10-11-2015, 12:01 PM
He had a cardinal rule of thumb in a drill meant to toughen us up. He'd roll the ball between two guys who would have to run after the ball and dive on it. The drill wasn't over until a player was bleeding, no joke.He also coached the girls' varsity of his public high school, leading them to a 12-30 two year record.Â
He retired in 2014. He'd taught for 43 years in a public high school, but he coached for two years at my high school. As bad as my high school was in the late 1970s, his high school had lost their accreditation. His last year of teaching, he had a base pay of $81k, raked in $8.7k of accumulated overtime and with benefits totaled $104k in his last year, entitling him to an $87k annual pension. I think about that every time I see my paycheck.
He retired in 2014. He'd taught for 43 years in a public high school, but he coached for two years at my high school. As bad as my high school was in the late 1970s, his high school had lost their accreditation. His last year of teaching, he had a base pay of $81k, raked in $8.7k of accumulated overtime and with benefits totaled $104k in his last year, entitling him to an $87k annual pension. I think about that every time I see my paycheck.
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