From A Breath of Fresh Air (A Transplant Tale):
"A couple of years later, the boys reached sign-making Nirvana. For the
final game in 1989, Danny rigged up a fancy rotating letter system to honor two
departing seniors, Herman Harried and Sherman Douglas, and junior Derrick
Coleman. He cut and pasted black letters on large orange posterboard, and the
boys lugged them up to section 315. Danny and Johnny duct taped another posterboard
on the wall to their left that just said MAN.
Pete and Leslie, two other season ticket holders that sat next to the
guys, eagerly agreed to help. They were all set. Whenever one of the three
players scored a basket, Danny barked out instructions. Following a Coleman
basket, Danny yelled, “C-O-L-E! ”and Pete held up the “C,” Leslie the “O,”
Johnny held up the “L,” and finally the “E” was Danny’s job. Derrick was honored with a black and orange
COLE-MAN for all to see.
Herman Harried didn’t see much action, but he did score a couple buckets. “HER!” said Danny (Pete got to stay seated for that one). HER-MAN, section 315 boasted.
Photos, presumably, taken by Pat, Dick's wife (Dick is the man in the white baseball cap) two great people who sat directly ahead of us in lofty section 315. Steve and I referred to them as the Nixons. Of course. And thanks to my main established man, Steve Heller, for unearthing these pics.
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