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re: Boots Garland dead
Posted on 1/11/16 at 3:11 pm to EmperorGout
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 3:27 pm to slinger1317
About 25 years after Coach Garland coached and taught me in high school, I ran into him at the old K-Mart on College Drive.
I figured I'd better tell him my name to save him some embarrassment for not remembering me.
When I said, "Hi, Coach Garland, I'm sure you don't remember me, I'm......" And he interrupted me and said, "You're ......." and said my full name. He then went on to tell me the year he coached and taught me and the names of some of the other athletes who were in the class I had with him at our school.
I was floored. He really was one of a kind.
I figured I'd better tell him my name to save him some embarrassment for not remembering me.
When I said, "Hi, Coach Garland, I'm sure you don't remember me, I'm......" And he interrupted me and said, "You're ......." and said my full name. He then went on to tell me the year he coached and taught me and the names of some of the other athletes who were in the class I had with him at our school.
I was floored. He really was one of a kind.
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