tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post7121789530884901892..comments2023-04-24T06:10:46.758-05:00Comments on Comin' of Age In Tupelo: No.13: Milam CoachesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-83089299424567544122009-04-12T21:58:00.000-05:002009-04-12T21:58:00.000-05:00To borrow from Mark Twain, the rumors of his demis...To borrow from Mark Twain, the rumors of his demise are greatly exaggerated. He is still among us. The reunion I referred to above was in the last few months. He no longer has a flat-top, and his blond hair has some gray in it, but he still has the same big grin.<BR/><BR/>It's good to hear from you, Hank. Stay in touch, and keep reading.John Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913868602097552823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-58625906571407921742009-04-12T11:39:00.000-05:002009-04-12T11:39:00.000-05:00I remember Coach Wood as much a gentleman as he wa...I remember Coach Wood as much a gentleman as he was an intense football coach. Those who received his "face-to-face" coaching will never forget it. It usually consisted of Coach Wood grabbing your face mask and pulling it right up to his face with his tobacco-speckled teeth gleaming against his bright red face. That was the first time I ever remember being referred to as a "maggot", but it wasHank Bargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704165373403630284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-55853123552528334922009-03-01T17:33:00.000-06:002009-03-01T17:33:00.000-06:00Thanks for those stories, Marnelia. That's quite ...Thanks for those stories, Marnelia. That's quite a story on Coach Wood. I would not have imagined he would have fraternized in those days. You never really know, do you?John Nailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913868602097552823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4168442067721360828.post-27249572222554606052009-02-28T21:28:00.000-06:002009-02-28T21:28:00.000-06:00I didn't really know Bubba Thompson so much when I...I didn't really know Bubba Thompson so much when I was in school. I came to know his gentle, caring nature through my parents who knew him and his sweet wife at church (First Presbyterian). When Daddy was in the hospital with brain cancer Coach Thompson and his daughter came by to check on us. <BR/><BR/>I don't remember the year of the HUGE snow, but I do remember Coach Wood coming by our Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02878180762711716152noreply@blogger.com