Sunday, November 4, 2007

Kudos for Hugh Duckwall

This blogger remembers Hugh Duckwall as an elementary school teacher and volleyball coach.

Jim Riggs, sports editor at The Post-Journal in Jamestown, remembers him as a football coach who did the right thing by his players. Check this column by Riggs, who says Mr. Duckwall always called to talk about LV's games -- so that the team's players would get some recognition, even when they weren't winning.

By the way, this blogger's first "professional" reporting job was calling the Post-Journal with the box scores from LVCS baseball games. The pay: 50 cents a game.