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Boots Garland dead
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:31 pm
...for those who knew him. Facebook blowing up with the sad news. RIP.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:32 pm to EmperorGout
He's a Baton Rouge legend!
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:32 pm to EmperorGout
Lil Bootsie's uncle
RIP
RIP
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:33 pm to EmperorGout
One of the greatest track coaches ever!!! along with Al Moreau Sr.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:34 pm to EmperorGout
rip boots
parkview baptist had a hard time adjusting to his language. and boots was one of only 8 people in br to have a landau roof on his lincoln
parkview baptist had a hard time adjusting to his language. and boots was one of only 8 people in br to have a landau roof on his lincoln
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:40 pm to EmperorGout
Dude was awesome. He used to keep us cracking up at Skip's baseball camp every summer. Yes I am old RIP
Posted on 1/11/16 at 12:48 pm to EmperorGout
My dad knew him. I must have been about 18 or so, and I was somewhere with my dad and met him. My dad said something like "here's my son" and I introduced myself, giving my first name (remember, I'm with my dad, who knows Boots, and who knows my dad by name - first and last). Boots proceeds to light into me about 'kids these days' not wanting to give their last name when they introduce themselves and only ever want to use their first name.
Very bizarre.
Funny thing is, as little as it made sense in that particular situation, it apparently made an impression on me, as to this day I still think about it whenever meeting someone new, and make a point to give my last name.
RIP
Very bizarre.
Funny thing is, as little as it made sense in that particular situation, it apparently made an impression on me, as to this day I still think about it whenever meeting someone new, and make a point to give my last name.
RIP
Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:07 pm to EmperorGout
I remember he came to Shenandoah Elementary and spoke to us youngins after The Pistol came out.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:08 pm to EmperorGout
awww man sad news
I'll never forget him yelling at people to swing their arms when they run. YOU DON'T WALK WITH YOUR HANDS BY YOUR SIDE, WHY RUN LIKE THAT?!?!?!
RIP Boots
I'll never forget him yelling at people to swing their arms when they run. YOU DON'T WALK WITH YOUR HANDS BY YOUR SIDE, WHY RUN LIKE THAT?!?!?!
RIP Boots
Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:28 pm to EmperorGout
Made the mistake of calling him Shoes like a little smart arse when I was at LSU baseball camp. Almost ripped my ear off. My pops told me "You shouldn't have called him Shoes" and laughed at my pain.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 1:29 pm to EmperorGout
Damn he really was a BR legend
Rip
Rip
Posted on 1/11/16 at 3:11 pm to EmperorGout
I've got a few good Boots memories, but the one that stands out the most to me is when I used to workout/throw with a group of QB's and WR's around BR in the late 90's. One Saturday morning we were on the field at Tara stretching and loosening up. Its in the summer about 95 degrees and here comes Boots in his khaki pants, white long sleeve shirt and safari hat, and of course smoking a cigarette.
We have a new kid in the group so we tell him to go introduce himself to Boots. Boots sticks his still burning cigarette up his nose, and then sticks out his hand to shake the kid's hand. He says, "Howya doin son, Boots Garland. I'm not a role model"
We have a new kid in the group so we tell him to go introduce himself to Boots. Boots sticks his still burning cigarette up his nose, and then sticks out his hand to shake the kid's hand. He says, "Howya doin son, Boots Garland. I'm not a role model"
This post was edited on 1/11/16 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 1/11/16 at 3:43 pm to EmperorGout
Sad news. He coached me in high school and he was years ahead of everyone else. I remember him mounting a 8mm camera on a makeshift tripod and filming our foot placement as we sprinted toward him.
The following week he came up to me and said, Now we just cut .2 off your time and now we are gonna work with your upper body and get another .10 off. Heck Son, I think if you cut some of that hair off and take off those glasses we might even squeeze another .10 off!
RIP Coach and Thanks
The following week he came up to me and said, Now we just cut .2 off your time and now we are gonna work with your upper body and get another .10 off. Heck Son, I think if you cut some of that hair off and take off those glasses we might even squeeze another .10 off!
RIP Coach and Thanks
Posted on 1/11/16 at 9:30 pm to EmperorGout
He taught me how to properly run at Skip Bertmans Baseball Camp.
Posted on 1/11/16 at 9:32 pm to EmperorGout
Oh wow. Terrible news. Fantastic guy
Posted on 1/12/16 at 9:17 am to EmperorGout
Bump for those who missed the news yesterday.
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