My few readers should not resent me using my messages from Jack H Plymale, Portsmouth's bard via his, and mine, admired teacher, Bert Leach.
Sam, Gus Thompson was another" most unforgetable characters I ever met. I imagine he and Red played together at Highland. Doc there also.
Before we played Ashland our last of the year( they had beaten one of the Louisville boys schools the week before, Male Or Manual) and Walker had said in a pre-game talk that, any young horse can break wind in the morning, it takes an old horse to break wind at night. Once on defense we were talking it up and Gus Yelled down to me and then made a motion like he was breaking wind. He was fun to do anything with. He and Bobby Parks were two great ends.Bobby died, ,about two years from that game. Good.good player and fun guy.They said he had blood cancer, but I always guessed cycle cell anemia. I think they had his funeral in the auditoriun at the high school. Iwas in the service at that time, Jack P.
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From: skegley@columbus.rr.com
To: pettifoger@hotmail.com
Subject: Re:
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 03:23:36 -0500
Thanks Jack! I remember Red being on the Trojans. It seems that you, Jim Fout, and Doc Yeagle mentioned him at the OSU football game we attended together. Great story and you make me see that run! I also slightly remember Betty Justice. Watkins Buick is also familiar in P'Town. Red had excellent friends as you testify of. I am sure that my departed Mound Park friends, Gib Lakeman, Gus Thompson, and Clark Rapalee could tell some wonderful stories of him.
Sam
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