ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Gibbs High School football team has a new head football coach this season.

His name is Herbans Paul.

He's not from St. Pete but he knows all about the program.

"I only took [the job] for how special it was," Paul said.

As soon as he became the man in charge, Paul was not as concerned with the X's and O's as much as the school's history.

"The first thing you want to do as a head coach is how can I honor those who were here before," Paul said.

He is doing that in a big way on Friday night.

"It is such a warm feeling that such a tragic incident is not forgotten," 1971 Gibbs High School graduate Norvell Fuller said.

55 years ago, tragedy struck the Gibbs High School football program.

"That was something I have never experienced and don’t want anyone to exp

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