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1993

Derrick Lucas breaks out, Greenbrier reaches the Crockett Bowl, and the foundation of the 1994 Mr. Football season is visible.

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1993

Derrick Lucas and the Crockett Bowl

Derrick Lucas breaks out, Greenbrier reaches the Crockett Bowl, and the foundation of the 1994 Mr. Football season is visible.
Head Coach: Steve SorrellsCrockett Bowl at Lawrenceburg — Lawrence County 27, Greenbrier 0
5-6177 PF · 153 PA

The 1993 scrapbook contains a substantial feature on sophomore tailback Derrick Lucas, who had been deaf since age four, plus a separate color image showing interpreter Tammy Giles signing plays and instructions to him during practice.

The profile describes Lucas as fully embedded with his teammates and notes that teammates learned signs alongside him. It names quarterback Jamie Poole and teammates Chris Jones and Brian Rottero, giving the season a human and roster context beyond the stat line.

Greenbrier opened the season by beating Montgomery Central 42–0 and Macon County 28–0, starting 2–0 with a 70–0 combined scoring margin. A newly separated newspaper clipping from the Macon win records Derrick Lucas at 141 yards on 19 carries, including touchdown runs of 75 and 21 yards. Jamie Poole also threw an 8-yard touchdown to Brannon Jones and finished 6-of-10 for 69 yards.

On the field, the rushing records list four 100-yard games: 141 against Macon County, 142 against Hickman County, 259 against DeKalb County and 161 against Houston County. The 259-yard DeKalb County game was Lucas's largest rushing total in the season records.

Greenbrier went 5–6 and finished the year at the Crockett Bowl in Lawrenceburg, losing 27–0 to Lawrence County. This was a bowl game, not a TSSAA playoff appearance.

Full-game film is available for five 1993 games: Hickman County, Springfield, Waverly, White House and Portland.

100-Yard Rushing Games

Game film
Five 1993 game films are available: Hickman County, Springfield, Waverly, White House and Portland.
Five game films available

Click any opponent for the game summary. Film badges mark games with video.

Game film is available for 5 of 11 games

Full-game film is available for 5 games and is linked from the individual game pages.

#OpponentScoreResultNote
1Montgomery Central42–0W
2Macon Co.28–0W
3Hickman Co.▶ Film20–13W
4Springfield▶ Film15–22L
5Trousdale Co.0–7L
6DeKalb Co.20–6W
7Waverly▶ Film6–21L
8White House▶ Film7–35L
9Houston Co.25–6W
10Portland▶ Film14–16L
11Lawrence County0–27LCrockett Bowl
People in the record

Postseason honors

Greenbrier’s postseason honors records add the players recognized that season.

All State

All Mid-State

All Region 5-3A

Team MVP

Names and spellings follow the school’s postseason honors records. The records print “Derek Lucas” in these entries; later Greenbrier records commonly use Derrick Lucas. Open the full honors record →

From the Scrapbook

The Lucas story now starts before the award. These locally hosted scrapbook pieces make 1993 a genuine chapter of the program history rather than a statistical preface to 1994.

1993 Greenbrier remains undefeated after 28 to 0 Macon County win
2–0 and 70–0 on the scoreboardThe Macon County game story gives Derrick Lucas 141 yards on 19 carries with touchdown runs of 75 and 21 yards, while Jamie Poole went 6-of-10 passing for 69 yards.
Derrick Lucas with interpreter Tammy Giles at Greenbrier football practice
Lucas and his interpreterThe contemporary caption identifies sophomore Derrick Lucas with interpreter Tammy Giles, who signed plays and instructions during practices and games.
Newspaper profile Lucas does not let deafness slow him down
A feature before the awardThe long-form profile captures Lucas as a sophomore — a year before his 1994 Class 3A Mr. Football season — and documents how teammates and coaches adapted communication around him.

Sources: Greenbrier's all-time score records, head-coach records, 100-yard rushing records and accolades file.

Expanded season record

Season record · 1993

This page reflects the records currently available. Featured clippings are shown once rather than repeated elsewhere on the page.

11Game entries
3Featured items
5Film records
0CoachT material
4 scrapbook pages
Opponent recordsHistory index
CONTEMPORARY COVERAGE

1993 in print

10 source scans from the season's newspaper file. Open any clipping at full size, or continue into its game page when one is linked.

Returning statistical leaders newspaper scan
Aug. 29, 1993

Returning statistical leaders

A preseason leaders list places Derrick Lucas among the names to watch.

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Derrick Lucas and Tammy Giles newspaper scan
Sept. 1, 1993

Derrick Lucas and Tammy Giles

A feature on Lucas and interpreter Tammy Giles documents one of the central player stories of the decade.

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Springfield 22, Greenbrier 15 newspaper scan
Sept. 1993

Springfield 22, Greenbrier 15

Jamie Poole completes 9 of 12 passes for 127 yards, and Derrick Lucas scores a touchdown and the conversion.

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Region 5-3A week preview newspaper scan
Oct. 1993

Region 5-3A week preview

The weekly football page frames Greenbrier's place in the region race.

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Region standings and week notes newspaper scan
Oct. 1993

Region standings and week notes

The printed standings show Greenbrier's position in Region 5-3A.

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Late-season football preview newspaper scan
Oct. 16, 1993

Late-season football preview

The county preview tracks the games shaping Greenbrier's closing stretch.

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BOBCAT PEOPLE · 1993

Postseason names from this season

The People Index connects the players named in Greenbrier’s 1993 postseason honors record.

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