Grant Teaff, long-considered to be one of football’s best and brightest coaches, hit the nail on the head back in 1979: “I’ll bet you that on Christmas morning Mike Singletary jumps out of bed and attacks that Christmas tree looking for presents.�
No player in state history played with more focused intensity than Singletary, and it’s no coincidence that Baylor’s last outright conference title came with him as a senior starter.
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