based cancer group
Thumbs Up Mission inspired by Flowery Branch player Keaton Coker, who died in 2014
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Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky holds a pair of cleats bearing the Thumbs Up Mission logo he plans to wear in today’s game against San Francisco. The organization honors Keaton Coker, the brother of Trubisky’s former University of North Carolina teammate, Kanler Coker. - photo by For The Times
Nick Watson
nwatson@gainesvilletimes.com
Published: Dec 3, 2017, 6:00 AM
In family photos through the years, Keaton Coker can be seen giving a thumbs up to the camera. To his father, Miles Coker, the gesture is “positive and uplifting.”
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Cherokee Bluff's Gabe Gowder pitches against West Hall on April 8, 2025 in Flowery Branch. Photo by Bill Murphy
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Published: Apr 9, 2025, 2:05 AM
Bryce Fontenot and Ethan England each hit two home runs and Bubba Coleman also goes deep, while Gabe Gowder ties a school record with his eighth win of the season as the Bears win opener of a critical Region 8-3A series.
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