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Former Pro Football Player Passes Skills on at Manatee
Tracy Sanders, who played for the Manatee Hurricanes 1983 undefeated, state-championship team, is the Hurricanes secondary coach
Name: Tracy Sanders
Age: 45
Position: Manatee High football secondary coach (member of undefeated state champion 1983 Hurricanes team).
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How long have you been at this position?: Since 1998.
What do you like about your job?: Being a former professional players and being a little older and not being able to play I have the opportunity to pass knowledge and information on to this group of young guys.
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What do you dislike about your job?: Just when they don't play well.
What do you like about Bradenton?: It's home. I'm born and raised here and having played football in Buffalo, New York and Green Bay Wisconsin, being in south Florida is great. I played in two of the coldest places in America. Here I love the sun and beaches and obviously there's no place like home.
What do you wish people knew about your position?: I wish there was a better awareness of our job and how it changes from year to year and how football changes from year to year and so what we teach to players changes from year to year.
