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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 115. Not illustrated. Chapters: Prairie View A&m Panthers Football Coaches, Prairie View A&m Panthers Football Players, Mr. T, Dave Webster, Ken Houston, Fred T. Long, Clem Daniels, James Mckinley, Hoover J. Wright, Otis Taylor, Ronald Beard, Larry Dorsey, Haney Catchings, Marcus Arroyo, Greg Johnson, Conway Hayman, Hensley Sapenter, Jim Lee Hunt, James A. Stevens, Sam B. Taylor, William J. Nicks, Clifton Gilliard, C.l. Whittington, Henry Frazier, Iii, Theophilus Danzy, Cornelius Cooper, Jim Mitchell, Jim Kearney, Stacy Robinson, Jermaine Mcghee, Alexander Durley, Jim F. Law, H.b. Hucles, Arthur J. Willis, L.t. Walker, Jim Hillyer, Bo Farrington, Jim Wolf, Alvin Reed, Sam Adams, Sr., David Shaw, Bivian Lee, Clarence Williams, Otto Brown. Excerpt: Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud; May 21, 1952) is an American actor known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team, as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III, and for his appearances as a professional wrestler. Mr. T is also well-known for his distinctive mohawk hairstyle, for wearing large amounts of gold jewelry, and for his tough guy image. In 2006 he starred in the reality show I Pity the Fool, shown on TV Land, the title of which comes from his catchphrase from Rocky III. Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud in Chicago, Illinois, the youngest son in a family with twelve children. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud Sr., was a minister. Tureaud, with his four sisters and seven brothers, grew up in one of the city's housing projects, Robert Taylor Homes. Tureaud attended Dunbar High School, where he played football, wrestled, and studied martial arts. He won a scholarship to Prairie View A&M University. Tureaud also attended several small Chicago area colleges on athletic scholarships. Tureaud worked as a bouncer after he returned from the army. It was at this...