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Some Stuff I Wrote and Some Stuff I Didn't (2011) H. Morris Williams

As for the Carter residence, word held that it was actually on the
Florida/Georgia line, but John M’s son Michael said it is likely the

house—since burned down—was in Georgia.

“We called it ‘Plum Nearly’ because it was plum out of Florida and
nearly out of Georgia,” Michael said.

Carter’s gravestone lists his date of birth as Dec. 26,1913, but in matters
of this delicacy, you surely have to defer to the Good Book.

Despite his dislike of Lake City and Columbia High, Buchholz (many
reports in those days spelled his name Buchholtz) was an impressive

personality.

Hailing from Hillsborough County, Buchholz attended Florida State and

graduated from Florida in 1905. He was Florida’s first Rhodes Scholar
and served in the Florida House of Representatives. He found time to

write the history of Alachua County in 1929.

Buchholz was principal at Gainesville High from 1917-1951 and also

served the FHSAA as president, vice-president and executive secretary.
He was inducted in the FHSAA Hall of Fame in July 2001.

Known as the “Father of Football” in Gainesville, Buchholz was the first
coach at Gainesville High in 1914 and the school claims to have won a

state title three years later.

When Gainesville High moved to its present location, the old school

building was turned into Buchholz Junior High and, of course, there is
now the high school that bears his name and has been in so many sports

battles with CHS.

An awards ceremony was held for Columbia’s 1935 football team.

Mathis was elected captain and Boyette alternative captain for the year
past. Wheeler was voted captain for 1936, with Littlefield alternative
captain.

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