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Former SHS standout Fortune hopeful final season with Gamecocks will boost him to NFL greatness

By TIM LEIBLE
tim@theitem.com

Posted 8/7/24

Former Sumter High and current South Carolina standout O'Donnell Fortune has one thing on the front of his mind this season: balling out.

Fortune is the latest in a long line of star defensive backs for the Gamecocks. Before him, the likes of …

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