Alexander The Great Reflects On 1994 Boone County Season

 

Twenty years ago this fall, Boone County running back Shaun Alexander rewrote local, state and national record books while leading the Rebels' football team to the Class 4A state championship game his final year in high school. The numbers that Alexander put up rank among the best in United States prep football history. He said the finer moments centered around people, such as less recognized standouts from that year, including Brian Maney and Josh Hayes.

 

"Those guys were unsung heroes. One of the greatest things my senior year was I got to play with my cousin (current Boone County assistant coach Ben Brown)," Alexander said Friday as he spoke by telephone from his home in Great Falls, Va. "He started as a sophomore at tight end, and scored in the Henry Clay game. They called him Big Ben, but he was my little cousin. It made my year so sweet."

 

Brown, a member of the Rebels' coaching staff since 2001, is a direct connection to the glorious Boone County past he helped pave the way for two decades ago. "The one game I remember is Lafayette," Brown said of the 14-1 season. "I know he had over 350 yards and seven touchdowns. It was crazy."

Good article; no doubt Alexander will always be remembered as one of the greatest football players in the game.

I believe Maney played safety at WKU.

He came over to the house during his rookie season in the NFL when he was in town and dropped off an autographed jersey. The first signed jersey I ever hung up and there have been many after but his is the only one that will never come down. I e of the nicest people you will ever come across.

He came over to the house during his rookie season in the NFL when he was in town and dropped off an autographed jersey. The first signed jersey I ever hung up and there have been many after but his is the only one that will never come down. I e of the nicest people you will ever come across.

 

You couldn't meet a nicer guy. He signed quite a few items for me that were for fundraisers at my kids grade school.

Neat article Colonels; thanks for posting!

I believe Maney played safety at WKU.

 

Maney was a genetic freak! Faster than Shaun and looked like he was carved out of granite. Great backfield. Watching those 2 taught me the appreciation for how important vision and cutting ability are. Nobody had better traits then Shaun when it came to those.

He came over to the house during his rookie season in the NFL when he was in town and dropped off an autographed jersey. The first signed jersey I ever hung up and there have been many after but his is the only one that will never come down. I e of the nicest people you will ever come across.

 

Sounds like a Brady Bunch episode when Joe Namath visited a sick Peter.

Sounds like a Brady Bunch episode when Joe Namath visited a sick Peter.

I would never visit sick Peter. Maybe Marsha.....