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Simmons takes Manhattan over USC

By Bruce Feldman
ESPN The Magazine

Thursday, February 27, 2003

The legend began back in 1997. He was just a kid, a cocky freshman who got mixed in with some of the big boys. They were half-a-head taller and had boxes of letters from D-I coaches. Still, Marvin Simmons never got intimidated, which explains why on the first day of tackling drills for Compton's powerful Dominguez High, he blasted star running back Willie Hurst, a soon-to-be Washington Husky. On the next play, Simmons hammered David Relf, now a UNLV wideout. And then on his third play, the 5-9is ...

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