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Source: NFL.com
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Once a longshot to reach the NFL, Willie Parker of rural Clinton, N.C., has developed into a 1,000-yard rusher for Pittsburgh
SUPER BOWL XL | FROM SMALL TOWN TO MOTOWN - Part 2
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Clinton, N.C.
Population: 8,600 (2000 census).
* Area: 7.1 square miles.
* Median annual household income (2000): $25,904.
* Median home value (2000): $78,700.
* Nearest big city: Raleigh, N.C., 60 miles northwest.
* Best known for: Hog farming. An 800,000-square-foot processing plant in town employs about 1,200 and annually processes more than 9.1 million hogs.
* Fun fact: Terry Holland, who coached Ralph Sampson at Virginia, is a Clinton High alumnus, as are Leonard Henry, Jerris McPhail, Ronnie Dixon and Dennis Owens -- all former NFL players.
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THE SERIES: \o7For glitz, glamour and overkill, perhaps no sporting event in the world can match the Super Bowl. But many of the game's participants are products of humble, small-town environments far from the bright lights. \f7\o7Today is the second of four profiles - \f7Willie Parker, Pittsburgh Steelers Running back from Clinton, N.C.
