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Post by fwp on Jan 30, 2009 13:42:27 GMT -5
www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090130/SPORTS/901300308/1002/SPORTSAs a member of the 1981 national football champion Clemson Tigers, Bubba Diggs stays in touch with former coach Danny Ford.
So Diggs made sure to talk with Ford about his latest career move - coach of the South Carolina Force, slated to bring indoor football back to the Bi-Lo Center this March.
"I wanted him to know I had this opportunity," Diggs said.
The former starting tight end at Clemson coached the Augusta (Ga.) Spartans to a World Indoor Football League championship in 2007 and figures there's plenty of room for other championship rings in his collection.
"This city deserves football," he said at a press conference Thursday at the Marriott, where he was introduced as head coach of the American Indoor Football Association expansion team.
"Having played at Clemson right down the road, I'm excited about being here. I've been around the arena and indoor game for going on 10 years. I just hope my experience will help bring a championship to the city of Greenville with the Carolina Force."
Since 2000, Diggs has been involved with different levels of arena/indoor football in Georgia, most recently as head coach of the AIFA-affiliated Augusta Colts.....article continues in link. More coverage is on the www.indoorfootballfan.com homepage.
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