Sunday, May 31, 2009

26th Wedding Anniversary

This past Friday, May 29th, 2009 My lovely wife and I celebrated our 26th Wedding Anniversary together. It just seems like just yesterday that I met this beautiful lady. I knew from the start that she was the one for me, but what I did not know was how long she would put up with me. Well it turns out that things are still going strong after 4 years of dating and 26 years of marriage. We have raised 2 lovely children Jessica is 23 and Ryan is 20.

We spend the night out on the town after having dinner at the Melting Pot. It was a great night together and as it should be after spending 30 wonderful years together.

My only hope is that we have many more years together and that my own children have the great success that I have had with finding their soul mate.

I Love you Trish!!!!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

All Hogs Signed and Accounted For!!!!



I have had the great privledge to coach at Fort Myers High School for the last 22 seasons. This year I experienced two first in my career. I graduated my whole offensive line and all 6 are moving on to the next level. John Kohlhauf (T.E.) will be going to Harvard, Emory Mandala (O.T.) will be going to Florida State, Luke Gogerty (C) will be going to JohnCarroll University in the great state of OHIO, Mac Wallace will be going to Heidleberg College, also in the great state of OHIO, Wisley Desire (O.T.) and Dominic Basil (O.G.) will both be attending and playing at Jacksonville University here in Florida. All 6 of these great kids have bright futures ahead of them and I wish them only the best. Now that they will finally be gettiing some good coaching, I hope they will all reach their potential and enjoy their College days.

Monday, May 18, 2009

2009 Ft. Myers H.S. Booster Club Golf Tournament

Well, as you can tell from the team leader board that Team Weekley did not fare to well. We finished +1 for the day, which was dead last in the gross scoring. But we had a great day and a lot of fun together. When you consider that we were all 20+ handicappers, +1 isn't that bad. I guess the PGA tour was no worry about any of us challenging their records.
Our team's stud player Van "Muscle Man" Davis shows us were not to hit our ball. It seems as though our stud went a little left off of his target.

Coach Weigel is getting a few last minute instructions from Coach Roberts before he lets his missile take flight!!!!
Coach Roberts lines up for his practice stroke before letting the real bomb fly!!!! FOUR!!!!!
Coach Frank and Coach Kelly discuss their golfing strategy for today's round of golf.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The Players Championship

This past weekend I went to my first PGA event. It was a very cool experience. I attended the PGA Players Championship with Coach Jimmy Roberts and had a great time. The only thing I did not like was, I could not take my camera on to the Course property. I could have had some awesome photos to share, but could not take pictures or carry a cell phone. I don't care about the Cell phone, because I refuse to carry one anyhow, but a camera would have been great. Well I am back in Fort Myers and back to work. Spring football is still going on and the kids are starting to pick up what we are teaching them. we are a very young team this year, but it is a very fun group to coach. We have a lot of growing up to do, so we can become a good team, but I think that will come with time. This summer's off season will be very important to their growth as football players. I am scheduled to work the Ohio State Football camp this summer and will also be taking my linemen to "Down and Dirty Camp" at Stetson University. We also have one linemen camp locally run by Coach Basil, so between those camps hopefully my linemen will become better players and jell together as a unit. Well enough, I am going to go and catch some shut eye, it has been a very long week and it is only Wednesday, so I need to go rest up. Take care and hope to be back on soon with some football updates.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Spring Football

Well we started spring football practices today. We had approximately 110 come to the 1st day of tryouts. Out of the 110, we probably have 20 football players who are ready for the varsity level. So we have a lot of work to do. We will spend today and the next two days in shorts and helmets, then Thursday afternoon we will find out who can play football when the pads go on. It seems to be a good group of kids. They worked hard today, so if they can put that kind of effort in every day they should improve a lot. Hopefully we will be able to make a good team of this group of guys.

Friday, May 1, 2009

F.C.A. Banquet with Coach Tressel

Coach Tressel discussing this summers football camp with my dad and I. I have worked 5 camps since Coach has been hired at Ohio State. Coach Heacock recruited our area in Florida, before becoming Defensive Coordinator and invited me to work camp. I have done it ever since, except the 3 years, when I was traveling with my son to all his national wrestling trips. It is a blast every time I go back. I meet the greatest coaches and have the best time while I am there. Can't wait to return this year. Go Bucks!!!!!!
Coach Tressel takes the time to have a photo taken with us. From left to Right is Coach Frank, Myself, Coach Tressel, and My dad.
Coach Tressel signing Coach Frank's Bible. My dad and I in the back ground waiting our turn.
Coach Tressel made my dad's night. Coach is so personable and makes everyone feel at home with him. He takes the time to autograph both of our books.

2009 Mariner Golf Outing.

Coach Richie taking one deep. So Deep that Coach Frank and Fred had to help keep track of it.
Coach Frank and myself just chilling out in the cart waiting to Tee-off. We had to allow the golfers in front of us to hit 2 or 3 times, so we would not hit up into their group. Long Ball hitters here!!!!!hahahaha
On the morning of my Birthday, Coach Frank, Coach Fred, Coach Richie, and myself played in the Mariner High School Booster Club Golf Tournament. We survived the day shooting an amazing 5 under par. Not bad for a bunch of hackers. Coach Sammy and his team shot 19 under and won the tournament. We had a great day!!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!!!

By the way you can't see the T.R.S. in the picture but, it was a Snorkel mask, so I can dive in and retrieve my golf balls. They thought they were funny.
Close up view of my special 48th birthday cake. Thanks Trish and Jess!!!!

































Holding my beautiful B-Day Cake that my wife and daughter made me.