Manatee Hurricanes who started on national championship college teams
Bernard Gooden - Tennessee
Shevin Wiggins - Nebraska
Tyrone Williams - Nebraska
Robbie Stevenson - Florida Gators
Tommie Frazier - Nebraska
Patrick McNeal - FSU
Mike Moore - Miami
Robert (Bob) Pettee - University of Alabama*
Dock Pollard - Florida
Other Manatee Hurricanes on national championship college teams
Charles Tomeo - FSU
Jonathan Hernandez - FSU
Manatee Hurricanes in the College Football Hall of Fame
Tommie Frazier (2013)
(*Note: Pettee played on the 1961 Alabama national championship team and was recruited from Manatee High by the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant. Source: St. Pete Times from 10.10.1963)