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When I typed that, I hadn't watched the video. That was terrific. Coach Clark still looks tall and slender and I can promise you that everyone in the community respected him, even though he didn't become the head coach until a year later. One of the greatest men I've ever known.
That was a treat. Thanks. Where did you find that?
I was just looking at silly videos on YouTube and it was on the side menu under "you might like"
Kinda just out of the blue, I look on occasion to see if there are any new stuff for the Wildcats. I've about given up finding much on the 77, 86, & 87 seasons, so I was surprised to see this one...
They did that for the 50th anniversary of the first state title in October last year. I saw the guys with video cameras, and told them they ought to interview Wheeler, since he is the only living returnee, who played on both the '65 and '67 teams. I am very much hoping that they'll do the same for the latter next year, 50 years later. That seems more than a little amazing.
Just as an aside, Ken Davis and I were the first black kid and white kid ever in the school district who roomed together on a PISD extracurricular road trip. The 1966 state AA track meet at the end of that same school year. Ken was on the sprint relay that made it to state, as a 215 pound O and D tackle in football. He was a talented guy. It was a different time.
James Thomas was my coach at Wilson in 8th grade and taught my English class in 7th. We would be in the weight room doing individual workouts and he'd come in and join us at times. He'd loosen up with 200 lbs on the bench, then have it maxed at 275-290... four of us would spot him with free weights... every weight in that room went on that bar, 470 lbs. I never saw him lift it six times, but he would five... it was the work ethic we were taught early... when the L.A. Rams would come to town, his brother Pat would stop by. It was always a treat. Coach Thomas was a lot shorter than Pat, who was a little undersized for a DB. Until then, we had no idea how big these guys were. There was one message he always stressed to us. "Work hard." It didn't matter what your job or position was, do your best. That continued for at least another decade...
Plano is a different place now. It no longer has the small town roots that I watched disappear growing up. By the time I was watching R.D. Lashar consistently nail 47 yd FG's in practice, Plano had been the largest class in the state for years. It was definitely a different time...
They did that for the 50th anniversary of the first state title in October last year. I saw the guys with video cameras, and told them they ought to interview Wheeler, since he is the only living returnee, who played on both the '65 and '67 teams. I am very much hoping that they'll do the same for the latter next year, 50 years later. That seems more than a little amazing.
Just as an aside, Ken Davis and I were the first black kid and white kid ever in the school district who roomed together on a PISD extracurricular road trip. The 1966 state AA track meet at the end of that same school year. Ken was on the sprint relay that made it to state, as a 215 pound O and D tackle in football. He was a talented guy. It was a different time.