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Thursday, 7/22/2010

"Adversity causes some people to break; others to break records."

William A. Ward

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Melbourne PAL Alumni

We are very proud of the accomplishments, throughout the years, of our PAL kids. The commitment and leadership demonstrated by these young athletes have carried them to the next level, both in college and professionally.

National PAL Alumni

Sports

Boxing Great Larry Holmes

Boxing legend, Muhammad Ali

Olympian Bruce Baumgartner

NBA Great Oscar Robertson

Politics

General Colin Powell

Congressman Frank Wolf

Entertainment

Billy Joel

Bill Cosby

Jimmy Smits

Melbourne PAL Alumni
Name	Sport(s)	Accomplishments
Xavier Carter	Football Track	Scholarship Football and Track (National Champion) at LSU (2004-2006). Turned Professional in Track and Field in June 2006.
Reggie Nelson	Football	All-American Football Player at University of Florida (2005-2007). Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2007 – on roster.
Joe Cohen	Football	Scholarship Football (Defensive Tackle) for the University of Florida (2003-2007). Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2007 – on roster.
Neefy Moffett	Football	Scholarship Football (Defensive End) for Florida State University (2005 – present)
Mike Hamilton	Football	Scholarship Football (Running Back) for Oklahoma State/Georgia Southern (2004 – present)
Ray Herring	Football	Scholarship Football (Safety) for Notre Dame (2005 – present)
Michael Williams	Football	Scholarship Football (Safety) for Wake Forest (2007 – present)
T.J. Bannister	Basketball	Scholarship Basketball player at University of Virginia (2003-2006)
Thomas Owens	Basketball	Scholarship Basketball player at Florida Gulf Coast (2004 – 2006)
Lynisha Nelson	Basketball	Scholarship Basketball player at Florida Tech (2007 – present)
Tracy Thorpe	Baseball	Professional Baseball Player (Pitcher) for the Toronto Blue Jays
Tracy Biggs	Baseball	Scholarship Baseball Player (Outfield) for Western Carolina University (1995-1999)
Leonard Weaver	Football	Signed with Seattle as an undrafted free agent April 24, 2005. Special teams. 16 starts in 16 games.
Carnell Spain	Football	Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Drafted 1st round 2005. AP NFL Rookie of the Year
Cameron Long	Basketball	Scholarship Basketball Player (Guard) at George Mason University
Robert Mitchell Jr.	Football	Scholarship Football (Cornerback) at Florida International University