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Sarasota board names Booker High football field for longtime coach Fred Gilmore
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The Sarasota County School Board unanimously approved naming Booker High School's football field 'Fred Gilmore Field at Tornado Alley' to honor the coach's decades of service; community fundraising will cover signage costs.
The Sarasota County School Board voted unanimously Oct. 21 to name the football field at Booker High School the "Fred Gilmore Field at Tornado Alley," honoring Coach Fred Gilmore’s more than 30 years of service to the school and community.
Superintendent Conner described Gilmore as "more than just an athletic coach" — a mentor and community leader who graduated from Booker in 1983 and later served the school for decades. Conner said a community committee of about 20 alumni, staff,…
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