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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
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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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Getting To Know: First-year Gainesville baseball coach Chan Brown leading swift improvement in 2025
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Gainesville baseball coach Chan Brown looks on during the Red Elephants' game against Lanier on March 17, 2025 at Ivey-Watson Field in Gainesville. Photo by David Friedlander
David Friedlander
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Updated: Apr 5, 2025, 12:31 AM
Published: Apr 5, 2025, 12:29 AM
Veteran coach reflects on the Red Elephants recent surge, the culture he is trying to instill in the program and other topics in a one-on-one interview with Times sports staff reporter David Friedlander.
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