First FL Mr Basketball & Mr Football? Adrian McPherson/Southeast

[OldSchoolLion 1,590]

Who was the first to ever win both awards in the same year?  And where did he play in high school?

[badbird 1,366]

6 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Who was the first to ever win both awards in the same year?  And where did he play in high school?

Adrian McPherson Bradenton Southeast

[gatorman-uf 452]

and only, right?

[OldSchoolLion 1,590]

25 minutes ago, gatorman-uf said:

and only, right?

yes

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Well, in 2005, Tim Tebow was selected both Mr. Football and Mr. Basketball until it was revealed that he didn't actually play basketball and the award was given to Keith Brumbaugh from Deland.  One embarrassed media representatives was overheard saying "Well, I think everyone would agree that had Tebow played basketball, he would have been the best player in the state, and that was good enough for me."   

[OldSchoolLion 1,590]

Adrian McPherson was a 4-star recruit at Bradenton Southeast and was considered one of the top dual-threat qb's in the class of 2001.  He was Mr Florida Football and Mr Florida Basketball in the same year.  He led his team to two Class 4A state semifinal games, where they lost each time to St Thomas Aquinas in games decided by a TD or less 

He played a couple of years at FSU and played for a number of different teams in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League.  He was associated with some interesting legal issues during his career.