Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame
Posted: June 12th, 2006, 6:59 pm
(Don't know where else to put this.)
It was a great Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet yesterday. Those sports fans who didn't have a good reason for attending -- shame on you!
100.9 carried the event live, so credit goes to them.
A huge "well done" to the board members and officers who worked their asses off to make this a reality.
Many of the presenters and recipients had great remarks. Jan Clark's comments were moving, as was Fred Glasgow's -- Fred looks like he could strap on a helmet and go full tilt right now -- who spent much of his speech reading the names of his fellow teammates. Now that's class!
In fact, the theme of the evening to me was the emphasis on team and not the individual. So many of the speakers stressed this, even though they all had outstanding personal accomplishments. I wish a lot more younger athletes and their parents and even coaches, many of whom are in love with personal statistics, could have heard this.
Most of these guys reminded us, directly or indirectly, of the main reason for playing high school sports: to bring fame and glory and respect for team and school.
It was a great Bedford County Sports Hall of Fame Banquet yesterday. Those sports fans who didn't have a good reason for attending -- shame on you!
100.9 carried the event live, so credit goes to them.
A huge "well done" to the board members and officers who worked their asses off to make this a reality.
Many of the presenters and recipients had great remarks. Jan Clark's comments were moving, as was Fred Glasgow's -- Fred looks like he could strap on a helmet and go full tilt right now -- who spent much of his speech reading the names of his fellow teammates. Now that's class!
In fact, the theme of the evening to me was the emphasis on team and not the individual. So many of the speakers stressed this, even though they all had outstanding personal accomplishments. I wish a lot more younger athletes and their parents and even coaches, many of whom are in love with personal statistics, could have heard this.
Most of these guys reminded us, directly or indirectly, of the main reason for playing high school sports: to bring fame and glory and respect for team and school.