BOWIE, Md., Oct. 15 -- Bowie State University issued the following news release:
Earl Speights ,76 is a bold trailblazer and torchbearer for Bowie State University.
In May, he traveled from his home in North Charleston, S.C., to join fellow Class of 1976 Golden Graduates at commencement ceremonies, where Bowie State University President Aminta H. Breaux welcomed them and recognized their milestone anniversary.
Speights is a retired science teacher with many professional and athletic accomplishments, but the first thing he wants Bulldogs to know is that he continues singing the praises of a Bowie State education.
"I talk BSU up big everywhere I go," he says. "After I speak with high school students, I know when they get home they're gett...