Conch legend Red Stickney, a key component of the 1953 Key West football team’s success, went on to play college football at the University of Alabama. DON PINDER/Florida Keys History Center Archive

1979 Key West High School

Coach Gene Roberts led the Conchs to their third consecutive district championship in ’79, going 8-2 on the season. Roberts’ team was so successful that he hosted a weekly cable television show featuring the Conchs football squad. His son, Preston Roberts, was named as an all-state second team member and signed to play at University of Florida. Leading the team on their stellar three-season run was running back Robert “Speedy” Neal. Neal broke the single-game rushing record for the Conchs with 261 yards – one of four separate times that season he rushed for more than 200 yards in a game, leading the entire state. He was named Player of the Year by Miami News, earned a spot on the first team all-state squad, and signed with the University of Miami, where he earned a national championship ring. Neal played for the Buffalo Bills following his successful collegiate career.

1981 MARY IMMACULATE HIGH SCHOOL