100 years of Concord sports: Current Spiders have appreciation for history C Jemal Horton Oct 16, 2015 Oct 16, 2015 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 2 min to read Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CONCORD, N.C. –The members of the 2015 Concord High School football team are well aware of their forefathers.kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji r2=:3C:jQm%9:D J62C’D $A:56CD >:89E ?@E <?@H E96 ?2>6D @7 E96 `a >6>36CD @7 E96 7:CDE r@?4@C5 E62>[ 3FE E96J <?@H E96 D49@@= DE2CE65 A=2J:?8 7@@E32== :? `h`d[ 2?5 E96D6 E66?286CD H2?E E@ 5@ E96:C AC65646DD@CD AC@F5]k^DA2?mk^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\72>:=Ji r2=:3C:jQm“%@ 36 DE2CE:?8 @? 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