BRADENTON -- It began with a man named
Julian C. Howard.
He graduated from the University of
Georgia and made his way to Manatee County. He was a science teacher who became
fascinated with football while watching the Bulldogs practice.
So in 1914, the Manatee Maroons were
born. They played their first games on a field at 12th Avenue and Ninth Street
West in uniforms and with equipment donated by local businesses.
In a harbinger of things to come, the Maroons majored in winning, going 13-0 in Howard's two seasons as a head coach and not allowing a point in nine games in 1915.
This year marks the 100th year of football
at Manatee.
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