Last night the Kentucky Wildcats failed to reach the pinnacle of success that they had planned. It was a bitter pill as they were a heavy favorite to win it all.

Today as we are preparing to watch the great Kentucky basketball team in their quest to be called the best mens college basketball team in history it is also exciting for me as it brings back many memories.

Being with Ted Turner brought back many memories of one of the all-time great basketball players that I coached--Billy Shaw.

My first plane trip was 62 years ago as we traveled to Lexington to play the number one ranked Cats that finished their season with. 25-0 record.

Always special to attend the different Halls of Fame that many others have helped to make these opportunities possible.

Last night the Atlanta Sports Hall Of Fame inducted another class of accomplished athletes. The stories brought back many memories

Today, September 11, 2014, Jan & I are celebrating the 60th anniversary of our wedding date!!

Today is the 100th consecutive day since we began sharing stories about the 126 varsity teams that I coached!

We are nearing our 100th post in which we have been sharing some of the stories about our players, teams, fans, & others

Newton Co. Rams, playing in one of the toughest regions in the state, faced an uphill battle in trying to go to the state tournament for the 3rd consecutive year.

When the 2005 season started at Newton high School, I thought it would be my last team, ever, to coach, & I wanted it to be a successful year.

We had a player in the 10th grade who received a varsity uniform, but was so disruptive we sent him down to the JV team!

The 2003 season had a lot of excitement as the Rams' 66-43 win over Eastside H.S. led to a historic record, as Coach Bradley became "the winningest varsity basketball coach" in Georgia, with 1,255 varsity basketball victories!

Many people said there was "no way" we could have the type of program (or success) that we had experienced years before. I knew that I was not going back to the school which I knew in the "50s & '60s, but I felt that there still were some young boys there that still wanted to play basketball!

It's always very rewarding when a teacher or a coach has a student to excel. This success fuels the desire to work even harder to try and touch young lives.

Even tho' the 1975 season was almost 40 years ago, it is hard to forget the problems we encountered that year.

The '73 season opened with only one senior, Scott Price, leading the way.

As we headed to Atlanta for the state tournament, I knew that this team had already proven that it was one of our great ones, regardless of the outcome in Atlanta.

With the 1972 regular season completed, the Rams' record stood at 21-1, but all of our true fans knew that the "real season" was about to start!

Continuing our story of the 1972 Rams---coming off the big win over Forest Park, the Rams blasted Griffin 82-53, as Donnie Freeman scored 26 pts., & Scott Price had 15 rebounds.