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Boots Garland...We all lost a great man Yesterday
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:15 am
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:15 am
We all lost a great man Yesterday, He was my Track Coach at BRHS when we one the state title in 1969
He will be missed by all those he touched!
Love you Coach! RIP....
He will be missed by all those he touched!
Love you Coach! RIP....
This post was edited on 1/12/16 at 9:11 am
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Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:20 am to CamdenTiger
Yes we did 
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:21 am to ole man
He was my coach at Parkview. Had a tremendous impact on my life. Had several opportunities to see him before he passed and I never did. 
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:25 am to ole man
Damn I hate to hear that.
He sold me (my father) my first pair of strength shoes in like 93'. I can still remember how special that moment was as a kid. He gave me a 15 minute lesson on how to use them to become faster and said to keep on training to become a better athlete. Crazy how memories fade only to be remembered 20+ years later.
RIP Boots
He sold me (my father) my first pair of strength shoes in like 93'. I can still remember how special that moment was as a kid. He gave me a 15 minute lesson on how to use them to become faster and said to keep on training to become a better athlete. Crazy how memories fade only to be remembered 20+ years later.
RIP Boots
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:27 am to ole man
He was quite the character, and everybody loved him. His name would occasionally come up on the OT and never was a bad word said.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:35 am to Choupique19
quote:
his name would occasionally come up on the OT and never was a bad word said
Actually that is a pretty amazing accomplishment.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:39 am to ole man
quote:I was in Coach Garland's class in high school and he would have been all over your arse for that misspelled word.
He was my Track Coach at BRHS when we one the state title in 1969
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:40 am to LSURussian
quote:That's the damn truth. You couldn't drive a ten-penny nail up his @ss after he finished with him.
LSURussian
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:47 am to Bamadiver
The hardest I've ever been hit in my life was when Coach Garland punched me in the chest for looking down and not looking him in the eye when he was talking to me. (A coach would probably be arrested for that now.)
I sure never forgot that lesson. I always look someone in the eye when we are talking one-on-one.
I sure never forgot that lesson. I always look someone in the eye when we are talking one-on-one.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 8:49 am to ole man
I went to a few camps where I trained with him. He was awesome. Great man. He will be missed.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 9:07 am to tke857
Was at the Manning Passing Academy for the first two years and was terrified of Coach Garland! Man will be missed.
I remember watching him in the Pistol as well
RIP
I remember watching him in the Pistol as well
RIP
Posted on 1/12/16 at 9:11 am to ole man
He was a good friend of my dad's and taught me and my brothers perfect running form in high school with one-on-one workouts.
Requiescat in pace
Requiescat in pace
Posted on 1/12/16 at 9:23 am to Bamadiver
RIP coach.
Will never forget the image of him running in place to show you your arms were where your power came from
Will never forget the image of him running in place to show you your arms were where your power came from
Posted on 1/12/16 at 10:08 am to Mr.Perfect
Bought strength shoes in 95 and he was on the instructional vhs. RIP Coach.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 10:13 am to ole man
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Boots Garland
Great man. I got to work with him at Skip Bertman's Baseball Camp when I was 12 and 13. He taught us a lot.
"What's America's national pastime? Transferrial blame."
Skip thought the world of Boots.
He will be missed.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 10:23 am to ole man
Had that killer Bronco II
Posted on 1/12/16 at 10:34 am to ole man
RIP. He was pretty awesome guy.
Posted on 1/12/16 at 10:41 am to El Campo Tiger
quote:I tell people this all the time. He had so much knowledge and wit.
"What's America's national pastime? Transferrial blame."
Posted on 1/12/16 at 11:04 am to ole man
Had the pleasure of meeting him a few times. Seconds after meeting him the first time, he told me one of the funniest, crudest, most un-PC jokes I've ever heard. I laughed my arse off! RIP Boots!
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