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    County and schools to recognize 3-time Super Bowl champion this fall

    Posted on September 25, 2020

    Former Taylor County Bulldog football star LeGarrette Blount celebrates after one of his three Super Bowl wins, two of which came with the New England Patriots (above).New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49 at University of Phoenix Stadium.

    By ANTHONY L. WHITE / Contributing columnist

    Legarrette Blount was living a day that most athletes could only imagine.

    He was about to step onto the gridiron as a Philadelphia Eagles running back against the New England Patriots, the team he had won two of the past three Super Bowls with, including the previous year when he was the Patriots’ leading ball carrier. He led the NFL that year too – with 18 touchdowns – but that didn’t stop the Patriots from releasing him after the 2016 season.

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