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  1. Hi, I'm Coach Culpepper's son, Johnny. Just to be clear, my dad didn't "do away" with the Sideliner Club. In fact he utilized the Sideliner's club and embraced them many times throughout his career at Lukin, and I might add he created: Little Panthers Club (on Saturdays after the game children from 2 years of age to 7th grade, could come and meet with their favorite panthers and the coaching staff would have organized activities for the Little Panthers), he also created the Mother's Club (a chance for the moms, grandmas, great grandmas to be a part of the team, learn more about football, and was a way for the staff to say thank you to all of the moms and for what they do throughout the year and sacrifices that they make) As you might not remember, when my dad arrived with his staff, Lufkin Panther football was a losing program, losing attitude, losing culture. Do you remember the weight room when my dad arrived? 1 bench press, 1 squat, 1 leg press.....that's it. Do you remember how Abe Martin was falling a part? (wooden seating, horrible playing field) With the help of the Sideliners club and businesses around town, they built a state of the art (for the mid 1980's weight room) that helped turned the Lufkin program around. They also installed new grass field and metal bleachers on the home side. If you would like to discuss anything else that might be unclear or not sure when or what occurred, send me an email and I would love to discuss. Finally, I hope everyone can acknowledge that my dad, along with the staff he had, teachers, administrators, little panthers, former players etc. created the foundation for what Lufkin Panther football is today. Thanks, Johnny Culpepper
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