All of these names mean a lot to me, but I am 77. Those still living at my age who are Portsmouith fans will be happy to reminisce.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 22:30
Sam, Mrs Walker always called her son Paul Jr.( to us, I don't know if she did it all the time) I never knew him but he and Fout communicated. He got a law degree and was practicing law the last I heard of him..
We had a real blood letting when we played Middletown up there. Both teams undefeated. They were a good bit bigger than we were and it ended zip to zip. The only time they got inside our 20, they had 1st and goal on the five. took three shots up the middle and a pass. Nada. We always thought we beat 'em. Lemon Elliot fumbled in the end zone, they recovered and brought the ball out to the twenty. He was in the endzone with the ball in his possession, but the score didn't say that. Five of us went up there during basketball season for our game with them( our team was beaten in a laugher.) Just about all their footbal guys were there and they treated us like we were long lost relatives.Never met a nicer bunch. Doc played with one of the guards at the U. of Cinn. The next night we went to Springfield. Lost that basketball game too. Didn't see any of their football team, We beat them 27 to 0. Up there. Red Griffin and Howard Pollitt were with Doc, Jim and I.
That is true, Jack. I admire your loyalty to Doc right through the end of his time on earth.
You Mabert Roaders and Vinton Avenue friends were tight along with your buddy, Jim Fout.
It was an extreme pleasure for me to interview you three and all of the outstanding athletes in the Portsmouth area that I did for the excellence book of mine.
I wonder if Paul Walker's son ever proceeded to write an Excellence book on the Middletown area. He called and talked with me about it a couple of years ago, if you remember. Middletown and each of the Greater Ohio League schools had rich histories in athletics. Gosh, it seemed like the NFL or NBA when those GOL teams got together on Friday nights.
We went with my son and granddaughter to New Philadelphia Ohio and he asked me if Gib Lakeman was really a legend in Portsmouth athletics. Jay played basketball with Gib's son,Richard, who has been so good in helping me. I told Jay he certainly was along with you three guys, Don Monk, Dave Thomas, Calvin and LLoyd Flamer, Larry Hisle, Al Olliver and so many others far too numerous to mention. It was an extension of the old Portsmouth Steel Shoes or the Portsmouth Spartans. I had not played sports until the sixth grade at Highland school when I must have been 11 and our blue collar family knew nothing of the sports history. It was about then (1943 and the midst of WW II) that I made my way up McConnell to the park anbd became a full fledged Mound Park Urchin.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 11:54
Subject: Re: Aaron's UK blog AM 9-20-10
Sam, the term Blue-blood may have originated in Lexington. There are damned few things I find more praise worthy than loyalty or more rewarding for that matter. Jack P.
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Sam Kegley
Perhaps so, friend, but that has been Kentucky basketball forever and I, personally, love it.
I will admit that I lose all interest in the young potential Kentucky players if they don't become Kentucky Wildcats.
When in- I really love it! If they are going someplace else, I try to ignore them. Yes- I may be slightly prejudiced, but wait, UK fans are never slightly prejudiced. We are merely royal blue with UK!
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 09:04
Subject: Re: Aaron's UK blog AM 9-20-10
Sam things have gotten way out of balance when a high school boy announcing where is going to college becomes a media event.
On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Sam Kegley
Aaron's UK Basketball Blog
A Blog devoted entirely to news about the University of Kentucky's Men's Basketball Team. Any e-mails and/or advertising inquiries should be sent to ukbasketball23@gmail.com.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Tony Wroten Jr. will announce his college choice on October 8th at his high school
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