Whenever I watch Texas Tech football games on television (a rare treat considering we live in Seattle and Saturdays are generally booked), it is hard not to harken back to the good 'ol undergrad days in the Hub City.
Those were the days! Live music and cold beverages at Fat Dawgs. College Night at New West. Playin' hoops for hours on end at the Rec Center (yes, Weymouth Basketball ruled the courts in those days - killed Zamboni, for sure).
Ahhh, what great memories... Oh yeah, the point of this entry.
I was watching the Texas at Texas Tech game the other day and, to my surprise, the Horns feature four players from Kilgore, one from Gilmer and another from my hometown of Daingerfield. A HUGE representation from the Piney Woods of Northeast Texas.
Seeing those towns displayed on the screen reminded me of my freshman year and one of my first basketball games as a Red Raider student. I can't remember the game or the opponent, but I do remember sitting in the upper section looking down at the courtside floor seating (reserved for the students who arrived early) and, to my surprise, there was a guy in a red Kilgore sweatshirt that stood out from the rest.
You have to understand, Kilgore is about 40 minutes from my hometown, a sports rival and located about an eight hour drive from Lubbock. So, to see someone from my neck of the woods was really cool.
I didn't think a whole lot about it for years - that is, until I met the guy in my final year of college in a public relations class. His name was Trey Hattaway and, come to find out, we had several common acquaintances at Tech.
Ultimately, Trey and I became friends and, later, co-workers in the Tech athletic department. He is now working at Tyler Junior College back in Northeast Texas and is one of the nicest, most compassionate human beings I think I've ever met.
So, Trey makes the list... one of the cool people, for sure!
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