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Hoops & Rattlesnake Meat: The Legacy Of Northside's Steve Deavours
Tuscaloosa Patch founder and Northside graduate Ryan Phillips took a deep dive into the life and times of longtime coach Steve Deavours.

Ryan Phillips is an award-winning journalist and editor from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A graduate of both the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama, Phillips has worked as a reporter and editor at the Birmingham Business Journal, the Associated Press-Atlanta Bureau and Weather.com. Most recently, Phillips worked for nearly four years as the executive editor of the Starkville Daily News and (West Point) Daily Times Leader in Mississippi. Phillips has received numerous investigative journalism awards in both Alabama and Mississippi, along with awards for photography, general news reporting and commentary.
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Tuscaloosa Patch founder and Northside graduate Ryan Phillips took a deep dive into the life and times of longtime coach Steve Deavours.

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