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What a wonderful post - simply wonderful by mkovac

Thank you for sharing this with us.

In my opinion, your post should be in ND Nation's Hall of Fame posts.

Your ability to create a sense of us being with you in many of your recollections is so very personal and so very clearly presented that I read and re-read your post several times and wished that I had met you when we were both at Notre Dame.

Here is just one selection from your post that gave me a visual sense of the person you were describing: "My coach was a gentleman science teacher..."

The word "gentleman" described the man in one word that I would have taken thirty or forty words to try to do what you did so perfectly.

I hope that you will grace The Back Room with more reflections because you write so very, very well.

Thank you.

mk