I came across this great pic from the days of yore, which brings back a whole bunch of smile-inducing memories.
That's former State College star and High School Mile State Champion
Dave Felice in the lead. Dave was a
Tasmanian Devil with the baton. (Sorry Ryan, is that racist?) Memories of the many spirited interactions between Dave and
Coach Groves still make me giggle. It's even better when you realize that Dave went on to coaching at State College High, where he had one 800 M runner named
Matt Groves, the fastest of Coach Groves' progeny. The world has a nifty sense of humor, doesn't it? I'll bet Matt didn't give Dave the least bit of trouble however.
Dave was also a firefighter in Midland Texas after college and helped in the rescue of Baby Jessica from the well. Dave's face plastered across all the national magazines and newspapers also made me smile from ear to ear!
In second place is Friend of the Group
Malcolm East of Allegheny. My memories of him are of the back of his head, but even they make me smile.
70's hair was wonderful, wasn't it? I came across this photo as a suggestion for "friends" on Facebook. I'm sure many of you have memories of the Allegheny teams back then, and of Malcolm. I have made him an honorary member of the Group just for making me smile.
