Harry

Harry Leyland was recently honored by Butler Catholic School for his 40 years of service as basketball coach. No one can question his dedication to Butler Catholic and the community in general.


For those who played for him, there was no lack of memorable moments....


-Sure, we sometimes dreaded practice for fear of ending up with freshly chewed Red Man in our hair because we didn't break the defense down quick enough....


-Sure, we probably shot more foul shots than any elementary school team in history as no water break was ever without "MAKE FIVE, GET A DRINK" (on top of regular foul shooting drills). If only Ron Everhart or Jaime Dixon did the same thing with their players...

-Sure, some of us are still trying to figure out why the often screamed phrase "GROW SOME HAIR ON YOUR ASS" was something you should to strive to do (Seriously, who wants hair on their ass?).....

But then you would see him singing in the church choir at St. Michael's or laughing while washing dishes at a Church fish dinner and almost fall over in shock. Maybe, just maybe, the tough guy coach was an act after all....


And then basketball season started again and that first water break would be followed by the familiar scream of "PRESSBREAKER!"

Maybe not.


The perfect balance.

Thanks for everything, Harry.

An Idea That Has Stuck Around...

Only Butlerites will appreciate this.

Everyone else: check out our other posts (to your right).

Recently, my friend Rob emailed me about the legend of “The Duct Tape Man.”

In a nutshell, Rob heard that “The Duct Tape Man” is secretly a millionaire.

At first, I doubted that. I mean, how many millionaires walk up and down New Castle Street in duct taped boots?

Apparently, maybe one.

Look, I don’t know if there’s any truth to the legend. But I do know that other people now celebrate his cutting edge style.

Maybe Payless Shoes and Famous Footwear got into a bidding war for his services.

Now I'm wondering if "Ten-Hut Tom" is also a closet millionaire....


UPDATE (5-4-2010): As you'll see in the "comments," KM worked with "TDTM" and has indicated that his income is on par with that of a social worker.

UPDATE 2 (5-4-2010): I just received an email from a friend that says while KM is correct about his income, TDTM is actually a millionaire. My friend didn't state whether TDTM is a millionaire from an inheritance, investments, the lottery, etc. He just told me I need to trust him.

(Clearly, he isn't aware of my trust issues. Bird can tell you about them. Just don't necessarily trust what he tells you.)