All members of the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board present at a Tuesday night meeting voted in favor of a request to re-name Touchdown Drive to Deshaun Watson Drive in honor of the quarterback of the National Champion Clemson Tigers football team.
Watson is a Gainesville native who played football from his elementary to high school years in the city.
City Planning Director Matt Tate said applicant Sammy Smith and GHS Head Coach Bruce Miller spoke in favor of the proposal. No one spoke in opposition to the request.
The matter goes before City Council on February 7.
Deshaun Watson (Left) and teammate Ben Boulware ride in a parade in Clemson, S.C. honoring the National Championship Clemson Tigers football team. (Photo by Joel Massey)
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