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.

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.

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

I always thought it might be important if each child had stamps on their head that said "raise with care!"

This is a continuation of our "traveling" story. At Christmas, the boys basketball team would usually "let Coach off" for about 3 days prior to the holiday.

Recently, a friend wrote us & wanted to know what our daily schedule was like in retirement. We tried to describe our fun-filled days & realized many of you have inquired about our passion for travel.

Lately, my wife has been accusing me of being a "Dr. Zhivago"! He was a physician--& a writer who had written negative articles about the Bolshevik & the Russian revolution

Our summers were always blissful as our family spent them at the FFA-FHA camp, where I was the AD for 24 summers!

In the last story, we told about Newton County's loss to Wills, which ended the national record for home-court wins @ 129 consecutive wins. When one considers that there are approximately 30,000 different H.S. teams playing in the U.S., it is amazing that the record still in the national record-books after 45 years.

We were about to enter the ninth year of our great run, and very few schools had ever matched our 8-year average of 29 wins & only 3 defeats a year( 232 wins and 22 losses).

Through the years there was a lot of publicity about the Newton Co. basketball program, it's tradition, & "Death Valley".

With our outstanding young people and a supportive fan base, we were beginning to establish a 1st-Class program with a great basketball tradition!

When I worked with a youngster, I tried to keep in mind that I was blessed to have the opportunity to teach the most important thing parents have, their child. A young student had to "want" to play to be a part of our program.

With 127 varsity teams, nine schools, & a 50-year career, there were a lot of stories to share.

When George Walton Academy Board Chairman, George Hearn, came to Covington he encouraged me to come to Monroe & help build a program that would benefit the area youngsters

When I was a little boy, baseball was the only game we knew. I always loved to ride the Exposition Mills' company truck that carried the baseball players to their games.

WARNING--today's story is X-rated! Do not let young people read or attempt to duplicate ! You could also be arrested if you try to sneak any of these items discussed into a school, airport, courthouse, etc.