[Old School Hound]

What made the '76 Corbin team so elite was its defense.  They held a Mayfield team that was averaging 40+ points/game to  0  points in the state championship game.  They held one of the state's best teams and elite offenses  in Middleboro  to 9 points in the district clincher at Mboro.  The guys on the defense were big , mean, and intimidating, and they looked the part, some with full beards. When your defensive line is anchored by a monster like RC Thomas, you know your defense is badass.  Those dudes were SCARY.... and scary good!!!

The opponents were  probably terrified. Their lives were likely threatened.

Wouldn't surprise me. I can only imagine what Thomas, John Francioni. and that bunch of misfits said to the opposing players during the game. I was a schoolmate of that bunch and I was scared as hell of 'em. I had art class with Thomas and he would come to class drunk most mornings. Everyone was scared to say anythiing to him about it,

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What made the '76 Corbin team so elite was its defense.  They held a Mayfield team that was averaging 40+ points/game to  0  points in the state championship game.  They held one of the state's best teams and elite offenses  in Middleboro  to 9 points in the district clincher at Mboro.  The guys on the defense were big , mean, and intimidating, and they looked the part, some with full beards. When your defensive line is anchored by a monster like RC Thomas, you know your defense is badass.  Those dudes were SCARY.... and scary good!!!

Several teammates were probably skeptical about being on the team.

I would have been.  I never associated with Thomas and some of those guys , although RC was always okay to me whenever he spoke to me.  He was named 1st team All-State his senior year. Received a four year scholarship to  UK but got into a fight with and threatened  a UK running back the first day of spring practice and was kicked off the team and out of school. Four years later, stabbed his mother and cousin to death.  Really a shame. Too bad that he didn't allow football to be a healthy outlet for his anger and aggression. Most intimidating presence I ever saw on the football field, Opposing players were scared to death of the guy because he didn't care to hurt them and will tell them as much.

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What made the '76 Corbin team so elite was its defense.  They held a Mayfield team that was averaging 40+ points/game to  0  points in the state championship game.  They held one of the state's best teams and elite offenses  in Middleboro  to 9 points in the district clincher at Mboro.  The guys on the defense were big , mean, and intimidating, and they looked the part, some with full beards. When your defensive line is anchored by a monster like RC Thomas, you know your defense is badass.  Those dudes were SCARY.... and scary good!!!

The opponents were  probably terrified. Their lives were likely threatened.

Wouldn't surprise me. I can only imagine what Thomas, John Francioni. and that bunch of misfits said to the opposing players during the game. I was a schoolmate of that bunch and I was scared as hell of 'em. I had art class with Thomas and he would come to class drunk most mornings. Everyone was scared to say anythiing to him about it,

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What made the '76 Corbin team so elite was its defense.  They held a Mayfield team that was averaging 40+ points/game to  0  points in the state championship game.  They held one of the state's best teams and elite offenses  in Middleboro  to 9 points in the district clincher at Mboro.  The guys on the defense were big , mean, and intimidating, and they looked the part, some with full beards. When your defensive line is anchored by a monster like RC Thomas, you know your defense is badass.  Those dudes were SCARY.... and scary good!!!

Several teammates were probably skeptical about being on the team.

I would have been.  I never associated with Thomas and some of those guys , although RC was always okay to me whenever he spoke to me.  He was named 1st team All-State his senior year. Received a four year scholarship to  UK but got into a fight with and threatened  a UK running back the first day of spring practice and was kicked off the team and out of school. Four years later, stabbed his mother and cousin to death with a butcher knife. 

  Really a shame. Too bad that he didn't allow football to be a healthy outlet for his anger and aggression. Most intimidating presence I ever saw on the football field, Opposing players were scared to death of the guy because he didn't care to hurt them and he would tell them as much.