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This was posted in today's Helena IR. These are two great young men, and I am proud that they are Bobcats.

Former MSU standouts to help minority athletes

By Tom Stuber - 05/17/05

Former Montana State University basketball player James Clark and Alton "Junior" Adams, Jr., the Bobcat grid great who is now an MSU assistant football coach, have started Focused and Motivated Minorities, or FAMM, a mentoring group for MSU African-American athletes, according to the MSU web site.

Adams and Clark are the first MSU African-American student athletes and graduates who have been hired as MSU position coaches in their respective sports. Clark helped lead MSU to the 2001-02 league title and Adams caught the game-winning touchdown in the school's 2002 win over Montana that snapped a 16-game losing streak.

"That's really been a cool thing for us," Kramer said. "Their life experiences serve as a model for a lot of kids who come to our program from diverse backgrounds. The parents appreciate it and the kids have an immediate kinship with them. As former players, James and Junior see the

program from a double perspective and they enable the young guys the benefit of the wealth of experiences that they have gone through."

This article was originally printed in the most recent addition of the Collegian, for those of you who are graduates. I think this is a very significant union, for those coming to MSU and also the relationships between faculty, staff, and even community. I know both of these young men, and I have to say that they are making a huge contribution back to the University and its students. Kudos to both James and Junior.

grizhatr wrote:This article was originally printed in the most recent addition of the Collegian, for those of you who are graduates. I think this is a very significant union, for those coming to MSU and also the relationships between faculty, staff, and even community. I know both of these young men, and I have to say that they are making a huge contribution back to the University and its students. Kudos to both James and Junior.

Great post, and what a great article. I think its safe to say that Junior Adams made the most out of the "second chance" Coach Kramer gave him when he came over from OSU. So glad you are a Bobcat Junior You've made this University a better place.

I believe there was a much longer article in the Great Falls Spring Scrimmage Program.
Great job guys - Once again, I'm proud to be a Bobcat.

http://msubobcats.com/news.php?sid=h&nid=1028

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